About this vendor
Get Up and Dance is a friendly, open studio located in Atlanta, GA, where you can find the steps to sail through your first dance. With over 150 first dances under their belt, owner Leah is exceptional at instilling joy back into what may feel like an intimidating venture. She looks forward to helping you perform the wedding dance of your dreams with unwavering confidence and newfound skill.
Leah set up Get Up And Dance Studio as a safe space for adults to explore various styles of movements with childlike pleasure. You can take your pick from 20 different types of dance, including ballroom, swing, theatre jazz, and Latin dance. Private lessons are not just reserved for couples either. Leah welcomes parents and children or even groups to learn a dynamic routine that will leave guests breathless.
In your lessons, Leah will work with you to craft your perfect wedding dance using your chosen song. Get Up And Dance Studio is about extending its dancers' best work and extensive knowledge to help clients best craft their dance space. The result is an effortless balance between emotion and signature moves, all while keeping the entrance and big finish in mind.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Music Genres
- African
- Arabic
- Bluegrass
- Bollywood
- Caribbean
- Celtic
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We had the absolute best experience working with Get Up and Dance Atlanta and our choreographer, Leah, as we prepared for our wedding dance. From the very first lesson, she made us...
feel comfortable, confident, and excited about the process. Leah was endlessly patient and encouraging, breaking down each step in a way that felt fun and natural.
Over the course of several months, she not only taught us a beautiful routine but also created such a memorable experience that we truly looked forward to every practice. By the time our wedding day arrived, we felt completely prepared and were able to enjoy the dance as one of the highlights of the night.
We honestly miss spending our evenings with Leah - she became such a special part of our wedding journey. If you’re looking for someone to bring both professionalism and joy to your dance lessons, we can’t recommend Leah and Get Up and Dance Atlanta highly enough!
Leah was fantastic for me and my dad’s father daughter dance! She listened to what we were looking for and was so talented in how she explained each move. It was so easy to follow ...
and learn and me and my dad had a blast learning it. Highly recommend - best decision :)
I cannot say enough great things about Leah and GUAD Atlanta! Leah choreographed the first dance for our wedding and we had such an incredible experience!
We did a 3 lesson packag...
e, which was perfect for learning and practicing our dance. Leah was energetic, encouraging, and enthusiastic and put all of our nerves at ease. She was simultaneously professional (it is clear she is a technical expert) and personable. In the end, our dance was high quality AND felt like it was our own!
We are so glad to have found Leah to help us with our first dance! For a couple with no dance experience, Leah made us feel super comfortable and, after a few classes, confident! W...
e 100% recommend taking her private classes, and we can’t wait to try a group class!
Our first dance will always be a highlight from my wedding day — in large part due to working with Leah from Get Up and Dance! My fiance had never danced before and was nervous abo...
ut having all eyes on him, and Leah made him feel comfortable and confident in his ability to do a great job. Leah worked with our comfort level and taught us beginner-friendly moves that still look impressive. We got so many compliments afterwards from our wedding guests. I couldn't recommend Leah more!
Could not recommend Leah and GUAD more. Leah did an awesome job working with us to create a customized dance we loved. She worked with us to perfect and made us look like much bett...
er dancers than we are!
Leah choreographed and taught us our first dance for our wedding and we had such an incredible experience! We came in super nervous with no dance experience, and Leah was so friend...
ly and helpful. In just two classes she taught us the dance, gave us confidence, perfected it after our at-home practices, and made it so much fun! She even took the time and care to make sure to tell us how to pause for great photo moments, what to do in case we messed up, and exactly what time stamps to tell the DJ. We absolutely adored Leah and are already looking for excuses to go see her again!
Leah was SO amazing helping us choreograph our first dance. She was super encouraging and used our feedback to create the perfect dance for us. We were so excited to perform on our...
special day! I would recommend her to any couple who wants to make the day extra memorable with a special dance!
Leah was AMAZING!!
She taught my dad how to dance for my wedding and let me tell you that is no easy task!!! She also put together my first dance for me and my fiancé. We are both...
feeling so confident going into our big day!!
Leah is so sweet and encouraging! She makes sure you are comfortable with your skills, my fiance and I, mostly me had no idea how to slow dance, by the end of our three sessions it...
felt natural, as well as she gives really reassuring advice. I would highly reccomend leah!
