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First Dance Studio offers Ballroom and Latin private wedding dance lessons. We provide exceptional dance instruction in an upbeat and welcoming environment. Our main focus is to give every student the special attention they need to accomplish their own unique dance goals. Most importantly we make each lesson a fun, positive and enjoyable experience!
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- Dance
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At the last minute about a month before our wedding, we decided we wanted to take dance lessons. We called First Dance Studio and they were super helpful and accommodating! They were able to fit us in for 5 lessons leading up to our wedding and helped us narrow down our song choice as well. Our dance instructor, Beau, was so friendly and helpful teaching us non-dancers a series of simple moves that we could remember but still wow our guests with. We were even able to learn a lift from her. We had such a blast taking lessons and felt confident on the dance floor. We are so happy we took lessons with First Dance Studio and will always remember our first dance for the rest of our lives!
When I tell you working with Danielle was the best part of our engagement, I mean it - it was carved out time for ourselves to learn something new/experience something together (isn't that what marriage is?). We knew we both didn't have much ballroom dance experience ahead of time, so we went about ~3-4 months prior to our wedding date and did 10 lessons. Every lesson flew by, and we learned a beautiful dance that we were proud of and confident in doing. On the day of the wedding, we absolutely crushed it, and our friends and family came up to us for the entire weekend to tell us how blown away they were. The dance was by far the best moment of our wedding, a moment we'll forever cherish (and still get emotional about every time we look at a photo or video).
I'm happy to say we enjoyed our lessons so much that are continuing to go back for private lessons. You won't know how much you need these date nights of laughs and twirls until you try it!
We came to First Dance Studio only a month before our wedding! We only had time to take 3 classes before our wedding day. Danielle knew how to work with such little time and put together a beautiful simple first dance for us! We loved it and our guests all loved it! We also bought more dance classes in a package so we could go after the wedding for date night and learn different dances!
We went to First Dance Studio for our upcoming wedding in June 2023, having never taken any dance lessons before. We had our intro class with Danielle in which she was super helpful in deciding what direction we wanted to go with for our first dance. Then we signed up for a 3 class crash course and had the 3 classes with Daniela. They were super accommodating with our busy schedules and the short time frame we were working with! We had our final class yesterday, and are so happy with how it turned out! We were nervous for the first dance but now feel excited and confident for the day of our wedding. If you’re hesitant- I would definitely recommend going for the classes to help ease nerves for the first dance and highly recommend First Dance Studio!!
If you’re thinking about dance lessons for your wedding, I highly recommend Danielle and First Dance Studio! We had already decided upon our first dance song and we both agreed we didn’t want to look uncomfortable on the dance floor or stuck with your boring basic prom side shuffle for our first dance at our wedding. We wanted memories of our wedding night that would last a lifetime and Danielle helped us get even more than that.
When I first brought up the idea of dance lessons to my then fiancé (now husband), he agreed to do the lessons but wasn’t thrilled about the idea. We both had athletic backgrounds from high school and college, but neither of us had danced before. Danielle made us both feel at ease and comfortable with dancing. My husband never thought this was something he would ever do, let alone enjoy it! After meeting Danielle and completing our introduction lesson, we decided to book a package so we would not only learn our first dance but have extra lessons to have as special date nights after our wedding – and to our shock, the lessons are good for 5-years from the date of purchase for many date nights to come!
Danielle had us laughing and enjoying ourselves while learning. Our dance lessons quickly became a nice getaway amidst the rest of the wedding planning chaos and was something we looked forward to each week. She was also super flexible with class times as we had demanding day jobs – fitting us in for the evening or on our ‘off-work Friday’, but we also were commuting 45 minutes for the lessons so if we got stuck in traffic, she was always understanding and made our schedule work. Although it was a choreographed dance, my goal was to know how to follow my partner’s lead well enough that I could be in the moment, enjoy our first dance, and be able to sing the lyrics without thinking about my next step, and Danielle taught us just that. We were super impressed with what we were able to learn in the number of lessons we did – a full 4.5-minute dance that included a lift and a dip! Danielle also worked with my husband and my mother-in-law for their mother-son dance and they had easy-to-remember steps in just one lesson!
