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Dreaming of the perfect Wedding First Dance? We take pride in helping our couples make that dream true. Your wedding is one of those wonderful moments in life to remember forever. Your First Dance is an everlasting expression of your love and commitment as Husband & Wife.
Whether you are looking for a sophisticated, fun, or maybe even a mash up dance, we will make sure to customize it both to your needs and desires and to the song and dance style of your choice. We also specialize in Father-Daughter dances, Mother-Son dances, Bridal Party dances, and general dancing for the reception. Don't wait and feel free to send us a note with additional questions or to book your First Introductory lesson at one of our convenient locations in Evanston, Mundelein.
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My (now) husband and I saw Anna for our wedding first dance. We made this our date night every month and Anna had such patience with us! We left feeling way more confident and looked forward to showing off our moves! Anna always had a smile and great jokes to share! We are continuing to take lessons for fun!
My husband and I took dance lessons to choreograph our first dance . Our first session we tried the different variations to see which dance we felt most comfortable with . We ultimately decided on the Waltz and the Hustle . I was so excited every time we had our class and learning our routine . I highly recommend coming in and seeing Anna she is the best . I was a little Scared going in that we would not have our routine down in time but Anna planned all our classes to the tea and we left on such a positive note
I am a very serious and nervous person and Anna helped me to try to relax and go with the flow . Her personality matched ours in the best way , silly yet stern when she needed to be with us . I absolutely love Anna and would love to book further sessions .
Our first dance at the wedding didn’t exactly go as planned my husband forgot parts but with the training Anna gave us know one even knew there were any mistakes we just kept going
My wife and I came here for our first dance, what a phenomenal decision that was. Neither of us had any dancing experience and we ended up crushing it. We have had so much fun since then that we have continued lessons and now we have our fun date night. Each lesson with Anna is incredibly informative while maintaining a fun and friendly environment. I highly reccomend to anyone looking to spend more quality time with their significant other while picking up a useful skill in the process. Dancing 10/10, Annas jokes 11/10.
My husband and I came to Lake Shore Dance Academy initially for dance lessons and our first dance choreography. Anna and Alex choreographed a beautiful first dance for us to a song that was sentimental to us but definitely not easy. We had zero dance experience and quite frankly we’re horrible dancers to start but Anna and Alex made learning the steps easy and fun! By the time our wedding came around we felt so confident in our dance and just had fun executing it in front of all our friends and family. So many people at the wedding came up to us saying how exciting it was to watch us dance and complimented how amazing it looked to our music. One of my friends even complimented how refreshing it was to see a choreographed dance and that it was way more fun to watch. After our wedding we got so many compliments that we decided we wanted to keep dancing, so now we take social dance classes with Anna for fun a few times a month! We look forward to “dance date nights” because it’s a fun and different way to spend an evening together. We now look forward to attending weddings so we can break out some of our rumba, hustle, and swing moves! We highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy for both wedding dance lessons but also social dance lessons as well! It is such a fun way to spend time with your partner and it’s skills you will have forever!
My (now) wife and I came to LakeShore Dance academy 6 weeks before our wedding asking to learn a first dance. In only 6 weeks, Anna managed to take 2 novices with 4 left feet and produce a 4 minute choregraphed dance that impressed every single person at our wedding. We were both extremely nervous to perform in front of our entire wedding guest list but Anna's training put us at ease and gave us the confidence to not only memorize choreography and technique but to perform under pressure with absolutely no stress. We were so happy with the instruction and had so much fun learning our first dance, that we have continued with dance lessons at LakeShore after our wedding and now enjoy dancing just for fun. If youre nervous about getting up on stage in front of everyone, or if you just want to pick up dance as a hobby I would highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy. The lesson structure is low stress and really allow you to just have fun while learning something new.
Worss cannot describe how amazing Anna at Lake Shore Dance is. We worked with her closely in both learning basic dance steps and learning first dance choreography, and I swear, there was not a day when I did not look forward to lessons. Anna balanced feedback and humor well in the session, and she creates such a welcoming environment. We worked with Alex a few times as well, and he’s also such a fantastic instructor.
Anna also was super flexible when I had an untimely family emergency, so I could not be more grateful.
If you’re considering this dance studio for your first dance - or tbh any dancing - just call for an appointment. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.
