Slava is a joy to work with and has choreographed a beautiful first dance for our wedding! It's worth the drive from fishtown (Philadelphia). Edit: to add that we got countless compliments about our dance at our wedding this weekend. It looked great but wasn't over done that it looked pretentious, everyone said it looked super natural and fun. Cannot recommend enough! read more

Top Hat Dance Studio - Wedding dance, choreography - Performing Arts Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The staff is professional, patient and personable. The environment is welcoming and family friendly. It is always a joy to learn new skills and refresh your foundational skills in such an encouraging space. read more

I highly recommend Top Hat Dance Studio. The dance owner Daniel will greet you with a warm smile. The dance community is warm and welcoming. I took an outstanding Hustle lesson! It was a great way to spend a Saturday night out in the dance scene. The dance instructors are amazingly talented! Join in on all the fun with dance classes today! read more

Heni is an amazing belly dance instructor and has great energy! I truly enjoy our classes so much

Naloni Cruz is a warm, positive and excellent Latin dance teacher.The receptionist was very nice too. One of the owners walked by with a bright smile and asked how things were going before I entered one of the dance class rooms. Very pleasant. read more

I had a terrific night of West Coast Swing dance instruction! The group was welcoming and the vibe was positive. Thank you Jamison!

No problems scheduled lessons, very professional, fantastic communication, friendly, in the end make you feel like a professional dancer

Excellent nonjudgmental teaching in a fun atmosphere. These instructors understand the science of movement inside and out and can impart the techniques that make it possible to perform! read more

I have known of you for many years. I decided this year that I wanted to take lessons for myself. When I met Michael, I immediately felt comfortable with him. Michael was absolutely wonderful for and with me. He quickly learned my quirks and how to work with me around them! I've now started in a group class with him and I absolutely love it! I'm very self conscious and critical of myself which is why I started with private lessons. Now, thanks to Michael and the entire staff at Top Hat, I feel comfortable with a class. He had helped me to bring my confidence back out in myself. I highly recommend Top Hat and all of their instructors read more

The class was very well structured and instruction was very clear and given in easily digestible chunks of information before moving on to the next piece of information. There was a nice mix teaching of technique and learning the steps. Teacher and other students were very personable, positive and supportive. read more

Instructors are very talented and patient; studio and bathrooms are clean; easy online payment for lessons. A great place to learn and grow!

I love the spacious layout. Everyone was so friendly. But most of all, I love the pure joy on my daughter's face as I watched her practicing with Miss Sam! read more

My son has been coming here for the past two months and absolutely loves it. The staff and instructors are top notch and the space is great. Warm, welcoming and caring. We love Top Hat!!!! read more

Top Hat is one of the best deals for dance instruction in the Philadelphia metro area. The group classes are pretty typical, both in price and material, but the private lessons are the real bargain: they're far less than any comparable area studio, are taught by very skilled instructors, and don't require you to commit t an enormous contract. It is a great community with an excellent main dance space. Finally, it is hands-down the best place to learn hustle or west coast swing in the area, frequently taking home top studio prizes in those dances at events such as Mad Jam and Disco America. That said, there are a few downsides. Many of the students don't take any private lessons, and so are limited in how much their technique can improve. Also, some of the instructors are in incredible demand (two have a wait list six people long in the event of a cancellation) so scheduling with them may be difficult. Overall, Top Hat is a great studio with only a few downsides. One of the best bargain in the Philadelphia area. read more

I love this place. Daniel is the best instructor! Highly recommend! I am always happy to come there for my lessons full of fun and excitement! read more

We got vouchers for 6 group dance classes and we decided on trying to beginner salsa. We had a lot of fun even when we were lost and missing steps. Our class was taught by Jenn and was very knowledgeable and gave suggestions for practice locations and clubs outside of class. She also changed up each week who rotated partners the girls or the guys ( we generally were lacking enough men in the class). From this experience I would consider taking classes individually or as a couple so we could work on fine tuning what our mistakes are and correcting them. I highly recommend the group classes as something fun and enjoyable to do whether you are solo, as a couple or with friends. read more

Great place to learn to dance - they offer group and private instruction by great instructors who really know what they're doing and know how to dance. They also throw great monthly dance parties which are attended by some of the best social dancers in the area. read more

I can't believe that this studio doesn't have more reviews. I agree with the previous reviewers that the lessons are moderately priced and are reasonable. The parking is free (which is important, since one can pay as much for parking in center city as the cost of the class itself!) and the staff is very pleasant and responsive. Before picking a studio, I sent a few emails out with questions and only Top Hat was prompt to reply. (In fact, they were the only ones who replied). I love the fact that there is no "initiation fee", no contracts to sign, etc. I understand that this is "THE" studio to go for Hustle, but can't review it, as hustle just doesn't do it for me. I like that our teacher (Ginny) is prompt and no-nonsense. I am tempted to take away half a star (though yelp won't allow me) because it would be nice to have a tad bit more individual correction during the class. To be fair though, I understand that some teachers might be reluctant to give individual critique during the class because some people may take it too personally. Of course, there is always an option of paying hourly for instruction. I should mention that one shouldn't think of this studio only as a Hustle place. There are intermediate classes taught by Joe Figueroa, who is a well-known salsa dance instructor. read more

This evening I left the Top Hat Studio with my wife. It is my only day off and I drove 32 miles in traffic for an hour to get to the studio. I was so excited about getting here to learn different patterns and moves I was so disappointed. During the instruction when I asked a question on a step there was little to no support through the move. If your struggling through a move. You are shown twice maybe three times and then your moving on to another step. So if you did not get the move you're SOL. How can you move to the next part of the instruction if your not clear what was explained to you. Every-time I tried to ask the instructor something he said I'll address that shortly, and addressed nothing..... He ignored me for the hour and did NOT ever address anything with me! OMG I could not believe this. So I waited for him up against the wall because I did not want to disturb the class. I felt for the first time in my life like a wall flower while I was waiting for the instructor to talk to me. After the class was over you would think the instructor would maybe want to ask a new student (me) that was waiting for a half hour to speak to him maybe it would have been a good idea to address his issues of what he liked or didn't like about the class. With the hope that he would want to provide excellent customer service. This would be good business sense... I think. It appeared to me that the instructor was not interested in helping me. When I asked the instructor to watch my wife and I dance after the class he told me I have no time I have to go to my next class. The instructor said if you want to ask questions you need a private lesson. What a mistake I wasted a day off. Everyone learns differently I need to watch a pattern of the dance and I could then pick up the move. My mad would have probably went away if I could have talked with someone like a manager/owner to defuse the situation and have an intelligent conversation and have someone listen to my problem and provide me with a solution for me to get where i want to be. I have danced a New York hustle since I was 16 and traveled all over the NYC NJ Philly area to go to a club just to hustle. My goal for attending this class is my daughter is getting married so I wanted to tune up for the wedding but I have never been to a formal dance class. I was extremely excited to do this with my wife. Top Hat missed the mark and lost an enthusiastic couple that loves to dance. They lost an enormous opportunity to gain two more customers and possibly there friends. read more

They are fantastic at what they do, and make everyone feel welcomed. I love Top Hat. They do, of course, have flaws, but who doesn't? Besides, those flaws are few. 5 stars from me. read more

Great dance studio for private lessons or group instruction. Definitely THE place to go for hustle lessons, but also a great choice for all around ballroom instruction. Check out their website for their schedule of Saturday night dance parties. read more

my daughter has been taking dance classes for over 4 years and she LOVES THEM!! Professional instructors, friendly staff, and reasonable prices. read more