The Granada Dance Studio

I absolutely love this place. I come here almost every Tuesday (salsa dancing). The instructors are so patient and talented, which made it a great experience when I first started.

I highly recommend taking the class before the night club opens up if you are a beginner. However, no one is turned away and everyone is welcoming.

I have had a fantastic time every time I've been here :)

The dancing classes are different from those other dance studios like Arthur Murry. The teachers actually teach you how to dance and not look like a beginner. I started the beginning salsa classes a year ago and I can now actually dance. Honestly, I am a person with 2 left feet and am not graceful or rhythmic in movement. But I can actually dance and look normal.

The teachers for this class is a husband and wife team, Terryl & Enio. They are very patience and excellent teachers. They throw in some jokes (sometimes a little less funny hearing that more than once though) and are good at what they do. They have won numerous awards and are recognized in the salsa and ballroom dancing world.

As for the Saturday classes, I am surprised that there are a lot of people here for a Saturday afternoon. There is also a pretty good male to female ratio. On Tuesday nights, there is a good number of people there as well and a fair male to female ratio as well. Each week, you learn a few steps and build upon whatever you learned last week (make sure you practice). The first half of the class, you do the warm up routine and learn the new steps to add to your already learned routine. Then after that you dance w/ the male (or female) you happen to be standing in front of and then rotate. At first, I thought dancing with other people would be scary. I really am intimidated by dancing. But you actually learn to dance better and feel more comfortable dancing w/ someone else. In this class, there are a lot of students that are more experienced and so you dance better w/ them (well holds true for me since I am a female. The female just has to follow. I feel sorry for the guys who have to learn all the moves). Everyone of the students I've danced with have been very nice and patience. I look forward to this new month of more salsa dancing class. Every month, the classes start fresh again.

After the salsa class on Saturdays, students are welcomed to stay to practice and dance to salsa music. On Tuesday nights, you can stay and watch the dancing class after and then stay for the practice dancing as well. This place offers other dance classes as well (ballroom, cha cha, bachata, tango, etc) and I'm sure I would learn to dance those styles as well. If I can learn to dance, so can you. So don't be intimidated like me, what are you waiting for? Grab your dancing shoes (preferable real dancing shoes that you buy at a dance store... will be easier on your knees and easier for you to spin) and go for it!

Oh and just had to mention that it's a nice touch that there are breath mints in the restroom (both men and women) to help freshen your breath since dancing is for getting close to someone.

I love The Granada. The teachers are all phenomenal dancers and also very capable instructors, which is a wonderful combination. The other students are all so friendly too. Whether you're into salsa, bachata, west coast, or ballroom; social dancing, performing, or both, I can't imagine a better place to do it.