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Congratulations on your Engagement! Welcome to Top Hat Dance Studio, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where our instructors have been helping wedding couples prepare for their first dance for over 20 years. Whether you would like to learn a classic partner dance such as Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, or Tango, or you would like to have something special choreographed to your specific song, Top Hat Dance Studio of Philadelphia is the dance studio for you. We offer a warm and inviting atmosphere along with certified, top-notch instructors to help you learn to dance for your wedding in a comfortable and enjoyable environment. Your lessons are catered to your needs and your wishes, so don’t be afraid to ask, we’re here for you. Call us now to receive 10% off our wedding package prices!!
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So grateful we did these dance lessons with Michael Petroski before our wedding! My wife and I had ZERO experience dancing together, but he was able to create a really manageable lesson package that had us wowing our wedding guests! The photos ...
of our dance are some of my absolute favorite from our wedding. It was really fun to do the lessons leading up to the wedding too! It was a great excuse to spend time together and enjoy learning something new. Michael made the whole thing really easy & fun - it was 1000% worth the cost!!
At first we were unsure if we wanted to do dance lessons because we thought they would be a waste of money but we were SOO wrong. Taking wedding dance lessons with Michael made one of the top highlights of our wedding. Not only did we crush our...
wedding dance and leave our guests in awe, but we had SOOO MUCH FUN taking the classes. Michael is kind, passionate, and very personable. I love how he also reminds you to breathe (which I needed a lot of reminding). I highly recommend you book lessons for your wedding with Michael. You will not regret it. We loved it so much we might come back just for fun :)
Response from the Vendor on 08/02/2022
You guys definitely did breathe, and crushed it too! So happy to have helped and be a part of your special day and process! So proud of you guys!
We did the 5 hour wedding dance lessons with Michael! He was patient, detailed, and helpful through all of the lessons. We had a lot of fun at the lessons and always looked forward to our date nights in the middle of all of the crazy wedding pl...
anning. We got compliments on our dance all night long - it was perfect! Highly recommend Michael and Top Hat Dance Studio!
We did the 5 lesson wedding package and it was one of the best decisions we made for the wedding! Michael was a fantastic instructor. He made my husband and I look and feel so comfortable dancing together. Our wedding was 5/6/22 and we receive...
d so many compliments on our dance. I can't wait to see our professional photos. We had so much fun practicing together too and have talked about continuing dance lessons just for fun. I highly recommend top dance studios and Michael!
Response from the Vendor on 05/14/2022
Thank you so much! It was truly a pleasure working with you guys as well and I'm so happy to have been part of the process! Congratulations!
We had a 5 lesson package with Michael to prepare a dance for our wedding and it was the best decision we made! I had prior dance experience, but my husband did not so Michael played around with both of our skill sets to make both of us comfort...
able and created a beautiful routine. We had so much fun dancing at our wedding for our guests and everyone LOVED it! I had so many questions after the wedding about where we went for lessons. I highly recommend taking lessons with Michael!
Response from the Vendor on 12/03/2021
Thank you Michelle! Working with you guys was a great time and something I also very much enjoyed. So happy it went well and I am so happy to have been a part of the process. Best wishes for you moving forward!
We worked with Michael over 4 lessons to help us prepare for our first dance at our wedding and he could not have been more patient or helpful for amateurs like us! He helped us slowly work our way up from one dance move to a whole routine that...
was a huge success on our special day. He also made our lessons a fun activity to do as a couple in general and we always looked forward to our sessions with him. Thank you!
Response from the Vendor on 12/03/2021
Thank you for the kind words Nathalie! I definitely always looked forward to our lessons as well. I hope the newest chapter of your is proving to be the happiest and best yet! Best wishes.
I can't say enough nice things about our experience at Top Hat Dance Studio. Everyone was so friendly and accommodating. My husband and I took dance lessons for our wedding. We worked with Michael, and he was fabulous! He even helped us incorpo...
rate a fun, mashup in the middle of our first dance. I highly recommend Top Hat Dance Studio for any dance lessons needed! The pricing was also very reasonable!
My fiancé and I decided we wanted to have a nice choreographed first dance. We have never taken a dance class in our life so, needless to say, we were nervous! Our instructor Mike was amazing. He helped calm those jitters, while teaching us how...
to dance. He was patient, kind, and an excellent instructor all around. We are even considering coming back for some lessons, just for fun, after our wedding. 10/10 would recommend.
