About This Vendor
Create the Wedding Dance of Your Dreams!
Create a beautiful wedding dance that wows your guests with Liza's help! Liza is a formally trained ballroom dance instructor who is gifted at helping folks with two left feet learn the basics and look amazing on their wedding day. She can teach ballroom, swing, country, Latin, and fun freestyle moves. She can even DJ your wedding! Dance lessons are usually held at the North Park studio, but may be held at the Kearny Mesa studio during non-peak hours, or at your home if feasible. Liza teaches most weeknights and Sundays, but save 20% if you take lessons on weekday mornings. Packages start at $220 for 3 lessons (most couples take 4-8 lessons). Check the contact page of the website for hours and the wedding page for prices. Please ask Liza about current availability.
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African, Arabic, Caribbean, Classical, Country, Dance, Disco, Folk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Klezmer, Latin, Persian, Polka, Pop, R&B, Rock, World Music
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Reviewed On 4/11/2018 by Heather E
Liza is great! I wanted to do a country 2-step but with some swing elements and lifts for our first dance and she nailed it! Our guests loved it and were thoroughly impressed by my now husbands new dance moves. Liza is very personable and knows...
Reviewed On 6/28/2018 by Mahshid A
Not being the most coordinated person and being pretty uncomfortable getting on the dance floor, I knew I needed to do something in preparation for my wedding in May. Liza is amazing at what she does. She has a way of putting you at ease and ad...
Reviewed On 2/17/2018 by Leigha C
Liza is amazing - we told her what we were looking for to help us make our first dance fun and memorable and she delivered 110%! Even though our dance skills were VERY basic she walked us through and helped us improve immensely over 10 lessons...
Reviewed On 9/05/2018 by Markie A
Liza was so fun to work with. We wanted to do a two-step but had very little past training in it. She was able to gage our skill level and created a dance that was perfect for us. We enjoyed our time with her and were so happy with how the danc...
Reviewed On 9/05/2018 by Isabel B
My husband and I worked with Liza for her DJ services and first dance choreography for our wedding. Liza was personable, friendly, and easy to work with. She was extremely patient with us (we had a limited dance background), and helped us picke...
Reviewed On 9/04/2018 by Kathryn G
Liza’s awesome! She worked with us to plan a dance that will still be impressive to our guests, even though neither me nor my fiancé are very good dancers. I also found out a couple lessons in that my dress can’t be bustled, and she worked with...
Reviewed On 8/23/2018 by Curtis M
Wow Liza is amazing! My daughter is getting married which means Dad must learn a father/daughter dance. Considering I have an amputation it was quite difficult for me to get the rhythm of ball room dance. But thanks to Liza's abundant patience ...
Reviewed On 6/22/2018 by Knot M
Liza is great to work with! She's got years (or decades) of dancing experience in a variety of dance genres. We decided to pick a combination slow dance which then switched to a Latin (Mexican) Pop song for dancing Salsa.
Liza was creative in ...
Reviewed On 6/17/2018 by Karrin R
Liza is very good at what she does! We wanted to learn some basic dance steps for our wedding because we both aren't very experienced. Liza helped us choreograph our first dance as husband and wife and we had some laughs while practicing in he...
Reviewed On 6/07/2018 by Vicky L
This review is LONG over due, but I guess it's better late than never! :) My (now) husband and I had the pleasure of working with Liza in preparation for our first dance. Initially, we didn't much of taking dance classes but as we got closer ...
Reviewed On 4/12/2018 by Michelle L
Liza is great to work with! She's got years (or decades) of dancing experience in a variety of dance genres. We decided to pick a combination slow dance which then switched to a Latin (Mexican) Pop song for dancing Salsa.
Liza was creative in t...
Reviewed On 11/09/2017 by Ania J
I'm not very coordinated and my husband isn't a dancer, and to his reluctance we signed up for dance lessons about 6 weeks before our wedding. Liza worked with us around our schedules and taught/danced both the male and female parts with us fo...
Response from the Vendor on 12/19/2017
Thanks so much Ania and Tony! I truly enjoyed working with you and attending your wedding! Everybody loved the dance!
