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Wedding Dance of Your Dreams
Be You Dance Studio is a wedding dance company in Brooklyn, NY. Founded by dance aficionado Katarina, the studio teaches a variety of styles from ballet to ballroom. Katarina’s extensive background in competitive dance ensures that couples can learn from an international champion of the art.
Born in Slovakia, Katarina has competed professionally in Latin dance since childhood, and she worked as an instructor for several years before returning to education. After moving to New York to study ballet, Katarina established her current dance studio Be You Dance Studio, offering to-be-weds the opportunity to wow guests. Having fun with rhythm and movement are essential principles in the lessons and Katarina enjoys helping couples learn to twist and turn to their favorite song. From a romantic waltz to a spicy salsa routine, there is a dance to suit every couple’s personality and flair for theatrics.
Be You Dance Studio offers private one-to-one lessons for couples planning a wedding dance performance. Katarina can assist couples with choosing the ideal song and routine to complement their ideas and provides advice on the most suitable lesson plan. Packages range from 1-20 classes depending on the level of ability and fluency couples aim to achieve before their big day. Katarina also offers private online classes to accommodate distant dancers. Would you like to take classes in the comfort of your home, but you still prefer in-person lessons? You just found your perfect match! We are offering private lessons at clients home in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. We guarantee 100% money back , no questions asks!
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- Hip-Hop
- Jazz
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Be You Dance Studio, under the guidance of Katarina, received glowing reviews for their wedding dance lessons. Reviewers praise Katarina's patience, adaptability, and attention to detail, helping couples with varying levels of experience create beautiful and memorable first dances. Her teaching style is commended for making learning fun and enjoyable, with flexible scheduling options available. Guests were impressed by the choreography and performances, turning nervous first dances into highlights of the wedding. Katarina's professionalism, accommodating nature, and ability to tailor routines to individual preferences received high recommendations for couples preparing for their special day.- Top reviews
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Wow! I have nothing but great things to say about my experiences. Katarina was so professional and so kind for our lessons. It was the outlet we both needed when our wedding planning grew more stressful. I am so happy we had Katarina to choreograph our wedding dance. She came prepared and ready to teach us the dance while be so patient with us . Learning the dance she created for us allowed us to connect as a couple and took some anxiety away about wondering what we would do for the wedding dance . Not to mention our guests were completely blown away by our performance. I can’t thank Katarina enough for her kindness and patience. I recommended her to my best friend who is also a bride.
Response from the Vendor on 01/06/2025
Dear Danah!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our lessons. It was a pleasure working with you, and I appreciate your trust in me with your first dance. You looked amazing!
Best,
Katarina
We had an amazing time learning with Katarina! She has a very fun but adaptive teaching style that both accommodates to your experience (or lack thereof), and helps couples learn their own style together. She also helped us choreograph a very fun but natural feeling dance for our wedding day. Extremely happy we chose to work with her.
Response from the Vendor on 01/06/2025
Dear Thomas!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our lessons. It was a pleasure working with you, and I appreciate your trust in me with your first dance.
Best,
Katarina
I have absolutely no confidence in my dancing abilities so our first dance was something I was absolutely dreading but with Katarina's thoughtful and patient guidance, she was able to somehow make magic happen. The best part of it all was how fun it was, I actually looked forward to going to each class. I'm so glad we took the time to do this with Be You Dance Studio and budget this into our wedding. I have no regrets and honestly want to continue with more classes. We will treasure our wedding dance for years to come. Thank you so much Katarina for this priceless experience.
Response from the Vendor on 01/06/2025
Dear Yvonne!
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our lessons! It was a pleasure working with you. You did an amazing job. I am looking forward to future lessons with you.
Thank you for choosing Be You Dance Studio.
Best,
Katarina
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We had a great experience with Katarina and we highly recommend Be You Dance Studio!
Response from the Vendor on 01/06/2025
Thank you so much for your review.
Katarina is an amazing teacher and was an integral part of our celebrations. Confidently guided us, an anxious couple who has never danced, to a graceful and beautiful dance. Giving us confidence and inspiration to dance and have fun not just at our wedding. She also led us in yoga sessions in the past, giving us calm and blissful energy always. At our weekend campground wedding she led a Salsa lesson as well. Thank you again, Katarina. Forever grateful.
