The Dance Lane

Customized Wedding Dance Lessons

New York City and Westchester County

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Sharlane was the best!!! Cannot recommend her enough. She choreographed my first dance with my husband for our wedding. It was great working with her and getting to know her through every session. Sharlane is very caring and I appreciate the time she took to get to know us and tailor our dance to our personalities and relationship. She is extremely talented and teaches very well no matter how much experience you have. You will not regret working with her.

Jennifer A.

5.0

Sharlane was an absolute pleasure to work with and truly brought our wedding dance to life. As the groom with zero dance ability, I was amazed at how patient, encouraging, and skilled she was in making this dance happen. Her communication was excellent and she made every lesson fun and stress-free. My wife and I genuinely looked forward to each class as they became a fun “date night.” Thank you, Sharlane, for making our first dance so special and unforgettable!

Dennis A.

5.0

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The Dance Lane provides wedding dance lessons and choreography in the NYC Tri-State area. Owner and lead instructor Sharlane is excited to help you create a unique and customized first dance for your special day. She teaches how to properly lead and follow, not just choreographed steps, so that you can dance for life! She offers in-home, in-studio, or virtual lessons, depending on what is most convenient for you. Sharlane believes that her job's biggest reward is watching a client grow and progress. She wants to see you go from feeling unsure and uncomfortable when dancing to keeping in time, remembering the steps, and going beyond your comfort zone. Her lessons are designed with your specific goal in mind. Whether you are a beginner, would like to brush up on your technique, or learn an entire routine from start to finish, Sharlane can help you shine on the dance floor. The Dance Lane can choreograph and teach the first dance for your special day. Dance lessons are an enjoyable way for you and your beloved to connect and try something new together before your big day. Sharlane cannot wait to meet you and help you dance the night away at your wedding celebration.

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Music Genres

Caribbean

Classical

Dance

Disco

Hip-Hop

Jazz

Latin

Pop

R&B

Rock

Awards and Affiliations

3-Time 'Best of Weddings'

2026.2025.2024.

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Meet the team

Sharlane Conner

Owner

Sharlane Conner started dancing at age 9 & has been teaching for over 15 years. She majored in Dance at Dean College and trained at The Alvin Ailey School's Summer Intensive & Independent Study Programs. She previously worked at Dance With Me Studios (owned by DWTS pros Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy) as an assistant manager, dance instructor & chief administrative coordinator where she trained & competed in multiple Ballroom, Latin & Social dance styles. Wedding couples are her favorite because each one has a different personality & energy that help create a dance that is unique to just them!

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Reviewers rave about the instructor, praising her patience, energy, and talent for teaching beginners and crafting personalized, polished first dances. Lessons were fun, well-paced, and flexible (including Zoom), helping couples feel confident even with little experience. Many said the choreography became a wedding highlight and highly recommend her services.

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Jennifer A

6/05/2026

Sharlane was the best!!! Cannot recommend her enough. She choreographed my first dance with my husband for our wedding. It was great working with her and getting to know her throug...

h every session. Sharlane is very caring and I appreciate the time she took to get to know us and tailor our dance to our personalities and relationship. She is extremely talented and teaches very well no matter how much experience you have. You will not regret working with her.

Response from The Dance Lane on 07/29/2026

Thank you! It was such a fun experience working with you both and your entire family! I mi...

ss our Sunday sessions!

Dennis A

12/18/2025

Sharlane was an absolute pleasure to work with and truly brought our wedding dance to life. As the groom with zero dance ability, I was amazed at how patient, encouraging, and skil...

led she was in making this dance happen. Her communication was excellent and she made every lesson fun and stress-free. My wife and I genuinely looked forward to each class as they became a fun “date night.” Thank you, Sharlane, for making our first dance so special and unforgettable!

Response from The Dance Lane on 07/29/2026

I really appreciate the kind words Dennis! I also looked forward to our sessions as well. ...

Proof that experience is NOT required to have an amazing dance!! :)

Any questions?

Emily W

12/17/2025

We did a one-lesson wedding dance and couldn’t be happier with the experience. The instructor made everything feel easy and stress-free, focusing on simple, natural steps that were...

perfect for beginners. In just one lesson, we learned a short routine that looked polished without feeling forced or complicated. The lesson was well-paced, fun, and tailored to our song and comfort level. We left feeling confident and excited instead of nervous. Highly recommend!

Response from The Dance Lane on 07/29/2026

Thank you!! Yes, you both did amazing for only having one lesson! Bravo!!!

