Aquarius Ballroom Dance Studios

"My husband and I have been taking classes in South Portland location with Sergey and group of enthusiastic dancers in progress, like us, for a few months now, and do not plan to stop. We started as beginners, my husband especially, and are having lots of fun dancing and interacting with our dance group each week. Although I am reading some mixed reviews here about "response" that may rub people the wrong way, understand that Sergey is from a different culture and things he says may just be "lost in translation" sometimes :) He is a fun, companionate person and an amazing dancer and teacher of dance. His approach is great for beginners and folks in progress on various levels. I say this because I have taken classes here and there in the years past, and in comparison I would choose Sergey and his approach above all others. I would recommend, and like I said will continue taking his classes."

"Studio is closed sign is gone Saturday dance party did not happen what a waste of time if you are out of business take down the web site"

"We've had two lessons with Sergi and learned so much. He is an excellent teacher and great at making effective use of time. As beginners, he made us feel completely comfortable and truly met us where we were. We really enjoyed our lessons and are coming back for more! Highly recommend."

"I cannot speak for the studio, but was not impressed with the correspondence I had. I've been competitively dancing for eight years. I had a few friends - all male - who were VERY nervously interested in trying ballroom dance as well, so I contacted this studio to make sure they'd be welcome and that they'd be able to dance with girls around their own age. The response I received, in relevant part: "Though we do have people and women of that age in our classes I would not take a chance to guarantee they will show up this weekend, be single or be interested in dancing with these guys who have not started their training yet. So let's pass on inviting them to my studio. They will be better off going to some bar." This is completely inappropriate and exactly the sort of attitude that keeps prospective dancers out of the dancing world. Acting as if a few nervous guys (some of them gay, by the way...) are automatically looking to pick up women is inappropriate, not to mention unwelcoming. None of the many studios I have been with across the country have ever behaved this way. Needless to say, this studio lost a lot of potential customers."

"I recently visited their new studio from out of state for a Saturday night party. It was my first time at Aquarius Ballroom Dance Studio. From the outside, it is modest looking building with the studio marked on the outside door. But when I went inside, it was a good-sized dance space with a decent parquet floor, nice mood lighting, a long row of practice mirrors, and a quality sound system. In other words, all the essentials that matter the most. The admission was reasonably-priced, the people were nice & friendly and there were plenty of people to dance with at all levels. They played a well-rounded mix of Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Rumba, Cha-Cha, East and West Coast Swing, Salsa, Samba, some Texas Two-Step, Quickstep, Bachatta and some party line dances thrown in for good measure. I had a great time and will visit them again the next time I'm in town!"