Response from the Vendor on 12/23/2024
Dear James!
It was a pleasure working with you. You did an amazing job. I hope to see you in future dance classes.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina is amazing! She's so patient and really great at what she does. We didn’t have a lot of availability, but she managed to teach us our entire first dance in just 5 lessons. She was also super flexible with our schedule and made sure we could practice at times that worked for us. Highly recommend her to any couple preparing for their first dance!
Response from the Vendor on 12/06/2024
Thank you so much Koey for taking the time and review our lessons. It was always fun on the lessons with you!
Hopefully, see you both soon.
Best,
Katarina
Don't hesitate to book lessons with Be You Dance Studio for your wedding day! We weren't sure how many classes we would want, so we did an initial trial class and then booked the 10 class package so we could learn a full 2.5 minute routine. Our first dance went from something we were nervous about to one of the highlights of the wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 12/06/2024
Dear Julia!
Thank you so much for taking the time and review our lessons. You guys nailed it!!! It was a pleasure working with you. I hope to see you on a regular class.
Best,
Katarina
Thank you so much for your help! We couldn't done it without you. Highly recommend Katarina's first dance lesson.
Response from the Vendor on 10/30/2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our service. I truly appreciate it.
Hopefully, see you soon.
Best,
Katarina
We worked with Katarina for our first dance at our wedding and we had such a fun time with her. I was a little nervous about dancing in front of a crowd and she was so great about reassuring me and giving us moves that we felt excited about! She was awesome with our vision from the beginning: We explained that we wanted to switch up who would lead vs follow as a queer couple, that we wanted a fun but not too cheesy dance routine, and that we wanted moves we could use in the future too. She was awesome and knocked it out of the park with all of these requests! She even let my parents come for our last session so they could be more comfortable with their dancing as well. Our guests RAVED about our first dance (way more than we had expected or hoped for!) and it ended up being one of my favorite moments of our wedding night and continues to be a particularly special memory. We’re so so grateful. Thank you Katarina!!!
Response from the Vendor on 04/19/2024
Dear Caitlin!
It was so much fun working with both of you. Thank you for making my job so easy and fun. I am so proud that you got out of your comfort zone and killed it on the dance floor. You both did an amazing job and I can't wait to see yo...
u back.
See you soon,
Katarina
Katarina was really helpful in helping us prepare for our first dance for our wedding this year. She was always super accommodating to our schedule and made sure we felt comfortable with dancing for our big day. :)
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Camila!
Thank you so much for taking the time and write a review. I can't wait to see your first dance. Our lessons were always so much fun!
Best,
Katarina
Katarina is a superstar! We came to her in September to prepare for our wedding first dance in December and she could not have been more thorough and accommodating. Her attention to detail and ability to break down certain techniques to someone with no background of dance was reassuring, and made our first dance not only unforgettable, but extremely fun! I would recommend Be You Dance Studio, to anyone, especially if a complete novice like myself.
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Daniel!
Thank you so much for taking the time and share your experience! I truly appreciate it. It was so much fun working with you.
Best,
Katarina
Booking dance lessons with Be You Dance Studio was the BEST thing my wife and I did for our wedding! Katarina was AMAZING. She was very kind, energetic, and did a great job explaining everything and guiding us through our routine. Katarina made every lesson fun and engaging, and did a great job listening to our ideas and using her experience to bring our dream dance to life. I would recommend booking lessons with Be You Dance Studio to anyone wanting or thinking about doing dance lessons. 10/10 recommend!!
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Nicholas!
Thank you so much for taking the time and share your experience with me! You guys did an amazing job!
Best,
Katarina
Katarina was an amazing dance instructor—she was easy to work with, friendly and patient, and had great choreographing ideas for the song we wanted to use for our first dance. We took three lessons with her and really enjoyed the experience. We would highly recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Andrea!
Thank you so much for the kind words. It was so much fun working with you.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina is truly a magician! She made two amateur individuals with zero dance background pull off a successful first dance (even with a lift as a grand finale!). If you are debating between self-learning through YouTube videos, think again. Katarina was kind, patient, and accommodating to our schedule changes. We always get excited attending each dance lesson. Looking back on our videos, we are so glad we signed up with Katarina.