We had a wonderful experience taking classes with Lake Shore Dance Academy to choreograph our first dance for our wedding! We had no prior dance experience before our first lesson, and by the time we had our last lesson we felt so confident that our choreographed dance would turn out incredible. We worked closely with Alex and Ania to learn foundational dance steps, and from there we were able to choreograph pieces of our song a week at a time until we had a fully choreographed first dance. Classes were super fun and we always looked forward to the next class - it felt like a date night! We continued to practice outside of class, and by the time our wedding day arrived we couldn’t wait to surprise our guests with our dance to “A moment like this” by Kelly Clarkson. The first dance was incredible and we got so many cheers from our guests, especially during the lifts! We can’t thank Alex and Ania enough for everything they taught us so we could have the perfect first dance for our wedding! Highly recommend!
Anna was my instructor for my mother-son dance for my wedding. She was a great instructor. She taught us multiple types of dance such as the waltz, hustle, and even hip hop. We had a great time and would highly recommend for anyone to have their wedding dance choreographed by her.
We had such a great experience with Anna! Highly recommend for wedding dance lessons!
We did the 10 lesson program with Anna for our first dance and we couldn’t have been happier with the outcome! Both myself and my fiancée were first time dancers and Anna helped us every step of the way. We couldn’t ask for a better teacher and are very grateful for the experience and guidance from her! Anna has the perfect combination of patience and high standards that resulted in a choreographed dance we both loved! If you are looking for a place to learn dance for any occasion this is the place to go!
We started coming to Anna at Lake Shore Dance Academy 6 weeks before our wedding (6/22/24)! Both of us had little to no dance experience but with the help of Anna during lessons and steady consistent practice at home, we were performance ready for our first dance in 5 weeks!!! She had us perform a week early at one of the academy dance parties to get nerves out which was so helpful. She is amazing at catering to what you want in your dance style/level of difficulty/lesson length. She always takes videos with instructions so you can refer back to them in the future. The wedding package we chose allows for FOB/MOG to have lessons as well. We opted for my father and I to use a couple of the lessons for our father/daughter dance. My father (73yo) hasn't danced for decades as well as has back problems and is VERY hard of hearing. Anna was so great with him, making sure he could hear her and she was always asking how he was physically during lessons. He had SUCH a great time.
We are beginning our next set of lessons to continue our dancing knowledge as it is so fun and a good life skill. Anna said after our first lesson or so that dance lessons are sometimes the only thing that couples prepare for/pay for the wedding that continues throughout your life and she was so right. Everything else is complete by the end of the wedding night, but dancing skills are forever! We are excited to continue our lessons with Anna!!!
We worked with Anna at Lake Shore Dance Academy to first learn ballroom dance (both of us were clueless when we first started) as well as learn a choreographed dance for the first dance at our wedding. Anna was absolutely great to work with! She is incredibly knowledgable when it comes to both ballroom dance and teaching. She helped us to learn the perfect dance for our big day as well as develop the skills necessary to perform it well and ensure it photographed well. Anna has very high expectations as she cares just as much as we did about making our first dance perfect! We would highly recommend working with Lake Shore Dance Academy.
My wife and I worked with Anna to choreograph our first dance, and had a great experience. Anna was great at breaking down basic concepts for a complete beginner like me while meeting my much more experienced wife at her level. Would strongly recommend!
We took first dance lessons at Lake Shore Dance Academy for our April 2024 wedding and couldn't be happier! Anna was an excellent teacher who made every class such a fun and enjoyable experience. We are novice dancers at best, but with her help we were able to create a choreographed dance to our song by learning basic waltz moves, timing, positioning, and even a lift! We had so many compliments on our first dance at the wedding! We highly recommend taking lessons here!
Anna and Alex are great instructors and create a fun atmosphere as my wife and I get ready to dance at our son’s wedding.
When we started lessons for our wedding’s first dance I was not excited about it. After our final class though I came out a new man and really enjoyed the time spent at LSD Academy. Highly recommend to anyone thinking of learning something new.
It is what you make of it!
How it started: My fiancé and I decided we wanted to do a choreographed first dance, so we reached out to Lake Shore Dance Academy. Ania got back to us immediately and we scheduled our introductory lesson. At first, we were nervous as neither of us had any dance experience and we both considered ourselves to be "lacking rhythm". Ania took the time to listen to our concerns and quickly dispelled them, showing us we each have our own unique rhythm. She also said she could teach anyone to dance, and she is right! At first, we were just hoping to look somewhat put together on the dance floor-- just enough to not embarrass ourselves. After a few months, we have exceeded our own expectations and we are super excited to see the final choreographed dance.
