About this vendor
Hi! My name is Ace. With over a decade of professional dancing and teaching experience, I specialize in creating beautiful, inclusive wedding dances for couples in Austin, Texas. While I was born and raised in Austin, my teaching journey has taken me all over the world, including Seoul, South Korea; Quebec, Canada; and all over the U.S.
I love giving couples the tools and confidence to have an amazing first dance. The best part? The skills we learn together will stay with you long after your wedding day.
Each lesson is tailored to your song and dance goals. By the end of our classes, you'll have a routine that feels great and the confidence to execute it. We'll plan how to start and end your first dance, plus add fun moves to fill out the middle.
I'm happy to go over your song choices with you to explore style options. Whatever you pick, I'll help you plan a memorable and FUN routine that will wow your loved ones. While single lessons are available a la carte, I recommend as many lessons as you can squeeze in before your big day! You can review package options on my website at https://www.acedances.com/wedding-lessons.html.
Most folks choose Slow Dancing for their first dance (I promise it's a lot more interesting than the Middle School Sway), but I also offer classes in over 15 different dance styles, including Latin, Country, Swing, and Ballroom.
You’ll feel comfortable learning in my relaxed, private studio space in central Austin, conveniently located near 51st St, Airport Blvd, Hwy 290, and I-35.
After each lesson, I want you to feel empowered to practice at home. That’s why I always provide a full outline of what we covered. If you’re a visual learner, I’m happy to record the moves we learn in class so you can reference them at home.
My goal is to make dancing fun, easy, and approachable. Students have told me that I have a super-power of making even the most nervous students feel at ease and excited to learn.
I’m excited to work with students of all backgrounds. Dancing should be inclusive and accessible to everyone. If you have a specific need or concern, please don’t hesitate to ask—I’m here to help make this experience as easy and stress-free as possible for you. And please know that whatever your sexuality or gender identity, you are warmly welcomed here.
Ready to get started?
The first step is to get in touch so we can begin our dance journey together. From there, we can discuss pricing, scheduling, and plan your dream first dance!
Contact Information:
512-636-3841
acedances.atx@gmail.com
www.acedances.com
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Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Music Genres
- African
- Bluegrass
- Caribbean
- Celtic
- Classical
- Country
Awards and Affiliations
7-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+4 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Ace was an amazing dance instructor and I highly recommend for anyone looking to brush up or learn how to dance! Ace helped us as beginners who knew nothing about how to dance, for...
m a well crafted slow dance for our first dance at our wedding and it was not only a hit with our guests, but such a fun experience to learn a new skill. Ace was so patient and knowledgeable and we are super grateful for the classes and skills we learned that will last us a lifetime!
We were definitely intimidated to take dance lessons at first, but Ace immediately put us at ease. Ace made the whole experience fun, comfortable, and completely stress-free. By th...
e end, we felt confident and excited for our first dance instead of nervous!
What we loved most was that the routine she created felt authentic to us—nothing over the top or forced, just natural and joyful. We were not stressed at all for our first dance and enjoyed the moment. Highly recommend Ace to any couple looking to feel confident and genuine on the dance floor :)
Ace was such a great teacher! They kept things simple for us, and we had fun learning some new moves for our first dance and beyond. We felt so comfortable at our wedding and were ...
able to really enjoy the moment.
Ace is the best dance instructor we have ever had. They were super friendly and easy to approach which made us feel comfortable the whole time. We loved the personal lesson style t...
hey used! We learned a few different types of dances with Ace, and they helped us pick one that was perfect for our first dance. Would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to learn, or planning something special for their big day!
We had a great time learning dance moves with Ace. They made our journey on the dance floor smooth and sensuous!
My husband and I had very little dance experience but wanted to make sure our first dance at our wedding was special and memorable, and we are so fortunate that we had Ace in our c...
orner! We came in with zero dance experience and left feeling so confident. Ace is patient, kind, funny, and we loved our lessons with them. 100% recommend Ace to any couple who wants to do more than just away back and forth during their first dance. Now, my husband and I are the first ones on the dance floor at our friends’ weddings. Thank you, Ace!!
Our experience with Ace was amazing. In the space of 2 hours, we went from totally nervous to completely prepared. Ace is the consummate pro. So happy we did this!
Ace was such a joy to work with. Easy to communicate with and their experience could be felt in every lesson. Ace helped us design our own wedding dance, a waltz, and taught us man...
y moves to use. It was important to me to find someone who was willing to take a lot of the gendered roles out of the dance experience and Ace was exactly the right person for that. Their space was clean, comfortable, and private. We have continued to consider coming back for more lessons past our wedding date. Ace made the entire experience fun and one of the best parts of our wedding planning process.
