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Grace Dances
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1504 Dapplegrey Ln, Austin, TX
About This Vendor
Dance Together Confidently and with Joy
Grace Jones-Taylor is an award-winning dancer and instructor. She specializes in wedding dance lessons and date nights across over 15 different dance styles including Latin, Country, Swing, and Ballroom dances. Grace teaches in her home studio off Parmer Lane, which is a relaxed and private place to learn. After each lesson, you'll receive written notes and ideas to practice at home. Grace's goal is always to make learning dance fun, easy, and approachable! She makes even the most nervous new dancer feel at-ease and capable. Please reach out and let’s talk about your first dance! Guaranteed response within 24 hours. 512-636-3841 [email protected] www.gracedances.com
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African, Caribbean, Classical, Country, Dance, Disco, Folk, Jazz, Latin, Polka, Pop, R&B, Rock, World Music
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Couldn’t recommend Grace enough! She was incredibly helpful in preparing us for our first dance and provided a lot of resources for us to continue practicing on our own (videos, spreadsheets, reminders about our cues, etc.). She went above and...
beyond to schedule classes at the best times that worked for us including a Covid safe dance class outside. Thank you Grace for everything you did for us!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/24/2020
Thank you so much, Michael! It was lovely getting to know you and Melissa. And getting to meet up one last time before your wedding!
Grace has been so wonderful to work with: she's kind, understanding, and patient. We had to postpone our wedding until next year due to the coronavirus, and she assured us that we'll get a great review session before the new date. I can't recom...
mend Grace enough! :)
Response from the Vendor on 08/08/2020
Thank you so much, Devin! Can't wait to see you and Ryan again before your new date.
My fiancé and I did our dance lesson yesterday with Grace via Zoom and it was so much fun!! We had no dance skills going into the lesson but with just one hour we are so much more comfortable and love all the twirls and skills Grace taught us. ...
We ‘re excited to show our guest what we’ve learned later this month. Highly recommend Grace!
Response from the Vendor on 08/02/2020
Thank you, Jennifer. I had a great time connecting with you and Andrew!
Very thorough, sent videos and detailed notes each week. Patient and kind, despite our occasional inability to follow a rythmn. Also, great playlist!
Response from the Vendor on 08/01/2020
Thank you so much, Cara Beth!
Grace was a pleasure to work with - neither of us are great dancers and my Husband has trouble keeping a beat so he was pretty nervous about the concept of dance lessons much less dancing at our wedding. Not only did Grace put us both at ease, ...
she taught us enough moves that were manageable and combinable you where we could creat a dance we were comfortable with and looked sharp too! You know she’s amazing because my Husband actually looked forward to lessons -quite the turn around from not wanting to do them to begin with! To this day he still brags about the perfect dip at the end of our first dance - thanks for making it a reality Grace!
Response from the Vendor on 07/28/2020
Awww I'm so glad y'all nailed the dip. Thanks for sharing! <3
Grace is awesome. She was so patient with me and my fiancé and made us feel super comfortable. She makes dancing fun and easy!
Response from the Vendor on 02/07/2020
Thank you so much, Beth! You and Justin are a delight. <3
My husband booked us dance lessons with Grace so we could be confident at our wedding on our first dance. Grace is so sweet and instrumental in giving us the tools to have the perfect first dance! She worked with our schedules and made sure we ...
were prepared for each lesson and had notes to practice with when we were in between sessions. We will definitely have to come back soon so we can learn even more dance styles now that we’ve mastered slow dancing!
Response from the Vendor on 10/28/2019
Thank you, Marla! Congratulations again to you and Justin. I hope to see y'all in soon.
Grace was absolutely fantastic! We didn't know how to dance at all and she helped us learn some basics so that we'll have a lovely first dance and enjoy dancing at our reception. She's a patient, knowledgeable, and fun instructor. We'd recommen...
d her to anyone!
Response from the Vendor on 10/28/2019
Thank you, Annie! I hope you and Thomas have a wonderful time dancing at your reception.
Grace has been an excellent teacher and the schedule that she has laid out is fantastic! Every session is very fluid and fun. She is very organized and sends almost instantaneous recaps after every session that details what we worked on and any...
homework that needs completion.
I could not recommend her more! 11/10
Response from the Vendor on 10/23/2019
Thank you so much, Michael! You and Katherine have been such lovely students.
