Ilta Dance Studio

I came here for private lessons with my father and with my now-husband before our wedding -- all of us went in with no experience and our instructor Jenya was FANTASTIC. She was the perfect mixture of patient, encouraging, kind, and honest when we weren't doing too well. I can't recommend her enough; she was the best instructor to get you laughing and help you learn a dance to whatever song you've chosen. We're so grateful!

I found Ilta by simply searching for dance studios in my area and Ilta was one of the most highly reviewed/rated. They also offered a free intro class, so I was sold on them from the beginning. My wife and I went to our first class and had Ilana as our initial instructor. She showed us the basic steps of the Foxtrot and Rhumba. We were there to learn some dancing for our first dance, so Ilana also listened to our song choices and advised us on what steps we could use for them. Before starting private classes for our first dance at the wedding, we took a 6-week intro to ballroom dancing with Jenya as our instructor. After the 6-week course, which was very reasonably priced, we started our private instruction, again with Jenya as our instructor. Jenya is fantastic. Not only is she a great dancer in her own right, but she’s also a patient and great dance teacher as well. We ended up taking 10 private classes with her and she helped us choreograph our whole song. If I had to do it again, or if I ever need dance instruction again, I will be sure to go to Jenya and Ilta. I also highly recommend asking Jenya to try to distract you during your practice sessions. Practicing home alone is easy; dancing in front of one person who is your instructor and knows everything you do wrong can be intimidating, but manageable; dancing in front of 100+ people at your wedding is terrifying and learning to focus on the dance and not the people watching you, I think, was a great help. Jenya is also hilarious with her distractions and includes clapping, talking to no one, commenting on phantom salads, and the occasional moonwalk (which got me).

My husband and I took dance lessons here in preparation for our first dance. Iliana was wonderful! We took 6 lessons over 6 weeks and she took 2 non-dancers with a nontraditional wedding song and made us look like professionals! We had so much fun at our lessons and practicing. I would recommend to anyone!