Dance Manhattan

Dance Manhattan closed its physical studio in December 2014 after 22 years as one of New York's largest social dance studios. The business now operates as a customised dance instruction and event production company, bringing classes, performances and musical events to venues of your choice across the NY metropolitan area.

Their core teaching styles are ballroom, swing, Argentine tango and Latin dancing. The studio has joined forces with You Should Be Dancing...! studios, located at 37 W 26th St, 2nd Floor in Manhattan (near Penn Station, accessible by A, C, E to 34th St/Penn Station or 1, 2, 6 to 34th St/Penn Station). Weekly group classes are offered through YSBD..!, while Dance Manhattan specialises in tailored private and group instruction designed to your specifications.

Dance Manhattan's instructors are award-winning performers and experienced teachers who have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in films, commercials, music videos and at major dance competitions across the United States and abroad. The instructor roster includes Sophie Cazeneuve, Brian Gagne, Elena Iannucci, Teddy Kern, Paolo Lanna, Audrey Martinez, Jason Myra and Danny Scarola, with additional affiliate artists and independent producers available for specialist teaching.

The business offers one-day crash courses and intensives for beginners in swing, salsa, Balboa, Argentine tango, West Coast swing, collegiate shag and ballroom—typically running 2 to 4 hours and pioneered at Dance Manhattan as a 'learn-in-a-day' format. Private lessons are 55 minutes long and available at premium rates (typically $250+/hour in Manhattan), customised to your level and dance style. Multi-lesson packages offer discounts, with private lessons expiring six months from purchase.

Special events are core to the business: weddings, graduations, corporate team building, bachelor and bachelorette parties, children's programmes, school trips and birthday and anniversary celebrations. They also curate and recommend a wide network of classes, socials, milongas and dance parties run by colleagues and independent producers throughout NYC and Long Island, publishing a detailed calendar of events across swing, tango, salsa, ballroom, hustle and West Coast swing styles.

Contact Dance Manhattan directly to discuss your customised class, performance or event needs. The business works with you to design lessons around your preferences—group or couples only, one or multiple instructors, your location or a centrally located space, tailored length and level.

The studio works with award-winning instructors including Sophie Cazeneuve, Brian Gagne, Elena Iannucci, Teddy Kern, Paolo Lanna, Audrey Martinez, Jason Myra and Danny Scarola, many of whom have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in major dance competitions. Additional affiliate artists and independent producers offer specialist teaching.

One-day crash courses pioneered at Dance Manhattan are designed as a marathon introduction to basics for beginner dancers, with rotating partners and progressive material.