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Helen!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Our lessons were always so much fun! I can't wait to see your first dance - please send it to me - hahaha.
Best,
Katarina
My wife and I were looking to have a refined first dance at our wedding and Katarina was incredible! We had some experience dancing as a couple but not a ton and Katarina was able to use our strengths to create a creative routing for us. Even if you don’t have any dancing experience, we would highly recommend Katarina to any couple looking to refine their first dance
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Eric!
Thank you so much for taking the time and share your experience. It was so easy working with you. You learned so fast. I love your first dance. It was so beautiful and fun. Thank you for choosing Be You Dance Studio.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina is a really amazing dance teacher. Understands your needs and tailors the whole experience for your special day
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Thank you, Berkan!
I can't wait to have you back in the studio.
Best,
Katarina
We were pretty nervous about our first dance and doing dance lessons in the lead up to the wedding, but Katarina made the whole experience so much fun.
We ended up loving going to our classes with Katarina and had so much fun with her learning the basics and the choreography she put together for our first dance. Katarina was really flexible and listened to all our feedback and made the whole thing enjoyable and very comfortable for us. We couldn't be more grateful!
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Nick!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! You did an amazing job learning the choreography.
Best,
Katarina
We had such an amazing time working with Katarina. She choreographed a wonderful dance to our skill level and made it fun to learn!
Katarina is AWESOME. She has tons of experience w wedding first dances, which really comes in handy. She also really listens to what you want! Highly recommend.
Response from the Vendor on 01/01/2024
Dear Casey!
Thank you so much for taking the time and share your experience. You looked amazing!
Best,
Katarina
Katarina helped us with the First Dance with my daughter and son-in-law and the Father-Daughter dance. She was so good! She made everyone immediately comfortable and composed 2 dances that were simple and elegant. My husband, who feels he cant dance, was relaxed and the day of the wedding he and our daughter looked wonderful together. We had a video from the lesson and I practiced with my husband while my daughter and her fiance practiced at home. Katarina made it easy and fun. We cant thank her enough for making an important part of the evening so beautiful.
Response from the Vendor on 07/06/2023
Dear Lizbeth!
Thank you so much for taking the time and write a review about our lesson. It was so nice to meet your whole family. I am so happy I was a part of this big day and I was able to help with both dances. I hope we will work togethe...
r again.
Best,
Katarina
katarina is absolutely incredible - we are so grateful for her and so happy she was apart of our special day. in 3 incredibly helpful dance lessons, we were able to nail our first dance!!! thank you so much again - we cannot recommend her enough!!!
Response from the Vendor on 03/27/2023
Dear Samantha!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write a review. It was a pleasure working with you. You did an amazing job.
I hope I will see you soon.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina was amazing. We gave her our song and she choreographed a perfect dance to our skills. She was super flexible with our schedule and even came to us so we could practice in the park in front of people before the big day. Highly recommend.
Response from the Vendor on 03/07/2023
Dear Adam, thank you for taking the time and share your experience with Be You Dance Studio. I hope I will see both of you soon.
Best,
Katarina
We had a fantastic experience with Be You Dance Studio! Katarina was patient, encouraging, and always working to make us feel comfortable and prepared for our big day. She provided us with clear, concise instruction and tailored her teaching style to our individual needs and learning styles. Katarina took great care in incorporating our preferences into the dance and making sure that we would be ready to put on a show for our friends and family, customizing choreography to match our song.
Not only did Katarina help us create a beautiful first dance, but she also made the process fun and enjoyable. We looked forward to our lessons each week and always left feeling energized and excited to continue practicing.
Katarina is an amazing teacher who truly goes above and beyond to make sure her clients have a memorable and enjoyable experience. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her and would recommend her to anyone as a perfect dance instructor.
Response from the Vendor on 03/07/2023
Dear Michelle!
Thank you so much for taking the time and share your experience with Be You Dance Studio! It was a pleasure to work with you. It was always so much fun with you and Michael. I am looking forward to having you back.
