"Three years after my first lessons we have been to national competitions, danced as amateurs with professional partners, and come to love the friendly environment and the gifted teachers at Dancesport Academy."
-- Julia Ericksen
Private Lessons
Whether you're young or just young at heart, The DanceSport Academy has private dance lessons for singles and couples of all ages and abilities. Ideal for the busy professional, your dance classes are scheduled at your convenience, Monday through Friday from 1pm to 10pm, or on weekends by appointment.
We teach the following dances:
- Wedding Dance
- Mambo
- Swing
- Cha-Cha
- Rumba
- Tango
- Samba
- Waltz
- Jive
- Bolero
- Foxtrot
- Merengue
- Paso Doble
- Argentine Tango
- Viennese Waltz
- Quick Step
- Hustle
- West Coast Swing
We also teach both International and American Styles
Getting Started
We encourage you to visit us for your complimentary 30 minute private lesson and dance analysis. There is no cost, and you are under no obligation to register for lessons. This is your pressure-free opportunity to experience what The DanceSport Academy has to offer, and discover if you care to pursue further lessons. Learn More...
Personalized Programs
We have the utmost confidence in the superior benefits of our private dance instruction. Working one-on-one with a dance instructor gives you an expert's undivided attention, and achieves the highest quality in dance training for you.
We focus on the goals of each student, developing a personalized program that incorporates the best learning rate and techniques for every person. Whether your aim is competition, event-preparation or exercise and enjoyment, we will help you cultivate a confidence and poise that transcends dancing, and reaches into all areas of your life.
Destination: DanceSport!
Dance competition (also known as DanceSport) is a great way to improve your dancing and strengthen your performance skills. Many students use competitions as measurable goals to work towards throughout the year. As well as creating a name for themselves, students enjoy the traveling, make-up and costumes, and social connections of DanceSport.
Want To Be A Champion?
Imagine dancing just like the pros. To be the best you deserve the best. Why not make your dreams a reality? If you have the necessary talent and mindset for dance competition, you belong inside The DanceSport Academy's doors. We offer rigorous and comprehensive training programs which expand repertoire, fine-tune technique, and enable first-hand experience in competition, performance and choreography.
Our dance students are of the highest caliber in the Main Line and Philadelphia, and are consistently found in world-wide winners' circles. Prestigious titles include the North American Pro/Am Salsa Championship and the USDSC Pro/Am Open Grand Championship - the top Amateur award in the nation.
Coaches Corner
Imagine having the best Ballroom and Latin minds on the globe at your fingertips in a single room. The DanceSport Academy brings in the world's top dance coaches and judges to train our students. Coaches regularly work with dancers one-on-one to develop and fine-tune their routines, and offer them professional advice in all areas. Determined to help students become champions on and off the dance floor, we offer the expertise of the best in the business. Who better to deliver the highest caliber training than the champions themselves?