We've loved every second we've been in the studio, and I'm confident no one in the area cares more about their students or works harder for their success than Roman and his team.
Our first dance is unlike anything we've ever seen (and I've see...n literally hundreds as a wedding photographer myself!), and so, so special to us.
Go take a dance class with Roman and the team. Even if you've danced at another studio, or have zero interest in ballroom dance - seriously, go give it a try.
We did three years ago on a whim - 'let's take a dance class for a fun change-up to date night' - and we've had so much fun, improved SO much, and become close friends with Roman, and gotten to know Olga, Eugen, Jess, and Audrey well over the years!
Before stepping in Fred Astaire Wayne, I had never danced a day in my life. I *dreaded* attending to weddings because that meant dancing - I would find a quiet corner and nibble at the leftover cocktail food and desserts while the dance floor was alive. I didn't think it would be fun, I didn't think it was something that could be learned, and I didn't think I'd want to dance.
I have never been so happy to be wrong.
Every week my fiance and I look forward to visiting Roman and the team. Every week we go in and work together to better ourselves, to learn, to laugh, and to let go for an hour. There are few opportunities in a relationship outside of children to team-build: renovating a house, training a puppy, and... that's about it. But dance has given us something we can work towards and see immediate results.
And I mean IMMEDIATE results - we go in for a lesson, and within an hour Roman has us feeling and dancing like pros.
Roman has made it clear: this is not a 'Dolly Dinkle' dance studio. This is NOT a place that does a half-baked job, pats you on the back with a big grin, and takes your money. Fred Astaire Wayne is a place to learn. Fred Asatire Wayne is a place to work while having fun, learn with a smile on your face, and be a GOOD dancer. The team will work tirelessly with you to get you to where you want to be.
Want to feel more comfortable dancing at parties? They'll teach you an arsenal of steps and moves to get there, feeling confident and excited about that next wedding.
Want a choreographed first dance for you and your spouse-to-be? Say goodbye to the stand-and-sway, and let the team guide you into a personalized first dance that's special to you two.
Want to be a world-champion? They do that too, and that's no hyperbole: Roman has brought students to the World Championship dancefloor and brought home gold, and he himself is a 3x European and World Champion - a titled Master of Sport.
Coming to the studio for that first dance class three years ago was one of the best decisions my fiance and I have made for ourselves, and our relationship. I didn't think a date night could turn into a passion, but Roman and the team have become a family with a common goal, and we couldn't imagine being anywhere else than Fred Astaire Wayne.