Leah at Get Up and Dance truly provided us the best experience possible helping us prep for our first dance at our wedding! I was very hesitant going in as I am not even close to a...
good dancer. My fears melted away immediately as soon as we met Leah. She took the time to get to know us both and made us feel at ease the entire time. She choreographed our full dance for us and made sure we liked it and felt comfortable with each move. We had so much fun each lesson and couldn’t wait for the next. We were able to hit the dance floor with confidence on our wedding day and completely wow the crowd with our dance! We look forward to returning for additional lessons. Can not recommend this place and Leah enough!
We had a great experience taking a private dance lesson with Leah before our wedding! Would highly recommend for any couple looking to learn a few steps before the big day.
Great instructor for our first dance at our wedding. Very knowledgeable and clear communicator, we had a great time with Leah.
Leah could not have been better to work with and classes with her were easily our favorite part of wedding planning. She does such a great job of balancing helpful feedback with hy...
ping you up and helping you feel comfortable with the dance. Absolutely recommend her to anyone getting married and looking for dance classes in the Atlanta area and we'll definitely be back for open classes with her!
THANK YOU LEAH!! Found Leah's studio "Get Up and Dance" on the Knot when I panic searched for wedding dance lessons 2 weeks prior to our wedding. SO glad Leah was able to get us in...
for 3 lessons in a very short window before our wedding. Having zero dance experience (my now husband a little rhythm), she was able to give us some great moves that fit our first dance perfectly (and we were able to learn and achieve quickly!) she made our first dance so stressfree and fun!! would recommend to anyone :)
We loved Leah!! We did 3 classes with her for our wedding first dance and it was such a great experience. She is incredibly easy to get along with, she has a lot of great ideas/hel...
pful tips, and was always thinking about how to make it perfect for what we wanted. It was exactly the experience we were looking for when we booked. We highly recommend her for any type of dance class!
Leah was fantastic! We took a few first dance lessons with her leading up to our wedding. Danielle & I don't have any dance experience, but we wanted to learn something that we cou...
ld do for our special first dance! Leah was incredible at understanding our skill level and crafting a sequence that we could not only perform, but also remember! The dance was absolutely perfect. Leah could not have been a friendlier, less judgmental dance instructor. We thoroughly enjoyed our time learning from her! Thank you, Leah!!
I don't even know where to start.. Leah completely blew away any expectations we had! Initially we purchased a single dance class for us to do with my parents, mostly to make sure ...
we didn't trip over ourselves come wedding day. Leah was able to show us a couple basic steps/turns while making the class easy enough to understand and SO fun. My parents even went back by themselves for an additional class because they loved it so much. My now husband and I went back for a couple classes as well once we decided on our first dance song. To top it off, my husband is blind and Leah was amazing; she was able to guide him through everything so we both felt confident on our wedding day. I 1000% recommend!!
I can't say enough Thank Yous to Leah to suffice how wonderful she is. She took four left feet and made us look like we actually could dance. We had the perfect moment on our we...
dding day and she made it effortless and easy. It was amazing to see our guests faces as we twirled and dipped to our wedding song. Taking theses lessons was so much fun for us a couple and it made our day even more magical .
My husband and I took dance lessons with Leah for the first dance at our wedding. From the beginning she was very responsive, and we thought she did a great job choreographing a d...
ance that was simple yet romantic. Neither me nor my husband have experience dancing but we were able to learn, memorize, and refine our dance in just 5 lessons with her. Leah made us feel comfortable during the experience and gave us a lot of helpful pointers to refine our movements. I’d highly recommend taking lessons from Leah.
Leah was an amazing instructor and so fun to work with! Dance lessons were one of our favorite parts of the wedding planning process thanks to the energy and choreography she broug...
ht :) We feel super prepared and excited to show off our new moves for the big day! We highly recommend Leah to anyone looking to have some fun, we were beginners and she made us feel at ease + prepared. Thanks Leah!!!
Leah did such a great job setting up a great first dance for our wedding. Would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for someone to help with their wedding!!!
Leah was the absolute best instructor. We couldn't have imagined someone who was better prepared to teach us several moves over just three lessons. She's able to cater to both novi...
ces and experts. We're excited to show off our new moves at our wedding!
Leah was absolutely amazing to work with for our first dance for our wedding! She was able to take our vague, high level descriptions of what we were hoping for, and our clumsy fo...
otwork, and put together a PERFECT first dance for us. Not only was it fun and beautiful, but it was totally doable for us to learn less than three weeks before the wedding. We purchased three sessions, and assumed we would need to add additional sessions, but Leah was able to teach us the full dance in that time frame. We left each session impressed with what we had been able to learn, and most importantly, really happy and excited to practice our dance together at home. Leah, thanks for making what started as another wedding chore into a really fun, memorable experience for us!