My husband and I LOVED working with Ace! We did not have a lot of experience dancing together prior to the wedding and were nervous about people staring at us while we awkwardly sw...
ayed around the dance floor, so we decided to book with Ace. Right off the bat, Ace was friendly, warm, and welcoming. Their studio is cozy and we loved meeting their cat on the way in :) . We did four lessons, which Ace managed to fit in the three weeks before our wedding because we booked late. We learned several different moves which we were then able to put together for a lovely first dance! I was so impressed and felt way more comfortable and calm by the end of our lessons. Ace was patient and mindful of our experience levels and just generally a good teacher. Honestly so glad that we not only got lessons, but chose Ace specifically. Both my husband and I were nervous to take lessons and worried it would be more of a chore, but Ace made it fun and easy - to the point we looked forward to our lessons after work! Plus, their rate is incredibly affordable for the amount of experience and individual care that they bring to the table. We left completely happy with our decision to learn from them and I would recommend them to anyone. If you are at all nervous about your first dance - please please please book with Ace! You will not regret it.
Ace helped us feel totally comfortable for our first dance. As two people who don’t love the spotlight, my husband and I were very weary of a first dance. Ace taught us simple move...
s to drown out those nerves and fully enjoy the moment. We now find ourselves dancing in the kitchen more often than not thanks to Ace. Thank you thank you!!
We are absolutely thrilled to share our experience with Ace, our dance lesson instructor for our wedding! From the very first lesson, we knew we were in great hands, and our journe...
y to the dance floor was nothing short of amazing.
Expertise and Guidance:
Ace is incredibly knowledgeable and skilled in dance. She took the time to understand our goals and the style of dance we wanted to learn for our first dance. Their expert guidance and personalized approach made us feel confident and prepared. We appreciated how they tailored the lessons to fit our skill level, making it enjoyable even for those of us with two left feet!
Fun and Encouraging Atmosphere:
Each lesson was filled with laughter and positivity. Ace created a warm and encouraging environment that made us look forward to every session. They were patient and supportive, helping us to overcome any nervousness we had about performing in front of our guests. Their enthusiasm for dance was infectious, and it truly made the experience fun!
Flexibility:
We also appreciated Ace’s flexibility with scheduling and their willingness to accommodate our needs as we prepared for the big day.
We cannot recommend highly enough! Ace, expertise, encouragement, and passion for dance made our wedding experience even more special. If you're looking for a dance lesson teacher who will help you shine on your special day, look no further than Ace. Thank you for making our first dance unforgettable! We can't wait to continue another lesson!
Ace took us from being totally lost to feeling good in 4 lessons! Greatly appreciate their guidance and energy.
My partner and I have taken multiple lesson packages with Ace over the last year and a half or so and they are awesome! Super patient and kind (especially with our wacky work sched...
ules), and very knowledgeable about multiple styles. We've learned some slow dance, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, etc. and are now learning our first dance choreography for our wedding. It's a very beginner friendly place, but Ace won't let you get bored either! Always ready to match pass with however much you are comfortable learning in a lesson. Definitely reach out to Ace if you have been itching to try something new, or want to add some flair to your first dance!
Ace was communicative, kind, and great to work with! My (now) husband and I took eight dance classes in preparation for our upcoming wedding. We are by no means dancers, but with A...
ce's help, we performed an unchoreographed dance with two lifts! It was so much fun to take these classes together, and Ace made all the information easy to digest. We received so many compliments from our wedding guests and would highly recommend Ace!
Ace was an amazing instructor and helped us create a wonderful set of dances for our wedding (First, Mother/Son, Father). Their teaching style was easy to follow and progress with....
We ended up with perfectly tailored steps that took the crowd by storm.
Ace sincerely worked with us, we didn't reach out until about 3-4 weeks before our wedding. They made a compromise with us, and sincerely worked with our timeline to make sure we w...
ere prepared!
They made me feel extremely comfortable and really demonstrated to make sure we understood and also performed well with the moves. I couldn't have been happier with our first dance, and even though it wasn't 100% core graphed, Ace really worked to make sure we picked the right song and tempo we wanted to convey. I can't say how many compliments we received from our dance, and I can't give enough credit to Ace! Thank you again 1,000 times over!
My husband and I were skeptical about dance lessons, we aren’t the most coordinated dance partners. Ace was very thorough in explaining all dance moves and helped us on our own lev...
el. They were inviting and extremely pleasant to work with. We highly recommend them for any dancing needs and plan on using them again in the future!
