My husband and I started off with a Groupon for the beginner ballroom classes because we wanted to learn some basics before our wedding. We enjoyed it SO MUCH that we actually did another 2 months of group classes (Pre-Intermediate) and then did 3 private lessons with Demetra for our first dance! The group lessons were a lot of fun and non-threatening. Gloria made it very easy by showing you a basic move and having the whole class repeat the same move multiple times. Over the weeks, she will add more steps to the one you learned the previous week. We rarely practiced when we got home, but when we went back the following week and did a refresher at the beginning of the class.. it was like riding a bike! It really is a great value- $50 for 4 classes a month and you get to learn all sorts of styles of ballroom dancing (waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha, rumba, and jitterbug). I also liked that the classes were in the evening (7 or 8pm depending on your skill set) which made it easy since traffic is mostly gone by then. They also have a large parking lot so no need to worry about parking. For our private lessons, we had Demetra and she was such a sweetheart! We gave her our first dance selection prior to meeting and when we had our first lesson, she already had the styles (cha cha and jitterbug) chosen and taught us the essentials like the dance entrance and dip at the end. She was very patient with us and would show us steps multiple times until we were comfortable with it. She also taught us exercises to do at home that helped us with hip movements for the cha cha. We learned so much from her and we had so many compliments on our first dance and how great we looked. She truly made our big day extra special! read more

Dance Passion - Cha Cha open break - Dance Studios Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I braved going social dancing one night in April and quickly realized just how little I knew about salsa dancing when I got there. I was signed up for beginners lessons with Gloria by the first of May! It's now August and I have grown into the intermediate salsa classes. 4 classes for $50 is a steal. I look forward to piecing together the steps by the end of the month. And the classes are filled with great, friendly people which makes for an even better time. I love that Gloria surveys the class and can offer constructive feedback on each student. There have been plenty of times when she noticed something I can do differently to improve, I put her suggestion into action and BAM, everything begins to flow for the better! Salsa has become a fun and fulfilling part of my week, Thank you Gloria! read more

We went to Dance Passion as we wanted to have a salsa dance for our first wedding dance. I am horribly coordinated and was worried. We tried a Groupon to see if we could even make it through the Beginner class. Gloria was our teacher and she definitely knows her stuff! She has a great way of teaching and presenting the dance. She makes sure to have a lot of repetition and does not go too fast. You have a routine for each level, that you will start off with and continue each class. While I had a partner, there were many people who came alone. Everyone always ended up with a partner. Of course this means everyone rotates and dances with other people. At first I was nervous to dance with other people, but as you progress in classes, and if you keep going on through the other levels, you will get very comfortable dancing with others, and you will start learning new things. Each person has different tips they can give to you, or you can give to them, and I feel this really enhances the class. We went through several levels and enjoyed all of them. You really end up learning a lot faster than you would think. Definitely practice outside of class, as it will make a big difference. Gloria is extremely patient, and makes sure she dances with everyone, so she can custom give you advice on how to improve. We also booked private lessons for our wedding, and Gloria set us up with Milly. Milly is another salsa teacher at Dance Passion and she was so much fun! We had a great time learning our first dance and it really ended up going well. I cannot recommend Dance Passion enough. read more

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They have added Hip Hop & Belly Dancing & Romantic Slow / Wedding I am assuming that this is not ALL one class but, if it is, I am going to go just to watch : ) read more

We took beginners lessons with Gloria and they were outstanding. I have no dance experience and now feel confident enough to continue with more lessons and to even go out dancing! My then fiance (now wife) and I took private lessons with Demetra in preparation for our wedding. She was wonderful! She put in extra effort to choreograph our dance in less than a month before the wedding and again- I HAD NO DANCE EXPERIENCE! We will definitely go back as we enjoyed it so much and if you need private lessons, request Demetra! read more

My husband and I initially found a Groupon and decided to try the beginner salsa classes. As other reviewers have commented, the classes are very supportive and break the moves into manageable steps. The instructors are all very encouraging, and thanks to the small class sizes, we get lots of individualized feedback every session! We enjoyed our weekly dance date night so much, we signed up for the Pre-Intermediate classes after finishing the Beginner class. Also, about half our classmates came without a partner, and that was no problem. They did a great job pairing people and had backup instructors if there was an odd number of people. It really is a great price for such a small, supportive instructor to student ratio. We highly, highly recommend!! read more

