Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Raleigh

Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Raleigh teaches partner dancing on Creedmoor Road, and lessons are shaped around the person taking them. The atmosphere is meant to be light, which helps if you are starting from nothing. Private lessons are the core of what the studio offers, and the pace follows the student.

The instructors are professional dancers who teach a set curriculum. It breaks partner dance into building blocks, in the order people tend to pick them up. The Raleigh studio is one location in the wider Fred Astaire network.

What to know

• New students can take two private lessons for $59.
• Many instructors hold Fine Arts degrees.
• The teachers are actively competing, award-winning dancers.
• Every instructor is certified in the Fred Astaire curriculum after rigorous training.