Your Romantic First Dance

w off. In a short time we went from no real experience with “formal” dancing to wowing all our wedding guests with our first dance. Rae was wonderful and anyone looking for dance help should look no further!

you again for an awesome experience! All of our friends and family loved it and my husband and I hope to celebrate our anniversary every year by dancing this first dance together at home!

and helpful but also a lot of fun. She was able to give us a few dance style options to choose from and helped tie everything in with our first dance song. We got a lot of compliments on the day of our wedding and lots of cheers during our first dance - 100% worth every penny!

Who knew we had it in us!? (Rae did). Let me break down our experience: Coming in we were as green as you can get with partner dancing. We wanted an up-tempo, fun, non-traditional song in order to start the reception off with strong energy. Obviously, this kind of song requires more and faster choreography because it's a faster song. Our song also didn't pick up until the second minute so we ended up with like a 3 minute song (daunting) but even with the extra length and required choreography to fill 3 minutes, Rae got us there in FOUR LESSONS. She started us off by teaching form and the basic steps and so we could always come back "home" if we got caught up (such a relief to have this and it came into play during the real thing). Then Rae opened things up teaching us spins, turns, steps, and moves that gradually increased in difficulty as we caught on, matching our comfort level/progress and she always met our requests in swapping in/out moves. There’s no question Rae is GREAT at diagnosing a couple’s strengths and pace of progression, and she adapts her teaching and choreography to this. The end of every session where she taught us choreography she videotaped so we could play back and practice at home based off what we learned while it was still fresh our head (this was key). Upon request, Rae choregraphed the entire song for us, broken up into lessons so we could put the parts together by the end in cumulative fashion. This was such a perfect strategy to nailing our dance, which was an unusually long 3 minutes (we had a pretty simple first minute then when the first chorus hit it was go-time). By the end of our lessons, we could do basic steps and easy turns but could also do complicated steps, leans, slides, simultaneous turns, and even a lift that the crowd went nuts for. Rae brought out the inner-dancer in both of us, and my wife and I have different personalities, strength, and weaknesses in physical activities, but Rae knew how to work with us both in a group setting. Practice is definitely required if you want to get your dance down right, no question. But Rae gives you everything you need for the perfect dance – you just have to practice to get it to where it’s simply routine by your big date! Rae has SO much energy and she’s so enthusiastic and committed to making your dance special and getting you ready to go. She’s fun and funny, clear and concise, and fully committed, and dance lessons have the potential to be SO awkward but they just weren’t with Rae. She cut right through that concern fast and made it such a comfortable setting for partnered-activity that you and your significant other are very unlikely to have engaged in before. She was always on time and stayed with us extra time when we needed it. With all the possible dance instructors out there, we feel so lucky to have come across Rae because she was everything we had hoped for in professionalism, kindness, and skill in an instructor and got us results that we will be proud of and watch back for the rest of our lives. THANK YOU RAE.

iced with her and mastered after a few months. All we had to do was tell her the song we wanted, what we had in mind and she did the rest. Her energy and passion really helped as well.

learning to dance so we could put moves together in a natural way. She was super fun and great to work with. Would definitely recommend!

y patient as you learn how to dance. She makes you feel very confident in your dancing abilities as she is such a great teacher and works so closely with you. My wife and I have a perfected first dance that we will always cherish thanks to Rae. She is amazing!!

we received on our first dance! It was also such a pleasure to take private lessons rather than sharing the room with others and having our music interrupted for other peoples songs. Now we have so many moves in our pockets for whenever we go out dancing, my husband even pulls some of them out in the living room when he is feeling romantic. I can't recommend Rae enough, her energy, upbeat spirit, ideas, and skill are phenomenal. She is worth her weight in gold. If you want to feel confident about your first dance on your wedding day, go to Rae!

impressed with our dance at our wedding. She was patient with me and took her time to help me, but she also made it fun. My wife and I looked forward to dance lessons every Monday night. We highly recommend Rae !!

ere with us! Rae was patient, thoughtful and so very professional. She even came to our apt building which couldn’t have been more convenient for our busy days. I would strongly recommend her to any couple that wants to have a fun dance and impress their guests!

pletely nailed it. Beyond her technical skill, her teaching methods were incredibly fun and we were so excited for each lesson - and couldn’t believe how much we learned so quickly. She is quirky, cool, and kept us laughing the entire time. Our guests were so impressed, and Rae turned the scary thought of dancing in front of an audience to one of our favorite wedding moments. Could not recommend her more.

either of us had much experience. Rae is patient yet pushes your progress every session, breaking down the basic steps and introducing fun flourishes as you advance. By the end it was muscle memory. I was wistful when our classes were ending, as I was having a blast by then. Again, I can’t recommend Rae enough. You will be in such good hands.

before. We genuinely looked forward to our lessons, which were always full of laughs and definitely a welcome bonding experience and break from other wedding planning activities. Our friends and family loved our first dance!

non dancers feel comfortable throughout the process and on the big night. Thank you Rae!!

little nervous going in. Thankfully Rae made us feel comfortable and we had a blast. In just nights we had the steps down pat and were off and running. If you want a fun, easy-going teacher who will make you laugh and get the best out of you - from amateurs to pros - go with Rae.

er with how our first dance turned out!

she does and we can't recommend her enough!

great sense of humor. I wouldn’t be surprised if we went back for more lessons to really cut rug. Thanks Rae!!

g this class with Rae. In fact, we had so much fun, we are going to schedule more classes with Rae as date nights.

with each other to help us determine what moves and styles naturally fit us. As the lessons progressed, we would add to and refine our dance until it was complete. The BEST part of taking lessons with Rae was the preparation, and that made it priceless. By the time our wedding day came around, we were so prepared for our dance that we didn’t have to worry or think about the dance at all. We were able to focus on other details of the day and more thoroughly enjoy our time with family and friends who we’ll probably never have all together again. Take lessons from Rae, and you’ll be sure to walk away with a great experience and wonderful memories.