Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Madison - East

Address:	1714 Eagan Rd, Madison, WI 53714, USA
Phone:	+1 608-204-0404
Site:	fredastaire.com
Rating:	4.6
Working:	12–9PM 12–9PM 12–9PM 12–9PM 1:30–10PM Closed Closed

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Mike Hoff

My wife and I went to Fred Astaire to learn one or 2 dances and one song specifically to do a special dance to at our daughters upcoming wedding. At our first 3 of 6 very expensive lessons they kept trying to teach us the basics of 8 different dance steps. We then had a meeting with our instructor and the manager and told him we werent happy because we werent learning what WE wanted to learn. They told us to bring in a list of songs we wanted to dance to. Gave that list to our instructor before our 4th lesson and she didnt have us work on those in our whole 40 minute lesson. Then they lost our list. We had a new instructor for our last 2 sessions and before that lesson we called and told them again exactly what we want to do. Finally we got a chance to try to learn a routine for our mother/father wedding dance but 2 sessions of 40 minutes each was not enough time. We are now seeing a private instructor in Deerfield and she is awesome. In 2 hours we have our routine down and for 1/3 of what they charge at Fred Astaire. While the instructors at Fred Astaire are very knowledgeable and pleasant to work with they dont respect your requests to be taught what you want to learn. We dont blame the instructors though as were pretty sure they are told what to teach by management to get people to pay for more lessons. At $90 for a 40 minute session x 6 sessions we didnt even come close to learning what we wanted to learn.

Stan Revin

I used to work at this location as a dance instructor. I just wanted to give a little bit of an insiders perspective of how things work at Fred Astaire Dance Studios. The instructors truly care about their students and spend endless time preparing for their lessons to make sure that their students leave their lessons more happy and fulfilled compared to when they came in. We had entire meetings and seminars devoted to bringing up new ideas about different approaches to make our students learn and improve faster so they could dance comfortably and with lots of joy. All the instructors were required to undergo rigorous training in not only how to teach but also how to dance at the professional level. I recommend Fred Astaire Madison East to anybody who wants to dance or just enjoy life to the fullest. Youll get a blast!!!

Andrew Vo

Got "invited" to come have a lesson through an event in downtown Madison. I was told to come in for a lesson at the studio. I was stoked because Ive always wanted to learn swing and ballroom. I followed up with the lesson and was very impressed with Victorias instruction. It was all great up until I got footed with a $40.00 bill at the end. Mind no one told me about this until they said, "itll be 40.00 today." Im a pretty up-front type and I wish Audrey would have told me that to begin with. Studio looks great and instructor Victoria was kind and knowledgeable about the diffèrent dances. Lesson was nice but getting me to foot the bill after being invited really was a bad start to a possible relationship. This definitely deferred my decision to sign up w Fred Astaire Dance Studio.

Sara Wagner

We have been taking lessons at Fred Astaire for the past couple months in preparation for our wedding and could not be happier! The entire staff is so welcoming, encouraging, and fun to be around. The instructors are patient and do a great job of teaching, both my fiance and I, in different ways that cater to our individual needs. I would highly recommend taking lessons with the Fred Astaire Madison East team!

Bree Six

Fred Astaire, Leah Brown (Sugar Land, TX) - Ive always been able to bust a move on command but Brad on the other hand only has a few awkward dance moves in his repertoire. Leah at the Fred Astaire dance studio in Sugar Land Texas was very patient with us (Brad), and created a beautiful choreographed dance to “Time of our Lives” from Dirty Dancing.

Sam Lancaster

I have tried several times the art of dance. So many times I have given up. It all comes down to the instructors. My instructor Brady and Victoria have one goal - to make dance fun and enjoyable. my wife and I have taken 8 lessons and we look forward to the next lesson. Give it a try! We are having so much fun!

Robin Hollis

It is a Family-like atmosphere, the staff puts you at ease while you are learning to dance, it is a very nice place.