How it's going: We fell in love with what we now call our dance date nights! We cannot say enough good things about our instructors, Ania and Alex. We laugh through our mistakes and high-five when we do something right. Dancing turned into something we never imagined. Yes, it's fun to do together, but it also strengthened our trust in one another and taught us other ways to communicate. We love to dance together and ended up signing up for one of their group/social dances (swing and bachata). All in all, it is what you make of it. If you go in with an open mind, you will enjoy the experience! Thank you Ania and Alex!!
Looking for a fun way to connect with your partner while planning your wedding?! Take dance lessons with Anna and Nicolas!!! Through the entire process Anna and Nicolas were patient and explained the moves very well, especially to two people with no rhythm! They kept all of our lessons fun and energetic and we always left smiling, laughing, and even more confident. Our guests are going to be so shocked to see us dance the Rumba, and dance it well! We would not be able to do this dance without Anna's guidance and great choreography. Thank you Anna for the amazing experience and memories!
My (now) husband and I took dance lessons with Anna for our wedding. She was AMAZING!!! I couldn’t have asked for a better instructor - patient, encouraging, and had cute little names for moves to help us remember! She is a beautiful and graceful dancer, and it was inspiring to watch her move. Anna is so funny and kind, and I highly recommend her as an instructor!
This was an incredible experience. I was able to do this class with my dad to create a dance for our father-daughter dance at my wedding. We created many memories together and our instructor, Anna, was a huge part of that. She was educational, patient, flexible, and we plan to take other lessons there. Highly recommend.
My husband and I started taking dance lessons with Lake Shore Dance Academy about 9 months before our wedding. We worked primarily with Anna who did an amazing job teaching us. We went into these lessons with having no experience or rhythm. We started out learning the basics of Waltz, Hustle, Swing, and Rumba.
After finding the perfect songs for our dance, Anna put together a mash-up and worked with us to choreograph our wedding dance. Everyone at our wedding loved our dance. Looking back at videos so many people were engaged and entertained. Most people there had no idea we were taking lessons, so it was a great surprise to show them all our hard work we had put into learning the dance.
After our wedding we are continuing dance lessons with Anna to learn more social dances so that we can continue dancing at other events. We have been venturing into the Tango, Salsa, and bachata.
Depending on what you are looking to learn Anna and Alex have a lot of skill and great personalities that you’ll be sure to have fun! They are extremely funny and personable.
Thank you again Anna for being so patient with us and creating the most beautiful wedding dance and we look forward to continuing our dance lessons!
We enjoyed learning our first dance and social dancing with Anna. Taking ballroom dancing lessons at Lake Shore Dance Academy was an excellent way for us to prepare for our wedding reception. The lessons were also a fun date night! We highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy!
Any couple looking to have a fun, interesting and unique first dance should stop looking and book with Anna or Alex!! Both are fantastic dancers, teachers and so fun to work with. My fiancé and I loved the light hearted, fun loving environment that they provide for all their dancers. Between their patience, breakdown of choreography and upbeat personalities, we could not be more thrilled with our experience. Our first dance was so special to us and will forever be one of our favorite memories of our wedding days!
I loved working with Anna so much that my dad and I ended up coming to her for our father daughter mash up dance as well! Anna put together a masterpiece performance and made sure to keep our dance fun, silly and heartwarming all at the same time.
I would highly recommend both Anna and Alex for any of your dance needs, no matter your skill level.
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We bought a 11-lesson package from Anna and Alex and they did a FANTASTIC job for our wedding's first dance. My partner and I both have zero dancing experience and wanted to do an argentine tango for our first dance. Cannot be happier with the finished result. Highly recommend lake shore dance academy!
We booked 10 lessons for our wedding first dance - we had about 7 with Anna and 3 with Alex. Both were fabulous. My fiance and I are so different in our dance abilities, I have danced for years and he is a beginner. Anna was perfect for me for adding nuance in my movement and appreciating the beauty of each dance. Alex worked with my husband well teaching him the elements of moving his body first then applying the dance steps. They were a perfect match for us!
We LOVEEEEE LakeShore Dance Academy!