I love Top Hat Dance Studio! my husband and I didn't want to just bob around on the dance floor to a slow song for our first dance. We wanted something fun! Michael Petroski was our instructor and helped us with our dance to east coast swing. T...
he dance was a hit! I cannot thank Top Hat for helping make our day so special.
Response from the Vendor on 01/21/2020
Hi Nicole.
Thank you for reviewing us on the knot. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your time at the studio and with Michael. We wish you nothing but success in this new chapter of your lives together.
I wanted to write a review and say how awesome Top Hat Dance Studio was and especially our instructor Michael. They were so accommodating to our crazy schedule and Michael was so easy to work with! We had our magical day, and we did our dance ...
successfully and I can honestly reflect back and say taking dance lessons were 10000x worth it! It gave us the confidence we needed, and it taught us to do those wedding dance moves you commonly see, and we felt like a million bucks out there on the dance floor. Everyone loved our dance and song and we couldn’t have done it without Michael! We have one more lesson left in our package, but we plan on doing some more lessons on top of that cause it is just a lot of fun and great way to connect to your partner!
Response from the Vendor on 11/18/2019
Hi Laura,
Congratulations on your wedding! Thank you for your review of Top Hat and your instructor Michael on theknot.com. We greatly appreciate your kind words. As you mentioned, we look forward to seeing you back in the studio soon!
My fiance and I had zero dance experience and four left feet between us. We had 5 lessons with Michael before our wedding. He was so patient and such a great teacher. The studio was warm and welcoming; everyone always had a smile and a kind wor...
d. I would definitely recommend to anyone who is thinking about taking lessons.
Response from the Vendor on 11/18/2019
Hi Sondra,
Thank you for your review of Top Hat and more importantly your instructor, Michael. We wish you both nothing but happiness in your new journey together!
My wife and I decided to take dance lessons in order to prepare for our wedding. After calling around to a few places, we settled on Top Hat dance studio, and are very glad we did. Our instructor, Michael, was absolutely fantastic and helped ...
us create a dance to fit our personalities. He worked with us to make sure we had the wedding dance we wanted. I can’t remember another couple getting as many cheers and whistles for their first dance as we did, it was great! We purchased the 5 lesson package which was the right amount of time to learn the dance as beginners. We enjoyed the lessons so much, we’re thinking of going back to learn more dances. Highly recommended.
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2019
Hi Matt,
Congratulation on your wedding. We are very happy that you enjoyed your experience at Top Hat. We will certainly share your review with Michael and wish you all the best on your new marriage!
My wife and I were not dancers and were anxious about our first dance. We didn't even know where our hands belonged when dancing. Mike at Top Hat Dance Studio was an amazing teacher that made our first dance become simple and elegant. He was a...
very personable and knowledgeable teacher that knew how to explain things in a way that was easy to understand and remember. Our anxiety was gone and our first dance really impressed all of our guests. Many people said to their significant other, "Why didn't we dance like that at our wedding?". Thanks to Mike and Top Hat Dance Studio we were able to be confident and enjoy every second of our first dance as husband and wife. Thank you so much for your help, patience, and understanding during our five sessions together!
Response from the Vendor on 10/27/2019
Josh, thank you for your lovely review of Top Hat Dance Studio and your instructor Michael. We are very happy that you enjoyed your experience with us. We wish you and your wife every bit of happiness in your new journey together as man and w...
ife!
I signed up for wedding dance lessons with my fiance, Ian, to practice for our first dance and also with my dad to practice for our father-daughter dance. This was double the lessons for me, but gave me quite a bit of experience at the dance st...
udio to base my review on! Michael was our instructor and he was amazing. My dad was pretty nervous about dancing at all, and Michael was very patient and encouraging. He had a great method of teaching for beginners. This man has a gift! When it came to me and my fiance, he was thorough in teaching us many dance moves we could use, but also excellent in reminding us what would really make for a meaningful first dance--that we were in the moment with each other. Top Hat Dance Studio's wedding dance lessons are totally worth it. I loved both dances at my wedding. I also love having the memory and experience of attending the dance lessons with Ian and my dad in the months before the wedding.
Response from the Vendor on 09/21/2019
Hi Julie,
Thank you for your glowing review of your experience at Top Hat. We are very happy that you, your fiancé and your dad had a great time. We wish you all the best in your marriage!
