Christine was amazing from start to finish in helping me and my husband plan our first dance, and my and my dad with our father daughter dance. She was so easy to work with, and adapted to our various skill levels. We would genuinely look forward to going to classes and our wedding day dances turned out amazing. The dances were the highlight of the night and we could not have done it without Christine! read more

Making the decision to do a choreographed dance was the first best decision we made. Choosing Christine is a close second!! My now husband was not a dancer at all. But Christine managed to teach us a wonderful choreographed (4min!!!) dance! Our friends and family complimented us throughout the wedding stating that it was a very nice treat for them to see us perform our first dance. Additionally, I've said to all my family and friends that learning our first dance together and going to our dance lessons was the BEST part of our engagement journey. During the stressful wedding planning time, it was time to focus on one another, be present, learn and experience something new as a couple. It was an amazing experience that I will cherish forever. As for Christine, she is truly a teacher. Patient but direct, and knows when to adjust to accommodate learning styles. Thank you so much Christine for being part of our wedding journey! Hiring you was a cherry on top! read more

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The experience that we will remember through the years! In June of 2023, we started to "shop" for our first dance choreographer for our wedding which was November 2023. We booked the first time sessions in a few different places and the CM Dance Company was our last candidate on the list. After our first session with Christine, we immediately knew she was the ONE! In total, we booked 6 sessions with Christine. Normally you will need 5 for this timeline but we had to change our song after the first session. Christine choreographed our first dance in a few parts and she coached each section. At the end of our 6th session, we got drilled all the moved into our brains and into our muscles. First few sessions Christine taught us some basic waltz steps and we drilled it until it was second nature for us. During the following sessions, she taught us some more advanced steps and we drilled it too. At some point, we had to decide if we wanted to. our first dance to be in social dancing style (freestyle) or fully choreographed. We decided to go with the latter option just because we knew we would be nervous and we needed a routine. Christine choreographed the whole dance and then coached us to make it perfect. We also practiced the dance on our own 1-2 times a week. Eventually, we got it. Christine helped us to understand how the first dance is usually performed what challenges we might encounter and most importantly how to mess up and how to recover quickly. Our last practice (1 week before the wedding) was perfect and on the wedding day we, of course, made a few mistakes BUT we were well prepared and we knew know to handle it. We enjoyed our dance session with Christine and it was bittersweet to part ways right before the wedding. Christine is a passionate and caring person. She is very attentive and I loved her nitpicks. The dance itself was MAGICAL so elegant and dreamy, with beautiful turns, spins, and of course graceful dips and lifts. We wanted classic, elegant, and graceful dance and Christine made it happen!! If you considering CM Dance Company for your wedding do not hesitate, Christine is THE BEST! read more

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Easily one of the best wedding decisions I made was to seek out Christine's dance services. When I had first reached out to Christine, I was only 3 weeks out from my wedding and I dreamt up an idea to surprise my fiancé with a dance for our wedding with 4 of my closest girl friends. We were inspired by other Beyoncé dance routines, but Christine turned it into something so much more, a dance that reflected the progression and true meaning of my relationship with my fiancé, from when we meet in high school to when we enlisted in the military. It was a dance to reflect our story. It was creative, unique, intentional and just so meaningful! From the moment I reached out to Christine, she was honest about what she can deliver. She never tried to sell me on anything. I was impressed by the way she was able to creative a dance that told a story, a story of the couple, and of love! So naturally, I asked her to create our first dance too. Our wedding sadly was impacted by the pandemic, and a week before our wedding we decided to postpone. Although, it wasn't ideal, it gave us the opportunity to work with Christine more. Fast forward to the present, it's been 3 months now since we had our wedding and all my guests still talk about our dance performance til this day. It was the highlight of our wedding! The dances were so meaningful in so many ways. It solidified my friendship with my girlfriends even more so. And the first dance was the only moment that slowed time during that day. Our first dance was just about us and no one else. It was intimate and so special. Christine is an artist, she is incredible at what she does, she brings people together, and she creates meaning through her dance. She is honest, she is intuitive and full of wisdom! I can confidently say my friends and husband thoroughly enjoyed our time at the studio with her. It was something we looked forward to every weekend and now something we truly miss. If we could do it again, we wouldn't change a thing. Thank you Christine for a truly magical experience!! We adore you!! read more

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My husband and I were very nervous about our wedding and ESPECIALLY our first dance. Christine helped us navigate what our reception would look like and helped us really nail down our order of events. She was WONDERFUL teaching us to dance. Christine was fun but clear in her instructions. She helped us create something simple yet beautiful and helped to calm our nerves. I can't recommend her highly enough! read more