Choosing the perfect choreographer for our first dance was of utmost importance, and after reading countless excellent reviews, we knew Lake Shore Dance Academy was the one. Our decision was confirmed right from the beginning when we met Anna Strojek, who immediately put us at ease, especially my husband, who was a bit nervous about his coordination skills (or lack thereof, as we jokingly believed!). Anna's teaching approach is simply fantastic. She patiently guided us through the basic steps and seamlessly incorporated them into a beautifully choreographed dance, making all the difference.
With a few weeks left before our wedding, our dance is now complete, and we can't wait to perfect it. Anna's infectious energy and delightful personality made every lesson a joy, creating a comfortable and stress-free experience amidst the wedding planning chaos. We can confidently say that we would choose Lake Shore Dance Academy again in a heartbeat!
If you're looking to make your first dance truly memorable and enjoyable, we highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy and the talented choreographer, Anna Strojek. Her expertise and enthusiasm will undoubtedly leave you with a dance that will be the highlight of your special day.
We LOVE Lakeshore Dance Academy! My fiancé and I only started our rumba, tango, and hustle lessons about 3 weeks ago in preparation for our wedding in October, but we are thrilled at what we’ve learner already in just 3 full lessons and the introductory one! Anna is an amazing teacher, filled with spunk, humor, and obvious skill in her craft. She makes the already beautiful studio fun to be in, and we are so excited to keep coming back to learn more!
My dad and I took lessons for the daddy daughter dance for my wedding, and we had the pleasure of working with Anna, who is so knowledgeable, patient and funny. We did the 15 dance class package, as neither of us can dance, and Anna truly transformed us and made us feel comfortable each practice. We successfully completed our lessons, and cannot believe how much Anna has taught us in so little time! Anna has such great abilities and knowledge in dance and to teach dance. She made each practice fun, made us laugh, and taught us how to cha-cha and ramba. Highly recommend to anyone considering taking lessons!
We had a great experience with Anna! She choreographed our first dance for our wedding, it was exactly what we wanted and we had so much fun at each lesson! Great pricing as well.
I'm thrilled to write a glowing review for Anna, our dance teacher! When I accidentally booked a dance studio that was 45 minutes away, I was hesitant to keep the reservation. However, after our first visit with Anna, I knew that we had to continue coming back.
Anna's teaching style is truly remarkable. She's an amazing teacher, professional, and has come to be a good friend. She knows how to make every student feel comfortable, regardless of their level of experience. She's patient, kind, and incredibly skilled at breaking down complex dance moves into manageable steps. Under her guidance, my partner and I were able to learn our first dance routine flawlessly.
Our first dance was so good that the artist who wrote the song we danced to even commented on our video! That's a testament to just how amazing Anna is at what she does. She helped us create a memorable moment that we'll cherish for a lifetime.
Anna's expertise and professionalism make her a top-notch teacher, but what truly sets her apart is her warm and welcoming personality. She has a gift for connecting with her students and making them feel like family.
It's no surprise that we've already purchased 15 more classes with Anna to learn the salsa and swing. I'm confident that with her guidance, we'll master these new dance styles in no time.
If you're looking for a dance teacher who is professional, passionate, and personable, look no further than Anna. She is the perfect choice for anyone who wants to learn how to dance and have fun while doing it. You won't regret choosing Anna as your teacher!
Anna is a lot of fun to work with. My partner and I were gifted sessions to work on our first dance for our wedding. We had so much fun learning how to dance together in an a very easy going environment. We are super excited to be able to dance together on our wedding night and show off what we’ve practiced!
Anna was just amazing. We went to the studio with the idea to learn couple of steps as our wedding was approaching and my fiancee did not dance. Anna was able to get him out of his shell and actually make him enjoy dancing. This was the best money we ever spent and it was well worth it. All our wedding guests were impressed with our first dance and could not believe my fiancee did not dance before that. Thank you Anna! You did miracles. Don't think twice...try Anna and her studio!!! She is really professional and knows the best way to make you enjoy dancing.
Corina and Kenny
Cannot recommend this place or this teacher enough. Anna was fun, patient, and incredibly creative as she worked with my fiance and I. Our first dance song is quirky, and doesn’t fit easily into a genre, but Anna took it as a challenge and helped us make something beautiful for our first dance as husband and wife.