My dad and I took private lessons with Nina for our father/daughter dance for my wedding and had the best experience! Not only was booking our lessons easy, but during our 1 hour sessions we learned so much! We are even interested in taking mo...
re lessons after the wedding. Hopefully you enjoy Top Hat as much as we did!
Response from the Vendor on 09/12/2019
Hi Amanda,
We are very happy that you and your dad enjoyed your experience at Top Hat and especially with Nina. Thank you for your kind review and we hope to see you in the studio again soon!
Michael is so nice and helpful. We’re happy with the wedding dance lessons with him. We highly recommend Michael to anyone who look for wedding dance lessons. Thanks Michael and we hope you will continue to help many other couples on their spec...
ial days.
Response from the Vendor on 08/18/2019
Thank you for your review of our studio. We are happy that you enjoyed your experience and wish you and your husband all the best!
My husband and I did not have any dance experience before but we were very excited about our first dance. So we wanted to make it special and searched for wedding dance lessons. We initially tried another dance studio. And after the lesson, we...
felt hesitant about the dance and lost our excitement. Then, we found Top Hat and had our wedding dance lessons with Michael. After meeting with Michael and having our first lesson, we gained our confidence to dance. Micheal is very patient, super fun and sweet. We chose a Turkish song for our wedding in Turkey and he created a beautiful choreography for us. He took his time to show each move patiently until we got it. We actually looked forward to our lessons and had so much fun at our wedding. And now, we are thinking to try other types of dance at Top Hat. The place is spacious and the crew was always helpful with scheduling the lessons.
Response from the Vendor on 08/09/2019
Hello,
Thank you for your wonderful review of your dance lesson experience at Top Hat. I know that Michael enjoyed his time with you, especially with a unique song choice. We wish you much happiness in the next chapter of your life together. ...
We hope to see you at Top Hat again soon!
This was such a great experience. A friend of mine got us dance lessons as an engagement gift because she knew how much I loved dancing and that my fiance didn't know how to AT ALL. Michael was our instructor and he was so patient, fun and very...
easy to work with. Our schedules were hectic and he made it very easy to schedule even later during the week nights to insure we got our lessons in. The day of our wedding, our first dance was great and everyone loved it! We just learned the very basic fox trot, a few spins and an ending, but it was simple, classic and perfect for what we were looking for! I would highly recommend Top Hat Dance Studios if you're looking for some lessons before your big day, and definitely request Michael as your instructor if you can!
Response from the Vendor on 08/09/2019
Hi Ashley,
Thank you for your review. What a great story...a unique engagement gift turned into a wonderful experience. We wish you all the best in the next chapter of your life together!
My now-husband and I took dance lessons with Michael to prepare for our first dance at our wedding - and I am SO glad we did! From the very first lesson, Michael was patient and encouraging - and extremely flexible with scheduling. Our lessons ...
were always such a nice night out, and it ultimately paid off for our wedding day. We couldn’t have done it without Michael and Top Hat Dance Studio!
Response from the Vendor on 08/08/2019
Hi Angel,
Thank you for reviewing us on the knot. We are happy that you enjoyed your time at Top Hat. We wish you all of the best in this new chapter of your life together!
Denise & I are truly can not thank our amazing dance instructor:Michael, enough!!! Our skill set was completely opposite (ie Denise can dance with the best of them at a night club, while I’m speed through the dance) Michael’s patience and guid...
ance over the course of our lessons made our 1st Dance truly memorable!!! Additionally, Top Hat as a dance studio is truly a remarkable place for truly all ages & skills sets. As a social worker for 30+years, I was truly amazed at their dedication to young students with special needs, as well as adults in all shapes, sizes & dance capabilities. Lastly, a sincere thank you to a Michael & rest of Top Hat crew for the amazing safe space you provide & the exceptional guidance & support you provide to all of us! ~ Alexandra
Response from the Vendor on 07/31/2019
Hi Denise...we appreciate your wonderful review of your experience at Top Hat. Michael is gifted with working with wedding couples and we are happy that you enjoyed your time with him. We wish you all the best in this new chapter of your life...
together.
My husband and I took dance lessons with Michael for our first dance. Michael, was very patient, open and was very good at teaching you on your own level instead of teaching above you. The end of our wedding planning was a very stressful time. ...
We really looked forward to our lessons with Michael as an enjoyable time we both looked forward to. We have even talked about going back for more lessons for fun! Michael looks like he really enjoys teaching and makes you feel confident outside of your comfort zone.