I cannot praise Dance Passion enough for finding me so much joy in dancing! I started taking dance lessons here 2 months ago. People asked me why I want to learn salsa, actually I have learned both Cuban and LA style when I spent 5 months in Paris. I was bored and I was by myself on every Sunday because Sunday is family day for Parisian. I realized that salsa dancing is such a big thing in Parisian's social life, or I should say it is sensational and is one of the major culture activities in most European countries. In order to become more socialize/ Parisianize, I started taking salsa classes on Sunday. When I came back to Houston, I had no desire to convince myself to get back to the gym but I wanted to do more salsa. Before I decided where to take my dance lessons, I went to 3 different studios and I paid for introductory lessons. The two are located in Highland Village and River Oaks areas. They were very professional and commercial. I think they were more enthusiastic about selling me the $105-$175 of packages for private lessons instead of understanding what I was hoping to get from them. When I first attended salsa class at Dance Passion, I was shy and anxious. I wasn't sure I will get what I expected to learn in the class. Soon I realized that I was not alone, many of them have been here for months or over a year, and they have the same interest in dancing! Soon I have met a bunch of friends and we get together sometimes outside the class for social events. One of the greatest experiences I had was to attend my belly dance instructor's performance at Agora. I never know how complicated belly dancing can be, and I never know how she can dance that well! All I can say is "WOW"! At salsa classes, the instructors pay attention to each one of us, and they correct individual's problem. Whenever I ask, they listen. I told my private instructor all the problems I found when I dance with someone at the club, she helped me work through all my problems. She even tried in many ways to make me feel how it feels like when a guy is leading me. BTW, it is also good to be mentioned that there are more guys than girls in salsa classes if you know what I mean. :) This month, I signed up for both beginner and intermedia classes for belly dance and both intermedia and advance classes for salsa dance, so this allows me to dance 2 x50mins /day instead of dancing only1x50mins/ day. To me, dancing is like a therapy. This is something for myself: I lost weight, I regained self- esteem, and most of all, I found happiness when I dance. Dance Passion is where I expect to come to learn how to dance. Dancing is what I enjoy about, love the sweat, love the moves, love the way I feel, and it keeps me wanting to do even more. I think this is what it means " passion"! P.S. Did I mention how awesome those instructors are? read more

Great place to learn to dance. Fun classes with experienced instructors. We've been taking lessons for a few months and have really enjoyed it. Highly recommended. read more

I took a beginner salsa class for $50 for four classes with my husband. Not bad for the price. The size of the class could vary depending on how many people signed up. It was four classes for a section and after completion of the beginner section the next step is preliminary medium (which we haven't don't yet because of the timing). The teaching style was good. Since it was a beginner class there weren't a lot going on. In each class the teacher probably showed us one to two moves. But dance is more about practicing. In the class we got to practice over and over again to pick up and remember the moves. It doesn't matter if you have a partner or not. You will be dancing with every person of different gender in the class. As much as I would like to just to stick to my husband, we had to switch partners all the time. Anyway I always think dancing is fun. We would totally sign up for another course if my husband has time. read more

We had a private lesson today with Enrique and it was awesome! He was able to accommodate our unique situation with my son & his fiancé coming in town by doing a double lesson for us. Although we were just learning basic moves, Enrique was patient and good with our different skill levels and made it fun. He made us want to continue our lessons and improve our dancing. I highly recommend the studio and Enrique. read more

We love going to our salsa class with Gloria every week! It makes a nice date night for my husband and me. I love that we can do something together that is also physically active and teaches us a new skill. We both have no dancing talent but Gloria breaks things down into manageable steps, then repeats them until we get it, which builds our confidence. We started in the beginner class then did pre-intermediate. Now we are in the intermediate class and learn a new routine each month. I wish we had time to practice outside of class, but with the way Gloria teaches I still feel like my husband and I continue to build on our skills from the week before. Highly recommend! read more

Gloria is a passionate instructor that teaches you amazing form and extremely fun routines. Her classes are always diverse, with new material to learn every month. I am very happy to have chosen Gloria as a dance instructor. read more

My husband and I have been taking salsa classes since Jun 2015 and we really enjoy it. Our instructor Gloria makes it easy to learn the steps and gives us valuable advices to improve our skills. The assistant teachers are also very nice. Would definitely recommend it! read more

Gloria's lessons are excellent. They are well organized and she manages the class very well. There are almost always multiple instructors to maximize attention given to students. Highly recommend! read more

I have been dancing salsa on and off for years and have taken 5 different dance instructors in the Houston area. I have always come back to Gloria. Classes offered support any level of experience. Personally, I'm just looking for an instructor that can show me the extra movement or visualization of a step that will make sense to me so I can have more fun on the Dance floor. Did I mention fun??? Ya definitely get it here. Classes are the perfect size and filled with folks in the same boat as you--"I just want to be able to get up and move when that Latin beat starts poppin'" Bottom line if it's dancing --GET IT AT GLORIA'S See ya on the dance floor. read more

