My fiancé and I wanted some tips and tricks for our first dance at our upcoming wedding. Our lesson was very helpful!!
Pro DANZ Group
Suzy B.
Arati is an amazing teacher. We began taking lessons to learn a dance for our wedding and have enjoyed it so much that we will definitely be continuing to take lessons with her. We felt supported and comfortable and had so much fun!
Soul Salsa
Dimitrios B.
Klaudia is a very professional dance teacher. We wanted to learn our first dance for our upcoming wedding and Klaudia was very creative in choreography according to our style. We felt very comfortable from the first lesson and she made the whole dancing experience very pleasant. We highly recommend her.
Klaudia Petriti
Adrian K.
We absolutely loved working with Emily! Emily helped us choreograph and master a fun dance to a non traditional First Dance song for our wedding. We had so much fun, we treated ourselves to a 5 lesson pack. Highly recommend Emily!
Anyone Can Dance NYC
Reid W.
We have been taking lessons for our first weddingdance, and couldn't be happier with the experience. Having never actually learned any dancing in the past, we were completely inexperienced and nervous. Arati quickly put us at ease, and methodically brought us to confidence and having fun on our dance floor. I would recommend taking lessons from Arati to anyone, and based on our experience I especially recommend any couple to Arati, whether it be to choreograph a first dance or to simply grow closer with this fulfilling shared experience.
Soul Salsa
Bryan D.
We contacted this company a month before our wedding, and they fully delivered on teaching us a memorable routine! Ricardo created a routine for us appropriate for our level (we were complete beginners), and he taught us in what was effectively only four separate sessions. He had an upbeat attitude and made every lesson so much fun for us. The dance was so much fun to perform at our wedding, and we received many compliments that our dance truly reflected us as a couple. We could not recommend The WeddingDance Whisperer more for your dancing needs, no matter the level of experience.
The Wedding Dance Whisperer
Milena L.
Arati is such an excellent teacher. My fiancée and I decided to take up pre weddingdancelessons and to our pleasant surprise we found Arati. She excellent at breaking down the steps and most importantly makes the lessons fun. It was absolutely amazing to see how much fun we had in just one hour! Can't wait for the next lesson : )
Soul Salsa
Kelli K.
Arati was INCREDIBLE! My fiance and I wanted to learn an easy dance routine for our wedding and she helped us put together a dance that both of us could easily do. She made every lesson fun (even gave us mandatory breaks!). I would highly recommend Arati if you're looking to put together a choreographed dance for any occasion!
Soul Salsa
Mike M.
Our experience with Arati was nothing short of fantastic! She knows her stuff and is a patient, sweet, accommodating and talented instructor. She worked with us as an engaged couple to make our first dance at our wedding something very special. We hope to take more dancelessons with her in the future. Thank you Arati!
Soul Salsa
Lindsey D.
My husband and I had so much fun with Arita as a teacher and her dancelessons! She is such a lovely person, a great teacher and is so was accommodating with our busy schedule. What we learned in our classes was invaluable, and it was so fun to use the moves she taught us at the wedding not only during our first dance but with my guests!
Soul Salsa
Terry K.
Arati is a fabulous dance instructor! My wife and I wanted to take some professional lessons for our first dance at our wedding and Arati showed us all of the basics we needed to know. We knew we didn't want to do a choreographed dance, but we didn't want to look sloppy either. Arati was fun and casual and didn't make us feel any pressure to perfect the moves. In the end, we felt very comfortable and 'put together' during our first dance! We recommend taking lessons with her, even if you don't have a formal event to practice for. It's great for couples to do as a fun activity together.
Soul Salsa
Thumbtack Customer
My husband and I worked with Dariusz for our first dance at our wedding and he was amazing!!! Not only did he give us great pointers and instructions but he made the lesson fun and a joyful experience. We would highly recommend working with Dariusz.
Dancing with Dariusz💃🏼🕺🏼
Katherine K.
Arati is so professional and talented. She's also very flexible to work with and will cater dancelessons to your specific need. We wanted to do our first dance to "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" but were worried about how to dance to this since it is in 4/4 time. We'd also seen some not so great YouTube videos of choreo for this song. Arati immediately found a solution for this that ended up working so well and looked so classy!
She taught us basics of waltz and payed attention to the nuances like posture, frame, and where the pressure points should be between you and your dance partner. She also taught my husband how to lead (and me, how to follow lol). We are so happy we know this now so we can dance together!
Importantly, skills and quality aside, Arati is also a very professional, responsive, and lovely person. We had so much fun learning how to dance with her. Our dancelessons with Arati became more like a fun experience in and of themselves rather than just a process we had to go through to get a first weddingdance together. Highly recommend Arati for any dancelessons you're considering.
Soul Salsa
Chris Y.
My fiancee and I sought out dancelessons for our wedding first dance -- three weeks from the big day. To make things more difficult, our song was an aggressive EDM song that had multiple different tempos. Arati was able to choreograph and teach us two different styles (waltz, salsa at the drop) in 4 sessions. We are so excited! THANK YOU for a wonderful experience!
Soul Salsa
Laure T.
We only have a week before leaving NYC for our wedding and just spent 2 hours with Cara to try to be a little bit more comfortable for our first dance.
After the first hour we already knew how to walk in and had learnt a few routines that we will be able to repeat comfortably.
Exactly what we wanted and so much fun!
Cara is a great teacher and a really nice person. I totally recommend taking your weddingdancelessons with her.
Darina
Mandy L.
I knew I wanted a unique first dance after scouring Youtube for hours watching other couples' wedding videos. We hit it off with Dariusz after a short dancelesson and immediately signed up for 10 lessons. He had a great feel for what we could do and we were able to add layers of difficulty as we went through lessons.
