Dance Connection

Great location, great space, great owner.

I love this dance studio! There’s always close parking spots, there’s plenty of space in each of the studios, there’s multiple studios, and there’s a lovely ambience created by the dangling lights. I do wish for better built in speakers and for bigger bathrooms.

My dance group has been renting studio space here for a few years and even held a couple of dance competitions as well. Alex is a great owner to work with and the hours are flexible. The street parking is pretty good too. I highly recommend Dance Connection to everyone.

My crew (Chicago tribe & So Swift) have been coming here for years. I love this studio and the amount of space provided. I work with Alex (the manager) who is very pleasant, and easy to work with. I highly recommend this place for all anyone looking to practice or hold workshops/​class. I have also thrown parties here and Alex has been very accommodating for my needs. I will continue to use this place for a very long time. They have the best prices in the city!

My fiancé and I are currently in dance lessons with Alex for our upcoming wedding. We signed up for the 6 lesson package and, after the first lesson we walked away with some basic steps and a framework for our first dance. We just finished our 4^th lesson and feel much more comfortable, confident, and relaxed as dancers together! Alex is patient and gives us easy ways to remember the steps and beat for our music. We are looking forward to our last 2 lessons and know our hard work (and Alex’s guidance!) will shine through on our big day.

I have absolutely loved studying with Alex at this studio. He and the rest of the students are so supportive and friendly. Alex is extremely patient and really has such a comprehensive understanding of dance curriculum, choreography and style, but he has a very down-​to-​earth and unpretentious way of teaching. As I continue to take both private and group lessons, I love Dance Connection more and more.

After my friend Adam and his wife Jen left the dance floor at their wedding in 2006, everyone’s jaw was on the floor. They had completed an exquisite dance full of grace and style. I asked them later how they did it, and they told me they used Dance Connections! When my friends Tim and Anne were wedding planning in 2009, I suggested they look into contacting Dance Connections. They did so, and used Alex for their dance planning. Once again, their dance was the perfect way to start out the wedding reception.
About 2.5 months before our wedding this year, Cari and I contacted Dance Connections, and met with Alex to talk about our wedding dance. We were nervous and hadn’t done any formal dancing together. After our first session with Alex, we were suddenly excited about our first dance, and had a good idea how the dance would go!
We purchased 5 private dance lessons, and they were well worth it. Alex helped us develop the perfect dance for us. Our song was not a traditional choice, so he developed a dance that alternated between the foxtrot and a swing during different parts of the song. We ended with a great dip at the end.
Alex is extremely patient, and has a great eye to find anything that needs correction. We had a great time doing it every Wednesday night, and it was a great date night leading up to the wedding.
I have recommended two more people this year to Alex, and everyone agrees it is well worth it!

Alex at Dance Connection is an AMAZING teacher. We went to him hoping to get help «getting through» the first dance for our wedding. It was a hectic time getting ready for the wedding and we weren’t sure it was that important to make the time to squeeze in the lessons. Taking dance lessons at Dance Connection was such a great decision. Alex is simply amazing to work with. He is not just patient, but supportive and encouraging. He breaks things down into easily digestible segments and has an instinct for how much we could absorb at a time. What surprised us most was how lovely it all was … it was an incredibly relaxing, fun and grounding experience. In the hectic time before the wedding, those hours spent under Alex’s spell were some of the most relaxing, connected moments we had. It was so much fun to delight our guests by floating around the dance floor — instead of the «stand and sway» they were expecting. And, it really increased our joy to be able to feel so relaxed and free at that moment on the dance floor. I would recommend dance lessons with Alex to anyone, for whatever reason. In addition to being a great teacher, Alex has created a light and lovely, grounded space that is a great place to getaway from «everything else» that might be going on.

We took private lessons with Alex to get ready for our first dance at our wedding and he made us look wonderful! He taught us the foxtrot in 5 lessons, and even let us bring our bridal party in to teach them all the rumba in ONE hour! Absolutely a fantastic teacher, and a really amazing value for the amount of time and what we got out of it. We will definitely be going back for group lessons now that our wedding is over, especially since we got so many compliments! Thank you thank you thank you, Alex!!!

I love Dance Connection!
The studio itself has a great vibe to it. Perfect for dancing.
I take hiphop classes there every Saturday from ‘the jigguRs’ at 1pm. They are awesome hiphop dancers and I am really excited to improve my dancing skills.
Alex the owner he teaches Salsa too. I’ve seen him teaching and it looks really fun. Can’t wait to start Salsa with him. Alex is really nice and patient from what I can see. I highly recomment this studio to ANYONE who wants to learn to dance.

My friends and I are taking regular dance instruction from Alex Aldape. He’s the best dance instructor we’ve ever had. He gives instructions so clearly in a very encouraging way. Learning to dance under Alex is a real treat. Yay, Dance Connection!
Highly recommended!

Dance Connection is a great studio for someone who is just learning how to dance as well as seasoned dancers. I first started taking salsa rueda lessons at Dance Connection about 6 years ago. I already knew how to dance and was looking for an advanced class. The rueda class at Dance Connection was perfect.
Since then I have taken several private dance lessons with Alex and am now using Dance Connection in preparation for my first dance at my wedding. My fiancé is new to dancing and Alex is great at explaining to him exactly what he’s supposed to do. I’m looking forward to a beautiful first dance.
Thank you Alex and everyone at Dance Connection for providing me with so much joy and fun dancing over the past 6 years. I hope to be dancing at Dance Connection for the next 6 years as well!