3rd Street Dance

08/29/2007 Posted by whitesugar

The teachers here range from so-so to great, but the owner, Perry......she is looooong over due for some anger management classes. She walks around with a sour look on her face, her hands on her hips and yells at the first person she can think of something to yell at them for. I felt bad enough for the instructors but even worse for the students. She's a piece of work!

Pros: Good teachers, large rooms

Cons: The owner, Perry

07/24/2007 Posted by yuntse

My fiance and I needed a few lessons within the month before our wedding just so we wouldn't have to do the usual boring shuffle for the first dance. My friend recommended this place after taking a set of ballroom dancing classes and said the instructors were great (she liked Cathy). I thought the prices were competitive, parking turned out to be really easy at the Beverly Center, I had no problem with the staff, and you can bring your music on cd or ipod. I also liked the private air-conditioned rooms (really helps you focus). We took just 2 private lessons with Danny, who I think really gave us our money's worth by teaching us several simple, but elegant, steps and turns and a dip for the end. I also think Danny did a great job teaching my fiance, who really had to do all the learning and just about all the work since he's the guy. With all the craziness of planning a wedding, my fiance and I found ourselves happy and smiling each time we left the studio and so, I highly recommend this place as well as Danny for an instructor.

Pros: parking (at Beverly Center), private air-conditioned rooms, decent prices, good hours

Cons: small waiting area, no credit cards accepted

06/05/2007 Posted by tututango3

Peri, the owner of the studio, is extremely rude and has no credibility in the dance community. She does not conduct business professionally and time and time again, the instructors and the students suffer. Several members of the dance community have reported her yelling at potential students interested in learning how to dance and on one occasion, she refused to accept someone's handshake in introduction and told that person they needed to move their car "now and it is none of your business why." No one should be treated with such disrespect. Especially a client. If you are interested in learning ballroom, ballet, salsa or tango or if you want to rent studio space, check out Hollywood Dance Center on Highland Avenue in Hollywood where you receive true professional training and the respect you deserve as a customer and as a human being. You can't beat it.

05/01/2006 Posted by dyp2002

I don't recommend this place at all. The staff is extremely rude and the service is unprofessional. I was taking dance lessons for my wedding. On the last day after I leave work early to drive all the way out there late in the evening with my fiance, they then tell me that my instructor had changed without the courtesy of letting me know in advance. I didn't want to waste my time and money teaching the new instructor what I had learned so far but they refused to give me my money back for that session. The staff is very rude and yells at their customers. To top it all off, the dance lessons were a waste of time. Sure I learned very basic steps but the instructor spent 1/2 of the lessons just chatting away. And, you're stuck. So, I wouldn't get the prepaid sessions at all.

Cons: unfriendly staff, unprofessional, mediocre lessons

10/31/2005 Posted by bluegazer

I've taken all kinds of dance over the years and the fabulous thing about Third Street is that they always find good instructors that are adept at teaching the basics to the two-left footed, yet still make it fun and challenging for everyone. Argentine Tango, Salsa, Ballroom...specialty dances, all are equally great. What's even better is that a partner is not required, you just find a class that meets your schedule, and then just go. Once your hooked after going to one or two classes, it's easy to convince others to go with you. They finally have parking at a lot nearby, so you don't have to fight for a spot in their lot or on the street.

Pros: solid instructors, class selection

03/16/2005 Posted by drluv99

My wife and I went to 3rd Street Dance to learn a first dance for out wedding. Not only did Angelia choreograph an original dance tailored to our requests using music we provided, but she patiently and painstakingly helped us nail it down. All this in only four sessions one week before our wedding! The dance turned out great and was a big hit at the wedding. Definitely one of the highlights.

Pros: Staff, Parking, Private rooms