Danznik Studios - Social & Ballroom Dancing NYC

Danznik, Nikolai, and especially my ProAm Partner, Tatiana Banko have collectively re-inspired my love of dance and taken me to a whole new level. Technically excellent, patient, encouraging, the right balance of discipline and support, I offer my highest recommendations to anyone considering the social joy or the sport than is Ballroom Dance!

Great space, experience, and inspiration from other dancers and pros.

With enthusiastic gratitude I will gladly praise the exceptional and superior Pro Am program at Danznik, in large part the beating heart and bedrock foundation of Danznik. And, if one tracks results at local and regional competitions, one will quickly see how overrepresented Danznik Pro Am competitors shine in the volume of both their quality and award winning performances. Thus, mine is hardly lone or superfluous praise. When I first started to learn to dance over 8 years ago as an unofficial extension of my grief therapy following the death of my son Andrew, I had no idea what to expect. I was fortunate to be introduced at various levels to about 13-14 different formal styles of dance by my pro at the time at another studio, other pros, and several group instructors of various abilities. When COVID shut everything down, I had only just started to explore and prepare for International Latin competition. As the world regrouped and reopened, it was more than good fortune to discover Danznik Studios in my process to seriously pursue my Pro Am ambitions. It is hugely understated to say that I was blessed to be accepted as a student by the widely recognized, indisputably world class pro and teacher, and more than likely the very best Pro Am teacher and partner in captivity today, Tatiana Banko. Yes, we have had success in competitions, but perhaps my biggest lesson is how to use such events to overcome issues within myself, as much or more than other competitors on the floor. Tatiana is forever challenging me to become a better and more improved dancer in many areas, in a constantly evolving journey of personal challenge and growth. In all of the styles of Pro Am offered, you will regularly find superior and personally responsive pros. If Pro Am is an emerging interest or a full blown passion or yours, you will be hard pressed to find a better garden in which to grow than Danznik.

We took lessons at Danznik for our May 2022 wedding with Nikolai and it was an amazing experience! From the start, the whole Danznik team were so friendly and welcoming. Neither my husband nor I had any dancing experience, but we knew we wanted a dance to impress our family and friends at our wedding. Nikolai started with the basics for us - learning the basic box and steps. This was super helpful, and we left the first lesson surprised at how much we learned. Through our other 5 lessons, Nikolai choreographed the perfect dance for us. Simple and easy to remember, but with a handful of WOW moments with dips and ending with a lift! We had so much fun learning our dance with Nikolai. My husband didn’t know if he wanted to take lessons at the start, but it ended up being his favorite part of our wedding! We are so glad we went with Danznik and Nikolai to learn our first dance & highly recommend to all couples getting married!

Today’s Beginner Argentine Tango class with Anton Domansky was excellent, and I look forward to returning next week!

We took wedding dance lessons with Anton and he is genuinely the best! He was able to choreograph based on our music and include any moved I have seen and liked. I am so happy with how our first dance turned out and would recommend this studio to every couple!

I have never been disappointed at Flow Fridays where WCS dancers of various levels come to dance all night to best WCS music in NYC. You can expand your network of Westie community friends and just have a great evening of dancing with so many nice people. The hosts, DJs and instructors are so welcoming and talented so I can’t wait to attend each month. You can try new moves that you recently learned and experiment so you will find it immensely helpful in testing your creativity without being judged. If you have never been to Flow Fridays, come and try it. It is amazing!!

We worked with Faustine for 4 sessions on first dance prep, and I cannot say enough positive things about the experience! She is an incredible teacher and super fun person, not to mention so talented at what she does! We came in with no experience and left with a choreographed dance that we feel excited about and comfortable with. She always took the time to answer any questions we would have along the way. 10/10 super fun experience - would recommend Faustine to anyone!

Great place to learn to dance.