Ballroom Dance Chicago

ported us throughout the way. We had no idea what to do for our dance, but David choreographed our dance for us and helped us master the moves. Thank you David!! If you're looking for lessons, see David!!

ays patient and encouraging with us as we learned how to get comfortable with all the steps and spins! This was a major challenge for both of us, and one we felt so supported through as we took it on. The staff was warm and welcoming and David always made us feel so safe, and he has a way of walking you through things so that before you realize it, you’re dancing naturally without even needing to think about it. Our first dance was incredible, beautiful, and moving and we have Ballroom Dance Chicago to thank. We had so much fun in the process that will genuinely miss our time spent here. Time to renew our vows and learn a new dance!!

even got some great tips on our ceremony recessional (including the mid-recessional kiss) and reception grand entrance. Every lesson felt like a date night too, which was so special leading up to the wedding.

ground, albeit not in ballet. My dancing experience was limited to a passable few wedding dance floor moves, so we were coming from two very different places. We worked with Matthew, who took a somewhat unique song that we picked and crafted a masterful dance for us. Because of my fiancee's past experience, she wanted to do a technically complex dance (lots of lifts and spins, etc), and Matthew heard us through our vision and helped us every step of the way. We ended up taking 20 classes and a wedding showcase, which was definitely on the upper end of a time commitment, but it became something that we both enjoyed doing and learning together. It definitely took that many classes to achieve our goals, but certainly could have developed a solid, more accessible level in 5-10. We took classes both in West Loop and Ravenswood, and both were great spots. Ravenswood is definitely a larger studio, but West Loop can definitely be more convenient depending on where you are coming from. All of the people who work at Ballroom Dance Chicago were warm, welcoming, and encouraging. I also wanted to mention that working with Matthew, who runs the business, was a delight. He is brilliant, funny, and technically gifted. He challenged both of us despite our very different backgrounds and helped us realize our vision for our wedding, and we look forward to coming and learning other dance styles with him and the whole community at Ballroom Dance Chicago in the future. We were so pleased with the progress we made and are looking forward to wowing some crowds (even if we miss a step or two) at our upcoming wedding. I will post the final product video after we dance for real, but can certainly say even before the moment we would 100% choose this place and process again.

was patient, kind, professional and a blast to work with. Matthew, the owner, has created an incredible team and curated a warm and classy space to socialize, learn and DANCE. We HIGHLY recommend!

ur sessions with a song and choreography that best fit our skillset and personalities. She listened to our vision and comforts and helped design a dance that was memorable and fun. We really enjoyed our lessons with Juanita and would recommend to any couple who is interested in brushing up their skills before the big day!

away! I was honestly shocked at what we accomplished in that amount of time (neither of us have major dancing experience). Our first dance was one of my favorite parts of the wedding day and the lessons made for incredibly fun date nights. Angela was our teacher and she was fantastic to work with. Their multiple locations and online scheduling are also extremely convenient. The owner, Matt, goes above and beyond as well. I cannot recommend this company enough!!

January 2023 for our October 2023 wedding. We wanted a romantic choreographed waltz- a difficult dance to learn, practice, and perfect. April made the process easy for us. We started small and worked our way through more complicated moves until we had our full dance choreographed and looking perfect. April keeps the mood light and fun and is the best teacher we have ever had. We got married 10-21-2023 and our choreographed dance was a surprise to our guests and they raved about it all night. Those months of practicing truly paid off and we looked nearly professional for our first dance! We could barely do a single box without stepping on toes or looking at our feet in January 2023. April took videos and shared them with us at the end of each lesson so we could practice between lessons. It is so meaningful to look back at the videos from January 2023 to our actual first dance in October 2023 and see the change. My husband and I looked comfortable and confident and we give all of the credit to April. We also took part in 3 of the wedding dance showcases so that we could practice and get used to dancing in front of a crowd- very helpful!! We were much more comfortable dancing at our wedding since we had already practiced our waltz in front of people!

ed our first dance so much that I did the unthinkable and hired professional help. I’m so glad that I did! Ballroom Dance Chicago was incredible. Despite the short notice they were able to get us in for 6 sessions before our big day with one of their best instructors. April walked us through our first steps and coached us through a custom routine that she choreographed just for us. After only a few sessions I began to feel more confident in my dancing and I even started to enjoy it! We blew everyone away at our wedding reception! The cheers during our final dip made our hard work worth it a hundred times over and the compliments we received throughout the night made me regret not taking dance classes years ago. We’ll be back again soon to learn some new steps with some new friends. Thanks April & Ballroom Dance Chicago!!!

