About this vendor
We started out learning to dance for own wedding, and what was true for us, has been true for the thousands of wedding couples we have taught over the past 21 years…
* Your First Dance will form one of strongest memories of your wedding day! Let us help you make this memory whatever you can imagine.
* Our boutique studio, nestled away in our 1904, 3-story Victorian home, allows us to provide you with the ultimate combination of quiet comfort, privacy, and scheduling convenience.
* We offer the most experience, and the best teaching methods, for the best price, of any dance company in the Baltimore area.
* We have received more 5-star reviews across the web (Google, facebook, Yelp, the Knot, WeddingWire and more!) and more awards, than any other dance company. We have won the Knot, Best of Weddings Award 7 times, along with the Knot Hall of Fame Award, and the WeddingWire Couples Choice Awards 4 times. And, it's all simply because we make our students happy.
We offer a very eclectic variety of dance options, and regularly marry traditional partner dances to non-traditional music, whether it is cross-cultural, or simply unique music you like, that you never imagined you could partner dance to.
From simple to dramatic, traditional to modern, to uniquely YOU, and everything in between, we offer options to fit every personality, every schedule, and every budget!
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Music Genres
- Bluegrass
- Caribbean
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
Awards and Affiliations
6-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.+3 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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We absolutely love working with Lee at Beginning Ballroom! He is amazing at breaking down steps, smoothing out the details, and creating a dance that feels personalized to us and o...
ur song. His mental library of moves seems endless, and he always finds ways to make the choreography work for us.
We’re honestly amazed that he has gotten two people who aren’t dancers to actually look good dancing—and, even better, feel confident doing it! We genuinely look forward to every lesson. Lee is personable, funny, patient, and incredibly talented, and we learn so much every time. We couldn’t recommend him more!
We had such a wonderful experience working with Lee for our wedding dance lessons! He made every lesson fun and enjoyable while still making sure we were actually learning and impr...
oving each time. He’s incredibly patient and has a way of explaining each step that makes everything feel easy to understand, even if you have little to no dance experience. We would absolutely recommend him to any couple looking for a ballroom dance instructor!
He took us from a nervous couple to confident dance partners! We killed it😤
Me and my newly wed husband had an amazing time with Lee! He made the experience of learning our first dance so easy and simple. We have some jokes that we have got from our lesson...
s that I will continue to be insider for years to come 😂 if you want a comfortable experience withour being pressured to be perfect and just being you, Lee will be the best man for you 💖
We would highly HIGHLY recommend Lee and Beginning Ballroom for dance lessons!!! Before this, my (now) husband didn't think that he could dance at all, but now after working with L...
ee, we not only had an incredible first dance at our wedding (we got so many compliments!) but dancing is a new hobby of ours and something that strengthens our bond! Reflecting back on the "wedding planning" process, dance lessons with Lee were absolutely a highlight and one of our favorite parts. Lee is very experienced and is able to make any beginner feel comfortable and even have fun while dancing! He is very personable, great at explaining, and has a great sense of humor. For the excellent service he provided, we thought the lessons were very reasonably priced. We are now going back for more dance lessons with Lee for fun! Make the best decision of your wedding planning process and do some lessons with Beginning Ballroom - it will not only transform your wedding but be very fun for the two of you as a couple!
Lee was a very talented and patient instructor! He consistently found ways to establish a base of understanding, and then would slowly add elements until it really came together. I...
would recommend his classes to anyone intimidated by the prospect of learning to dance!
Lee is a fantastic teacher who knows his stuff and works to make your dance experience tailored to your vision. Scheduling is flexible and the classes themselves are fun! After jus...
t a few lessons my fiance and I felt like we had made incredible strides to improve our dancing and generally feel more comfortable on the dance floor. We highly recommend Lee even if you aren't planning a formal first dance. There are great takeaways for having more fun dancing in general.
Lee and Beginning Ballroom are an absolute lifesaver! My partner and I had zero dance experience, but with our wedding approaching fast, we turned to Lee for help with our first da...
nce routine. In just three lessons, Lee worked his magic and turned two left feet into a beautifully choreographed dance.
