If you want to learn classic ballroom dancing, this is the place to be. Featured in the January/February Issue of Stamford Magazine's "50 Things we Love About our City" and named Number Six, Metropolitan Dance Center is conveniently located in the Ridgeway Shopping Center between Starbucks and Chase Bank. Offering individual and group lessons, Metropolitan Dance Center can teach anyone from the novice to the expert. It focuses on the positive effects that dancing can have on your physical, mental and social well-being. Owners are World Professional Smooth Champion Steven Dougherty and Master of Ceremonies from long running PBS program "Championship Ballroom Dancing and America's Ballroom Challenge" John DePalma. Metropolitan Dance Center is also home of US Champion and World Class Coach Marianne Nicole.