We’re AK and Rick Coffey, founders and co-owners of Dance Fitness Tempe. We are a husband and wife, family owned and operated business. We look forward to having you at our studio!
We are a studio built BY dancers, FOR dancers! Dance Fitness Tempe is a 2,500 square foot dance studio, which means it can fit up to 70 dancers comfortably at one time!.
Our studio is equipped with 40 foot long mirrors, and smooth laminate flooring with two layers of underlayment to protect your joints. We have two large speakers with bluetooth connection, and a lighting system able to set whatever mood you’re looking for. You will never find a studio with better air conditioning than ours!
There are 40 cubbies, enough for all of your students to store their personal belongings. We have two bathrooms, stocked with feminine products.
Our studio is cleaned daily to ensure you’re giving the best impression to your students.
The studio is available for pop-up rentals, or we offer discounts for weekly renters.
Hi, we’re AK and Rick!
ABOUT THE OWNERS
We met in 2021 at a small dance studio where Rick was volunteering. AK was attending a class that Rick was doing videography for. At the time, neither of us knew that this chance encounter would eventually lead to marriage—and to building a business together.
In 2022, AK started attending Rick’s dance fitness classes. As our relationship grew, so did our appreciation for the community that dance had created around us. We were married in 2024.
By then, Rick had spent years building a career around dance, performance, choreography, and social media. What started as a personal passion had grown into a community of people who came together not just to move, but to laugh, connect, and feel good about themselves.
We started talking about what we could build together, and AK proposed the idea of opening a studio.
In 2025, we opened Dance Fitness Tempe with a vision that went beyond creating another dance studio. We wanted to build a place where people could feel welcome regardless of their age, experience, body type, or dance ability—and where instructors could be creative, be themselves, and build communities of their own.
We bring very different strengths to the business. Rick brings his background in performance, instruction, and content creation. AK brings her experience as an attorney and business consultant. Together, we combine creativity with business expertise to create a studio that is both professionally run and full of personality.
Our motto, “Find What Moves You,” is at the heart of everything we do.
For us, that means more than finding a great dance class. It means finding the people, passions, and experiences that make life more meaningful.
We met because of dance. We fell in love through a community built around dance. And now, we have the privilege of building that community together.
Welcome to Dance Fitness Tempe.