Lee's patience, expertise, and teaching style made learning our dance routine an enjoyable experience. He broke down each step, ensuring we felt comfortable and confident every step of the way. His encouragement and positive attitude truly made the learning process a breeze.
Thanks to Lee's guidance and expertise, we were able to perform our first dance flawlessly, creating a magical moment we'll cherish forever. We received compliments on our dancing -- something that had never happened before!
Beginning Ballroom is the go-to place for any couples looking to learn to dance. Lee's dedication to his craft and his ability to teach newcomers like us in such a short time is nothing short of impressive. We're immensely grateful to Lee and Beginning Ballroom for making our first dance as a married couple an unforgettable highlight of our wedding day. Five stars all the way!
We had a fantastic experience working with Lee for our wedding dance. Neither my wife nor I had any experience ballroom dancing, and we were just looking for something fun and diff...
erent for our first dance beyond the default rock & sway. Lee did an incredible job making us feel loose and comfortable each class while we stepped outside of our comfort zone. He worked at our level every single class and never tried to throw too much at us, nor teach us anything he thought we couldn’t handle. We definitely had fun at each of our weekly lessons, and our first dance turned out great! Our guests were surprised (in a good way) and seemed to enjoy it – and we had a blast, ourselves!
Lee taught us how to dance, not choreograph our wedding song. We very much appreciated this distinction, as we learned moves that we can use beyond just our wedding. If you are looking for a fun weekly activity with your partner to relieve some of the stresses of wedding planning, we highly recommend Beginning Ballroom! We will surely explore their group class or private date night lessons in the future, but the wedding dance prep experience was very enjoyable!
Lee was an outstanding dance coach. We signed up for 10 lessons and Lee was very accommodating with times that worked for our schedule. The dance turned out amazing! We would 100% ...
recommend making the time to take lessons, especially with Lee.
Lee was absolutely fantastic! We waited until the last minute to start lessons for our wedding dance. Lee was extremely helpful and flexible with the scheduling and wanted to ensur...
e we were able to fit in as many lessons as we wanted prior to our wedding. My husband and I are NOT dancers, but Lee made this an extremely fun and comfortable experience for us. He was so supportive every step of the way. We loved it so much that we plan to continue lessons just for fun. We would highly recommend!
My wife and I had 10 lessons and it turned out great! We had the confidence we needed to do a dance that we’ll never forget in front of our loved ones!
My wife and I did not know much about ballroom dancing before our wedding and we were worried about our first dance, but Lee was excellent in meeting us at our level and building f...
rom there. By the time our wedding came around, we were dancing the Cha Cha with ease and we felt completely confident on our big day.
Lee was great! He worked with our crazy schedule and us not being in the same place or in Baltimore often ahead of the wedding. We loved our dance and have become better dancers at...
other events too!
Lee was such a wonderful instructor! My husband and I used our dance lessons as our pre-wedding “date nights” and had so much fun! Lee is a great teacher and was so flexible with m...
y crazy schedule as a physician. We can’t wait to go back and continue to learn with him :)
Lee is an excellent instructor! The prospect of our first dance was intimidating at the beginning but Lee really put us at ease with his teaching style. We greatly appreciate his k...
nowledge, flexibility, and adaptability. He is very perceptive to the needs of his students, tailoring his lessons to comfortably match our pace and ability level. He taught us the foundation rather than memorizing choreography, which made our first dance effortless and stress-free. Overall, we had so much fun that we decided to continue lessons after the wedding. We could not recommend a better instructor. Thank you, Lee!
Lee is amazing. We started taking classes prior to our wedding and learned not only rumba (our first dance), but merengue and bachata too. It really reduced our anxiety towards dan...
cing and we had so much fun.
Do yourself a favor and call beginning ballroom, you won’t regret it.
Great guy! We learned some basic steps and built from there. He made sure that we got enough practice and we were confident going into our first dance. Really friendly atmospher...
e so you feel comfortable right away :). I would definitely use them again!