Demetra from Gloria's dance studio prepared my spouse and I for our first dance. Demetra was an incredible instructor for us. We selected a five-pack of lessons (less than one month from the big day). We made quite drastic improvements each lesson. However midway through our 5 lessons, we still felt we still had a long way to go. Then Demetra kicked us into gear. The effort and passion she brought to our routine far exceeded our expectation. We would highly recommend Demetra as a dance instructor. Overall she is very nice, a great communicator, hard-working and we enjoyed working with her. Superb! read more

Stay away from this place. I drove 20 miles for my first lesson, but when I showed my registration to the instructor (Gloria), she said my online purchase was not valid and I had to pay $20 more. I refused and walked out of the studio. There are better options in the city. read more

I wanted to take Salsa lessons but did not want to do it alone, so dragged my sister with me.We had so much fun the first night that we knew we would definitely be coming back.We always look forward to salsa night and we have learned so much over the course of the last five months.Gloria is an amazing instructor she is very patient and encouraging. We plan to continue taking lessons at this location. read more

I love watching Dancing with the Stars, and how the celebrities progress every week in their dances. So, when my sister and I decided to try out this studio, we were excited to learn just a smidgen of what it's like to be a dancer. We learned about this studio through Groupon. We went on a night where we could learn ballroom dancing. It was an hour long class and we learned so much. We learned the basic steps of the Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Cha Cha, and the Quick Step. Now, I'm not very much for coordination. So, the fact that they repeated the steps several times helped me commit the steps to my memory. My dance partner was primarily one of the women instructors, named Linda. There were only 2 men in our group to begin with. So, there were some women pairs. Linda was fantastic, and was very patient with me. I messed up quite a bit. But, she stopped and showed me how to do the steps properly, even as the rest of the group was moving on. I would recommend anyone who loves watching ballroom dance to come here and learn how to dance properly. read more

The instructor is super friendly. I took the basic class here then I went to another place to took the pre inter. It was a big mistake. Bc the other place the class was super crowded, the instructor cannot pay attention to individual student. In here, the class size is ok. It is not too slow or too fast. Gloria is very helpful. She cares about her students. I highly recommend you to take dance lessons here. They have small parking but you can park at the old starbuck and walk by read more

I have been to some different places to learn Salsa, I found it just wastes of money cause the teachers they don't know how to teacher you the steps. Until I sign up in Gloria's class! She is the best teacher I ever have, she just make everything simple and easy for you to learn! read more

Demetra was our dance instructor for our wedding. She was an amazing instructor who really helped us find our inner dancers. Both my husband and I are not the best dancers and she really made sure we were comfortable to dance the steps our own way but also made sure it was beautifully done. Our first dance was a favorite at our wedding and most of our guests said it was their favorite part of the entire event! read more

My fiance and I took lessons with Demetra for our first dance. My fiance did not have a background in dance. Demetra explained and demonstrated the moves clearly for both my fiance and myself. She was also so patient in her explanations but also in modifying steps to suit our needs for our first dance, and a joy to work with! I highly recommend Demetra regardless of dance level! read more

Went to the salsa dance classes for about 4 months and I loved it. I wish I could of kept going but my dance partner (my boyfriend) was not so into it as much as I was. The instructor Gloria was awesome, she's patient and really helped us out a lot. read more

My husband and I took slow dance classes here before our wedding. We would HIGHLY recommend it! I had no idea just how great this class was going to be. I thought at best, maybe I'd learn not to step on my husband's toes during our first dance. WOW. I learned so much more. The class was a GREAT value, probably the best in Houston, and the class and moves we learned were so fun. Each class, we learned a couple "moves" and by the end of 4 weeks, we had an incredible first dance choreographed. The instructor, Karen was great! She would show the move first, so that we knew what we would learn. And then she would take us step-by-step. Her husband, Keith, was also great, as they danced together they each explained what the guy would do and what the girl would do. They also would explain WHY you moved this way and not that way, or WHY you put your hand here, not there, which also really helped. She would play everyone in the class's first dance song each class, so we could practice our moves with our song! And Karen and her husband, Keith would walk around while we were practicing to give us tips. The dance was put together through its entirety, from an entrance and beginning the steps, to a fabulous ending with a dip! One class, my husband wasn't able to make it, so I danced with Keith, instead of having to just sit out. Which I really appreciated. At our reception, we had EVERYONE, clapping and cheering the entire time through our first dance. We were so proud of it! If you are getting married, take this class! It is very reasonably priced, it's fun, the instructors are very kind and incredibly talented, you learn so much, and you will have a first dance to remember- instead of having a boring first dance like most people who sway back and forth to the same song everyone does. read more

Dance Passion - Our Sweetheart move we learned! Everyone was cheering at it and it made the best first dance picture! - Dance Studios Near Me - Houston, Texas

Take it from someone who HAD two left feet! This place is great! Non-intimidating! Dance instructors are patient and supportive! You will love learning to dance here!! read more