Reviewed On 10/16/2017 by Yahaira C
Liza was wonderful! We wanted a choreographed fairytale dance for our wedding first dance & that's exactly what we got! She was very flexible with our schedule & our very novice dance skills. Very pleasant & patient. We loved her choreography &...
Response from the Vendor on 12/19/2017
Thanks Yahaira and David! Your wedding dance looked better than the dance scene from Beauty and the Beast that inspired it. I'm so proud of you!
Reviewed On 9/19/2017 by Billy K
I've taken several lessons from Liza and I was excited for her to help my wife and I come up with our first dance. Liza was amazing! Within a few minutes of hearing our first dance song she had developed a great dance. She taught both sides of ...
Reviewed On 9/17/2017 by Andrea S
We just finished up our totally choreographed first dance with Liza. She was so great to work with! She was very patient and made sure we were happy with each new section as we moved forward. She even reviewed a bunch of videos I had sent wit i...
Reviewed On 9/05/2017 by Wei C
My husband and I have no experience of any dance. But Liza help us to make our first dance amazing. Liza is awesome. Her class is easy to follow and she is very creative. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Reviewed On 8/21/2017 by Emily S
Liza is SO amazing! She was very creative and patient when creating our dance. We absolutely love how she captured the romantic and loving feel we wanted! Thank you so much Liza!!
Reviewed On 8/16/2017 by Nichole M
Liza was so amazing to work with! She made us feel very comfortable! She drove out to east county to work with us. She choreographed both the father& daughter and the first dance! Both were unique, but still easy enough for us to manage!
Reviewed On 7/03/2017 by Matthew S
Liza designed a dance for us that made us look like pros in just three lessons. She is both a very gifted choreographer and teacher. I definitely suggest her for help with your wedding dance.
Reviewed On 6/10/2017 by David W
I'm a 60 year old guy with 3 left feet. My daughter was getting married and I really wanted to have a memorable father daughter dance.......so........I made an appointment with Liza. Could she work a miracle????
When I met her, I immediate...
Response from the Vendor on 12/19/2017
I'm so glad you felt comfortable with me; I pride myself on being friendly, down to earth, and non-threatening. Way to go on the father-daughter dance!
Reviewed On 5/22/2017 by Robyn F
Liza was amazing to work with! I didn't initially have any clue what I really wanted out of the experience, other than not to be doing the "middle school sway" for our first dance as husband and wife...And Liza was full of ideas! We ended up le...
Response from the Vendor on 12/19/2017
Thank you Robyn! I was so impressed by your dedication with the Rumba we created. Also, it's always a pleasure working with old zoo coworkers!
Reviewed On 3/30/2017 by Katie G
Liza is awesome! I would give her ten stars if I could. My fiance got me swing dancing lessons for my birthday with Liza as I was a total beginner. We enjoyed them so much we met again closer to our wedding to choreograph our whole dance. Not o...
Reviewed On 3/29/2017 by Rachel S
Liza is amazing! She helped my now husband and I learn how to dance simply and elegantly with each other for our wedding dance song. In just a few short lessons we learned SO much from her and when we got to the dance door everything just felt ...
Reviewed On 3/10/2017 by Amanda W
I highly recommend Liza! My fiancé and I decided about 6 weeks before our wedding that we would like to take a few dance lessons so we would be comfortable with our first dance. Liza was SO flexible with our busy schedules and she was just the ...
Reviewed On 3/04/2017 by Francesca B
Our first dance was the most memorable moment of the wedding--for us and, I think I can safely say, for our guests too--and we have Liza to thank. My husband and I had only been to a couple weddings, but we agreed very early on in planning that...
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Liza Marians
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Liza loves working with engaged couples because they are in a bubble of bliss and their happiness is contagious! With her warm, friendly, non-threatening nature, Liza excels at helping brides and grooms with two left feet feel more comfortable and confident on the dance floor. Liza was professionally trained at Mac Vitties Dance Studio where she taught Ballroom, Swing, Country, Latin, and Social dancing. She has been choreographing and teaching beautiful wedding dances in San Diego for 17 years. She was also a DJ for Black Tie DJ Service and offers professional DJ service.