Savannah L

11/12/2025

Sharlane was such a delight to work with! She made the process so much fun (the lessons flew by!) and we felt so confident going into our wedding day. We initially thought we would...

just take one dance lesson before our wedding, but we loved our first lesson so much that we came back every week. My favorite thing about working with Sharlane is that she is so knowledgeable and talented and makes the couples she works with look great, but she doesn’t try to force a particular vision on anyone and she’s down to try anything — she is a great collaborator and teacher! Truly can’t recommend her enough!!

Response from The Dance Lane on 07/29/2026

I still cannot believe how much choreography you both were able to learn and execute. Your...

dance was SO much fun to create! The side by side line dance section was my absolute favorite. Thank you again!!

Jaclyn B

11/11/2025

Sharlane was amazing to work with for our first dance! Even though we didn’t have much time (due to other events in our lives), she made us feel completely comfortable and confiden...

t despite the tight timeline. She not only taught us the basics but also created a beautiful, personalized routine based on our song that we could practice and make our own. As a professional dancer, I didn’t want the pressure of choreographing our first dance myself, and what Sharlane created was the perfect balance of choreography and freedom. I can’t recommend her enough for all your first dance needs!

Response from The Dance Lane on 07/29/2026

From meeting at auditions to then helping to choreograph your wedding dance, it was an abs...

olute honor! Thank you for choosing me!

Ryan S

7/29/2025

Sharlane is an amazing dance instructor and I would highly recommend working with her! Leading up to my wedding, we hired her to teach choreographed dances for the first dance with...

my wife, as well as the mother-son dance with my mom. Both dances were unique and also approachable. I had little experience going into it, so she taught the basics before putting together routines we were able to master in about 4 sessions per dance. It went great on the wedding day and her lessons made a huge difference! Sharlane was always accommodating to our schedules, and most importantly we had a ton of fun learning to dance.

Emmy E

7/23/2025

Amazing instructor! Made our first dance fun, easy, and unforgettable. Sharlane is also very patient and easy to work with. Highly recommend!

Daniel L

7/14/2025

Sharlane is the best. She really made our first dance happen: teaching us some fundamentals of dancing, choreographing our dance, and coaching us through the entire process. We can...

’t recommend her enough.

Claire S

2/08/2025

Sharlane is amazing and 5-stars doesn't do her justice! In the weeks leading up to our wedding, she somehow taught us all the basic fundamentals we needed before choreographing out...

first dance beautifully. On the big day, our dance (courtesy of Sharlane's vision and training) was all anyone could talk about...they all loved it, as did we! She is an excellent instructor in every way possible and makes the lessons super fun! We already miss her bubbly personality. Her passion for dancing is contagious, so much so that we've come to love it and plan to continue with more lessons from her in the future. Sharlane is also patient, detail-oriented, flexible and just super easy to work with. It was truly a joy and we'd recommend her to any couple, from beginners (like us) to expert dancers.

Catherine D

12/31/2024

Sharlane is THE most incredible teacher. Our first dance at our wedding was our first dance EVER and our guests swore that couldn't be the case lol. She is patient, totally makes y...

ou comfortable, and made us look like we'd been dancing for years. We even kind of messed up the choreography a little (nerves lol) but because of how well Sharlane taught us, no one guessed it! I highly, HIGHLY recommend her for your first dance! And my husband, who was really not into dancing at all at first, has already mentioned continuing lessons with her in the future!! She's the best!

Ryan W

11/22/2024

Sharlane is fantastic. She has a great personality and was super flexible with our crazy schedules. She worked hard to come up with our dance on a really short notice and we feel r...

eally prepared for our big day! We would highly recommend her!

Jennifer H

10/30/2024

Sharlane was an amazing instructor and was so fun to work with!! She was so patient with us, and truly helped us master our vision for our special dance!!! We would not have been a...

ble to have as much fun dancing with each other without her guidance and creativity!!

Jacob L

9/23/2024

Sharlane is the best dance instructor out there. My wife and I had so much fun at our lessons with her. She was able to put together a dance that fit our exact vibe. Our guests wer...

e blown away during our first dance. I would recommend Sharlane to absolutely anyone who needs a dance teacher. She’s fun, kind, energetic, funny, and incredibly professional.

Amanda Z

9/11/2024

Sharlane was so much fun to work with and made my dreams for our first dance a reality. She kept things fun and light even when my fiancé and I had a tenser moment practicing the c...

horeography. She was easy to communicate and schedule times with and is an all around wonderful person and an absolutely delight to work with! Highly recommend The Dance Lance!

