Dance Tonight Atlanta

A good place to learn but I am still searching for the best…
Went to this studio after my home studio closed.
On the plus side; large clean dance floor, knowledgable instructors, large number of students to dance and practice with, flexible plans for lessons and classes that are less expensive than other studios.
A plus but also a minus; very competitive studio. This can be a positive factor though at times I felt like it was in a bad episode of «Friday Night Lights» being berated by the coach — owner/​instructor. A common phrase of the owner was «that didn’t offend me», I never understood the supposed value of this phrase and was merely looking for instruction not opinion. Good to have a competitive spirit but left me feeling like I did not fit into the clique.
Minus; Like any other studio they try to get you to learn their system (DVIDA), I wanted to take the patterns I knew and refine them but was pushed into starting over — frustrating.
A very large minus– Private lesson time is not good «one on one» time, in nearly every one of our private lessons either the instructor was late or she was interrupted by other students guests or instructors during our lesson, not worth paying for. In one lesson she simply left us half way through to teach another student while she had another instructor take over for us, trouble was that the other instructor didn’t know what we were working on! Waste of a lesson and our last one. Poor customer service.
Summary– a good place to begin your dancing hobby, classes are good, might be rough coming in from another studio.

Dance Tonight Atlanta is a fabulous place to learn to dance or to improve the skills you already have. The owners, Rex and Rachel, are award winning competitive dancers as well as skilled and patient instructors. The studio offers a variety of class options as well as fun social events in which everyone is welcome to participate.
I came to Dance Tonight as an older adult who had never learned to dance. I was extremely self conscious about dancing in public. Rex and Rachel were very welcoming and encouraging and very patient in teaching me as a rank beginner.
For those who are already accomplished dancers, Rex and Rachel’s experience in competition and their extensive network enables them to bring in championship dancers as guest instructors on a regular basis.
So whether you are a total beginner or a competitive dancer looking to take your skills to the next level, there is no better place to be in Atlanta than Dance Tonight.

The instructor was super nice, she even ran out after my friend and me when we were leaving to ensure that we were properly introduced. She also invited us to a private dance party she’s hosting. She was super sweet as she provided us with information about other dance classes more fun and geared towards the younger generations (i.e. salsa). These lessons she mentioned was also $ 12 like this waltz lesson I attended.
FYI: Instructors in training are willing to provide lessons for cheap as well. This one instructor’s price was about $ 30 (approximately). I think the lessons provided in this session was through an organization so it was dirt cheap at $ 12.
Parking was pretty plentiful. If you’re going towards the old building located in the dead center of the plaza that’s attached to the Mellow Mushroom, then just either walk further down the parking lot or drive around to the back to another set of buildings. The location has changed, and this new building is not attached to the old one; it’s one building apart. It’s difficult to explain, but there will be a note with guidance. Basically aim for a bank on top of a hill, and the new place is across from there. The new location is on the same side of the street so that’s why I said you could either walk or drive there. Sorry if this is making things more confusing. There will be a sign right outside of the building so that will help.
Note: Bring a partner of the opposite sex so you’re not waiting around to dance with the few males (or females) as this session played out since there were lots of females. You can also purchase a video so that when you’re in these lessons, you can work on your form and technique versus learning the basics. The videos start at $ 49 (or there abouts) so you have to be committed! Lol.