Ace is a fantastic dance teacher. They were very patient with us considering my wife and I are not very gifted dancers.
Overall, very happy with the results that came from our les...
sons with Ace.
Ace was a delightful instructor and made every session fun. They provided us with the tools to feel comfortable and confident in our first dance! We'd highly recommend working with...
Ace for your wedding needs.
Working with Ace was an incredible experience! They were very patient, encouraging, and welcoming! We felt confident and comfortable going into our 1st dance. We would love to work...
with them again and would definitely recommend them to other couples!
We decided to take some dance lessons with Ace to help us prepare for our first dance - and we're so glad that we had Ace to help us! We reached out to several studios and decided ...
to book with Ace after how responsive they were and hearing about the approach. Our prior attempts at dancing were clumsy but things were going much smoother after our first lesson. Ace was more than patient with us, very encouraging, and gave us many helpful pointers as they instructed us. The recaps by email after each lesson and playlist of additional songs to dance to so we could mix it up was very helpful for us to refresh our memories while we were busy preparing for our wedding.
By the end of our four dance lessons, we felt ready and excited to do our first dance with a repertoire of different dance moves. It was so fun and we know that those attending enjoyed it. Thanks Ace!
It was my very first dance class and I really enjoyed it!
We’ll definitely go back for more classes!
Ace was so extremely easy to work with and made us feel comfortable! We’re not experienced dancers and only wanted to practice a little before the big day. Ace understood that and ...
worked with us in the basics plus a little more! We had SO much fun and it was such a fun activity to do together leading up to the wedding. Couldn’t recommend Ace enough!!
10/10 experience. Would recommend for people of all dance levels. Informative and fun!
We are so glad we chose to take lessons with Ace for our wedding. My partner and I had never really taken dance classes before and were *very* beginner level to say the least. But ...
in only four lessons Ace took us from barely being able to do a basic 2-step to twists, dips, and even a lift! Ace was patient and encouraging and tailored the lessons to our level, gradually helping us build up our skills with each class. Our guests were so impressed when we whipped out our moves during our first dance—they couldn't stop raving about it! It was definitely one of the highlights of the night. Don't hesitate to book Ace if you're looking to learn some skills for your first dance (or any dance)!
Ace is a fantastic instructor! They are patient, welcoming, and so encouraging. We found their feedback to be so helpful, and we learned a lot. Their studio is also a lovely space....
We especially appreciated how Ace would send us notes and practice suggestions after each of our lessons.
Ace has been a great dance instructor! We have learned so much in just a few short classes and are much more confident for our first wedding dance. Would highly recommend!
The best dancing instructor out there in Austin. My husband and I are new to dancing but Grace has helped us so much. Not only she is creative, she is also very kind and understand...
ing. Thanks to Grace, we had an amazing first dance at our wedding. LOVE LOVE LOVE HER!!!
We had the best time taking dance lessons and got so many compliments on our first dance! Grace was always quick to reply with dance lesson notes and reminders of upcoming lessons....
She was patient and taught us so much and choreographed an amazing dance!
Ace has been so professional, fun, and easy to work with! They make learning to dance feel easy and accessible!
Ace was an absolute pleasure to work with. My husband and I wanted to learn a few basics for our first dance so that we would feel confident going out on the dance floor in front o...
f a crowd. Ace not only helped us to learn some basics, but also helped us figure out how to fit them in to our song and helped fine tune everything for us. We were both nervous going in for the first session, but Ace created such a welcoming, fun and safe environment that we both felt comfortable and able to loosen up and have some really fun days nights. I would 1000% recommend Ace Dances for anyone needing help with their first dance or just wanting to have a fun date night, dancing with your partner!
Grace was amazing! She was extremely patient with us and our dancing level. She ended up choreographing a beautiful first dance that we felt comfortable and confident in. Highly re...
commend her!
Grace made our first dance a special moment! She worked with our short timeline and put together a choreography that matched our style and skill level. Her studio and her teaching...
method made us feel comfortable as we fumbled through new dance moves. Graces Dances was one of our favorite vendors!
Grace was an amazing dance instructor! My now-husband is many wonderful things but a dancer is not one of them. Grace broke everything down so well and helped him loosen up so much...
. Our first dance turned out to be so fun and so memorable. I’d you or your fiancé is worried about your first dance at all, look no further than Grace as your solution!
Grace was patient and kind. My spouse and I had 2 left feet so when we needed help for our first dance Grace was perfect. She helped us in just 5 short lessons. Highly recommend.
