A First Dance To Remember
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Visionary Productions, LLC offers wedding dance lessons in Seattle, WA, managed by professional ballroom instructors and choreographers. Working with couples to discover their signature style, the studio provides one-on-one teaching to get the rhythm flowing and inspire creativity.
They can teach you many wedding dance choreography, including American and Latin ballroom, which includes Foxtrot, Lindy Swing, Hustle, Rumba, Waltz, Salsa, Argentine Tango, and Cha-Cha. Some other types of dances they also do are House, Hip hop, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean dance. What's more, you can attend their organized events and group classes to begin your dancing journey.
If you would like to find out more about what this business can do for you, don't hesitate to reach out.
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Music Genres
African
Arabic
Bluegrass
Bollywood
Caribbean
Celtic
Classical
Country
Dance
Disco
EDM
Flamenco
Folk
Hip-Hop
Indian
Jazz
Klezmer
Latin
Mariachi
Persian
Polka
Pop
R&B
Rock
World Music
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Meet the team
Ernesto
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I started teaching in early 2003 freelancing, traveling and performing. Inspired by dance and the arts, I started 39th Avenue Arts N Events in my native Queens NY as a booking space and private dance studio. Thanks to a wonderful staff and support from my associate Rob, we have grown. The Art & Dance Project division was created more than 2 years ago where we specialize in Wedding Dance, Ballroom, Latin, Ballet, Contemporary, etc. Today we are under Visionary Productions LLC and expanded to Seattle WA. Cheers!
Reviews
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Visionary Productions, led by Ernesto and Gabrielle, received glowing reviews from multiple couples who learned choreographed dances for their weddings. The instructors were praised for their patience, creativity, and ability to create unique and personalized routines. Couples appreciated the fun and stress-free learning experience, with many highlighting their first dance as a memorable and enjoyable part of their wedding. The positive feedback emphasized the instructors' skill in adapting to varying skill levels and creating dances that impressed guests and made the wedding day even more special.Review photos
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Nathan S
5.0
10/04/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle were so great to work with. We came in 1 month before our wedding and they quickly put together a first dance choreography. They made my wife and I feel so co...
mfortable and the dance lessons were one of our favorite parts about the wedding prep - amidst all the chaos, having some time to dance together really helped us relax and enjoy the whole experience. I would recommend them to anyone looking to learn how to dance and we will likely see them again to learn other dance styles. 5/5 stars!
Jessica H
5.0
10/03/2025
We had such a great time working with Visionary Productions and Ernesto! We kept our first dance a secret from our guests and they were all blown away when they saw it which made i...
t even more fun!
Ernesto did a wonderful job choreographing our first dance. He understood the vision and it was awesome watching him listen to the music and then create the dance move by move. He was kind, patient, and made sure to check in to see if we liked each move. It was incredible how effortlessly he created it and how fun it was to learn it. Definitely one of the main highlights of wedding planning! We highly recommend Visionary Productions!
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Sara L
5.0
9/29/2025
We could not recommend Ernesto and Gabrielle more. They were so talented and fun to work with - and made sure we felt really comfortable before our big day. They even made extra ti...
me for us to get some sessions in with both of our parents as well. It is such a highly custom and wonderful experience. We honestly want to keep working with them - our lessons became the highlight of our week and such a fun way to connect as a couple. Book Visionary productions now! You won’t regret it!!!
Nathan S
5.0
9/20/2025
Ernesto and Gaby were so incredible to work with! My fiancé and I decided last minute that we wanted a choreographed first dance and within a month a month of our wedding, Ernesto ...
and Gabby gave us 4 lessons in which they built our full choreography, gave us various tips, and made us feel so comfortable throughout the whole process. We will likely go back for more dance lessons. 5 stars and would recommend them to anyone!
Andi C
5.0
9/19/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle made our first dance feel so easy to learn! They choreographed our dance on the spot so it was a completely original piece just for us. It was one of the thin...
gs I was most looking forward for our big day. The dance felt complex but it was so easy to learn! We received so many compliments during our reception!
Courtney P
5.0
9/06/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle were fantastic instructors who adapted to our skills and preferences to choreograph a great wedding dance for us. We had lots of fun with the process of learn...
ing the dance and performing it! Thank you for everything!
Anjel D
5.0
8/13/2025
Ernesto and Gabi worked with our budget, created a choreographed dance with our chosen wedding song and made us practice, practice, practice. It was fantastic and we executed nicel...
y on the day because of their help and them anticipating any issues that may happen during our wedding dance. Highly recommend 1000/1000!!!