Angela L

9/05/2024

We cannot rave enough about Sharlane!!! She was so incredible in helping my husband and I not only choreograph and practice our wedding first dance, but also generally learn how to...

move and dance as a unit. We picked a song and Shar choreographed a beautiful dance fit for our level, and was always game to change the pieces to suit our preferences any time we asked. She’s endlessly creative. The dance had such a great flow in speed, variety of moves, etc. Her ability to break down the steps, how in tune she was with the beat and music, and her enthusiasm at each class made us always look forward to our lessons. She made the class light hearted and fun - we always had a ball laughing and practicing. Both of us had little to no dance background and were really quite nervous but she made us feel so comfortable every lesson. Shar is also clearly just a very talented dancer herself and you could tell she loved it and loved teaching. We aspire to dance more in the future and regardless of style of dance we know we’re calling 😜

Kristina P

9/04/2024

Sharlane was an absolute miracle to work with! Not only did she create such an incredible first dance for me and my husband to do together on our wedding day, but she also made the...

process fun and easy. From the very beginning, she was super warm and made us feel extremely comfortable with her! She also incorporated our “vision” into the dance and made sure it was exactly what we wanted! I am eternally grateful to her, as she created such a magical, special moment for us that we will cherish forever! Would absolutely recommend using The Dance Lane for your big day if you want a flawless and fun first dance! Thanks for everything, Sharlane!

Kelly M

7/29/2024

My husband and I cannot recommend Sharlane highly enough!!! Working with her on our first dance for our wedding was truly a highlight of our wedding planning experience. Sharlane i...

s so kind and inspiring - lessons with her were equally fun and calming and filled us with confidence for the big day. Sharlane created and taught us a 4 minute choreographed dance in less than 2 months which felt like a miracle, as we had zero dance experience prior to our lessons. Our first dance itself was one of the most special parts of our wedding day. We are so grateful to Sharlane for creating this experience for us which we will cherish for a lifetime!

Colleen L

6/02/2024

Sharlane is the best!! We used her for choreography and lessons for our First Dance. She was recommended to us by a friend and she went above and beyond. We texted with her prior t...

o our first lesson to decide on a vibe and song and from there she immediately took it over. She came with ideas and was patient with us as we stumbled through. Our first dance was incredible, so fun, and something we'll never forget.

Tiffany G

4/28/2024

o Sharlane was such a joy to work with. My husband and I had never taken any dance lessons before but wanted to do something special for our first dance. She eased us into it effor...

tlessly and taught us things about dance that we can use forever. Our weekly lessons were so much fun, we couldn’t wait to see what she had planned for us each week. Sharlane choreographed a beautiful dance specifically to us that we are forever grateful for and made us feel confident. I encourage all couples to book dance lessons with Sharlane, her passion for dance is infectious.

Sofia B

4/17/2024

Sharlane is professional, fun, and teaches so efficiently! I have recommended her numerous times to others and finally used her services myself when it was time for my wedding. She...

did not disappoint. Hire her!

TYLER S

12/21/2023

Sharlane was amazing and went above and beyond to choreograph and teach us our first dance all via Zoom video lessons! My wife and I aren’t dancers and we hadn’t ever really danc...

ed with each other before our wedding day. We decided we should take lessons so we’d feel as comfortable as possible on our special day. Sharlane was everything we could have hoped for! She started from the basics and made sure we were comfortable with leading and being lead. Then we started with the choreography which she broke down to be as simple as possible. She went out of her way to record clips of any parts of the dance with a partner for us to use as reference while we practiced and made sure we felt great with each part before continuing. We met for 5 lessons over a month all via Zoom and 1 time in person the day before our wedding to practice in the space. Sharlane couldn’t have made the process any more simple and left us feeling very confident and excited to dance with each other.

James M

10/23/2023

Sharlane was an amazing dance instructor! She worked so hard to choreograph a perfect first dance for me and my wife for our big day. Her prices are very fair and her service is ex...

cellent. We couldn't be happier!

Marissa B

9/04/2023

I was so lucky to find The Dance Lane on The Knot for my wedding choreography!! My husband and I wanted a non-traditional first dance that was a little hip hop and super fun! Sharl...

ane was absolutely amazing to work with, and the dance came out even better than I expected!! Tuesday nights have never been so fun doing dance lessons :) seriously, The Dance Lane is the best wedding dance choreographer in Westchester and NY city! To see the dance, check my Instagram reels @marissa.bavaro

Maureen L

8/15/2023

Sharlane from Dance lane was incredible to work with. She helped create a simple but fun first dance for us and she encouraged us every step of the way. I would recommend her serv...

ices to anyone. Thank you!!!