Anna is so amazing! The studio is easy to locate and so beautiful. She is such a professional and was so patient with us. She took time to dream up a beautiful dance for us! We planned out what we wanted and she created a super sweet dance that is completely doable for us! We had the best time seeing her and dancing together before our big day. I would HIGHLY recommend investing in Anna and time together on the dance floor as a couple. We loved it! Thanks Anna!
Outside of recommendation, the experience of a lifetime awaits you. Listen to your heart and passion and let Anna dovetail your passions into reality. She has brought a sense of unity and enjoyment to a pass time of dancing with my wife to be. She is witty and exceptional with her teachings and welcomes your participation while having fun at the same time. The time is priceless.
We decided to go with Anna because we enjoyed her professionalism, enthusiasm, and her knowledge of social dancing was superior to other dance instructors in Chicagoland. From the beginning she ascertained we understood the dance styles of rumba, hustle, waltz, and a whole lot more. Anna taught us the basics of each move and progressively more complicated moves and eventually an entire dance sequence for our wedding’s choreographed first dance. Lake Shore Dance Academy (LSDA) has playlists of songs to choose from if we did not have one already. Anna keeps the mood light by engaging in conversations and jokes throughout the lessons while also firm when we are learning new moves. She tells us, “the woman is always right!” reminding us that the female partner’s first step is the right foot and also implying my soon to be wife will always be correct in the relationship! The dance studio of LSDA is elegant, clean, and inviting. My then-fiancée/now-wife wanted to incorporate a tiktok dance and Anna refined that too! The day before the wedding, we realized we didn't receive the final version of the song mix to send to our DJ and Anna being away from the work computer, saved the day through iCloud sending us the file on the day of the wedding! What a relief! Lake Shore Dance Academy has been previously nominated in The Knot. We highly recommend Anna and the LSDA team in the Chicagoland and Lake County area.
I don't know how Anna does it but she does! My fiance and I came here for our first dance with zero experience in dancing. If she can teach us, she can definitely teach you! Let me also say that my fiance has a distinctive personality which many find hard to handle, but Anna handle him like a champ! If she can handle him she can handle anyone!
Where to begin….we LOVED this place! My fiancé and I had the best experience learning our first dance and can’t wait to return to learn more! Wedding guests were so impressed with our first dance. The instructors are so kind and creative! I can’t say enough good things! Thank you Lake Shore Dance Academy!
Anna is the best! I was referred to her for dance lessons which I ended up taking lessons for my first dance and my father-daughter dance at my wedding recently. I highly recommend for either occasion! My husband and I had so much fun with the lessons and in some ways that was more special than the dance itself. The dance Anna choreographed for us was perfect!
Also had a blast taking lessons with my dad and gave us time to spend with each other prior to the wedding. Hands down recommend Anna for any of your dancing needs :)
Wether you’re a pro or a beginner, Anna’s dance school is the way to go!
We went to Anna’s studio to learn our wedding dance! After trying out other dance studios we knew Anna was the teacher to go with!
She made us feel at home, was attentive, and patient, and spent a lot of time in the beginning learning what our vision for our wedding was. She asked questions about my wedding dress and the reason behind our chosen song and choreographed a custom dance based on all that.
And let me tell you, our “vision” wasn’t a simple one. Anna made it happen! She’s an exceptional teacher and never gave up.
Our dance was a classical Walz - it was perfect! leaving our families and friends speechless at our special day.
We still have a few lessons that we’re taking to learn other types of dances now and are looking forward to each one!
Thank you Anna, for all of your patience,
Energy, and passion. It’s obvious that you love what you do and we are so grateful to have had you as our teacher!
Working with Anna has been so fun. Both my fiancé and I had no previous experience in dance, and were very nervous when we first began. Anna helped us coordinate and learn our first dance for our wedding step by step and always kept it light hearted. She has a hilarious sense of humor which made every lesson so fun and entertaining. I would love to return to this venue for future lessons!
I can only say Wow! Lake Shore Dance Academy top notch! Anna is the best! I just want to say to any fellow Dad’s that want that special dance with there daughter at her wedding Anna is your teacher. Best advice is to listen and let her do her thing and teach. It took me a couple lessons but she is the best!
Tony
We worked with Anna to learn the rumba for our first dance at our wedding reception on 7/18/2022. She was absolutely amazing! Very professional and communicative throughout the entire booking and planning process. We purchased a package of 7 lessons and learned 6 different steps/dance moves, which Anna taught us how to put together for a beautiful first dance.