Lisa V
5.0
8/02/2025
Ernesto & Gabrielle were absolutely incredible! If I could give them 10 stars, I would. They were true miracle workers. We really wanted to do a choreographed dance for our first d...
ance, but neither one of us had any experience, and my husband has issues with orientation. We had tried two other instructors, who moved too fast and frustrated both of us, making the whole process stressful. We were about to give up, when we found Ernesto & Gabrielle. They really went at our pace, made everything so much fun, and learning and doing our dance was one of the highlights of our wedding. We couldn't believe how well it went. Everyone went totally nuts, with gasps and loud cheers throughout. We had so much fun, that we are going to continue learning dance from them. If you are in the Seattle area and want to do an incredible first dance for your wedding, don't look any further than these two. They are truly gifted and will make you look like rock stars!
Curran O
5.0
7/16/2025
Ernesto and Gabriella were exceptional to work with. They crafted a first dance that was special and unique to us, pulling from several different genres. They iterated on our feedb...
ack and quickly got us from having no dance experience to being able to dance a beautiful, fun, magical first dance. They clearly knew the process for getting us there and made us feel like we were in good hands. They made the sessions a lot of fun too. We'd work with them again in a heartbeat.
Caitlyn B
5.0
7/04/2025
Ernesto and Gabriella are amazing dance instructors and helped us to choreograph our first dance. We both don't dance but they made us feel confident in our ability and encouraged ...
us with great tips for the big day! We highly recommend them for couples looking to connect and create fun first dance memories!
Michael M
5.0
6/24/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle were exceptional instructors. They made learning fun, easy, and completely stress-free—even for two beginners. Thanks to their patience and creativity, we had...
a first dance that wowed our guests and felt unique to us. Highly recommend!
Leah G
5.0
5/31/2025
The best! Ernesto and Gabrielle were so patient and helpful. They were able to meet us at our level (no dance experience) and helped us make a dance that looked so great at our wed...
ding! We took 5 classes and were able to learn 3 minutes of choreography to impress all our friends. We also went to one of their workshops and brought our parents for the father-daughter and mother-son dances and they were able to pick up some steps that we used on our wedding day also. Overall would recommend them 100 times!!
Syrah G
5.0
5/10/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle are fantastic, we could not recommend them enough! My husband and I took 8 classes to come up with a fun and upbeat first dance. Throughout the dance, our aud...
ience was cheering and so impressed! We had so much fun and felt comfortable the entire time. Now that the wedding is done, we will be sad to not practice our dance anymore!
My husband took a class with his mom and I took one with my dad. These extra lessons helped our parents to feel confident for the first dances!
Adrienne
5.0
4/11/2025
My dad and I worked with Ernesto and Gabrielle on our father-daughter dance for my wedding. We selected the song, and Ernesto and Gabrielle developed the choreography. They were p...
rofessional, creative, and kind (especially for beginners!). They created a routine for our skill level and made adjustments when needed. I would highly recommend VP LLC for anyone looking for private dance lessons in the Seattle area!
Dhaaruni S
5.0
4/08/2025
Ernesto and Gabrielle did a fantastic job preparing my now husband and I for our first dance! We had a very short timeline, and they got us ready to go in less than a month, and ou...
r first dance went off without a hitch and we are very grateful to them for their work!
Cindy
5.0
4/05/2025
My husband and I absolutely loved working with Ernesto and Gabrielle! They were so easy to work with, and we genuinely had a blast during our lessons. We signed up for an 8-class p...
ackage, which fit perfectly with our timeline. We progressed quickly that they even helped us pull off a surprise second dance! If you’re looking for choreographers for your special occasion, Ernesto and Gabrielle are the ones to call!
Cory H
5.0
3/15/2025
Ernesto and Gabriella were great teachers! We had no prior dance experience and they made us look great. They were a pleasure to work with.
Emma P
5.0
1/18/2025
We are a lesbian couple who got married in October 2024. We wanted to find someone who was welcoming and understanding of who we are as a couple, and could choreograph something fo...
r us without assigning strictly gendered roles and felt natural.
I (Emma) have never considered myself a dancer, but when i got engaged to my lifelong dancer wife I knew that our first dance would be something that was really
important we got right. We wanted a first “performance.” We found Visionary Productions through Exit Space, where my wife already took dance lessons.
At our intro lesson, we brought a song and the general requests/overall feeling we wanted for the dance: More upbeat, something more technical for my wife to shine in her element on our day, but nothing so difficult I couldn’t pick it up as a beginner and execute confidently. We opted for 15 lessons to allow enough time for choreography and enough repetition for it to feel solid.