Janelle C

7/26/2023

Sharlane's Dance Lane was a groove my then future-husband and I loved being in so much as we learned not one but two dances for our wedding, that when we returned home from the cel...

ebrations, we wanted to continue taking more dance classes! Sharlane took on the challenging task of continuing on where another instructor left off for a Saturday Night Fever dance that we wanted to precisely replicate. The footwork wasn't always clear from the film footage but with her creativity and skill as a dancer she was able to pull it all together. Her instruction style was personal, supportive and fun. We hated to see our classes come to an end, but she gave us 100% confidence that we would pull off a great performance. The second dance she choreographed herself and the vibe was exactly what we wanted. Most importantly both dances were a ton of fun to pull off. We tried them out on our 1st anniversary, and we still remembered all of our steps!

Gabriela B

7/24/2023

Sharlane choreographed a great dance for my husband and me to prepare for our wedding. We had the best experience with her, and couldn't recommend more highly!

Nick G

7/24/2023

Sharlane was great! All we gave her was the song we wanted for our first dance and she did the rest. She came to our place for an hour once a week for a couple of months and design...

ed a choreography that was fun and upbeat enough to impress our guests but simple enough for us to pull off. She did a really good job of teaching us the steps gradually so we could put it all together without ever feeling frustrated or overwhelmed. By our wedding day we had it down and we pretty much nailed it!

Morgan M

7/04/2023

Sharlane is a fantastic, creative, and patient dance instructor. While I had some basic steps in my pocket from dance lessons when I was little and I have a background in music, I ...

had never learned to ballroom dance. My fiancé had no background whatsoever and had all left feet. By the end of our time together, we had a lovely first dance for our wedding AND a salsa combo that could bring my husbands love of Latin music to life. I was thrilled we hired her. She is extremely flexible with schedules and even did a virtual session when our schedules didn’t match. I would not hesitate to hire her for any wedding day prep.

Rohini B

5/03/2023

My husband and I had virtual dance lessons for our first dance with Sharlane and she was brilliant. She was extremely attentive and scaled the lesson to our level. She has a love...

ly demeanor and would work with her again anytime.

Anne A

5/02/2023

We hired Sharlane to choreograph and rehearse us for our first dance, a modern rumba style to a meaningful song for us. My husband had never taken a dance class and I am a trained ...

dancer so we were an interesting pair! Sharlane created a lovely, impressive (but not too hard) dance for us and she was great about including my input and ideas into the choreography. Sharlane was positive and full of upbeat energy throughout our rehearsals and my husband picked up everything! My husband’s family and friends were so excited to see him dance so smoothly and I’m so glad we did a proper choreographed number. Sharlane cares greatly about her clients and puts her whole heart into teaching! We would highly recommend her as your fantastic wedding dance coach and choreographer!

Kevin J

5/02/2023

Sharlane is the best dance instructor we could have ever asked for! She made our wedding day even more special by choreographing not just one but two unforgettable dances. The firs...

t dance was a beautiful traditional one, but the real showstopper was the fun mashup surprise dance we did later in the night. All we had to do was give her a mashup of songs, and she ran with it, creating fantastic choreography that tore the house down. We were impressed with her amazing ability to choreograph fun and easy-to-learn moves during our sessions with her. She was incredibly flexible and patient, always listening to us when we couldn't do a move, or if it just wasn't popping. Our surprise dance was a huge hit with our friends and family, and we received countless compliments on how well we pulled it off. Our sessions with Sharlane were always super fun, and we'd love to work with her again in the future. We highly recommend Sharlane to anyone who wants to design a super fun dance and make it pop! She truly exceeded our expectations, and we're so grateful for everything she did for us.

Stefania M

5/01/2023

It was always my dream to perform the final dance from the iconic film "Dirty Dancing" for all of my guests at my wedding. After meeting Sharlane, I finally had faith that this is ...

something my husband and I could pull off. Sharlane was able to cure my husband’s two left feet! We couldn’t be happier with our patient and talented instructor’s help preparing for our wedding dances (yes two!). Within three months we were taught two entire routines which were major successes on our big day (our dirty dancing wedding video currently has over 6 million views on Youtube!). We enjoyed our experience with her so much that we followed up with private salsa lessons!

Jackie O

5/01/2023

Our experience with Sharlane was, quite simply, phenomenal. She choreographed an incredibly unique and complete showstopper of a first dance for us. Despite my husband and I having...

limited dance experience (I did ballet until middle school but haven’t danced since, and my husband… well… 🙈), Sharlane showcased the best of our abilities and was so incredibly patient and adaptive. With her help, we exceeded our expectations for ourselves and were even able to incorporate /two/ lifts into our dance! She made the whole process fun with just the right amount of challenge so we could meet our goal of having a far-from-boring but easy-to-remember routine for our Big Day. My biggest regret is not having a videographer to film it. Besides being a great dancer and teacher, she is an extremely kind person with a great sense of humor who genuinely cares about her clients. Sharlane was the best choice we made for our wedding, and I’ll continue to recommend her to my friends for years to come.

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