Danielle gave us more than a nice-looking first dance at our wedding, she gave us cherished memories together that we'll never forget and now we have dance skills we can use at any occasion in the future. We are looking forward to using these skills at our friends’ weddings, vacations, and learning new types of dances on our date nights as we continue to use the lessons from our package. We cannot thank Danielle enough for the experience she provided us throughout the lessons, practicing at home, on our wedding day, and the fact that she made us both find an exciting new date night we can both enjoy! Highly recommend!
Danielle did a fabulous job instructing us in the basics of a foxtrot, to apply to our first dance. She listened to our requests for the dance, and helped incorporate some fun moves. Our wedding guests were so impressed!
If you are looking around for wedding dance lessons, stop what you are doing and call Danielle. She was the most amazing teacher ever. Completely blew us away with her knowledge and instincts. Every single class and all of her instruction just so on point all the time. And she knew how to communicate with us exactly how we needed it. We came to her with a very different and upbeat song that we had NO idea how to dance to. After feeling our vibe and energy, and within 30 seconds of her hearing our song she was like oh yeah… this is easy. I know how we will do this.
She was so fun to work with, and we enjoyed our dance lessons so much. Its such a fun thing to do as a couple before the big day. Couldn’t possibly speak more highly of Danielle not only as a teacher but just as a genuine, amazing person who really cared about us and truly wanted us to be the best we could be. All of our guests couldn’t stop raving about our first dance!!!! Thank you so much, Danielle. You truly helped make the best day of our lives perfect
Danielle at First Dance Studio was hands down one of the best wedding vendors we worked with! My now husband and I collectively had zero dance experience prior to seeing Danielle. We started working with her about six months before our wedding and boy, did it pay off! Our guests were very impressed with our first dance and we had so much fun doing it! Danielle is a great teacher and very patient. We always left dance lessons in a better mood than we arrived. We are looking forward to doing a few more social dance lessons later this fall!
Danielle is such an amazing instructor!! My husband and I had zero experience and dreaded the first dance. Danielle made us feel super comfortable and we always enjoyed our selves when we were there! I highly recommend first dance studio!! Danielle is very talented!
We had the best experience with First Dance Studio and Danielle! We were pressed for time, but Danielle worked with us diligently and we absolutely nailed our first dance. We had so much fun at our lessons and our guests are still raving about our moves! We highly recommend this studio!
We worked with Danielle and she was amazing!My fiancé and I were strapped for time and she totally made it work for us. If we had more time we would definitely been back for more lessons and highly recommend them!
Danielle worked with us on our basics and made sure we knew everything we needed to know for a solid waltz. She also helped us dance with our parents. Next were the tricks and show stoppers; you know, stuff for the camera to make it a fun show. Finally she helped us work out a semi-choreographed and flexible routine. This was critical and set us up to handle last minute dance floor changes at our venue and an unforgettable wedding performance. Go work with Danielle to create something special to impress everyone.
Danielle was such an excellent dance instructor. She was patient and determined to make sure we felt comfortable and confident with our first dance routine. She has an amazing energy and was so welcoming. We would highly recommend anyone that is interested in taking wedding dance lessons to do so, but only with Danielle, as she is the best!
My wife and I took 5 lessons with Danielle to prepare for our First Dance at our wedding and we're glad we did! She's an excellent teacher, and we had fun at all of our classes. Danielle did such a great job of helping us plan and prepare for a dance that pushed us just a bit outside of our comfort zone, without feeling too over the top. Thanks to Danielle's teaching, we turned our first dance into one of the most memorable parts of our reception for us and for our guests- who were shocked and impressed to see our new dancing skills in action!
The day we got engaged I just knew I didnt want to be in front of 100 ppl and dance the penguin. I came across a groupon for First Dance Studio and figured why not? Our first appointment with Danielle was so much fun..we had a ton of laughs and even learned a few new moves. I knew I had to sign us up. Biy am I glad I did! Our first dance was so pretty even if my dress was enormous and got in the way ALOT! We did good! We would have made her proud :) Danielle hasnt seen the last of us. We will be going back to learn some fun stuff too!