Best,
Katari...
na
We were a challenge. We decided on a first dance late and are hopeless when it comes to dancing. Katarina was a godsend! She choreographed and practiced with us one week before our big day. Besides being accommodating, she is just fun to be around. Our lessons were such good quality and we never felt rushed or intimidated with her. Her experience also shines: she comes equipped with her Bluetooth speaker, your song on her playlist and bridal skirts that can match any dress so you can practice appropriately. She gave us solid pointers to help us remember our steps and prevent us from getting distracted on our big day. We felt confident and our first dance was a hit! If you need first dance lessons or any dance lessons for that matter, call her right away! She does not disappoint.
Response from the Vendor on 11/02/2022
Dear Amanda & James!
Thank you so much for taking the time and review us! It was such a great time to work with both of you. In that short amount of time we had, you did an amazing job. I hope you will come back and take a lesson just for fun! ...
Thank you for choosing Be You Dance Studio!
Have a wonderful day,
Katarina
Working with Katarina for our first dance was amazing! She was very collaborative and helped us come up with a unique and fun dance that we and our guests loved! We reached out to her less than two months before our wedding and she was very accommodating to our crazy schedules. We HIGHLY recommend Katarina to any other engaged couple, whether you are choreographing a dance or not.
Response from the Vendor on 11/02/2022
Dear Laura!
Thank you so much for your review! It was such fun to work with you. Your first dance looked so fun and beautiful!
Hopefully, you will come back one day for another dance lesson.
Best,
Katarina
We are SO lucky and grateful we found Katarina to help us "learn how to dance" and execute our first dance. Katarina is highly qualified, has so much energy, and genuinely cares about the people she works with.
From the moment we met Katarina, we knew she'd be perfect to help us with our first dance. We only envisioned taking a few lessons but added more because of how much fun we were having (and, let's be real, how terrible we were at dancing!) No task is too great or small for Katarina. We selected two very different songs to use in a mashup for our first dance. Katarina worked to teach us the classical ballroom styles of the Foxtrot (for our first song - French "La Mer" by Charles Trenet) and the Tango (for the second song - "Sway" by Dean Martin).
The end result was brilliant!! By no means are we amazing dancers, but Katarina's tips, tricks and advice (even down to the last minute day-before lesson advice of taking three deep breaths) helped us enormously and we executed a truly memorable and amazing first dance (complete with lifts and dips!!) and felt so confident and amazing on our special day.
Katarina listened to our needs throughout, she worked with our busy schedules and was flexible around our timing. My fiance (now HUSBAND!) works long hours physically, and Katarina was so understanding when we were tired or not performing as well. She kept a positive attitude, encouraged us, and helped us not just master ballroom steps but gain courage and form. Our wedding day first dance COULD NOT have gone better for us, and we are truly so thrilled by the memories Katarina helped us create. Our guests were pretty astounded by our moves and it was a fun time.
Overall, I could not be more grateful to Katarina for her amazing dedication and professionalism, and would recommend her to any couples getting married who want to elevate their first dance game - slightly or dramatically!
Response from the Vendor on 07/08/2022
Dear Gigi!
I am absolutely speechless!!! I can't express myself enough how thankful I am for your kind words! I am so happy you chose Be You Dance Studio to help you with your first dance! It was so great to meet you and Joey. It was a pleasur...
e to work with you and be a part of your big day! I hope we will see each other soon.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina was amazing! Honestly our dance skills before Katarina were minimal at best so we really looked to her for guidance in everything. She truly blew us away with her experience, and in helping us individualize our first dance moves with our song itself and our skill level. We took 9 lessons with Katarina in-person, it was incredible that we were able to have our lessons locally to us. A huge factor that made everything soooo easy for us to work with her. We originally planned to just do 5, but at the 3rd or so lesson realized we would need a few more it was so easy to add more lessons on. Since we have 1 lesson remaining we’re actually going to do another one with her post-wedding just for fun! Our guests were so impressed by our first dance and we had so much fun as well!
Response from the Vendor on 07/08/2022
Dear Jordan!
Thank you so much for taking your time and for all the kind words! You did an amazing job and I can't wait to hear all about your first dance and wedding! I hope I will see you soon at our next lesson!
Best,
Katarina
We loved working with Katarina! She was a super friendly, patient, and helpful teacher that taught us a first dance that impressed all of our guests. Initially, we thought we would take one class just to learn a few moves and feel more comfortable on the dance floor. But we really enjoyed working with Katarina, so we decided to go back for more lessons, and came out with a dance we really love. It was a wonderful bonding experience for us, and we plan to take more classes soon!