Both Ernesto and Gabrielle are thorough, excellent instructors. They presented us with ideas that really brought the dance to life, and were also very receptive to feedback and working through the more challenging sections of our dance. As a beginner, i was given clear instruction allowed time to feel confident before adding something to challenge and raise my skill level. For my wife, they gave her moments to really show off what she is good at and give her (and I) “Wow” moments. By maybe lesson 6, I was really starting to get excited about our dance. It was something I think we were all really proud of.
Despite it being well outside of my comfort zone, our instructors Ernesto and Gabby built my confidence from feeling anxious about my ability to rise to the occasion to feeling excited to show off what we had worked so very hard to deliver. They challenged me to trust myself and ultimately be the kind of dance partner my wife deserved. I truly am so thankful for what we were able to do and accomplish, because it has been such a great experience getting so enjoy something my wife loves and learn to love it together.
We did not show our dance to anyone before the wedding other than our day of coordinators at our venue and our videographers. By the end of the dance, everyone was on their feet cheering. Everyone has told us that their favorite part of the wedding was our dance and we agree.
I would like to add this additional
review from my mother from her speech, an avid Dancing with the Stars fan: “You both absolutely get a 10!!!”
I think both my wife and I agree we could not have had a more incredible wedding, and our favorite part of that was largely in part thanks to Ernesto and Gabriella. You can truly trust them to make your first dance feel like a dream come true.
Allyson E
5.0
1/18/2025
Ernesto and Gabriella were so incredible to work with! Neither of us had any prior experience and we were able to learn a full dance in just five sessions! They were able to accomm...
odate our quick turn around since we both live out of town. They also put a ton of thought into our choreography and we truly have a dance unique to us! Our guests keep talking about our dance weeks later and they were so impressed! Having a shared dance we performed the day of the wedding was also one of the most special and memorable moments. We cannot thank Ernesto and Gabriella enough!
Qimu D
5.0
1/17/2025
Ernesto and Gabriella were absolutely fantastic! As someone with no prior dance experience, I was really worried about how the first dance would go, but they made the entire proces...
s so much fun and easy. They helped us prepare not only for our first dance but also for a second song that would get all our guests up and dancing.
The choreography they helped us design for the second song turned out to be a huge hit! It was so much fun, and everyone at the wedding had an amazing time. We truly appreciate their guidance and expertise. Not only did we love it, but our guests couldn’t stop talking about how much they enjoyed it too!
We highly recommend Ernesto and Gabriella for anyone looking to add a special touch to their wedding. They are truly amazing and made our celebration even more memorable!
Gillian Y
5.0
12/10/2024
Ernesto and Gabriella were excellent instructors! We did not have any prior dance experience but they worked with us to come up with an unforgettable dance routine. Our friends and...
family were truly impressed by our dance and it was one of the greatest highlights of our wedding. Highly recommend!
Isabela M
5.0
12/09/2024
Ernesto and Gabrielle were wonderful teachers for our wedding dance. My husband and I were very hesitant about performing, but they helped us gain confidence and adjusted the chore...
ography as we went along for our comfort. This ended up being my husband's favorite part of the wedding planning process and that's a credit to them! Highly recommend.
Alec S
5.0
9/26/2024
Ernesto and Gabriella were fantastic! We are by no means fantastic dancers and at the end of the first dance everyone was wildly impressed by our choreographed dance. We couldn’t h...
ave asked for a better duo to help make our big day that much better. We will be referring all our friends and family to this amazing duo!
Ella B
5.0
9/09/2024
Ernesto and Gabriella are both amazing instructors. They were very helpful in preparing us for our first dance together at our wedding. They're both kind and patient. I felt very c...
omfortable working with both of them! Highly recommend!
Danielle D
5.0
6/29/2024
Ernesto & Gabrielle are amazing choreographers! They helped us choreograph two dances-one for our destination wedding (which was a full 3 minute number) and one for our reception....
They are such a phenomenal team and both bring so much creativity and passion into their work. They were so patient and fun to work with and cheered us on throughout the whole process. Both dances went over so well and our family and friends were very impressed by our new dance moves. Thank you both for everything and being a part of our special day! 💗
Stephanie C
5.0
6/18/2024
Ernesto & Gabrielle were the BEST!! My husband was somewhat hesitant to take dance lessons, but Ernesto & Gabrielle made the experience so fun and their choreography was such a hit...
at the wedding. They made our first dance playful, rotation and overall unforgettable! They even did a short lesson for my Father Daughter Dance. We cannot recommend them enough!
