Dance North County

Good dance studio, and in North County San Diego! Beginning and intermediate salsa, swing dancing, private lessons are available which are very worthwhile and the fastest way to improve. Don’t forget to keep practicing. Dave Tomko is an excellent teacher, and would recommend him. There are some Saturday night dances, the West Coast Swing event put on by Pure Energy Swing is always a good time.

I absolutely love this dance studio because it is founded simply for the love of dance. It’s such a cute down to earth studio with 4 dance rooms to choose from. It’s definitely older and outdated but it has a lot of charm. It’s right off Encinitas Blvd off the 5 freeway and is very convenient to get to.
I take belly dancing there on Mondays and Wednesdays and love it! They have a wide variety of dance classes to choose from and they are all taught by passionate fun instructors. The greatest part is that’s it really affordable to take a class or rent a room there which I love.

I went to a set of 3 intermediate salsa dance classes. The people taking the classes were nice, as was the instructor, however I was hoping for something a little more advanced. Also, I felt the instructor could have been firmer at controlling the class — making sure people hear him and understand when they are supposed to rotate to the next partner, etc. I had a lot of time standing around waiting for the people ahead of me to rotate.

I began taking Salsa Dance lessons just a bit over a month ago and I must say, I’m VERY impressed at how much I’ve learned already! I took a month of beginner lessons and am taking the class over again to perfect my steps and at the same time taking the intermediate to continue learning. The classes I’m taking are through Dave, the owner and may I just say, he is a FANTASTIC instructor! I have also taken a private lesson with him which makes a world of a difference… I plan to purchase a bundle of lessons to really refine my skills and move forward quickly into the Salsa Dance World.
I’ve taken lessons at another facility but the experience at Dance North County has superceded in many ways. The material, the professionalism and of course, the fun. The instructor has been dancing his entire life and it shows! He’s passionate about making sure everyone learns the proper and correct way so you can take your lessons out onto the dance floor with confidence. From just one private lesson so far, I can see this is going to make all the difference in my learning. Classes teach one to dance but private lessons perfect every single step and body positioning.
I am so happy to have found Dance North County and I’m looking forward to continuing my lessons until perfection… then it’s onto other Latin Dances!

I started off with Argentine Tango back in October 2011, and immediately enjoyed this style of dance, along with the traditional and Nuevo Tango music. The instructor is passionate in sharing his knowledge in an easy to understand manner. You are not just learning patterns, but rather the connection between the partners, autonomous balance, the subtleties of leading and following which is the true essence of the movement of Tango.

I started the group salsa lessons in April and have gone almost every week since and have learned a ton. I am able to go out dancing with confidence and have fun because I know what I’m doing. I just started tango and I am really enjoying the classes. The instructor was detailed with each person considering there were 12 people in the class.
The people in the classes are fun too! We go out dancing together on Fridays and it’s nice to go with a group of people you know.

I moved from Utah to So Cal and was looking for an Argentina Tango dance studio as I had been dancing for about 4 years in Utah.
Argentina Tango is a wonderful dance and when taught correctly anyone can do it no matter who their partner is.
The classes (beginning and advance) at north county dance are taught in away that will not allow the students to experience a Milonga, other partners or other dance parties out side of the students in these particular classes and have fun at the same time.
The students are taught a series of steps rather than how to actually lead/​follow which is the HEART of Argentina Tango.
It was a very sad experience to watch and participate in, regretfully I did it for about a month.
If you are looking to get into tango and want to see what it could be this would be the place. But if you would like to actually learn to dance the Tango — Go somewhere else — there are plenty of places out there.

My boyfriend and I just started dance lessons at this place. Our instructor is Daniel and he is super friendly and patient. We’ve done some West Coast Swing and now we are trying some Latin. They have classes most evenings, which is really convenient for us 9 – 5 folks. The cost is affordable, $ 11 per class if you are willing to pay for 10 classes up front. Daniel also offered us a complementary private dance lesson so we can get the basics down. We really needed it too! I don’t think my hips have ever had to what we did!

This is a smallish dance studio, compared to, say, Champion Ballroom, but it seems to have it’s heart in the right place.
The instructors are knowledgeable and friendly, and there is a good selection of classes. I did not get the feeling that students are pressured in signing up for private lesson packages, like some studios are known to.
This studio features three dance rooms, each with enough sound insulation to allow for three simultaneous soundtracks.
There are numerous dance parties each week, organized both by studios and off site groups. The overall atmosphere is friendly and comfortable.