Response from the Vendor on 05/10/2022
Dear Jaime!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a fantastic review! We're happy to hear that you loved your experience with us. We are looking forward to having you back!
Best,
Katarina
My new husband and I cannot recommend working with Katarina more strongly! She is kind, professional, committed, and flexible. When we first met her, she taught us the basics of dancing, and after 11 lessons, we had an incredible choreographed dance for our first dance as a newly married couple!
My husband and I have zero dance experience, and actually quite disliked dancing at weddings and events, so we were nervous starting lessons and weren't sure what to expect. At every step of the way, Katarina offered her expertise, reviewed steps that were confusing for us, and really was such an excellent teacher. We cannot believe the dance that we were able to do, and it was such a special part of our wedding day. We will always remember it!
Katarina is also such a genuinely kind and caring person. We miss working with her! I highly, highly recommend working with Be You Dance Studio!
I hired Katerina to give me private dance lessons. She is very professional. Her character is warm and inviting. She makes you feel very comfortable. She has the ability to access your current level and create a program that will significantly help you to improve. Her teaching technique is well balanced in teaching you dance movements, stretching exercises and how to listen to music to learn rhythm ,beats and timing.
Response from the Vendor on 02/28/2022
Hi Andre!
Thank you so much for your positive feedback! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoy our dance lessons. We are looking forward to the next lesson.
Best,
Katarina
In the beginning, we were hesitating to hire a dance teacher for our first dance. We tried one lesson with Katarina and we enjoyed it so much that we decided to purchase the package. Katarina helped us to be confident on the dance floor. She made the classes fun and it felt comfortable working with her. She was very flexible and understanding. We highly recommend hiring her. Our guests are still talking about our first dance. Thank you, Katarina.
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2022
Dear Doti!
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We are lucky to work with customers like you. Best,
Katarina
Me and my husband had recently a wedding and hired Katarina to teach us some moves :) (since we both are terrible on the dance floor) One of the best decision of my life to hire her and married to my husband of course :) I mean if she can teach me how to dance, she can teach YOU!
All I want to say; highly recommend her! ❤️
Response from the Vendor on 12/15/2021
Dear Bea!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for choosing Be You Dance Studio. It was a pleasure to work with you. We hope to have you back now as a married couple.
Best,
Katarina
Katerina was very comfortable to work with. She helped us to pick a song for our wedding, learn the steps. I (the groom) didn’t have much dance experience and she patiently practiced with me until I was completely ready for our first dance. Our first dance was a great experience because we were properly trained and prepared. Highly recommended.
Response from the Vendor on 12/04/2021
Dear David, we are so happy that you enjoyed your experience with us! We appreciate the great review.
Thank you,
Katarina
Dance lessons with Katy were amazing, she helped us prepare a beautiful 1st wedding dance for the song we choosed. We have managed all the technical challenges posed by the time of covid without any problem, but most importantly, it was lot of fun, we have honestly enjoyed it and it has strengthened our interest in dancing for the future 😍👌
Response from the Vendor on 12/03/2021
Hi Veronika, thank you for taking the time to leave a feedback! We are happy to hear that you loved working with us. We are looking forward to working with you and your husband again.
Best,
Katarina
Katarina was recommended to us by our friend and we couldn't be happier with our choice.
Katarina choreographed our dance, based on our song selection.
Although I have two left feet and no ounce of talent, our first dance turned out to be beautiful.
Katarina is patient, always on time and accommodating!
We really loved to work with Katarina. She made our big day more special. Katarina choreographed our wedding dance for the song of our choice. We felt very confident and comfortable after learning from her.
Katarina taught our wedding dance. The classes were always fun and she’s very professional. Me and my husband had zero dance experience before but our dance turned out amazing on the wedding day. We were confident as she practiced so much with us. I highly recommend her.
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Born in Slovakia, Katarina started to dance at age eight in styles of ballroom, jazz, hip-hop, and ballet. As a teenager, Katarina started to compete in Latin dance competitions in Hungary. With her dance partner, she won the 2006 West Hungarian championship and took third place in the 2006 Hungarian championship. They also won various international competitions in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. She moved to New York to study dance, yoga, and pilates, at Steps on Broadway for two years. Nowadays, you can find her teaching in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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