rant just a couple blocks away from their ravenswood location. My now wife and I would happily go back just for their casual dance nights. Shout out to April for being a great instructor!

anita. She was an absolutely fantastic instructor! My husband had never had formal dance training and she was very good at showing us the ropes. She helped us put together a great cha cha to go with our song (Smooth by Santana). We chose a 10 class package and it was perfect for us. Plus, we had fun at every session - highly recommend!

we were during our dance, and that's all thanks to Angela's help. The entire process was so much fun, even for two people who wouldn't typically take dance lessons! Thank you Angela and everyone at BDC for helping us make our wedding day extra memorable!

ing lessons with her soon. Thanks to the whole team!

ated a dance that fit our song and skill level perfectly! I highly recommend them!! We plan on continuing learning new dance styles with them we had so much fun. Booking was easy online or in person.

irst dance. Liezl was wonderful to work with, teaching us a bit more each lesson and making us believe we could pull it off. The lessons themselves were a lot of fun; we plan to come back to BDC for more ballroom or ballroom classes. Thank you, Liezl!

es but made us confident and gave us wedding tips outside of dancing. Working with her was our favorite part of wedding planning. We recommend her to every couple wanting to prepare for their big day!!!

e, communicative and attentive. Very grateful my now wife chose him.

ped us create! Definitely recommend.

h people. We had to overcome a lot of obstacles during our wedding planning process and moved to the suburbs in the process which made things challenging but Josh helped us navigate through that and taught us a beautiful dance that wowed all our guests and made our dreams a reality! Highly recommend!

instances, the instructors choreographed a dance that matched out styles and ability levels perfectly. The lessons were relaxed and fun, and we had a great time showing off our dances on the big day! I highly recommend Ballroom Dance Chicago!

d our personalities and skill sets. He was patient, encouraging, and made us feel comfortable. He was flexible with his coaching approach and broke things down in ways that made it easier for us to learn. He is a great teacher and turned us into dancers! We took 16 classes and each class was a blast. April joined some of our classes and she is also awesome. By the end we were surprised at how far we had come. Our first dance was definitely one of the highlights of our wedding. We had so much fun doing the dance and our family and friends were super impressed with our moves!

with Angela on our first dance for our wedding, and she designed the choreography around our style (some simple moves but nothing overly complicated or overdone). Every class, we enjoyed getting to know Angela, while learning our dance in a fun, welcoming environment. In the end, we scheduled extra classes just for practice, since we weren’t doing it at home, and Angela kept those sessions engaging and worth it! Would highly recommend to other couples, and we’d love to return and take a look at some of their other dance offerings!

e us feel so confident and welcome that we BOTH began looking forward to our weekly class together. In just a few weeks, he had us assured and excited about our dance together. We had such a good time that we're already looking into group classes to join, something I never would have seen us doing pre-BDC. Seriously, if you're in Chicago, end your search here and look no further!!

turned out perfect and we cant wait go back and take more dance classes. Everyone is so welcoming and nice. All the instructors are very knowledgable.

was unique to us and fit our non-dance background abilities. By the time we made it to our first dance, we had it completely down and it was definitely one of the major highlights of our wedding. We are so appreciative to Josh for all of his patience and guidance and for making our experience so positive and memorable. Would definitely recommend BDC to anyone planning their wedding!

ing a 2+ minute choreographed dance for our wedding that was timeless, beautiful, and the highlight of our evening. It was truly the highlight of our entire year of wedding planning being able to enjoy these lessons together and learn something as a couple. My husband did not know what an 8 count in music was on our first lesson and we were dancing with flow and grace by the end. Angela was FUN and lively. She is skilled and an absolutely incredible teacher supporting us and always ensuring we felt comfortable. Our dance was a custom choreo and she even added in a lift for us at a high point in the song. We could not have been more grateful for the experience and we would love to be back in the near future!!! Andrea & Sam

e bride/groom weren't local to attend practice. Josh made it all work. It was wonderful!

forward to every week leading up to our wedding. We loved our first dance and she made us feel comfortable every step of the way.

ronment. She is an amazing instructor - she knows how to break down moves so that even the most novice dancer can understand. After every class, I felt like we had a clear idea of what we needed to practice and improve on. She created such a fun piece for us and we can't wait to show it off at our wedding. Having Angela's class every other week was the joy that got us through wedding planning. I cannot recommend her or the studio enough.

arning our first dance that we have continued to get lessons and we always have a blast!

