Uptown Ballroom

Ballroom dancing is a nice society skill, like golfing. For the Liza Doolittle set (myself included) lessons are essential to not looking foolish at the fancy dress balls and masquerades. And also, there is the matter of the wedding. Pressed for time, we were only able to fit in two 45 minute lessons before the big day. But I’m optimistic. The instruction was focused and helpful, and at the end of each lesson we recorded a video of what we learned so we could practice on our own time. Although I don’t feel particularly rhythm or dancing challenged, there are certain elemental things we learned that I’d never realized. It is well worth the money.

Going to a ton of weddings recently, I realized for my own wedding I didn’t want to high school slow dance in front of all my friends and family for 5 minutes to start off the reception. Instead, I wanted something «cool». I don’t know how to dance. My wife does a bit… but I move like a rock…
We hired Leilani to help choreograph our first wedding waltz for our wedding. The classes were about once a week for about 8 weeks. Each lesson was 45 minutes and at the end we had a beautiful waltz which we presented at our wedding.
Things I really liked:
Leilani was super easy to work with. We basically told her what we wanted, and she built a dance routine exactly to what we were envisioning.
She is also nice to a fault. Sometimes I messed up so badly, but instead of reprimand she always had something nice to say. I’ve never failed so badly yet have someone complement the gracefulness of the way I failed.
She recorded the dance steps each weekly so we could study and emailed us the queues.
I think the most impressive thing to me was none of the routine was recycled. We constantly moved across the room throwing in different movements. We got in a lift, a drop, and a really nice ending pose.
The final result was a gorgeous routine. Everyone at the wedding raved about how awesome it was. Definitely money and time well spent.

If you want to learn a skill, you want to learn from someone who has a passion for what they do and the ability to teach and correct in a non-​judgmental way that produces results and a hunger for more. Leilani and Joe are those type of teachers and if you put in a little time to practice, you’ll see results fast.

It is difficult to find at first, but worth it! The owner/​lead instructor, Leilani, is skilled in not only dance, but more importantly in teaching and instruction. She has a knack for identifying where your weakness is, and correcting it in a way that is constructive and understandable. I like this studio because it is a great value too. Just compare this studio to one of the franchises and you will see what a great deal it is. Then come in, dance, learn, and you will realize that it is also a superior instruction. The facilities are nice, clean, and modern.