Claire C
5.0
5/09/2024
Ernesto and Gabrielle are amazing! We had 8 lessons before our wedding and felt so at ease on the dance floor. WE were both very nervous about our first dance, and had very limited...
experience with partner dances. Ernesto and Gabrielle listen to us, taught with grace and understanding, and met us at our level. We can honestly say that those lessons were our absolute favorite part of wedding planning! A+++
Amanda H
5.0
4/26/2024
We had a great time taking dance lessons with Ernesto! We immediately felt comfortable with him and confident that he understood our vision for our first dance. It is clear he know...
s a lot of different dance styles, and his knowledge and creativity helped us put together our dance with ease. He gave us kind and helpful feedback to really perfect it, and instilled confidence in us leading up to our big day. He also worked with us on a pretty short timeline of 4 weeks. We're so grateful for the experience, our guests loved our dance, and we'll return for more lessons in the future!
Jenay C
5.0
4/23/2024
Ernesto is truly incredible! My fiancé and I had a wonderful experience with Visionary Productions. We took 12 lessons and learned a beautiful traditional ballroom dance for our we...
dding day. Ernesto made us feel comfortable and relaxed with every new move and really helped us to blossom in our dance over the course of a few months. Truly grateful to have worked from such an amazing instructor. 10/10 would recommend!
Brandon B
5.0
4/12/2024
What an incredible experience! We worked with Ernesto to create a personalized dance for our wedding. He was outstanding, ensuring we were both comfortable and confident with the d...
ance movements. All we had to do was provide our chosen song, and Ernesto took care of choreographing everything from start to finish. Fast forward to last week: we nailed our first dance! Planning a wedding can be stressful, but our dance lessons were a needed escape—more like weekly date nights than a chore. I highly recommend Ernesto and his team if you're looking for a personalized dance for your wedding. You won’t regret it!
Alyssa G
5.0
3/23/2024
Ernesto was the best!! My husband and I wanted a choreographed first dance for our wedding and he delivered! I am an outgoing person an my husband is a little more reserved and was...
apprehensive about the first dance. Ernesto made us both feel comfortable and confident throughout the entire process. He created an environment where we could laugh at our selves when we felt silly during lessons, be serious when we needed to be, and always excited for our next lesson. He was very flexible with his schedule and ensured that we got the right amount of lessons in before our big day so that we felt 100% confident performing the day of the wedding. I am a little extra and shared that I wanted to push our dancing abilities by adding a lift and other moves that were a little more challenging and unique. ALL of our 100 guests the day of our wedding were so impressed with our dance! It was definitely a highlight of our planning experience, and the day of the wedding for my husband and I. If you are on the fence about whether or not you want to do a choreographed first dance I would recommend getting lessons with Ernesto! We had quite a few friends that got married this year, some of those couples did a choreographed first dance as well. They all had lovely dances and speaking to them about their experiences with their instructors, I realized just how lucky we were to have found Ernesto. He really took time to learn about us and what our goals were for the dance and created a beautiful dance that we will have forever. He even helped us select our first dance song when we were between two songs. I really had such a fun and lovely experience with him and can't speak highly enough about him as an instructor!
Dafna B
5.0
2/16/2024
Ernesto was SO fun to work with. He helped my husband and I come up with an epic choreographed dance for our first dance and it went incredibly well. We got many compliments on our...
performance and our crowd was loving it. Now my husband and I want to take more classes with Ernesto, since it was such a fun experience. Ernesto is also very chill and accommodating of schedules and body limitations (like injuries). He's also reliable - he was always on time and ready to go.
Drew W
5.0
12/23/2023
My wife and I found Ernesto online and we’re so glad we did. He choreographed a fantastic first dance for us that exactly suited us and the song we chose. The classes themselves we...
re really fun and Ernesto made us feel great about ourselves despite neither of us having any dance experience.
He’s kind, professional, supportive, and creative. We recommend him whole-heartedly as a dance instructor, whether you are preparing for your wedding or just looking for a fun couple’s activity.
My wife and I still run through the dance choreography from time to time to see if we remember it, and it always makes us smile.
Highly, highly recommended.
Matt W
5.0
10/24/2023
Ernesto was truly incredible! Our first dance was an ansolute HIT. We wanted our dance to be upbeat and get the night started, and he choreo'd it perfectly. The classes were fun a...
nd challenging, and allowed us to start our first dance off on the right foot.
We have enjoyed his class so much that we will sign up for a couples dance class with him in the future, just for fun. Highly recommend to anyone thinking of it!
Scott G
5.0
9/19/2023
We took about 8 sessions with Ernesto/Visionary Productions. Each session we made measurable progress on our dance and the final product came out to be something that was a perfec...
t match to my wife and I's personalities. Ernest provided a friendly and constructive environment. Highly recommend for anyone interested in a choreographed wedding dance. We had no experience and our dance turned out excellent!!