. Everyone at our wedding raved about how fun our dance was, and we are so appreciative of Matthew. He taught us so much! We also previously took Matthew's salsa class which was also amazing. We highly recommend!

th Matthew for a consultation and gave him a peculiar song choice that meant a lot to us but was a bit out of the ordinary and he totally ran with it. We loved our dance, but more than that, we loved hanging out with Matthew. Our weekly classes became our date night and I can't tell you how hard we laughed throughout the process and how much we loved talking and getting to know Matthew. To note, we are totally beginners at dancing and didn't know anything and it didn't matter, Matthew guided us along the way and we always felt encouraged and supported. Post wedding we actually miss those weekly classes so much just because they were such a bright spot in our wedding planning process and are also a memory we will never forget. If you are looking for lessons and want more than just a routine, but a total experience filled with laughs, tender moments and lasting memories... go here. Wedding planning can be stressful but your first dance doesn't have to be with Ballroom Dance Chicago on your team.

ward to our lessons every week. Our first dance was special, but not over-the-top (just what we wanted) and Angela taught us at our own pace. We couldn't recommend working with Ballroom Dance Chicago & Angela enough!

as so kind, attentive, and helpful throughout the entire process. Our choreographed dance was amazing, and Angela gave us the confidence to pull it off. We had so much fun, we both agreed to take dance lessons just for fun for date night. I'd recommend Ballroom Dance Chicago (and working with Angela!) to anyone!

as a mini date night we looked forward to each week. She helped us create a memory that we will ever forget!

rk with our truncated timeline, they paired us with Rachel who was amazing! At first we thought we wanted a twirl or two, but by the end of our classes we had an incredible dance routine for our first dance that we're still getting compliments on thanks to BDC. We couldn't recommend them more highly!

r expectations. Her methods for teaching us our wedding dance were on a realistic timeline which helped immensely. We were able to pick up new parts of the dance every session while drilling the rest into our brains. We left our last session feeling confident that we will “wow” our guests at our wedding! We STRONGLY recommend Ballroom Dance Chicago (especially Angela)!

r expectations. Her methods for teaching us our wedding dance were on a realistic timeline which helped immensely. We were able to pick up new parts of the dance every session while drilling the rest into our brains. We left our last session feeling confident that we will “wow” our guests at our wedding! We STRONGLY recommend Ballroom Dance Chicago (especially Angela)!

n’t wait to showcase our beautiful dance!

th felt confident in our dance abilities. We had fun each session. Looking forward to going back for our anniversary.

e professional studio. Matthew was able to understand us as a couple and our vision for our wedding night, and his incredible choreography was so much fun to learn and totally impressed our friends and family at our wedding. Also his welcoming and friendly vibe made us look forward to every single lesson.

do the "first dance sway", but Matthew had much bigger plans for us! Our confidence grew with each lesson as we saw our dance come together. We picked a pretty upbeat song and as a result there was was so much energy and FUN in the dance that Matthew created for us. Twirls, lifts (multiple!), dips, and more! The lessons themselves were an absolute blast, and we were SO excited to get to do it at our wedding in front of our guests. Everyone was so surprised and the dance got a huge crowd reaction. We would do this again 100x over. Thank you Matthew!

l studio and expert instructors make every lesson a memorable experience. My husband has never danced before and after lesson number one he was hooked! He loved the challenge of learning new steps and seeing the progress from lesson one to lesson ten. I really appreciated how our instructor, Matthew, made the lessons fun, engaging, and exciting. We left the studio feeling energized and more connected to one another. When we performed our first dance we received a standing ovation. It was truly a highlight of our big day! We both agreed that it was the best decision we made throughout the entire wedding planning process because Ballroom Dance Chicago gave us the space and time we needed to connect to one another and have some fun! We plan to bust out our first dance choreography at each anniversary to relive the joy and magic from the first time we set foot on the dance floor. In addition to having an incredible first dance experience, we were so moved by our time with Ballroom Dance Chicago that I started dance lessons with my father. It was so special for me and my dad to spend time together each week. We had such a great time that we plan to start lessons back up in the winter. I can not thank Matthew and Ballroom Dance Chicago enough for these priceless memories. We will cherish them for a lifetime!

had so a great experience we're continuing our lessons post-wedding.

. Matthew came super prepared every week we met with fun and interesting content, and helped us design the dance we always dreamed of.