Learn to Dance in Alhambra: Your First Lesson, Made Easy.
A private first lesson built around your goals. No partner, no experience, no pressure.
5.0 on Google from 25 reviewsMost of our students started with zero experience.
- Champion-led
- Jonathan Roberts, former World and US Ballroom Champion and seven seasons on Dancing With the Stars, co-owns this studio
- Private first lesson
- One instructor, one student or couple, nobody watching you learn
- Reply within one business hour
- We answer during studio hours and call back the same day
Your intro dance lesson
Reserve your intro lesson. It takes 30 seconds.
- A private first lesson built around your goals
- Meet your instructor and see the studio
- Leave with a simple plan and exact pricing, explained once, no pressure
Booking by phone
(626) 342-7909Prefer to talk? Call us: we answer during studio hours, Mon-Fri 12-9, and call back within one business hour.
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“Love this modernized looking ballroom studio! Very nice floor! Learning American Smooth with professional instructor Leonid Burlo, we love his teaching style.”
Who this is for
Most people walk in for one of four reasons.
Whatever brought you here, the first lesson is the same: private, unhurried, and built around you.
Complete beginners
Most of our students started here, with no partner and two left feet.
Couples
A date night that goes somewhere. Learn together, at one pace.
Singles
Your instructor partners with you. Group classes rotate partners.
Anyone with an event coming
Wedding, gala, cruise, reunion. A plan that fits your date.
Why Fred Astaire Alhambra
A new floor, patient teachers, and a method that has worked since 1947.
Personalized instruction
Your instructor adapts the lesson to your goals, comfort level, and pace.
A proven method
The Fred Astaire curriculum: structured, certified instructors, visible progress since 1947.
A studio that feels like a club
Group classes and practice parties turn lessons into a social life.
How it works
Tell us your goal (form or a quick call).
Take your private intro lesson.
Get your plan, with clear pricing, explained once.
Your first lesson is easier than you think
You don't need a partner, experience, special clothes, or confidence to get started.
- No partner needed
- No experience needed
- Nobody watches you learn
- Wear whatever is comfortable
- Your pace, always.
Student reviews
What local dancers say
Five out of five stars.5.0 average on Google, 25 reviews
Dance teachers are very patient and detailed in teaching students the steps. Most of the teachers are of professional ballroom competitor caliber. I will really recommend it.
I really love this dance studio. It’s especially clean and beautiful, which is very important to me. Most of all, my teacher is very patient. I’m very happy to take lessons here.
Took my first class here and definitely recommend, Maria, her smooth class definitely helped me learn the fundamentals. Front desk lady was also helpful with information regarding schedules. A+
Meet the Alhambra team
Jonathan Roberts
Studio Owner and former World and US Ballroom Champion
Jonathan Roberts is a former World Champion Ballroom Dancer and has been teaching ballroom dancing for over 30 years. He also appeared on 7 seasons of ABC's hit television show Dancing with the Stars where he partnered with celebrities Marie Osmond, Monica Seles, Heather Mills McCartney and others as well as being a featured choreographer on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance. World and USA Professional Smooth Champion Blackpool Professional Rising Star Latin Vice-Champion USA Open Professional Latin Finalist USA Professional Rising Star Latin and Smooth Champion 7x Dancing with the Stars Featured Professional Choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance
Leonid Burlo
Studio Owner, FAWC American Smooth Champion
FAWC American smooth champion 2 times World and US National finalist International dance festival runner up Dance vision national champion Finalist of all major US events
Ailsa Sandy
Instructor
From spinning in her parents’ living room at age three to competing in international salsa championships, Ailsa’s life has revolved around movement, music, and cultural expression. Raised multi-culturally across California, Mexico, and Canada with her rich Semitic-Caribbean-Amerindian-Afro-Eurasian Latin heritage, she immersed herself early in music, opera, and ballet. Ailsa holds a degree in Romance Languages (minor in Music) and is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and German. As an interdisciplinary artist and passionate teacher, she shares her expertise in dance, musicality, and performance with warmth, helping students discover confidence and joy.
PHOTO: wide studio floor photo
Visit the studio
2121 Orange Street, Unit C
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- Hours
- Mon-Fri 12:00-9:00 PM
- Phone
- (626) 342-7909
- Parking
- Call ahead for parking details
Serving Alhambra, Pasadena, San Gabriel, South Pasadena, and Monterey Park.
Questions
Before your first lesson
How much do lessons cost?
Programs are built around your goals and schedule, so pricing varies. At your intro lesson we explain exact pricing once, clearly, with zero pressure: no games, no surprise pitches.
Do I need a partner?
No. Your instructor partners with you, and group classes rotate partners. Many of our students start solo.
I have two left feet. Honestly, can I do this?
Yes. Teaching absolute beginners is what our instructors do all day. There is no audience and no judgment: just you, your instructor, and simple first steps.
What are your hours?
Monday to Friday, 12pm to 9pm. Submit the form on a weekend and we will call you first thing Monday.
What should I wear?
Comfortable clothes and smooth-soled shoes. Nothing special is needed for your first lesson.
The first step is one lesson.
Private, unhurried, built around you. Reserve online in 30 seconds or call the studio.