He had great advice about every aspect of our routine, worked around the song we wanted, and designed a great routine for us that really expressed our personality as a couple.
Listen to the man, practice, and beam with pride when the compliments roll in!
Dancing with Dariusz💃🏼🕺🏼
Julie R.
Arati is THE BEST! My husband and I took lessons in preparation for our wedding. She choreographed a first dance for us after we gave her our song choice and from the minute we met her, made us feel comfortable and at ease (we are both beginners). She is funny and friendly and ended up instilling confidence in us that we never knew we had! She was also flexible with her schedule, and always willing to accommodate our needs given how busy our lives were with wedding-planning. We can't thank Arati enough for creating this awesome experience for us and would recommend taking lessons with her if you're looking to learn new dance skills & have fun at the same time!
Soul Salsa
Christine H.
I was struggling to find a dance instructor in Manhattan. There are tons of instructors on here but many seem to hide their rates or charge crazy high prices. Also, I noticed many don’t seem to cater to first dances for weddings due to their skill set. I had abandoned the idea of dancelessons for our wedding due to our limited time and interactions on here.
Then, pops up an email from Klaudia. She is highly qualified to teach a variety of styles of dance. Also, her prices are shared upfront and reasonable. She has a flexible schedule and teaches in a centrally located studio in Manhattan. She is very easy to reach so we were able to communicate quickly and arrange our first session.
My fiancé and I showed up completely unsure of what to expect. She put us right at ease, listened to our song before we arrived and got right into her plan for our first dance. She’s extremely clear and takes your level of dance and ideas into consideration. At first we were so awkward dancing together but she consistently encouraged and motivated us. By the end of the session we were laughing and couldn’t wait to schedule our next meeting!
We’ve met with her many times since and are excited to share our dance with our friends and family during our wedding. Klaudia has given my fiancé and I a new hobby we love together. I absolutely recommend Klaudia and am certain you should give her a try if you’re considering lessons!
Klaudia Petriti
Carly K.
Emily was incredible and a pleasure to work with! We were a bit nervous about our first dance for our wedding and wanted it to be something special - all eyes are on you! From the moment we met Emily and began our lessons with her, she made learning our first dance experience fun and enjoyable. She choreographed a beautiful first dance for us and practiced with us so we felt comfortable and confident. We also had a ton of fun with her! Since our wedding, our guests have raved about our first dance, how special it was, and couldn’t believe we had some of our moves - they are still talking about it weeks later and we cannot stop watching the videos.
Emily will make you feel like you know what you are doing and make it feel worth it! We highly recommend her to any couple or person wanting to dance. Thank you, Emily!
Anyone Can Dance NYC
Thumbtack Customer
Olga was awesome to work with - my husband and I wanted to get some lessons for our first dance at our wedding and we're SO happy we found her. She knew exactly what style to do once she heard our song, and choreographed the whole thing for us from start to finish. Within the first lesson, she knew exactly what she wanted to teach us and have us do. And to top it off, she was so fun to work with! I think she probably had us laughing more times than not throughout our lessons - we highly recommend her!!!!
Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes With World Champion
Emily L.
We hired Arati to help us (in a very short time frame) choreograph a 2 minute salsa/merengue dance for our upcoming wedding. Arati was great, and we had so much fun at our lessons! She sent us a list of suggested songs which we ended up choosing from, started by teaching us the basics of each dance, and then we moved into the choreography that she came up with. We highly recommend her and appreciated her flexibility in timing. Her studio was also very convenient to all of the major NYC train lines. Thanks Arati!
Soul Salsa
David L.
Lexi was amazing to work with for our first dance. We found Lexi online through good reviews and loved her energy and passion for dance! We were in a time crunch and weren't sure if we could get a dance together in 2.5 weeks especially since we are both beginners, but with Lexi's dedication we did it. We chose our song and sent an example of a dance we liked--she immediately sent us a couple of cuts of the song, and came to our first practice with beautiful custom choreography ready. She broke it down and made it simple for us, and we had a blast doing 6 hours of lessons--with that and practice on our own at home we were able to nail it confidently on the big day! It was the absolute highlight of both our wedding and the wedding planning process because it was so fun. We got so many compliments and we will cherish the video forever. If you're on the fence about the time, money, or skill level, we would 100% recommend taking the leap. Lexi is amazing!
The Wedding Dance Whisperer
Steven S.
We can’t say enough good things about our experience with Levan and Alisa. We came in hoping to learn how to dance only two weeks before our wedding and were convinced it would be impossible. Levan and Alyssa took the challenge with a smile, choreographed an incredible first dance for us and better yet taught it to us and helped us master it in just a few lessons. Two weeks later we walked out confident, happy and excited to show it off to family and friends. We are as beginner as they come and Levan and Alisa made us look like we have it all together. Highly recommend and very grateful for all that they did!
ProDancing NYC
Margarita T.
Arati is amazing dance teacher and just incredible person to be around!
Arati taught my husband and I a dance routine she choreographed specifically for our wedding. She was encouraging, professional, always on time and awesome! My husband has little dance experience, but Arati helped him feel comfortable and confident in performing the routine. She really knows her subject and always delivered a lesson with lots of detail, patience and added humor, which was a bonus!
Also, she was able to work with us around our tight schedules which we really appreciate.
Since I'm a dancer also, I'm always demanding of myself and others, but she gave me valuable advice on how to just relax and enjoy the moment, and how to work through an error should it occur during the live performance on our big day. Arati was thorough in teaching us the footwork, posture, timing, and musical keys necessary to success. In fact, everything went just perfect! We had such a fun time! And we not only gained some amazing dance moves but gained a friend in Arati.
Highly recommend to anyone who wants to have fun and learn how to dance! Go to Arati! :)
Soul Salsa
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