We worked with Anna, who is a wonderful instructor. My fiancé and I took lessons for our first dance, and despite having no experience with ballroom dancing (I had none, my fiancé took dance lessons growing up) we had so much fun. Anna is patient, positive, encouraging, and has a great sense of humor. We would highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy!
Anna has been very patient with my fiancé and I as we learned to dance. She provided insightful tips that helped us understand what we were supposed to do, and worked with us on our choice of music! When we want to learn a new style of dance, we're definitely coming back to this studio!
We love Anna!! She has helped this (47 years) married couple learn to dance and have fun. She is so patient, kind, funny and talented. At our daughter's wedding we will be able to Swing, Hustle and Waltz the night away. We are so happy we found Lake Shore Dance Academy and Anna!
Update!! The wedding was beautiful.. Father/Daughter Swing and Mother/Daughter Waltz. Thank you, Anna
2nd Update--We took dance lessons for Jenna's wedding and the special dances we were asked to do with her. Well, we decided to continue the lessons. The best social decision we ever made!! Here is Keith going solo while I recuperate from Total Knee Replacement. Doesn't he look great!! Thank you our dance instructor Ania and Lake Shore Dance Academy of Mundelein!!!
My partner and I agreed to do dance lessons ahead of our wedding, but I waited longer than I probably should have to sign up for classes--in part because I was so busy, and in part because I was nervous about how expensive they might be as our other wedding expenses were also adding up. As it got down to the wire, I decided that it would be a fun date activity if nothing else, so, after reading many reviews and weighing my options, I reached out to Lake Shore Dance Academy. Anna followed up promptly and got us in for an initial class. We loved our first lesson and signed up for the 10-pack, which came with full choreography, and we couldn't have been happier!
Anna is an amazing instructor, working well with both myself (who can be hard on myself when I make mistakes) and my partner (who does not take himself that seriously, enjoys chatting and joking, and will be the first to say he is not very coordinated). We had such a great time laughing and learning from her. She made it fun for both of us and taught us steps for both East Coast Swing and Rumba since we were doing a mashup. In the end, our wedding guests were delighted with the dance, and--more importantly--we enjoyed the whole process and had lots of sweet memories from both the lessons and practice at home.
We thought every lesson was well-worth the 2-hour round-trip drive up from Evanston--which is saying something! We hope to take more classes just for fun in the fall/winter, which is not something I expected my partner to be excited about!
My husband and I wanted to do something special for our first dance at our wedding (January 2022) and reached out to LSDA in October 2021. The entire experience was a blast from start to finish. Not only did Anna choreograph a fabulous dance for us, but she also made sure to accommodate our vision while also keeping things practical. Anna did such a great job teaching and preparing us that by the time our wedding day arrived, we executed our dance perfectly and had a ton of fun. Our friends and family were impressed especially since neither one of us had any prior dancing experience. We highly recommend Anna and LSDA!
Anna was AMAZING - she was patient, fun, and an excellent teacher. We loved prepping for our daughter's wedding with Anna and highly recommend her and the entire team at LSDA!
Anna is absolutely amazing! She choreographed both my husband and I's first dance and my father-daughter dance. She was able to meet us at the level we wanted to be at (my husband and I love to dance, but my father, not so much!) and we learned so much from her that we'll be using for the rest of our lives. Her personality made lessons a blast! We have also not stopped getting compliments - our wedding band said that it was the best first dance he had ever seen, and he's played hundreds of weddings. I could not recommend Anna more highly! She was incredible.
I couldn't recommend Anna any more enthusiastically. Not only is she knowledgable and efficient, but she really has a gift for teaching the fundamentals, and then using them as building blocks to make a great dance that fits what you're looking for. Not only was she a great dance teacher, but going to dance class made for a fun date night as well. Her partner is also a great teacher from what I could tell, although he didn't personally teach us. Thanks, Anna!
Our first dance blew all of our guests away! Anna was thorough, creative and efficient. She took our first dance song, which is a bit obscure, and came up with an amazing, elaborate, and beautiful first dance. You can tell that Anna is experienced in dance and really knows what she’s doing. The transitions flowed with the music and beats, yet the dance was not too complicated, as long as you practice, practice, practice! Which we did and enjoyed. I highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy.