Aarti P
5.0
9/12/2023
We hired Ernesto to help us create a new fun first dance where it still fit the Bollywood-Classic Style!
He made us comfortable and really broadened our vision, it was super fun t...
o learn and we have this choreo for life.
If you want to take any fun classes or get a custom choreo Visionary Productions are the people to connect with! Incredible and responsive!
Nikki S
5.0
9/11/2023
10/10 would recommend. Ernesto is great! If you're looking for a instructor for your wedding and or for a night out he's the guy to choose!
I was hesitant about doing dance lesson...
, however, my wife insisted. And to be honest, it was actually fun! A good date night!
Great job, Ernesto!
Katie Y
5.0
9/04/2023
This was a great experience and they worked with us to make sure we had enough practice before our wedding day.
Briana E
5.0
7/29/2023
Ernesto is a miracle worker. We started off just taking a trial dance class. We’d originally figured we’d do a subtle sway for our song. Within that trial, Ernesto was able to show...
us a vision of our dance, and made us realize we could actually learn the skills needed to do something excellent. We had so much fun with our classes - Ernesto is fun, creative, patient, and thorough. The poor guy had to listen to our first dance song ad nauseam without a complaint! He was able to take two very basic dancers and pull together a fabulous and doable choreography- and we surprised all our guests at the wedding, including our parents and close friends. Definitely worth it - not only did it have purpose, but we had fun: it turned into feeling like a date vs another wedding task.
Eliza Y
5.0
6/12/2023
Ernesto was SO awesome to work with. He was very hands-on, specific, had great attention to detail, and most importantly, made my (now) husband and I feel so easy and calm for our ...
first dance. Ernesto took our music, choreographed the entire dance, and helped us make it look and feel wonderful. Ernesto was even gracious and understanding with us when we had to postpone a lesson due to me getting sick. I really enjoyed working with Ernesto, his prices were very fair, and I highly recommend. I cannot wait for the photos!
Matthew A
5.0
12/09/2019
Currently taking private Salsa lessons with Arianna, and we can not speak highly enough about her. She is an amazing teacher and dancer. Incredibly patient and observant, she alway...
s seems to know how to adjust her teaching style to ensure that we are learning the proper steps. Every class is a pleasure, and so much fun!
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 12/09/2019
Thank you so kindly for your words. We enjoy having you and Arianna has nothing but great ...
things to say!
Rose M
5.0
12/03/2019
Our instructor customized our dance to fit our exact desires and made us feel confident and comfortable with every step. A wonderful experience.
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 12/09/2019
Awesome! Appreciate having you.
CC M
5.0
11/20/2019
Amazing instructors. They made my wedding date epic and magical. Highly Recommended!
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 12/09/2019
Happy to bring you so much joy CC!
Samantha C
5.0
11/18/2019
We LOVED taking classes with Arianna! We wanted to do something really original for our first dance at our wedding- a dramatic but still fun ballroom dance and then the "routine" f...
rom Friends. Arianna choreographed an original dance for us, and then learned and taught us the routine. She was so patient with us the whole time. My husband went from thinking he could never do it to saying "that was so easy!" We hope to be able to take more classes with her just for fun next year. If you're looking for fun, relaxed, but successful dance classes, we couldn't recommend Arianna more.
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 11/19/2019
Thank you! I had so much fun teaching you and your husband, plus the Friends routine is to...
date the most exciting wedding concept I've had the pleasure of teaching. Looking forward to seeing you more at our studio in the future! -Arianna xoxo
Libby V
5.0
11/07/2019
My fiancé and I have taken 2 classes already and we absolutely love our teacher Arianna ! She’s so sweet, full of patience and created the most perfect unique dance to the songs we...
wanted.
So excited to keep learning our wedding dance !
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 11/07/2019
Thank you! Delighted that you're enjoying your experience.
Natasha K
5.0
11/06/2019
Arianna and Ernesto were great instructors when my husband and I decided to get some help before our big day!! They instantly made us feel comfortable and turned every lesson into ...
an enjoyable experience! They were accommodating and made sure we left the studio feeling confident! We live in New Jersey yet still made the effort to get to our lesson in Astoria every week - that says a lot about how well Ernesto and Arianna teach. I would recommend their assistance for any private dance or even suggest joining their classes for fun!
Response from VP Wedding Dance on 11/06/2019
Thank you so much. It was a joy and a pleasure teaching you both. Appreciate the kind word...
s!
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