Dancing in Riverside

Based on some of the reviews we read, we tried our first group lesson last night. We walked in and met with instant, gratuitous rudeness by the young woman at the desk! So much so, I just turned around and walked out the door. I had purchased a block of lessons for us, I will be asking for a refund.

I’ve always wanted to learn to dance and fortunately I tried Dancing in Riverside first. I have made more progress in the 1^st year I’ve been there than I could’ve ever imagined! Not your typical dance lessons where steps are just repeated again and again until you get it. The whole science of dance is broken down in simple bits so your progress is accelerated tremendously, which is good because I didn’t want to spend years and years getting good at this. I want to dance well NOW! Travis made it happen quickly. Love the teachers, the people, Great place and its WAY more fun than the gym!

I was highly unsatisfied with the social dancing night on Friday night. I brought seven or 8 of my friends who are new dancers and one of the instructors actually told one of my friends to get out of the way of the other dancers. Of all the studios I’ve been to, this was by far the worst. The staff was not friendly or encouraging. If you are young and energetic and just looking to dance socially and have a good time, this is not the place to go. Try Fox Dance Studio in Redlands instead! They will care for you and make you fall in love with dancing!

Daniel was excellent. My wife and I had never taken any type of dance lessons and just wanted to learn some basics for an upcoming wedding. He was perfect and very patient as he worked with two complete rookies.
The dance studio is very nice and all the
people we met were friendly. Thumbs up to Daniel, I highly recommend him.

My wife and I took lessons just before our wedding. We wanted be fancy for our first dance. Daniel was our main instructor and did a great job getting us prepared. We had fun with our practices and got great guidance each day. The greatest lesson he taught us was that if we mess up, nobody else knows so its okay. That was so very true. My wife had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction within the first 30 seconds of our song and were able to adapt and get things back on track to pull off a performance that everyone thought was flawless. Great place to be taught.

My husband and I loved the personal instruction — he was a little shy at first, but now we feel comfortable to dance anywhere — and I think we look pretty good out there!

So far, after 10 lessons and 2 dances, I love this place! The lessons are thorough, the staff is friendly and the clientele are welcoming. I feel like I’ve learned more than I have with other classes at other places. I’m really enjoying the group classes rather than feeling scared or insecure. I drive from Temecula 3 nights a week and would be here every day if I lived closer.

My wife and I took the 5 lesson Wedding package here, and our instructor Daniel put together a custom choreographed routine to a song of our choice and did a great job in showing us exactly how to nail the routine. We had notes, and even 2 test videos. He arranged for us to dance at their friday night dance party in front of a crowd, so we could lose some of the nervousness of dancing in front of others.
After just 5 lessons, we were ready to go in front of our friends and family, and thanks to the great instruction we received, our first dance turned out wonderfully! our guests were delighted, many standing and taking video, and we hit every spot right in perfect timing.
Once we get settled down, we plan on spending a few evenings here for their dance parties and definitely recommend it to anyone looking to learn how to dance, or just simply improve!

My fiancé and I took 3 private dance lessons for our upcoming wedding. Our instructor was Courtney and she was great. She was very easy to get along with and did not make you feel like a fool that can’t dance. Haha neither of us feel comfortable dancing, so that is why we opted for a few lessons. After our first lesson we loved it and we’re excited to go back the following week! It is very fun! I highly suggest private lessons if you don’t want to do a group class. They aren’t very expensive and it’s nice getting the one on one attention. Thank you Courtney!

Dancing in Riverside is AWESOME!!! …I was in search of a dance studio in Riverside that offers private lessons for a Father-​Daughter dance for my wedding. I found DIR on Unilocal and, with the great reviews, I decided to give it a shot. My father is not in the best health, so we had to keep rescheduling and putting our appt off… until FINALLY today we were able to make it! And I’m SO glad we made it in before the wedding! We learned SO much from Travis in so little time. He was very patient, friendly, fun and knowledgeable. It was a great crash course in Father-​Daughter dancing! :) If I ever need to learn any other form of dance this will be worth the drive! Thanks so much for such a great experience, Travis!!! And thanks, Reanne, for your patience with scheduling. You guys are awesome! :)

For our father-​daughter dance last summer, Travis was amazing at putting together the choreography for our song. We signed up for private lessons since we were on a time crunch and found him to be very flexible with our schedule and very reasonable in price. If I lived in Riverside, I would definitely visit more often!
He took two non-​dancers (my dad had been very concerned about his own lack of rhythm) and helped us to create a fun and relaxing dance. Our guests were very surprised and were convinced that my dad was a secret dancer! :) I also want to point out that Travis was very patient and was able to work with us despite English not being my dad’s first language. He was great, and I can’t recommend him enough for any dancing. Thanks Travis!

My husband and I went here a couple times. We chose to attempt to learn salsa dancing. Blake was our assigned instructor…
BLAKE IS AWESOME! He is very knowledgable, patient and thorough. Within a couple lessons we felt like we were ready for Dancing with the Stars! ;D
Love this place!

My husband and I purchased the 10 session wedding package and then an additional 5 for our May wedding. (We started way early for our wedding!) My husband loves to dance and is very good at it, while I am the complete opposite! Blake was our instructor and he was SO MUCH FUN to work with! Every session was a laugh fest for us. Blake got me out of my shell and made it possible for us to dance a beautiful 1^st dance at our wedding. He coreographed our dance but was sure to get our input through it all. Most importantly he gave us the opportunity to do our dance in front of an audience at one of the parties. It took a lot of convincing on my part, but it was the best experience. It made me so much more confident for the actual day. I highly reccomend them for wedding coreography or for their classes and parties.

For our wedding we wanted a surprise dance. With limited time, Dancing in Riverside fit us into the schedule with no problem.
I strongly recommend this place, it was a beautiful experience.
Travis is an excellent instructor, neither my husband or I have ever danced and but the time we were done we looked like pros. Travis was patient and catered to our every needs.

My husband and I went for our first dance lesson, Argentine Tango. First class was free, which was great. The space is clean and good floor. Slaviana was a lovely instructor, and my hubby and I broke a sweat. We will be returning next week! And you should come dance with us! It was fun!

As good as it gets for sure! Dancing lessons at Dancing in Riverside are so much fun. The dance instructors (Travis, Symphony, Matt & Cassie) are professional yet not stuffy, making dancing a fun experience for everyone from beginners to the more advance. They offer a fresh, interactive approach to dancing. Oh almost forgot to mention great big dance floor and dance parties twice a week! Truly love it. See you on the dance floor.

Dancing in Riverside is an amazing dance studio! The owners and instructors here are more then friendly and extremely knowledgeable. The Monday swing nights are by far my favorite. It’s a great place to learn how to dance and meet new people. I would definitely recommend everyone to come check this place out.

There are very few dance instructors who are actually legitimate and these instructors definitely are. Symphony is an amazing ballroom dancer and a great teacher. The owners are an amazingly nice couple. They also offer a nice variety of dance classes at fantastic prices. Monday night’s are swing nights, personally my favorite night. Swing dancers in Riverside get together and party. I defintely recommend this studio. :)

We love love love dancing in Riverside! From the private salsa lessons we take to the Friday night dance parties this place is a first class act. Add the amazing dance styles of Travis and Symphony (owners) along with $ 5 classes including swing, Latin, and line dancing and you just can’t go wrong. If you are looking for great fun this is the place to be!

So far, so great. Fairly new business, owner/​operators seem friendly, helpful and innovative. Whenever possible I go to the swing club dance lesson classes (very active young Riverside scene, all ages seem welcomed) and I’m very interested in checking out some other classes. Nice place.