WeddingDayDance

My husband & I used Anne-Marie to teach us a dance for the first dance at our wedding. Anne-Marie gives private lessons that are always in private rooms so you can easily focus and have her full attention (unlike other companies where you share a big room with other couples - beware). Her prices are reasonable for Manhattan and she includes a free half hour which was helpful. Anne-Marie is responsive, professional and patient and did an excellent job teaching my husband (who claims to have 2 left feet). Our dance turned out well and we received numerous compliments. Two minor things: sometimes the private rooms she rented were too small for us to do our whole dance (perhaps you can ask her ahead of time to be mindful of this) and we were a little frustrated that she wouldn't add on the 6th lesson at the same rate as the 1st five. However, despite these 2 small things, we would still highly recommend Anne-Marie to anyone looking for private dance lessons and would definitely use her again for future dance needs!

My fiancé and I never had any formal dance training before meeting with Anne-Marie and she easily exceeded our expectations of what we both could accomplish with only two hour-long dance lessons. She was very easy to work with and a consummate professional who taught us both basic and increasingly complex moves at our own pace and in simple, comprehensible terms. Week/Hour One: Learn how to lead and be led, a basic rumba box step with "Into the Mystic" playing in the background, and an entrance plus spin onto the dance floor. Go home and practice together every day until it's second nature (or at least until we aren't looking at the floor with each step). Week/Hour Two: Build on the slow-slow-quick-quick box, add a fifth position break, two chains, two 90 degree boxes, promenade spins, a grapevine, pivots, spins and the dramatic dip/resolve before making our dance floor exit. And guess what -- we danced a great rumba, and now have it (and a cheat-sheet if muscle-memory weakens) forever. Our guests could not believe that we had never taken lessons before Anne-Marie! We can easily recommend Anne-Marie to anyone looking to impress their guests and learn dance skills to last a lifetime!

We had a great time with Anne-Marie. She was organized and professional from the very beginning, promptly returning emails and calls throughout our time with her. We never had to worry. When there were decisions to be made, she walked us through our options and never put any pressure on us. She choreographed our dance beautifully, taught us the moves, and answered any questions we had.