Andrey Stanev

Professional Dance Instructor

Andrey Stanev is a Professional Dance Instructor specializing in ballroom, Latin and wedding dance. With over 25 years of instruction and dancing experience, Andrey is also the Owner of Ballroom Dance in NYC, a studio based in Manhattan, New York and in Hawthorne, New York. He was born and raised in Bulgaria and won the Bulgarian National Championship for Ballroom and Latin Dance in 2000-2001. He has also worked at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio where he received the Award for Outstanding Performance in the advanced department of teaching.

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How to

Do the Cotton Eyed Joe Dance

The Cotton Eyed Joe is a country dance made popular by the release of Rednex's version of the classic folk song in 1994. The dance is similar to line dancing, with relatively easy steps that are repeated over and over ag...

How to

Dance the Tango

Learning to tango is not easy and requires the right skills and teacher. But the basics ''can'' be learned on your own, and you can start learning by yourself. With a little practice, you can master this elegant and roma...

How to

Do the Merengue

The merengue is a fast-paced Dominican dance that you can do with a partner or on your own. Any new dance takes practice to learn, but the merengue has some pretty basic steps that aren’t hard to memorize. Once you’v...

How to

Jive

Jive dancing is a fast and very spirited Latin dance, made popular in the 1940s by young Americans who adopted the movements to fit with the emerging sounds of rock and roll. While there are many more complex movements i...

How to

Slow Dance at a Formal or Semi Formal Dance

Slow dancing is something that has given people anxiety for ages. Being so close to someone you like can leave you at a loss for what to do. Where do you put your hands? What kind of step should you use? If you have ever...

How to

Foxtrot

Your guide to foxtrot dance fundamentals and challenging variations The foxtrot is an elegant type of ballroom dancing that’s performed to jazz and big band music. The dance is similar to swing, but it's a bit slower a...

How to

Samba

Samba is a fun, lively dance that originated in Brazil. It originated as a solo dance, but has since become a flirty and fast-paced partner dance that’s often seen in ballroom dancing.. 20 May 2020. If you’d like to ...

How to

Dance Gracefully

Dancing is a super fun way to express yourself while using your entire body. Making your movements look graceful is an important factor whether you like to dance for fun or you take dance classes every week. You can impr...