Response from the Vendor on 07/27/2019
Hi Angela! Thank you for your review. We are very happy that you enjoyed your experience at Top Hat, and specifically with Michael. We wish you and your husband all the best in this exciting new chapter of your life together!
I have nothing but great things to say about my experience at Top Hat Dance Studio!
Michael is absolutely wonderful! I truly admired his skill, kindness, but most of all patience when teaching my dad and I. Our wedding guests are going to be b...
lown away by this Father-Daughter duo thanks to him!
My Dad and I are so excited to show off our new moves in just 2 weeks!
Thank again Top Hat and Michael!
xoxo
Response from the Vendor on 06/02/2019
Hello Kelli,
Thank you for your wonderful review. We are very happy that you are pleased with your experience at Top Hat. I have shared your message with Michael. We wish you all the best in your new life as husband and wife!
My husband and I had so much fun with this experience. We had our lessons with Michael and we can’t thank him enough for such a memorable part of our wedding. At first, my husband was hesitant and didn’t know how he felt about learning a dance ...
for our first song but after the first lesson he felt more confident and really enjoyed it. Michael made the steps easy to follow and was so patient and encouraging. We had so many people tell us how beautiful our first dance was and we have continued to use the steps we learned when we are out. This was a great bonding experience and thanks to Michael for making it so fun and enjoyable!
Response from the Vendor on 05/31/2019
Hello Amber,
Thank you for your wonderful review. We are very happy that you are pleased with your experience at Top Hat. I have shared your message with Michael. We wish you all the best in your new life as husband and wife!
We had the pleasure of working with Michael for our first dance. We had a quirky song and Michael was just PERFECT! Neither of us are at even a beginner level of dance! But Michael really made the lessons fun and easy for us! We already miss ou...
r weekly lessons! The dance went PERFECTLY at our wedding and people just couldn't believe how fun and special the dance was. I can't say Thank You enough! Absolutely loved this experience!!
Response from the Vendor on 04/11/2019
Thank you so much for your kind words. We appreciate you taking time out of your day to share your thoughts on your experience here at Top Hat. We agree Michael is a great member of our team! We are very lucky to have him as well as students li...
ke you! Enjoy your time as newlyweds!
We had our wedding dance lessons with Michael. My husband was hesitant initially at the thought of dance lessons, but eventually was open to the idea. After meeting Michael and having our first lesson, we gained so much confidence in our abilit...
y to dance together. My husband actually looked forward to lessons and wants to try other types of dance now! We had such a great experience and would recommend Top Hat and Michael to everyone.
Response from the Vendor on 04/11/2019
Thank you so much for your kind words. We appreciate you taking time out of your day to share your thoughts on your experience here at Top Hat. We agree Michael is a great member of our team! We are very lucky to have him as well as students li...
ke you! Enjoy your time as newlyweds!
What an incredible place! So unpretentious and the best instructor, Nina Feldman. Clean, spacious, and a welcome environment where even the least coordinated person (like me) is lovingly accepted. Nina's lessons brought my husband, Ted and me s...
o much closer and in a much better position to feel relaxed while dancing at our daughter's wedding. She has such patience and is a lovely woman. I really feel that I am a better dancer and a happier person thanks to Top Hat Dance Studio! There were classes closer to our home, but Top Hat is definitely worth the trip!
Response from the Vendor on 02/04/2019
Hi Joan. Thank you for your lovely review of our studio and more importantly Nina. We are very pleased that you were happy with the instruction that you received at Top Hat. As you mentioned, Top Hat prides itself on being a place that welco...
mes all as family and offers a quality product. Thank you again and we wish you all the best on your daughter's wedding.
Slava was our first dance instructor and we really enjoyed working with him! We picked two unique Ukrainian songs that he never did a dance for before, but he listened very carefuly to all of our wishes. There was a combination of a slow and fa...
st dance so the choriography was not easy, but Slava was very patient with us since we are both very new to the dancing world. Their prices for wedding dance package is also very reasonable compare to other studios.
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2019
Karina,
Thank you so much for your kind words. We appreciate you taking time out of your day to share your thoughts on your experience here at Top Hat. We agree, Slava is a great member of our team! We are very lucky to have him as wel...
l as students like you! Enjoy your time as newlyweds!