Leah took our first dance from swaying back and forth to a dreamy romantic memory we will cherish forever! She asked us what we wanted for our dance, fully choreographed or have so...
me dance moves in there to make it special. We didn't want anything choreographed down to the second o she helped create a custom dance routine that we got to provide input for. It was absolutely beautiful! Everyone loved the dance and you can hear in the video when they are surprised where we started doing some fun moves. Leah was fun and so easy to work with when it came to creating the dance, scheduling our lessons and helping us make our dance exactly what we wanted. Highly recommend Get Up and Dance for not only wedding dance lessons but any kind of dance you are interested in!
I met Leah at a wedding expo and loved her so we booked three lessons for the first dance. She is extremely kind, patient and understanding - she made us feel comfortable and confi...
dent
My Dad and I absolutely loved taking private dance lessons from Leah! She made every lesson so fun & she is an amazing instructor! Leah’s ability to understand our skill level and ...
design a dance that met our needs yet that still wowed our guests was incredible. Plus, she was very prepared for each lesson & encouraging! We would highly recommend Get Up and Dance to anyone looking for a place to learn a few moves before a first dance for their wedding!
We loved working with Leah for our first dance! I got a set of 5 lessons for my then fiancee for Christmas. We had talked about taking lessons for a long time, and she loved the gi...
ft so much!
Leah was so fun to work with and made us feel very comfortable the whole time. She worked with us to develop a dance for our song that was fun and very "us", being sure to always ask us what we thought about the moves she put together. We were very glad that we went with 5 lessons, as it gave us enough time to feel very comfortable in preparation for the big day. Neither myself or my fiancee are great dancers, but we felt so confident after our lessons!
Our guests loved our dance at our wedding. It is a memory we will share forever. We are so glad we worked with Leah!
We worked with Leah to choreograph our first dance for our wedding. She did an amazing job!!! She is so fun to work with. My husband and I have always loved to dance together, but ...
we never really knew what we were doing so we wanted to make sure we looked good on our wedding day. And Leah delivered!! All of our lessons were so much fun and we felt so happy and confident on our wedding day!
When we decided to take lessons for our first dance, I had to do a lot of research. When I found Get Up and Dance, the vibe seemed to fit. When we first met Leah, I knew that she w...
as the perfect fit! She was patient, taught us slowly, and showed us the most fitting and romantic dance steps for our first dance. I'm beyond thankful for her! Thank you Leah!
My husband and I got married on 10/09/2022 here in Atlanta. Our venue had a vast reception hall perfect for a grand entrance and the first dance. So we had a vision but, no idea ho...
w to do it. I danced when I was in school but, my husband has two left feet. We knew we had to find the best dance instructor and, we found her. Leah is a busy woman but managed to schedule with us through her 3 session package. In the first lesson, she helped us find our song and explain how the wedding dance would go, enormously helpful and choreographing my husband felt comfortable with. In the second lesson, we drilled the first part of the dance and, mapped the second part with a must-have Dirty Dancing Dip and kiss. The third lesson we, unfortunately, had to miss it because we scheduled it for the morning after our bachelor/bachelorette party, totally our bad, but my mother-in-law and husband were able to have a lesson right before the wedding weekend. They were able to choreograph a lovely dance while not taking anything from our first dance and drilling the steps. I truly feel like there is nothing Leah can't do. On our big day, we arrived at our first dance, and my husband and I completely forget everything past the first verse however, we didn't panic! Leah had taught us to improve in the event of a mistake and was able to end on the DD dip and kiss for the perfect wedding photos! As for the mother-son dance, I was breathless and balling. Magic happened when my husband confidently twirled his lovely mother across our dance floor. Truly magical.
Leah was a joy to work with on our first dance for our wedding!
Leah is absolutely amazing! She listened to what our vision was and somehow she made it a reality. My fiance and I do not have any experience dancing and with her guidance, she hel...
ped us feel confident and ready to literally take the next step on the dancing floor.
Leah was an amazing dance instructor! We got married in October and she made us feel so comfortable and so prepared for our first dance as well as in my father daughter dance :) It...
was an absolute blast each time we went for lessons and the first dance turned out amazing. Can't recommend her enough!!
We love this dance studio and Leah is incredible! She helped us create the PERFECT first dance. We received so many compliments! We couldn’t be happier with the turn out, and we’re...
so glad to have stumbled upon this gem! We will definitely be continuing our dance journey with the GUAD! Thank you Leah!!
