Who’s behind this site
About Beach Ballroom and this guide
Dance Classes Toronto is Beach Ballroom’s guide to learning to dance in this city: honest answers for adults, written by the studio on Queen Street East. Below: who we are, who teaches, and why we wrote it.
- Rated 4.9 on Google
- Founded by World and British champions
- Adults only
- No partner needed
One belief
Beach Ballroom opened in 2022, founded by Richard, Laura and Erin on one belief: anyone can dance if they’re taught properly.
Richard and Laura spent nearly two decades competing internationally. Richard is a two-time World Champion and two-time British Open Champion; Laura is a British Champion and World Finalist. What stayed with them wasn’t the titles, but how many adults never get taught with real care. Erin came to dance as a parent, watching her son fall in love with it, and brought the business sense that turned a shared belief into a studio.
Real technique, explained so a complete beginner can follow it.
The coaches
Every coach has their own style; the standard is the same. Here’s who teaches what.
Richard & Laura
Two-time World Champion and British Champion, coaching ballroom, Latin and competitive dancers.
Tony
A World and British finalist who is still competing today.
Antoine
A former national champion in France, with contagious enthusiasm and precise technique.
Slavik
Trained competitive dancers in Ukraine and China; meticulous, detail-first coaching.
Eduardo
The club-style specialist, with warm, high-energy teaching for social dancers.
Kosta & Ilinca
Teaching from both the competitor’s and the adult learner’s view. Ilinca also teaches West Coast Swing.
Bradley
From b-boy to Latin and ballroom, with a background in contemporary dance from Concordia.
The studio
Beach Ballroom is an adults-only (18+) studio at 1501 Queen Street East in the Beaches. The studio says its curriculum is backed by DVIDA, NDCA and ISTD standards. It teaches salsa, bachata, merengue, the ballroom and Latin dances, Argentine tango, kizomba, swing, hustle and line dancing, plus wedding first dances. Weekly socials run on Latin Thursdays and Country Fridays.
Directions, hours and what to bring are on our contact and visit page.
Why this guide exists
New dancers ask the same questions before they ever book: which style, what to wear, how long it takes, whether they’ll be the only beginner. This site answers them honestly, one guide at a time. Every price and policy on it comes from Beach Ballroom’s own pages and is checked before it’s published. Start with every dance style we teach, or use the menu above.
Come and meet us
Book a beginner course, or a $99 consultation with a senior coach if you’d like help choosing where to start.