Grace was amazing. We only had one dance lesson, but it was super fun and helpful for planning/practicing our first dance before the wedding!
Grace was an amazing teacher. We went to see her to learn our wedding first dance. She was really helpful and it couldn't have been any better! Thank you, Grace :)
Grace was absolutely amazing to work with! My fiancé and I were so busy with other wedding details, that we forgot to schedule dance lessons until 2 weeks before the wedding! We as...
ked our wedding planner for recommendations, and she gave us 4 or 5 names. My fiancé emailed all of them at once and within FIVE minutes, Grace was calling us on the phone! My fiancé and I didn’t want a big song and dance number; we just wanted to learn some basic moves to do during our first dance so that we weren’t standing in the middle of the dance floor swaying from side to side like two middle schoolers at a school dance. Grace gave us exactly what we asked for. She was so patient with us and very encouraging. We were only able to get two lessons in before our wedding, but that was enough. Our first dance went perfectly! We both felt very confident on the dance floor thanks to Grace. We cannot recommend her enough!
Grace is awesome! Very kind, patient, and flexible with our needs. We ended up creating a first dance for our wedding that absolutely WOWED all the guests, all the practice was def...
initely worth it!
My husband and I were so grateful that we found Grace to help us craft the most perfect dance for our wedding. She was kind and patient as we both have (admittedly) 2 left feet. He...
r lessons were paced perfectly for our chosen song and skill level. We are so glad we were able to GRACEfully dance the night away with all of our guests and highly recommend Grace Dances!
Grace was our saving grace! My husband and I had no previous dance instruction and we needed a lot of help for our wedding. After our first session with Grace we already felt a lot...
more confident in our moves! After each session, we had details of what we learned so we were able to practice at home. For any of your dancing needs- Grace is your person!
I reached out to Grace to take one dance lesson before my wedding. I wasn't expecting much from one class, but Grace blew us away. She responded very quickly to my initial inquiry ...
and was so friendly on the phone. Grace was very personable during our lesson, and made my husband and I feel confident and comfortable dancing in front of people at our wedding.
Grace is the best! My husband and I signed up for four lessons, which we planned to finish up a month before our wedding, so that we had time to practice our new moves before our b...
ig day. We had a few different songs we were deciding between, and before we came in for our first lesson, Grace gave them all a listen and her recommendation (which we’d been leaning towards anyway!) We are NOT dancers, but Grace gave us the tools to come up with a great first dance, and the lessons were so much fun! She was so patient with all of our questions and just an all around great, encouraging person.
Shivani Patel
Grace made my husband and I feel so comfortable and confident to dance at our wedding. We had so much fun during our six sessions, and can’t wait to go back for more!
My now husband and I took a dance lesson from Grace before our wedding day. I am not much of a dancer but my husband is so I wanted to make sure we both looked like we knew what we...
were doing during our first dance. The lesson was so much fun and my husband even learned some new moves too. I felt so much more comfortable during our first dance and I am so grateful to Grace for that.
We are both so so happy we decided to get dance lessons for our wedding. Grace was great - her living room home was super comfortable, spacious and welcoming. Grace was super patie...
nt and helpful guiding us both so we had a good rhythm dancing together as well as some fun dance moves. I thought it was the perfect progression of lessons. We had so much fun learning to dance together. Would highly recommend!
Grace was so fun to work with! She took us from uncomfortable novices to confident dancers over the course of four lessons, learning some basic turns and steps to even a lift and d...
ip by the end. It was all customized to our first dance, and we even got immediate lesson notes after so we could practice before the big day. We had so much fun during the first dance and didn't have to stress about what we were doing - couldn't recommend her enough!
Grace is unbeatable. I went from nervous and uncomfortable to looking forward to our weekly dance lessons! We completed four lessons in the five weeks leading up to our wedding in ...
Oct 2021. It was perfect - we mastered the basics of partner dancing and have a few more fun moves down together.
We signed up for dance classes with Grace to learn some moves for our first dance at our wedding on Sept 19th. Neither of us have taken classes before, so we didn't really know wha...
t to expect. And we both basically have two left feet! Let's just say that we absolutely ROCKED our first dance, and all of our friends and family were so impressed! Grace gave us the confidence every step of the way, and we never thought we would be hearing so many cheers and so much applause during our dance. Grace not only helped us create such a beautiful moment between the two of us, she also made the lessons so much fun! We still cannot believe she taught us a lift and we actually were able to pull it off... We couldn't have asked for a better teacher!
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924 E 51st St, Austin, TX
