3 Ways to Beat Wedding Planning Stress! Planning your *dreamy* wedding is all warm and fuzzy when you’re simply putting together a Pinterest mood board, right? Everything gets very real when you start making decisions, plunking down deposits, and stressing over the guest list.  Try these 3 ways to dial down your planning stress and decision fatigue while turning the volume UP on fun, play, and calm. You CAN have the wedding of your dreams and actually ENJOY it at the same time—from securing your venue to wowing your guests with your First Dance. Remember your “why” It might go wit ..read more

What Do Wedding Dance Lessons Cost? In this short and to-the-point article, let’s get right down to it, shall we? Here’s what wedding dance lessons cost and how to choose which package is right for you. Going for Wow-Worthy? Okay, here we go. As you’re budgeting for the cost of Wedding Dance Lessons, think about the end result.  Do you want a super-snazzy, mic-drop moment with a ton of stunts like lifts, dips, and spins? Or perhaps a mash-up of a couple of your favorite songs? Or maybe even to include your wedding party or family members in a spotlight performance for your guests to ..read more

Why Accountants, Math Nerds, and Lawyers Make Great Dancers (It's the STRUCTURE, Baby!) One of the very BEST elements of dance is that ANYONE can learn how to do it. And by anyone, we mean even if you have two left feet and cannot find the beat to save your life.  The reason? Dance is structured. Even though it may seem like it’s all fluid movement and artsy-fartsy sequencing, dance is something you can count, predict, and anticipate–with ease, grace, elegance, and even JOY.  That’s why all you linear, logical, goal-oriented thinkers out there can and should learn and practice a kil ..read more

How Your Wedding Dress Will Affect Your First Dance – Here’s What You Should Know. Many couples think that their First Dance is all about the song. While that’s true, it’s also crucial to keep your wedding dress in mind as you practice. (Yes, really. It’s that important.) Be sure to read all the way through this Wedding Dress/First Dance Guide we’ve got for you this week—no matter what dress style you rock on your Big Day, your dance can perfectly showcase your elegance without tripping on your train! The MERMAID dress:  DO: Use your arms, shoulders, and hips to create a vibe as you ..read more

Avoid These 5 First Dance Music Fails Your First Dance *should* be the talk of the evening, the year, even the decade if you pull it off. And it’s easier to accomplish when you avoid a few classic dance fails.  Your song is too long. An on-point First Dance song should last about 3 minutes (3 and a half minutes at most.) At this length, you’ll get plenty of time to build interest, emotion, and impress your guests with your jaw-dropping moves, but you’ll finish before they get bored. 3 minutes is ALL the time you need to build a bubbly party vibe that gives you memories galore while pri ..read more

Do We *Really* Need 4 Months to Rock Our First Dance?  With all the *other* wedding details taking up space in your head, you may wonder if it’s really necessary to start learning and practicing your First Dance so far out from your big day.  After all, it’s just a few dance moves, right? You can learn them super quick and none of your guests will be the wiser—said many couples who left their First Dance ‘till the last minute. And while yes, it’s possible for us to work a few dance-miracles for last-minute couples, we want you to have the ultimate party vibe, memories, and photos ..read more

How Wedding Dance Lessons *Actually* Work If you’re already neck-deep in wedding planning, the last thing you need is more stress, decision fatigue, or another item for your to-do list.  And yet, it’s crucial for you to enjoy a flawless day—and capture your moment in the spotlight while you dazzle yourselves and your guests with the Best. Party. Ever.  The one people talk about all year long—or even mention at every family reunion for the next decade +! That’s why so many of our couples sing our praises at Wedding Dance Coach—because we give them ALL the mic-drop moments and endle ..read more

5 First Dance Mistakes to (Easily) Avoid Even though we ADORE coaching all our couples to First Dance Confidence in an easy-breezy first dance lesson journey, there is a bit of pressure built into your big moment in the spotlight. Seriously, you only get ONE First Dance—one chance to capture the vibe, photos, video, and MEMORIES that could make you either cringe or smile when you reflect back on your wedding day. Your FIRST DANCE can and should be the moment when you relax, have fun, and feel totally free to be visibly authentically in love with your Sweetie. (Or enjoy a playful or poignant ..read more

The other day on our IG I asked "what's your First Dance song?" and was amazed by the hundreds of answers we received!  While many couples were clear on their song choice, LOTS of people shared that they were struggling to find the right song. It's understandable to feel overwhelmed by the endless song choices available to you (and you may be feeling decision fatigue from all the wedding planning you've done to this point too).  Here are a few questions to help you get unstuck and EXCITED about your First Dance song: Do you want it to feel mo ..read more

Why do we need wedding dance lessons? So you don't suck. LOL! No seriously... Your BIG day is approaching and you might be wondering if wedding dance lessons are really worth your time & investment? We think so but don't just take it from us. ;) One of our recent clients posted this rave review and included 3 major benefits they received from private wedding dance lessons. "Melissa is an amazing instructor! (And we crushed our First Dance!) In only a few short lessons she was able to help my wife and I through a few things: overcoming our anxiety of doing the first dance overcoming my ..read more