First Dance Studio

"My wife had been wanting to sign us up for dance lessons for years, but I had always been reluctant because it’s not really my thing, but I’m happy to say that we had a great time at First Dance Studio. Our instructor Danielle was fantastic. She’s very enthusiastic and patient, and she obviously loves what she does. Now we’ve got another fun activity to enjoy together, and we will definitely be back for more lessons!"

"We took dance lessons at First Dance Studio with Danielle and Dani in the 2 months leading up to our wedding. Danielle took the time in our first lesson to talk through our goals - we wanted some moves to look coordinated but nothing too choreographed. Even being under a time crunch, she always made sure we were able to secure a spot in the schedule to practice. She helped us stay positive and excited about our first dance and it definitely made a difference on our wedding day. We smiled and laughed the whole time and we even managed to do a dip at the end. We also did one lesson each with our parents to prepare for those dances and I'm happy we did. Thank you so much First Dance Studio! Photo courtesy of Callisto & Co."

"If you’re thinking about dance lessons for your wedding, I highly recommend Danielle and First Dance Studio! We had already decided upon our first dance song and we both agreed we didn’t want to look uncomfortable on the dance floor or stuck with your boring basic prom side shuffle for our first dance at our wedding. We wanted memories of our wedding night that would last a lifetime and Danielle helped us get even more than that. When I first brought up the idea of dance lessons to my then fiancé (now husband), he agreed to do the lessons but wasn’t thrilled about the idea. We both had athletic backgrounds from high school and college, but neither of us had danced before. Danielle made us both feel at ease and comfortable with dancing. My husband never thought this was something he would ever do, let alone enjoy it! After meeting Danielle and completing our introduction lesson, we decided to book a package so we would not only learn our first dance but have extra lessons to have as special date nights after our wedding – and to our shock, the lessons are good for 5-years from the date of purchase for many date nights to come! Danielle had us laughing and enjoying ourselves while learning. Our dance lessons quickly became a nice getaway amidst the rest of the wedding planning chaos and was something we looked forward to each week. She was also super flexible with class times as we had demanding day jobs – fitting us in for the evening or on our ‘off-work Friday’, but we also were commuting 45 minutes for the lessons so if we got stuck in traffic, she was always understanding and made our schedule work. Although it was a choreographed dance, my goal was to know how to follow my partner’s lead well enough that I could be in the moment, enjoy our first dance, and be able to sing the lyrics without thinking about my next step, and Danielle taught us just that. We were super impressed with what we were able to learn in the number of lessons we did – a full 4.5-minute dance that included a lift and a dip! Danielle also worked with my husband and my mother-in-law for their mother-son dance and they had easy-to-remember steps in just one lesson! Danielle gave us more than a nice-looking first dance at our wedding, she gave us cherished memories together that we'll never forget and now we have dance skills we can use at any occasion in the future. We are looking forward to using these skills at our friends’ weddings, vacations, and learning new types of dances on our date nights as we continue to use the lessons from our package. We cannot thank Danielle enough for the experience she provided us throughout the lessons, practicing at home, on our wedding day, and the fact that she made us both find an exciting new date night we can both enjoy! Highly recommend!"

"Danielle is an amazing instructor!!! My husband and I took her wedding dance lessons. We were both very new to dancing and had zero experience before honestly we dreaded our first dance and taking dance lessons but Danielle made both of us really comfortable dancing and every time we left we were always excited to come back. I highly recommend First dance studio!"

"Leading up to my wedding, my fiance and I decided we'd like to do something for ourselves while planning and take dance lessons. Originally, what we had in mind was just a couple dance steps that would make it so we weren't just swaying to the music. When we met Danielle at First Dance Studio, she had so many nice ideas to put together a dance to our song that wasn't completely choreographed but had a nice movement to it that would keep our audience engaged. We really looked forward to our dance lesson each week with Danielle. At first, having never taken dance lessons, we were both a little unsure, but Danielle's warmth, patience, and knowledge made the nerves disappear after the first lesson! We looked forward to seeing her at our lesson each week and we definitely plan on taking lessons with her again in the future!"