The Real Ballroom Dance Studio

"I highly recommend The Real Ballroom! My boyfriend and I had both been wanting to learn how to swing dance but neither of us had any dance experience. We took lessons with Karena and she was so sweet and taught us everything so well!! In just two classes she taught us the steps and created a routine for us to show off, such a great experience!"

"I highly recommend Karena for dance lessons! We got married recently and wanted to learn a dance routine for our first dance. The studio is clean and has great lighting for a wonderful learning environment. From day 1, Karena was so patient with us and made sure we felt comfortable with basic steps. At the end of our lessons, she recorded us so that we could practice until the next session. By our 3rd lesson, we had learned so many dance moves including dips and lifts. Learning the dip helped us feel confident with our mid-kiss walking down the aisle after the ceremony! We polished our dance with the remaining lessons. Our guests were really impressed! We had so much fun learning and dancing is a skill we'll continue to use for date nights and going out!"

"We met Karena and Danilo at an Armature Works wedding expo before we started fully wedding planning, and always kept them in mind for the future. We are so happy we remembered our encounter and took dance lessons with Karena who choreographed our first dance so beautifully! We even got to perform our dance at one of their Friday dance events which was so good to do before your big day and get all the nerves out in front of people! Her and Danilo are truly amazing at what they do and made the experience so fun while learning! All of our guests were so impressed as well at our wedding with our first dance! I would highly recommend them for a wedding and/or any other event, and our first dance is so special thanks to them!!"

"This review is long overdue. For me the hardest part of this experience was gathering the courage to walk through the door for my first lesson. I met with Karena who immediately made me feel comfortable and it's been a great experience since then. Her teaching skills are outstanding, she's patient, understanding and always positive. I thought I would take a few lessons and move on but I was enjoying myself so much I decided to continue on. Each lesson is a new learning experience and confidence builder. Karena along with her husband Danilo have established something really special in South Tampa. The Real Ballroom Dance Studio. You won't find a better team to enhance your dance skills. I want to say thanks to both of them. It's been an outstanding experience. Larry D."

"What can I say amazing! Karena and Danilo are a master at what they do! We went in for a wedding workshop and haven’t left. Even after our wedding we are continuing classes. It’s a fun energetic atmosphere with great people. They hold private and group lessons. Their dance parties are super fun always a theme. So glad we went in for the wedding workshop. Not only was our first dance amazing it wowed our guests, and I was able to get these amazing shots too. Karena took the time to help make sure our dance was perfect while having fun learning it. Here’s to more dances to learn"