We took 10 lessons with Lee in the run-up to our wedding and it was one of the best decisions we made! Going from absolute beginners to learning the basics and some simple turns ga...
ve us a lot of confidence and made our first dance look a lot more elegant than it would otherwise have We also earned a lot of compliments from our guests! Lee is a patient and personable teacher who makes learning simple and fun. We appreciated his reminders that the most important thing about any first dance wasn't that two beginners look technically expert, but that we have fun doing it.
Working with Beginning Ballroom with Lee as our instructor to prepare for our first dance was an amazing experience!! We had 10 lessons with him over a 2 month period. We came to h...
im with zero dance skills and he was able to teach us how to ballroom dance and feel very comfortable doing so! During the process, Lee was patient, reassuring, and kind, and made sure to explain things to us in terms that made sense. My husband has a background in music but I do not, but Lee was able to make dancing make sense for both of us. He was very thoughtful and a few times he had coffee ready for us for morning sessions! During the times that I was frustrated with myself, Lee was incredibly supportive. I came to Lee nervous and self-conscious about how our first dance would go, but he taught us skills to confidently perform our first dance. Our first dance went really well and everyone said we looked comfortable and beautiful! And now we have dance moves that we can use for the rest of our lives together, all thanks to Lee. We are very thankful for the opportunity to work together!
We had a fantastic time learning how to dance in preparation for our first dance at our wedding. Lee knows his stuff. He makes it so simple but fun!
Lee is amazing ! We decided to take classes a month before the wedding and with zero dance experience. Lee was very personable, flexible and we were beyond ready to conquer our fi...
rst dance! Thanks Lee😊
This was one of the best decisions my fiance and I did for our wedding! Lee and his expertise were just the ticket for what we were looking for in last minute preparation for our w...
edding recpetion. Along with being flexible and understanding of our schedules, Lee was nothing short of wonderful in helping us get to where we wanted to be for our First Dance- teaching to our already selected song and getting us to look like we knew a thing or two (even though both of us had never ever had any training in dance of any kind). HIGHLY recommend!!
It is an absolute pleasure working with Lee and Christine! Admittedly, my fiancé and I have some lofty ideas for our first dance at our upcoming wedding and Lee has been so helpful...
in putting us on the path to achieve our goals. He is very insightful and observant of our abilities each (dance) step of the way (haha)—actively adapting his professional training and tailoring his teachings to match our level and pace. Every lesson is a lot of fun and stress free! We really appreciate that he is easy-going, flexible, patient, and generous with his time and attention. His jokes are hilarious—overall he and his wife are super cool!
They were great! We impressed our guests with the first dance, and instead of being completely choreographed, we had the flexibility to use moves we learned in whatever order we wa...
nted. That way, we had much less stress and pressure to remove the order of every move and could focus on the moment. He asked questions as we prepared to ensure we were ready to walk onto and exit the dance floor and made us feel confident leading up to the day.
Lee is great to work with! My fiancee and I got a lesson with him and immediately decided to upgrade to a 10-lesson package before our wedding. While we are still 2 weeks away from...
our wedding (so we have not done our first dance yet), so far we have had a lot of fun and have learned a lot. Lee's strengths are that he clearly explains what aspects really matter in a first dance and what doesn't (what the guests will not notice) and that he teaches the "why" behind certain moves, which frees us to focus on the few important aspects and enjoy the process. We love that he adapts to our level and learning pace and prefers to have us do a simpler dance where we focus on the love connection between us as a couple as opposed to a fancy dance full of technicalities that is not as fluid or seems forced. Lee is also very responsive and easy to work with, and super friendly. Highly recommend!
Lee is a miracle worker. On the 1st day of class, I wasn't sure my husband and I would ever be able to pull off a reasonable foxtrot. After only 10 classes, we were wedding ready. ...
Prior to booking, I called 2 other companies. Beginning Ballroom's 10 class package was the most comprehensive and reasonably priced. Lee is very personable, funny, and detail oriented. His attention to detail even included helpful suggestions for securely bustling my dress so that I wouldn't trip during our first dance. Pro Tip: Don't tell anyone that you are taking dance lessons. The surprise factor really impressed our guests and set the mood for our reception. Everyone loved our first dance!
