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Stephanie Shapiro
Book LessonStephanie is a New York City based dance teacher who has been teaching since 2008. She specializes in dance lessons for weddings, special occasions, and anyone who simply wants to move to music. She has worked with more than 1,800 wedding couples and over 1,000 additional clients, both individuals and pairs, bringing a broad toolkit across partner dance styles and techniques. Each lesson is tailored to your song, goals, timeline, and comfort level, with clear instruction on musicality, partnering, and natural movement. Her purpose is straightforward: help you enjoy the process, build real confidence, and look great on the dance floor.
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Dance Styles: Ballroom
Studio Location: NYC
Stephanie Shapiro at Danznik Studios
Reviews
Oct 2025
We had a great experience with Stephanie Shapiro learning the first dance for our wedding!
The space itself was great, with 2 rooms for lessons and practicing on our own. Stephanie was very easy to coordinate with and was flexible to our schedule.
We had a lot of fun at every lesson - Stephanie was reassuring, keeping it light even when we were struggling. She was able to choreograph a dance that fit the style we wanted and looked professional, but wasn't too difficult for a couple beginners to learn in 4 lessons. We received so many compliments on the dance - it was definitely one of the more memorable parts of our wedding night for us and our guests.
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Aug 2025
We waited until the last possible minute to do a choreographed dance for our wedding, but we were able to get a great dance together thanks to Danznik. Our instructor, Stephanie Shapiro gave us the tools we needed to do a routine that was fun and unique to us. She was patient, knowledgeable, and very fun to work with. We also took advantage of Danznik’s free practice time available for wedding couples which was incredibly helpful for us with our tight deadline.
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Apr 2025
My husband and I took classes with Stephanie before our wedding. We weren't looking for anything fancy; we just wanted to learn how to dance well together. Stephanie knocked it out of the park - we had the best time and know we know how to dance together forever :)
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Sep 2025
Stephanie was the best teacher ever! She was FUN, kind, patient, and direct with us. She gave us great feedback throughout our four lessons, helping us to improve with each visit. Also, it was just an awesome date night each week leading up to the wedding. We honestly looked forward to our dance lessons each week as a way to destress from all the wedding planning chaos. I could not recommend her more if you are wanting your dance to feel special and personalized.
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