Anna was phenomenal to work with! My now husband and I took dance lessons for our first dance for our wedding. It was a somewhat last-minute decision (2 months before our wedding) but Anna was able to fit us in. Neither of us had ever ballroom danced before but Anna taught us the rumba, choreographed our first dance and even taught us some salsa within those two months. Our first dance was PERFECT and people still tell us how amazing it was! Not to mention we had so much fun during our lessons. It might be the only part of wedding planning/prep I truly enjoyed! Anna is a great teacher for any skill level. We learned so many steps and tricks that we’ve even used while dancing at other weddings since ours. We hope to take more classes with her in the future! She’s the best!
Anna worked with us for our first dance at our wedding. She was so sweet, personable and funny. She made us feel so comfortable and we loved the dance she put together for us. All of our guests did too. She made it fun. Highly recommend!!
My husband and I signed up with Lakeshore Dance Academy to prepare a fun choreography for our first dance. From the first day we met with Anna we knew she would be the one we would select to help us create a mashup dance. Anna, was professional, fun and very knowledgeable. She helped guide us in our song selection and was a great help in helping us form what ultimately was a dance that we loved and most importantly enjoyed so much! She made the whole experience fun to the point where now as a couple we enjoy dancing more than before and are considering to continue taking classes to learn all the different styles. I would highly recommend Anna and her team as they truly care about their students and make it a super fun learning experience!
We had an excellent time working with Anna at Lake Shore Dance Academy. She was extremely professional, encouraging, and patient as she taught us a beautifully choreographed dance that will make our wedding first dance extremely special.
Also, Anna did such a great job of calming our stress, explaining each step and getting us to a comfortable place where we felt confident in performing our dance. She took her time to create enough different moves into our 4-minute song and it turned out AMAZING! She listened to our ideas and included some of suggested moves into our routine, too.
The place itself is very clean and specious. Since, we had to travel a bit of distance, Anna was very flexible in making our schedule. She kept communicating and reminding us of every lesson. In addition, she would record our practice on our phones so we could have something to look at just in case we forgot the moves. We were also invited to LSDA social party where we performed our dance and experienced the feeling of being in the center of attention.
We recommend this place and promise you will not regret it!
Aga & Daniel
My fiancé and I had a wonderful time with our wedding lessons package at Lakeshore Dance Academy. Our instructor, Anna, was super sweet, fun and motivating. The studio was also very clean. We look forward to ‘killin it’ in our first dance and continuing to learn and grow with additional lessons!
What an amazing experience we had at Lake Shore Dance Academy!! My dad and I wanted to do a fun, choreographed dance for my wedding and we couldn’t have been luckier to find Anna to teach us for 8 weeks. Anna was challenged with an upbeat country song, but choreographed a perfect dance with ballroom dancing stto match the song. My very optimistic dad has no dance skills but Anna taught him privately for 6 sessions and made it so much fun! She is so patient, funny, and outgoing. The space was clean and beautifully remodeled. If you are looking for dance lessons we highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy!
I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about Lake Shore Dance Academy and working with Anna. We thought we’d go for 3 classes and learn a few steps, but Anna took it to a different level. We ended up taking 6-7 classes and I can’t imagine taking any less. The first two classes we spent learning basic steps. By the third lesson, we took the steps and turned it into a BEAUTIFUL dance. Our guests could not believe how clean and put together our first dance was. Not only did we nail it, but we got some pretty amazing photos of us doing dips and turns. These are all things Anna thinks about when she’s choreographing your dance - she puts plenty of photo opportunities in the dance. The one piece of advice I’d give any couple learning a first dance is to practice…a lot. It will make everything much more enjoyable! Also, Anna gave us the wise advice on cutting down our dance from 3 minutes to 2 minutes - listen to her!!!! Those 2 minutes felt like 5 minutes when doing it in front of our guests. She was able to cut the music for us, which was very helpful! We’d highly recommend working with Anna…even if it’s just to learn a dance for fun! I know we’ll be back in the future!!! Thank you SOO much Anna!!!!!
Our wedding dance lessons with Anna Strojek were wonderful! Anna made it simple and fun to learn the Rhumba and Hustle for our son’s wedding. The joy and laughter while taking lessons will be a life-long favorite memory. I will rave about Anna to anyone who needs lessons, she is the best!
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