My now husband and I were absolutely delighted with our experience! We worked with Michael who was so pleasant, patient and flexible. In the course of our 5 lesson package, we learned five or six steps, an intro, an ending and a trick. We loved...
the loose structure and not having to remember a strict routine on the day of. The package was affordable and a great value for the amount we learned. Our guests were so impressed and I'm thrilled we no longer have to do the middle school sway every time a slow song comes on. Five stars!
We initially worked with Ginny, who left Philly not long after our lessons started, and we ended up working primarily with Michael. Michael was always willing to listen to our ideas and give great input for our dance. He was a great choreograph...
er, especially considering our song was trickier than most ( it was LOVE by Nat King Cole, and we were ambitious in what we wanted to do!)
We ended up getting tons of compliments on our first dance, and it was one of our favorite things at the wedding!
Really great. We took lessons with Ginny for our first dance, because we wanted it look professional, and she did a wonderful job. She was really patient with us and personable as well. Their wasn't anything too difficult, she definitely kept i...
t at a beginners level for us. I would highly recommend this dance studio!
We took lessons with Michael and opted for the wedding package with five lessons. We took lessons for our first dance. We picked our song prior to starting lessons. The studio was very flexible with scheduling lessons. We spaced out the less...
ons so we had time to practice. The more we practiced, the more steps we were able to learn! I would take lessons here again!
We found Top Hat Dance studio after taking a "complimentary" lesson at a studio downtown, really liking it, but really
not liking the prices.
Michael became our instructor at Top Hat and I'm going to miss him! Michael was so patient with ...
me and my now husband. I wouldn't say we were the worst dancers that had ever stepped onto a dance floor when we started but neither of us had ever done that type of coordinated ballroom style dance before. Michael worked with us and helped us get the steps right and the moves to flow. After 5 classes we were looking pretty good!!
The guests at our wedding were pretty impressed with out first dance and it felt so good to have put the effort into making our first dance as man and wife so special.
I'd highly recommend taking classes with Michael at Top Hat if you want to wow on the dance floor!
My husband and I used the wedding dance package to learn the waltz for our first song. We were so happy with our instructor Michael! First, the pricing of the package was very reasonable, especially when we compared it with other studios nearby...
. We had five one hour lessons. Michael did a great job of gradually adding more steps each week until we had a nice variety of steps to make our dance look polished! And this is coming from two people who have never been very good dancers and certainly knew nothing coming into the lessons. It was also a relaxed atmosphere with no pressure. At the stressful time of wedding planning, my husband and I really enjoyed taking this time out of our week for ourselves.
We worked with Michael at the Leola, PA location of Top Hat. My dad and I took about 5 lessons before the wedding for our dance and Michael worked with us every time. He choreographed a few easy steps for us to do, and walked us through them an...
d practiced with us multiple times. It was a fun experience!
Chris and I had the pleasure of working with Michael. He was a great intructor who really worked with us to perfect our wedding dance.
Additionally I worked with Michael on a motown medley dance with my godfather. He did a great job!
We took dance lessons at Top Hat dance studio and definitely recommend it to every bride and groom. We took a 6 week group class and finished up with an individual session. On our big day we felt comfortable dancing with each other and everyone...
was so impressed with our new moves! Definitely check out Top Hat studio! They were all so friendly, supportive, and professional.
My dad and I took 5 hours of private lessons prior to the wedding with Top Hat. I had received a discount for attending a bridal show, but even their normal prices are reasonable. Our instructor really pushed us, and while our dance wasn't perf...
ect the day of, we had an absolute blast learning. I highly recommend Michael and the rest of the staff!
Oh - and some advice if you're considering lessons, start early and buy multiple packages (or attend the group classes!) - it's harder than it looks.
We scheduled classes at Top Hat a month before our wedding. They were so great about getting us in for the solo classes and their packages are affordable and reasonable. Our instructor was funny and patient and it was generally enjoyable to be...
there. The only down is that sometimes you have to practice with another couple in the room but it's not so bad once you get over it.
Ginny was fantastic - she choreographed our entire dance and worked with us on parent dances. She was creative and took to our non-traditional wedding song.
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10771 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
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Top Hat Dance Studio offers premier ballroom, performance, competition, and social dance lessons in the greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The social dance styles taught are Salsa, Hustle and West Coast Swing while the performance dance styles are Ballet, Jazz, and Hip-Hop. Top Hat Dance Studio offers private lessons, group dance classes, social dance parties, wedding packages, and makes its venue available for rental. Please browse the "Studio Services" page for a complete list of services.
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