We really appreciated how Grace let us go at our own pace, which to be fair was close to glacial. However, she had the maturity to understand we were there as much just to physically and emotionally connect as to learn the technical steps. Th...
ank you Grace again for your loving patience. PS we did dance down the aisle and we looked and felt great thanks to you.
Response from the Vendor on 10/22/2019
Thank you, Monte! I really enjoyed helping you and Blue connect through dancing. That connection is just as important as mastering the steps!
My wife and I did 4 lessons with Grace in preparation for our first dance at our wedding. Despite having 4 left feet between the two of us, and more experience with moshing than minuets, Grace got us show-ready in time! Had plenty of fun and lo...
oked pretty darn impressive on the wedding dance floor (until we were about 4 drinks in).
Response from the Vendor on 10/22/2019
Thank you so much, John! Glad we could get your 4 left feet sorted. ;)
Taking dance classes with Grace was by far the most fun part of wedding prep . It was a great chance for us to get some alone time and focus on each other, both at the classes and practicing at home. We took 4 dance classes with Grace (if we ha...
dn't waited so long to look, I might have done more, but four was a enough for a solid base). I already had dance experience, but my husband had never really danced, and Grace did a fantastic job at helping us find a style and moves that we could both look great with. She was very approachable, and sent helpful notes after every lesson. Lessons are in her home studio, which is private and relaxed. I really couldn't recommend Grace more, whether you're getting married or just want to start social dancing with your honey!
Response from the Vendor on 10/21/2019
Thank you, Danielle! You and Steven were so much fun to teach. I'm so glad I got to be a small part of your celebration!
We asked Grace to help us with our first dance for our wedding. We were late in the game so we only had time for one lesson, but it was great! Just in one lesson, we were not only able to have a good time, but Grace was able to show us steps, t...
urns, and other great dance moves so we didn’t just look like we were swaying to the music at our wedding. It was extremely great and helpful and we felt very comfortable with her from the beginning!
Response from the Vendor on 10/21/2019
Thank you, Hannah! I'm so glad you and Josh came in for a lesson with me.
I can not recommend Grace enough! My fiancé are not dancers by any means but when we hired Grace for wedding lessons she made us feel so comfortable! We are so excited to use the moves she taught us in our wedding night!
Response from the Vendor on 10/21/2019
Thank you Andreah! You and Greg are going to do great!
My wife and I did a lesson with Grace for our first dance and she was very helpful and knowledgeable. Certainly helped us knock off the rust and taught us several new moves. We would highly recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 03/06/2019
Thank you Garrett! You and Elizabeth were a blast!
My wife and I went to Grace to help us with our first dance on our wedding day. Neither one of us are dancers, so we were very nervous to be in front of everyone. But in just two sessions she helped us with some basic moves to the song we chose...
and it looked amazing. We went into our first dance really confident. Being that confident made our dance so memorable and everyone commented on how beautiful it was. Thank you so much Grace!
Response from the Vendor on 02/26/2019
Thank you so much Ty! You and Alicia's dance was so beautiful! I was really happy with how much we were able to do in two lessons. :)
We took wedding dance lessons with Grace and she helped us a lot. My husband is a great dancer, but I needed a lot of work. I went to several solo lessons to get the basics and then Grace helped us plan out our first dance.
She is a great ins...
tructor and helped me a lot with my confidence and taught me a few simple moves to use, so I didn't look like an idiot on the dance floor. I highly recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 02/15/2019
Thanks Philip! I really enjoyed helping you and Tommy prepare for your first dance. :)
My husband and I took a package of 4 classes before our wedding. Grace helped us look like we knew what we were doing and build our confidence for our first dance. She gave us suggestions of songs that were easiest to dance to and provided note...
s from each lesson to help us practice each week. She made lessons fun and was easy to work with.
Response from the Vendor on 01/02/2019
Thank you Carmen! Congratulations again to you and Jake.
Grace helped us with all of the moves and choreography for our wedding dance in 4 lessons! She is a wonderful instructor and made the whole process a lot of fun. We can't wait to take more private lessons and to continue dancing!
Response from the Vendor on 11/30/2018
Thank you so much Megan! See y'all soon. :)
Dance classes with Grace were probably the most fun part of the wedding planning! Thanks to her guidance, instruction (and patience!), my husband and I felt comfortable and confident during our first dance.
We did 4 lessons in about 3 weeks, ...
learning several spins, dips, and moves to add to our repertoire for the future. All of our guests were super impressed! I have to admit, we weren't quite anticipating all the cheers and 'woohoos' coming from the crowd! Grace is talented and a delight to work with!