My dad and I came across First Dance Studio when we were looking for someone to help us with a nontraditional father/daughter dance. We are SO glad we picked them and ended up working with Danielle. Our mashup dance was one of the highlights of the wedding and people couldn't stop talking about it the entire night! Danielle was amazing at making us feel comfortable while also pushing us out of our comfort zone- and I'm so happy she did! She was also flexible with our busy schedules and my dad even coming from a different state. Although I won't miss wedding planning, I will most definitely miss weekly dance classes with my dad and we can't thank Danielle enough for helping us create a memory we will remember forever. Thank you Danielle!
I found First Dance Studio on Groupon when I purchased an intro class. My husband and I went to the class hoping to find a dance instructor that we were comfortable with- and we found that in Danielle! We both have zero dancing experience and Danielle definitely had patience with us. We purchased five classes and within a month and a half we felt confident and prepared for our first dance. We highly recommend working with Danielle!!
My husband and I knew we wanted to take lessons before our wedding because we didn't want to do the "middle school sway" for our first dance. Danielle was awesome! We met with her 2x a month, and before we knew it, our dance came together. Dance lessons at First Dance Studio was were a great investment, and my husband and I had a lot of fun in the process.
When we first embarked on our dance lesson adventure, my husband and I had almost no coordination and no experience with dance. We took an introductory lesson six months before our wedding and when Danielle said there was hope for us we purchased the 20-class package. It was totally worth it.
Danielle is an incredible instructor. She's funny, patient and so generous with her feedback. The space was the perfect size to emulate the dance floor.
We went from marching band geeks to suave ballroom dancers. She helped us create a dance that embodied what we wanted to feel at the wedding–us having fun and looking like we know what we are doing piece by piece.
Everyone at the wedding knew we had no dance experience so after the first dance, with the final dip, we got a standing ovation.
Taking lessons at First Dance Studio was the best investment we made during the wedding planning process.
We love Danielle! My husband and I knew we wanted to take lessons before our wedding, but we were so nervous we waited until 2 months before the big day. Neither of us had experience or confidence but Danielle was fantastic at putting us at ease. We didn't go into our lessons looking to learn anything advanced, in fact we told her we just wanted to learn how to move well together so that we wouldn't be stuck doing the penguin on our wedding day. She taught us some basic steps and some ballroom "tricks" and before we knew it, it all came together and we had a dance routine! We practiced on our own at home and with Danielle in the studio, and after a few weeks we were comfortable and looking great! On our wedding day we were nervous about being the center of attention but thanks to Danielle we had a dance that was all our own and which we knew by heart. Our guests had no idea we were doing anything special and they LOVED it! We received so many compliments, but best of all we felt confident and had a blast. Not only did our lessons give us the confidence to do our first dance, they also gave us the confidence to dance all night long with our guests. I have never seen my husband so happy and relaxed on the dance floor, and our photographers got some great pictures! We would recommend Danielle to anyone without hesitation. Whether you are looking for a choreographed dance to wow your guests, or are like us and just want to feel and look good on the dance floor, Danielle can help you. Our lessons were a great investment, and we plan to take more soon!
Danielle was our instructor and she was absolutely amazing! We did a combo dance for our wedding and we did it in a 6 month time frame! She was so helpful and we had so much fun with her! The dance came together amazingly on our wedding day!
Danielle was great! She helped us figure out what kind of dance we wanted to do, and she gave us a framework of a beautiful dance. Neither of us was comfortable dancing in public, but the way she runs this (at least for us newbies) is that she teaches you a lot of moves that you can do, and you work out together a routine that you both like, but it's not perfectly choreographed with the song, so if you need to do a few extra of something to get mentally settled or if you forget to do something, it's no problem! Anyway, we loved our dance, and we got lots of compliments from our guests, and it was awesome. And Danielle was wicked nice and was always really positive about our progress and our ability to do this, even though we knew just about nothing about dancing when we came in.
Just a note when you show up for the first time - she teaches in a studio room in the gym that's there, so if you don't see a sign for First Dance, don't panic!
We went to First Dance for lessons leading up to our wedding and we absolutely loved it! Danielle was fantastic - so fun to work with, very understanding, and she made the lessons fun and approachable. She also took the time to get to know us and our wedding so that she could personalize our lessons, and it made all the difference. We initially just took the intro class to get a feel for dance lessons in general and we liked it so much that we ended up purchasing 10 classes.
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