The New York Studio of Irish Step Dance

What an exhilarating experience for this 58 year young me. I cant wait to go back. So much fun and a great workout. Sarah Lucie was my instructor and she was awesome
Jun 8th, 2022

Nov 30th, 2019

Love Soraya's studio. I missed Irish step and was happy to get back into it, but I didn't expect to also meet so many cool people. Classes are open to everyone and all levels, instruction is clear and generous, atmosphere is fun and non-competitive. A breath of fresh air.
Nov 16th, 2017

I started lessons here in March after little-to-no experience. I started with weekly, private lessons with Soraya. Before, I took one year of lessons in NJ before and wasn't nearly as engaged as I am now. Soraya clearly cares about her students and is very encouraging, even on my not-so-great days. She made it obvious how much she wanted me to develop and now I am an intermediate-level dancer learning hard shoe. If I want, Soraya dances right next to me until I get comfortable with the dance, which helps me learn easier. Also, I never feel embarrassed when I mess up because of how nice Soraya and the 3 substitutes are.Today, I had a substitute named Andrea who was very friendly. I am usually shy right off the bat and am nervous with new people, but she was very upbeat and made me feel confident right off the bat. Andrea taught me a new hard shoe step that was difficult to wrap my head around at first, but she danced next to me and called out the steps until I got the dance on my own. We also worked on transitioning from right foot to left foot in a hard shoe step. I danced the whole thing to music for the first time during her lesson. A couple weeks ago, I had a substitute named Claire, who I made a great connection with. She was very outgoing and peppy. She taught me a new step for the slip jig that I had never learned before and was able to dance to music right away! Once I felt comfortable, I took a few group lessons with Soraya (and one time with Lauri Ann). I also went to a few group events. These are the NICEST people I have ever met. Everyone wants to be friends and encourages each other. I have never seen a dynamic like this before. Lauri Ann was a great teacher during that class. While there were about 10 students, I still felt like I got sufficient attention and learned something new that day. Soraya does the same thing in her group lessons. I come out of class every single week feeling excited and confident, which I'm sure is not something you get at every dance school out there. I am so lucky that I found the New York Studio of Irish Step Dance.
Aug 19th, 2017

Extremely organized and helpful dance school, with each student walking away with class notes and videos following every class - showing the level of individual attention each student receives from this unique program!
Jan 23rd, 2015