Response from the Vendor on 11/26/2018
Thank you Adriana! You and Andrew were a blast to teach. :)
My wife and I got married last month and took 4 1 hour lessons from Grace so that we would not look completely incompetent during our first dance.
Never in a million years did I think I could enjoy dancing, but Grace made the experience very ...
fun. She is an excellent teacher who knows how to work with complete beginners and make them feel comfortable. She also emails out notes at the end of each session which made it really easy to practice outside of the lessons.
We learned SO much in just the 4 lessons and ended up having an awesome first dance that incorporated spins and a dip at the end. Guests were impressed and probably surprised that we knew what we were doing.
Would highly recommend Grace to anyone looking to prep for a wedding dance or just looking to learn in general!
Response from the Vendor on 10/25/2018
Thank you so much Chris! I had a great time helping you and Natalie prepare for your first dance together.
In just 2 short weeks and 4 lessons my husband and I felt confident on the dance floor in performing our first dance to our friends and family. So happy we took. Her classes! Thank you so much Grace!
Working with Grace was honestly one of our favorite parts of wedding plan. It took us out of the stress of planning and being behind screens and paperwork to just enjoy each other and remember why we're getting married. We laughed so much - may...
be too much - during our lessons, giggling like school children over our missteps and mistakes.
We did just four lessons but ended up surprisingly coordinated considering our starting point. Grace was patient and helpful at each step. She also was good about following up like "hope you’re practicing!" I also appreciated that it was in a more private setting and felt more personal than a big dance studio. She's just a warm, non-judgy person. We felt very comfortable and that means a lot because my husband was really nervous since he had relegated himself to the "no rhythm" folk.
If you're on the fence about doing dance lessons, I recommend that you do it. It really is a fun experience when you have someone like grace. We also still randomly put on a song and dance at home now that we have a couple tricks up our sleeve. We're going to be out of Austin for a year for work stuff but, when we come back, we are considering learning some new moves from Grace as well.
Grace helped my husband and I so much! We went from impossibly awkward to pretty decent dancers for our first dance! Grace was very patient and listened to our concerns. We cannot thank her enough for helping us not embarrass ourselves!
Grace is amazing to work with. We took dance lessons for our first dance with her because we wanted to do more than the middle school shuffle. She's patient and will work with you to make sure you are comfortable with the moves. She took 2 peop...
le who don't have a ton of experience dancing and made us look pretty dang good, if you ask me!
My fiance and I took a series of four lessons from Grace to prepare us for our first wedding dance. Just to paint a picture for you, we started from, quite literally, NEVER dancing together due to a lack of know-how and coordination. Within the...
first lesson, Grace gave us tools regarding posture and communication that allowed us to dance together much more easily. She was thoughtful about our wedding song and gave us a variety of moves that were both appropriate for the song and within our ability range. In just four lessons, we feel so much more comfortable about our first dance--and our family can't wait to see our new moves! We'd go back to Grace in a heartbeat.
Grace is a fantastic instructor, and, as far as I can tell, the best bang for one's buck for dance lessons anywhere in town. With exactly one week to go before our wedding, my fiance and I took four one-hour lessons from Grace over the course o...
f five days and were able to learn about a dozen different moves to perform at our first dance, in addition to basic technique (open and closed position, two-step, etc.). In other words, Grace turned what would have been an extremely awkward first dance into something passing for Graceful! In her teaching, Grace is clear, articulate, and precise, making it very easy to learn from her. Moreover, she is warm, understanding, patient, and charming, making it very pleasant to work with her. In sum, Grace possesses all of the qualities that make for a consummate instructor in dance and we cannot recommend her more highly.
Highly recommended! One of our criteria for selecting a dance instructor for our wedding dance was to find someone with whom the groom would be comfortable--he was completely new to dancing and felt somewhat apprehensive about learning. Luckily...
I had met Grace a few years ago through the local dance scene and felt confident that she would be a good personality match to reduce DH's fears about dancing. The first session went so well that the nervous groom came home after the lesson and suggested moving our living room coffee table aside to practice a few more times before the night ended! It takes a really great instructor like Grace to spark an interest like that in someone anxious about dancing and then to support that new dancer so that it becomes a positive, fun experience. Grace was extremely patient and encouraging, and she addressed both of our learning styles to help us dance in sync together and dance our first dance confidently and with joy.
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1504 Dapplegrey Ln, Austin, TX
