Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Durham

"FADS Durham is an incredibly special place. The instructors are experts at the top of their field, but perhaps even more importantly, they are unfailingly warm, friendly, and welcoming. My private lessons (special shout out to Vladimir and Sasha) and the weekly Friday night practice parties are the highlights of my week. And the other students are a kind and supportive community. If you’ve been thinking about trying dance—or just trying something new—I couldn’t recommend it more."

"We decided to come here to choreograph our first dance at our wedding. We have no dancing experience, so we didn’t really expect much. We just wanted to look somewhat put together rather than just swaying back and forth (lol). Julia was our instructor, and she was amazing! She helped us gain confidence and challenged us. We did the wedding package which was 5 lessons. We ended up with a very sweet and fun waltz which all of our wedding guests loved. It was an overall great experience for us. :)"

"We took dance lessons at this studio for our first dance. Alyona was super engaging and charming and we loved our lessons with her! She came up with a great choreography for our first dance, and helped provide lessons for me and my dad as well for that dance. Both dances were a huge hit at the wedding, and my husband and I now look forward to returning for classes to learn for fun. We also ended up picking up a ton of foundational dance knowledge as part of learning our dances. If you’re getting married and want to take lessons or get a choreography done, this is the studio for you!"

"My daughter has had a wonderful experience learning ballroom at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Durham, NC. The instructors are accomplished dancers and teachers and the atmosphere is professional and welcoming. Through FADS she has been able to compete successfully at a range of competitions--from the local to national level. If there were a 10 star review to give, I would do it!"

"Kristina is the best! I took lessons with both my dad and husband leading up to our wedding and we had the best time. Our instructor was really informative, welcoming, and professional. It was such a breath to take a break for wedding planning and all the chaos to spend some time together and Kristina's company was wonderful."