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The lessons with her fly by, and we are looking forward to continuing to dance with her.

s leading up to the wedding! We weren't quite sure what dance we wanted to do for our first dance. At our first lesson we said as much, so Victor had us play some songs we were considering and within a few moments of starting each song, he was able to tell us what kind of dance(s) would be best suited to it and even did a little demo of what the dance would look like. We ultimately chose the waltz. We worked primarily with Ann, but also took some lessons with both Victor and George. No matter which instructor you end up working with they are all incredibly talented instructors who are knowledgeable and passionate about dance. In fact I'd recommend spending at least one lesson with each as they bring their unique views and thoughts on the art of dance and offer different insights and approaches to improve your skills! In addition to lessons together, we each took individual lessons (me with George and my husband with Ann) to work on our specific skills/weaknesses (i.e. leader vs. follower (or in my case, breaking the habit of trying to lead when I should be following haha). I was initially skeptical of individual lessons, but they really improved our skills because by dancing with a pro it allowed us to just focus on our own issues. As a result, we began dancing much better as a couple. All2Dance is a no-judgement zone! Ann was patient, kind, and understanding and didn't make me feel like I was rhythmically challenged. This was something I was really apprehensive about first going in; I felt like I had two left feet and was convinced that I was going to get laughed out of the studio! The complete opposite is true. Ann, Victor, and George are supportive and reassuring that you've got this! We didn't tell anyone that we were taking lessons because we wanted everyone to be surprised. And boy were they surprised! Our first dance was amazing, so many people came up to us and said how graceful and beautiful we looked and wanted to know if it was choreographed (we were proud to say: "nope that was all us!"). We were even told that his grandmother was so touched by our dance that she cried! A few general thoughts that I wish I'd known for all my brides out there! Dance lessons are a great break from the wedding stress, it helps you connect as a couple on a different level and helps you remember why you are getting married in the first place (hint it's not because of the floral arrangements)!!! With that said, get started early! I wish we had started closer to six months out instead of our 2 (ish). While we were lucky that we had schedules that allowed us to make up for lost time and come in for 2 or even 3 lessons per week, I cannot even begin to imagine how much more epic our dance would've been if we'd been dancing longer. Also, when you have so much going on in those last few months you don't want to be fretting about your dancing, you want to already have it in the bag! More generally, make sure you practice outside of lessons, that's where we really got the muscle memory! You're spending a lot of money for lessons, so you want to come in to each lesson ready to learn more and really fine-tune! I highly recommend All2Dance! Private lessons may be expensive, but it's worth every penny and then some!

, explaining the pros and cons of each dance. Once we agreed on a dance style, he offered the right balance of criticism, advice, and encouragement over the six lessons that we took with him. Originally, we were only planning on doing three lessons, but after our first, we realized that we had a VERY long way to go, so we added three more lessons. After those lessons we felt prepared, and not all that nervous. When we, two awkward people barely capable of doing middle school slow dancing, danced in front of all our friends and family, they were impressed by how graceful we both looked. It was an unforgettable moment in our wedding, and Victor made it all possible.