We took classes for our wedding and we were more than pleased with the instructors. From the beginning to the end was such a great experience. We weren’t sure which kind of dance w...
e’d like to do so we shared our song with Mr. Gedansky and he selected a style that would fit best. He’s such a blast to learn from and very flexible. We will be taking more classes after the wedding!
My wife is an excellent dancer while I have two left feet and have always avoided dancing like the plague. When it came time to decide on and start our wedding dance preparations I...
knew I would need help. After attending group lessons for some time, we knew that more individualized attention was needed to make progress in time for the wedding day. We are very happy and relieved to have found Lee! Lee is kind, patient, funny, and a great dance instructor. He took us from stepping on feet and much frustration to an elegant first dance that impressed our guests and family. We greatly enjoyed this process and each and every one of our lessons. Moreover, Lee provided excellent advice for the wedding bustle and tips for the day of to make this go smoothly. We both highly recommend Lee!
Lee is amazing. Me and my fiance started dance lessons early (1 year ahead of the wedding date) and it made our Thursdays every week going. Fiance was hesitant at first, but he fel...
l in love with the lessons (like i did) and Lee became quite a good friend to us through this experience. Highly knowledgeable and works with your situation no matter what. Would highly recommend beginning ballroom for all of your dancing needs!
my fiance found this dancing Studio and asked me to start going with her, and from the first lesson I am so happy I did! Lee is an awesome teacher oh, and he does it in a fun and l...
earnable way, and at your pace! me and my fiance get married in May, and honestly I'm probably going to keep going even after the wedding! Thank you so much, you're the best Lee!
This was one of our favorite things we did for our wedding! Lee and Christine couldn’t have been better teachers! We learned what was the right dance for us and our song. Something...
that fit our skill set was very important and we felt so comfortable when our big day came. We had fun, all the while learning something new we would share with all our guests.
My fiance and I had found this dance studio after we had unsuccessfully tried our hand at dancing at a local dance chain. As soon as we spoke on the phone with Lee, we had a good f...
eeling, and we were right! Lee helped my fiance and I create a beautiful first dance that wasn't canned or cheesy, it felt genuine and enjoyable, and the crowd loved it! We highly recommend Lee. He has years of experience and knowledge that he is happy to share with his students, and help two stiff, inexperienced dancers like us feel comfortable and relaxed. We would recommend Lee to anyone looking for awesome dance lessons, regardless of experience!
Lee was a wonderful teacher and so much fun. We enjoyed our lessons and also Lee’s stories. I had been trying to talk my husband into dance lessons for years and finally our son w...
as getting married so I had a good reason to convince him. After our lessons were complete and our son was married my husband asked if I wanted to continue lessons. Absolutely!! We will be back to soon to see Lee and continue.
Lee is fantastic! He is very chill, and immediately makes you feel comfortable. Definitely prefer the one- on- one lessons to the idea of a big class.
My partner came in knowing...
*nothing* about dancing, and we're well on our way to being confident dancers! We are also having Beginning Ballroom teach a dance lesson at our reception.
We had the best time!!! Lee is fantastic!! Such a great date idea. It allowed us to de-stress during the thick of wedding planning and just enjoy time dancing with each other. We h...
ighly recommend Lee!!
We started with Lee and Beginning Ballroom when my boyfriend, Josh, surprised me for our 1 year anniversary with a Date Night dance lesson. We had a blast learning the Rumba and e...
nded up taking additional classes just for fun. When we got engaged last January, we again returned to Beginning Ballroom to conquer our first dance! They have reasonably priced Wedding Dance packages and have been VERY accommodating and flexible with our hectic schedules. Lee is always a pleasure to work with and we look forward to continuing our lessons long after we're married!
I cannot begin to tell you how much help Lee was! Before signing up for dance lessons, my husband and I attempted to learn how to slow dance on YouTube, which resulted in frantical...
ly searching for a dance instructor. With Lee’s help, not only did he teach us how to dance to our first dance song, but also how to overcome obstacles because sometimes things don’t go smoothly…. Unfortunately, our DJ played the wrong first dance song but thankfully we were able to dance and none of our guests seem to notice that we were dancing to the wrong song. Lee not only prepared us for the right song but also for the wrong song. I highly recommend dance lessons especially before your wedding, and honestly, they aren’t awkward at all. Dance lessons took so much unnecessary weight off of our shoulders and the first dance went from our first concern, to our last. Thank you Lee!!
