Ballroom And Beyond Dance Center

Hayward continues to surprise me!!! This is a great ballroom dance place in Hayward that has group lessons in different styles almost every night of the week and has dance parties and sometimes even dinners and shows on Friday nights and all at very affordable prices! This place is awesome and has it all! My husband and I came here to take some fox trot classes before we got married and so we can do our first dance and look like we knew what we were doing. We did the walk in group lessons but ended up getting private lessons at the group rates because we were the only ones there for that dance. We took lessons for several months and were never pressured to pay more than the group lesson rate. The owner Bessie is very nice and our dance instructor Spencer was awesome. I’ve always loved ballroom dancing and have been taking lessons on and off (though mostly off) since high school. I’ve taken lessons at Arthur Murry and through the city parks and recreation department in Hayward and Alameda and so far Ballroom and Beyond has been the best for value. The instructor definitely knew his stuff and knew how to teach it. He never made me or my husband feel bad or clumsy or awkward but at the same time would correct us if we were doing something wrong. We not only learned the steps but also posture and timing. We also went to their Halloween party which was something a little bigger than their usual Friday night parties. For the Halloween party they had a dinner and costume contest where they gave out prizes and even had all the instructors showcase the dances they were working on. It was really fun. Everyone came out of the woodwork for that party and we got to see how big the ballroom and beyond «family» really was. Everyone was so friendly and spirited and really welcomed us into the group. Everyone dressed in costume which was fun to see. Looking forward to going back for some more lessons and parties. Maybe next time we will take some salsa, tango, waltz, or hustle. :)