“Warm-hearted, gentle, friendly, pleasantly-paced teaching of a colorful variety of delightfully challenging and fun, fun steps.”
“It’s a fun and witty place.”
“If dancing were painting, this would be a Rembrandt!”
“It feels like filling in missing spaces in myself.”
“You’ve given me the magic formula – I’m ecstatic!”
“Happy, warm, friendly, vivacious, scintillating teacher and assistant.”
“Easy to understand instructions. Emphasis on technique and not just learning a series of steps.”
“I was courting a young lady who was quite resistant. After months of failure, I suggested that we sign up for a class at the Avenue. Once a week, we would go to dinner and then to class. It was fun, safe, physical, and friendly. It was not too long until she was in my arms, and not just on the dance floor.”
“It give you a feeling of being part of something fun. Your newsletter is like a letter from a friend.”
“Great teacher – very patient and thorough.”
“I’d come more often if there were more days in a week!”
“My Mom and her friend met here and are now having a relationship. When I was five, I learned my first steps here. I will always remember you and the Avenue very much. I am now ten years old.” (1996)
“Help, guidance, and humor from both the leaders’ and the followers’ perspective.”
“It gets easier and more enjoyable with each class I take.”
“I liked learning and having fun at the same time.”
“It’s a pleasure to recommend this to my single friends, because it’s really OK to come without a ready-made partner.”
“I like this class for the same reasons I liked the other seven classes I’ve taken here: good steps, clear instructions, fun.”
“I was a workaholic until I found out about this place!”
“Good choice of music; friendly people.”
“The women sure start to treat you different, once you learn how to dance!”
“I felt very comfortable being a beginner with everyone else.”
“Learning to dance is a great ice-breaker!”
“The thing that’s great is that people are really here to dance, and you get asked a lot.”
“You know you can go there and really be successful at learning how to dance.”
“It’s the high point of my week.”
“Best class I ever had!”
“A very clear, step-by-step process – and fun!”
“Serious instruction, yet fun and relaxed.”
“I liked the way the class was taught – instructions were right to the point.”
“It’s so much fun, I’d take the whole series again!”
“It’s romantic, but not complicated.”
“It’s amazing to see – I took a class two years ago, and the muscle memory is still there!”
“It’s like a vacation from the rest of your life.”
“It makes me feel glad to be alive!”