Lee has been great to work with! Unfortunately, we had to postpone our reception due to COVID-19, but we have no doubt that we will still look great on our big day. It's been a lot...
of fun learning to tango and we feel a lot more comfortable on the dance floor than we thought we might be!
Lee and Christine are the Best! I'm not sure if this should be a dance instruction review or a people review. After blindly calling several places, the chemistry was instant with ...
Lee. At the initial instruction we quickly learned why. This couple both have infectious personalities with huge warming hearts...and get this, they are amazing dance instructors as well! I'm sure there are other studios that can teach you how to dance at your wedding, but these are the ones that you invite to your wedding and party with all night long! With Beginning Ballroom, we didn't just leave with a dance, we left with friends. Well, actually we never left as we have continued to learn new genres long after the Wedding. If you are on here reading reviews and looking for someone to help prepare you for that special day, look no further! Honestly, on top of being great people, the dance instruction is phenomenal. Lee and Christine are fluent in virtually every style, and that personal knowledge helps them to provide the perfect instruction to make sure that you develop the right techniques as well. You will receive an honest approach with hands-on help if needed...and trust me, there were plenty of times when Lee had to grab my 250 lb frame and lead me around the room. All in all, they are 10 out of 10 in every category and I'm so fortunate to have gained such great friends!
We decided to take dance classes for our wedding about 6 weeks before the big day. Prior to this experience, we were a little nervous given that we have no dance experience and not...
a lot of time. Lee made us feel comfortable from the beginning and chose the perfect dance for us that we felt confident doing by the end. He was friendly, warm, and positive throughout it all. It was such a great bonding experience for me and my now husband and it will be one of the highlights that we will remember from our wedding for years to come. Highly recommend!
My wife and I loved our experience taking dance lessons with Lee. We had 6 private lessons leading up to our wedding and they were some of the best moments that we shared during t...
he very stressful last few weeks that led up to our big day. The sessions were fun and informative! Best of all our first dance looked great and people really loved it! I would recommend the experience to any couple as a way of scheduling some mini dates with each other as you approach your wedding with the added bonus of looking awesome during your wedding instead of rocking and swaying back and forth with each other in front of all of your family and friends!
Lee and Christine were beyond supportive and knowledgeable and best of all they were down to earth and fun!
Our lessons with Lee were wonderful! We learned things I didn't think were possible; we really looked like we knew what we were doing, and it was comfortable and not scary. They wo...
rked with our ideas, our song choice, everything. They even managed to do Zoom lessons and make them worthwhile. While we ended up postponing our wedding, I am really looking forward to resuming our lessons when the world opens up again.
great structure for both group and private classes! We were able to mash up a song and incorporate 2 types of dances for our first dance and it was a HIT!!
Lee was very flexible and communicative through the challenges of scheduling lessons during the pandemic. We enjoyed dancing with him- he gave very practical tips for advancing our...
dancing!
Great instructors. Would definitely recommend. Their creativity is suited for any dancing needs you may have.
Lee was very friendly and easy to work with. He helped us learn all the basics and work through our first dance so we were relaxed and able to enjoy the moment while also looking l...
ike we knew what we were doing at our wedding. He was extremely accommodating with covid and rescheduling our wedding date as well.
Lee has been an effective and fun dance instructor. He’s been flexible with scheduling, given our busy schedules and uncertainties associated with the pandemic. We’d recommend hi...
m for any other couples who want to learn how to dance.
Very knowledgeable on dance and a very fun environment.
I have been taking dance lessons with Lee in preparation for my brother's May 29th, 2021 wedding. Through group and private lessons, I have been exposed to a variety of different ...
dance styles that will easily translate to whatever music is on the playlist. I am really impressed by Lee's expertise in so many dances and his patient and encouraging teaching style. I feel confident that I can get out on the dancefloor and look like I belong there.
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412 Evesham Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Beginning Ballroom