Lake Shore Dance Academy

ney 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

ed us make something beautiful for our first dance as husband and wife.

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!

She is witty and exceptional with her teachings and welcomes your participation while having fun at the same time. The time is priceless.

a, 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.

y find hard to handle, but Anna handle him like a champ! If she can handle him she can handle anyone!

’t say enough good things! Thank you Lake Shore Dance Academy!

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 :)

e, 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!

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!

her thing and teach. It took me a couple lessons but she is the best! Tony

ssons and learned 6 different steps/dance moves, which Anna taught us how to put together for a beautiful first dance.

nt, positive, encouraging, and has a great sense of humor. We would highly recommend Lake Shore Dance Academy!

e're definitely coming back to this studio!

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!!!

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!

or 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!

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.

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!

ced 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.

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!

, 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!

, 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