The best studios to rent in Lower Manhattan

Starting from the desire to showcase artists, Arts On Site was established in 2016 and has continued growing yearly. This NoHo dance studio encourages producing any form of art to express creative ideas that float through your brain. If you don't feel like being artistic, you can watch others perform at Studio 3R and 3F, but you can also rent the spaces for yourself.

Studio 3R is a quaint space with black flooring, and curtains hung around the room, accommodating 30 artists and 34 audience members. Rates differ depending on the activity– performance, film and photo, class, and rehearsal rentals are available. Studio 3F is a natural light-filled space with brick walls and wood floors accommodating 30. Rates differ depending on the activity– performance, film and photo, class, and rehearsal rentals are available.

Walk five minutes from Washington Square Park and you will find yourself at Dance With Me SoHo, a studio that wants you to feel confident and grow whether you have years of experience or it's your first time putting on tap shoes. You can find virtually any dance style at this studio, from salsa to rumba to ballroom dancing to vogueing.

Mirrors line both sides of the long ballroom, and the ceiling is adorned with chandeliers that bring in lots of light reflections. If you want to be surrounded by others while trying a new dance style, there are group lessons, but private lessons are also offered if you prefer to have one-on-one attention. Reach out to the studio for more information regarding rental, but they welcome any event, even if it doesn't involve dancing; for example, benefits, lectures, and conferences can be held here.

Peridance Center is a studio for experienced dancers of all ages and experience levels , and has been based in Union Square for over 40 years.

They offer drop-in classes, workshops, camps, and intensives with ballet, hip-hop, body conditioning, and African-based styles. They also have KnJ Theater, a Marley-floored black box space that seats 140 guests and has a 35' 6 wide x 30' deep x 16' 6 high stage. You don't have to worry about the details – Peridance has ticketing services, lighting and sounds, a backstage cross-over, a dressing room and warm-up studio. Other optional services include a pre or post-show reception and photo and video packages.

After performing across Southern California, Mitchell Wayne opened Mitchell Wayne Productions in 2015 near Astor Place station. His specialties range from burlesque to Latin dance to choreography and production, and his philosophy? You can never have too much fun. Both in-person and Zoom classes are offered under categories including dance classes, master classes, and body conditioning.

Fitness dance can be an activity for your next birthday party, bachelorette party, or a fun thing to do on a random Saturday with friends. You can pick your playlist, and they will handle the rest. For more information on rentals, contact the venue directly.

Wooden floors, beige walls, potted plants, and natural light describe Movement Research's Eden's Expressway studio. The airy 1,400 sq. ft. space has sprung wooden floors and partial mirrors to help you can learn the difference between your left and right feet. This Lower Manhattan dance studio is column-free, has a wall full of windows, and is located in a fourth-floor residential building walk-up with an elevator.

Classes range in theme, including athletics of intimacy, choreographic preparations for dance, sounding body series: revelatory vibration, and embodying change, which is a seasonal workshop. To reserve the rehearsal space, contact the venue directly.