Reviews of Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios (Dance School)

Katie Kuchta

I have been dancing here for just over a year and have completely fallen in love with ballroom dancing. The staff are all super friendly and the party classes are a great environment for practicing what you've learnt.

Diane Dawtrey

I highly recommend this Dance Studio to ballroom and salsa dance students of all levels. The staff are extremely knowledgeable and lessons are taught in a stress-free, fun and informative way.

Krisztine Grad

I love and appreciate great customer service. I have received nothing less since I started attending classes. From the moment you walk in to the minute you leave you treated more like a friend or family member versus a customer. The instructors are phenomenal. The lessons are a real workout and FUN. In no time they shape you into a great dancer.

Sorina Dragusanu

Teachers are good, however management is rude and tries to pressure you by any means possible to sign up for more than what you are asking. Not a place for a casual dancer who wants to learn for a specific event such as a wedding. Not flexible at all and will not work with you on a custom package.

Tiffany Harkes

Fred Astaire is an excellent studio to learn how to dance! The staff are professional, friendly and always focused on helping you achieve your dancing goals; From feeling more confident in a crowd, learning a routine for a special event or training for competitions Fred Astaire has it all. This studio will not disappoint if you are looking to challenge yourself with learning the art of dance.

Shaun De Wit

My wife wanted to get dance lessons for our wedding and I was very skeptical, not being that comfortable dancing. The staff were really friendly, up beat and encouraging! After just the first lesson I was able to dance with my wife without stomping on her feet. I highly recommend this dance studio to anyone, even if you have 2 left feet like I do :)

Rhonda

Great facility, Heather is a competent and acomplished instructor and makes dancing even more fun than it already is. The studio is clean, bright and spacious.

Murphy Ash

My fiance and I have been dancing here for almost two months and we absolutely love it! Joe and Heather are very welcoming and accomodating to our busy schedules. They provide a fun upbeat environment that is perfect for learning! Can't wait to go back for more!! :)

Jinisha B

At Fred Astaire, one doesn’t merely learn a skill, one learns culture. From the moment one walks through the door, one is walked to the dance floor, arms linked with an instructor, as if to escort one to another world. Then for the next 45 minutes, one is transported to a place of pure bliss and rapturous joy – whether it be through an instructor’s corny sense of humour or a lesson on history and pop culture. Over a short period, one would meet several others who show up every week to explore a new version of themselves on this dance floor. Over time, one would see that they speak a language through their movements, express the truest of their ideas through their figures, and feel the purest of their emotions through their steps. Within weeks, one would’ve performed a brief routine in front of fellow dancers and dismantled all of her long-held notions of her body’s limitations. What seemed to be a spontaneous act of walking through a door would become a life-altering decision. One would continue to return to experience this culture, to speak this new language and witness the exaltation her forefathers did on the dance floor, where everyone is equal and free to laugh and move to their heart’s content. The ‘one’ could be you. See you on the dance floor! Jinisha Fred Astaire student since Apr 2017

Rebecca Shine

The teachers at Fred Astaire Oakville are all amazing. They are great at helping to improve your dancing while making it really fun at the same time. I always look forward to my lessons!

Natural Living

I had a really fun and insightful intro class with Joe today- looking forward to the next class. Choosing to learn dance for me was a whiff of the moment decision but looks like I am going to like this one????

J F

This studio is amazing. I have been going for a few months now and my confidence in dancing has dramatically improved. Everyone their is fantastic, they always put you first. They are flexible and very understanding. The community that has been built here is wonderful,dynamic and very positive. I highly recommend signing up with Fred Astaire Oakville be it as a couple or individual like myself. It is most defiantly worth it! HAPPY DANCING

Alex

Didn't learn much. Got about 10 calls and emails after trying to upsell us. Which we knew was apart of paying the little amount we did for the promotion. Told us not to practice at home. If I only have two private lessons I would like some idea how to utilize it as much as possible and not be coaxed into paying $130 an hour for private lessons which we did get pretty much for free with the promotion. Nice people. Just the head office must put very aggressive sales policies on them and I feel bad for them for that. Sales on my opinion is about providing a great non invasive experience for a trial and it being so good the prospect will come back. If your harassing a prospect for a sale. Something is wrong with your product or service. We would have happily came back but the harassment in calls and emails was just way too much to make us feel comfortable to come back. I gave one extra star because they were very kind when we there. Just the opposite when we weren't.

Jimena Gamarra

Extremely aggressive in sales and cero interest in how do you feel in the classes. In my case, I went with my husband to learn Latin dance. I’m a Latina and I know how to dance so we were interested mostly for him. The trial classes were a complete disaster and very disappointed. Other couples in the same dance floor with loud music that wasn’t latin was the atmosphere to learn Latin dance. Very difficult even for me. How can you dance without even having the beat? I told the teacher many times to change the music to merengue or salsa or something close but she refuses because there were other students as well so I guess I was the only one that have to adapt and sacrifice my time and effort listening to tango while trying to learn salsa. Doesn’t make sense at all. Definitely not recommended!!

B L

My fiancé and I started working with Heather and the team back in The spring based on a deal found online. We had a total of 12 lessons and every session was beyond expectations. Heather was fantastic and very patient, especially for a complete beginner like myself. She calms your nerves and keeps the session light and enjoyable. Great personalities at the studio, topped by exceptional teaching abilities. Anyone in the studio always has a big smile on their face. The price is a bit expensive, but they are worth the cost for a premier dance studio with top notch instructors. We would highly recommend anyone looking to get into dance to visit the studio in Oakville. Thank you for everything Fred Astaire team!