Leah was the perfect choice to choreograph our first dance for us. My wife Rachel and I came to her with a Beauty and the Beast mashup and she helped make it so much fun to perform...
. It is one of the highlights of our wedding!
My daughter and I needed a lesson and some ideas for the wedding father/daughter dance. Our experience with Leah was fantastic! Neither of us are great dancers, and she gave us s...
ome great ideas that are fun and totally doable. Leah is super positive and energetic and totally put us at ease. My daughter and I had a blast, it's definitely something that we'll remember as part of the wedding experience!
Leah was so amazing! She made me and my husband feel so comfortable dancing because we aren’t dancers. Her choreographed moves went so well with the song we wanted to dance to!
I ...
also had lessons for my father daughter dance and she did fantastic with that as well. We were pretty specific in what we wanted and she executed it so well! I definitely would use her if you’re thinking of having a fun first dance!
My now husband and I worked with Leah for dance lessons prior to our wedding, and she was nothing short of amazing. We had an idea in mind for a special surprise first dance that i...
nvolved two different styles of dance, and she knocked it out of the park! Not only did she make the lessons stress-free and FUN, but she was a wonderful teacher and knew how to work with us so well. Our dance was one of the most memorable moments of our wedding, and we received countless compliments on the dance! If you are considering hiring Leah, DO IT!!! You will not regret it. She is the BEST!
Leah is so talented and so patient! She choreographed a dance for our wedding and immediately understood what we are trying to accomplish and in just three lessons helped us master...
it, making modifications along the way (as our abilities are limited). She was just a pleasure to work with - highly recommend!!
I happened to stumble on Leah Boresaw through a Google search for dance lessons and I’m so glad I did! We used Leah to help us with our first dance as a married couple. She was so ...
wonderful at helping us pick our first dance and teaching us some basic moves to use without over complicating anything! I’m so happy we chose her and would recommend her to anyone.
Loved working with Leah- even though we both had NO dance skills she was able to work with us to come up with a really nice first dance!
My fiance and I are not dancers by any means nor do we have any experience dancing and we were both a bit nervous going in to our lesson. Leah was super welcoming, energetic, patie...
nt and made us feel really comfortable putting together our "first dance" for our wedding. We can't wait to perform for our family and friends!
She was so fun and made it super easy for us even though we have never danced together before! Highly recommend!!!!
WE WISH WE COULD GIVE MORE STARS!!! Leah went above and beyond our expectations. She is a joy to work with and makes every lesson a fun, inviting atmosphere. Any nerves we had bef...
ore starting our lessons were immediately squashed after meeting her. She puts you at ease and is a supportive, encouraging and incredibly talented teacher. She listened to our needs and personalized a dance that we couldn’t be happier with. We feel so grateful to have found her and highly recommend her for all your choreography/dancing needs.
Leah is awesome and was an enormous help with our first dance! Highly recommend!
Leah is great!!
Leah was an absolute joy to work with! My husband and I were former students of Leah's, and when we decided that we wanted a specialized dance for our wedding, we knew exactly who ...
we wanted to call! Leah's vision for our wedding dance was everything we wanted - a challenge, as well as an elegant performance as our first dance as husband and wife! We can't recommend her enough!
Working with Leah was our absolute favorite part of wedding planning! I know choreographing / practicing your first dance isn't necessarily a required part of wedding planning, but...
if you take some lessons with Leah, you will be SO glad you did!
She is such a warm and lovely person, and has such a gift for both dancing and teaching people to dance. She's amazingly flexible and a great listener in terms of what you want. We picked an upbeat / unusual song AND decided to do it to a live band (normally not recommended), and she was happy to work with us and give us the perfect combination of moves. We did 4 lessons and loved every one - she makes the most of the time and makes sure that you are comfortable and confident. We'll be using these moves for the rest of our lives and it was great to feel like we were on the same page before dancing in front of all our friends and family. We got a ton of compliments on the dance as well!
She was easy to schedule with, accommodating, and just a joy to be around. We're sadly moving away from Atlanta, but otherwise we would have loved to continue lessons, and also wanted to just hang out regularly with Leah. Don't think about it any longer - reach out and get dancing.
It was a great experience working with Leah. We had a lot of fun and we were very happy with the routine she created with us. I highly recommend her for anyone in the metro Atlanta...
area.
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1810 Water Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA
Get Up and Dance