I highly recommend Christine! From our very first lesson to performing on the wedding day, she was always there to encourage and make sure we felt prepared. We came to her with a specific song (Stargazing by Kygo), and she choreographed a dance that fit perfectly! We started lessons 5 months before our wedding, and did a hybrid model, with a few at the studio and a few over Zoom. Surprisingly the Zoom lessons were great! Christine was able to teach and walk us through the steps as if we were in the studio. Overall, her attention to detail, years of experience, and empathy made it a stress-free experience, resulting in an amazing dance that our guest enjoyed but more importantly that my wife and I will never forget. read more

My wife and I had a very pleasant experience here for wedding first dance class. The owner Christine is very kind, patient, and passionate. My wife and I had little dancing experience yet she managed to encourage us and teach us with easy but fabulous moves that we believe will amaze the crowd in our wedding. I highly recommend Christine to couples that look for first dance class. read more

My fiancé and I are having an elopement wedding on August 31, 2017. We wanted to do a little dance after our first kiss. We tried to make a routine at home but it just was not working. I didn't want to be discouraged so I ended up yelping CM Dance Company. Christine who is such an inspirational Owner and Dance Instructor was such a delight on the phone that she even convinced my future husband to agree to taking a class. He was very hesitant as he said that we did not need any dance instructions so I was very happy that Christine's natural personality and passion for dance helped Victor see the vision of our special day. Today, we went to her class and we were so impressed with how dedicated Christine is to helping us create our vision through beautiful movements that represent our special day and our story. I am also blown away because it was Victor's idea to add 4 more classes. We definitely need a lot more improvement in our moves but we had fun doing it. Thanks Christine for a great Sunday class!! read more

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We hired Christine for our first dance lessons, and I could not be happier with our experience! Christine was an absolute pleasure to work with. She choreographed an incredible routine for our song (Love Is An Open Door from Frozen), provided excellent instruction along the way, and left us feeling comfortable and prepared for our dance (which was fun and went smoothly!). I'm so glad we chose to work with Christine, and I'm confident you will also have an amazing experience. :) read more

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Christine was so nice and patient with us as we learned how to ballroom dance for the first time. I like how she starts couples off with just dancing a box to the rhythm and then gradually builds in complexity during each lesson. She helps you with spacing and even gave tips about what to expect on the wedding day so you're not taken by surprise. She did such a great job that we danced our routine perfectly at our wedding! It was such a memorable moment and I would recommend her to all my family and friends. read more

We love dancing with Christine! We met Christine a year ago as we were preparing for our wedding reception and wanted a little help with our first dance. Christine was very fun to work with, easy to talk to, and very creative. We ended up using some of Christine's choreography and adding some of our own moves for our choreographed dance. The COOLEST thing about Christine is that she has the ability to mix different songs together and come up with an awesome medley. Her dance choreography is great but her DJ/music mixing skills are amazing! :) Not only is she great at slow dances, but she is also one cool girl who knows her pop songs and cool hip-hop moves. She rocks! If you are looking for someone to help you with dance lessons or want someone to choreograph your first dance at your wedding reception, contact Christine. She responds quickly to emails and phone calls and her fees are very reasonable. We are so glad we found her and if we ever need choreography or more music mixes, we will not hesitate to contact her. Thanks, Christine! read more

I recently worked on a duet with Christine and enjoyed collaborating with such a creative person. We both teach and dance at the same dance studio, but we have very different styles. We decided it would be a fun experiment to combine my ballet-based style with her contemporary-based style. While working with Christine, communication was very easy and open. Christine had lots of good ideas and encouraged choreography that felt natural on both of us. She also gave me some acting tips and helped me work on expressing my emotions in our duet and on other choreography that I was working on. It was a pleasure working with Christine and I was very happy with how our duet turned out. read more

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My daughter loves her dance class! We attend the parent-child class and it's perfect for her age. It's a way of bonding with your child and see your child learn in many different ways! My daughter is almost 2 and we started when my daughter was about 1.5 years old. I must say my daughter has learned so much! Being the only child my daughter has learned to share with others, learn colors and phrases, and she learned to listen to another adult figure, as in her teacher! We just ended our second session and it was fun! I'm proud to say that I noticed my daughter is able to dance on her own which is a huge improvement for her age. She is now ready for level 2- dancing with toddlers, where the toddlers dance on their own. It's exciting but I'm sad to say we won't be able to attend cause my work schedule has changed. BUT if you're looking for a dance class for your lil one I definitely recommend Christine. She's awesome with the kids! read more

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Me and my husband did 7 dance classes with Christine for our wedding's first dance. Christine is great. She is able to help us pick a song that is suitable for the dance and accommodate the dance type I like (salsa and chacha). She is very thoughtful and patient. My husband has totally no experience in dancing and I had a pretty high expectation in the first dance. She was managed to choreograph in the way that both of us are happy and enjoy the dance. read more

My husband and I hired Christine to help us with our first dance. I can't speak for my husband, but I have twp left feet and generally dislike dancing (because of the 2 left feet). We gave Christine our song and she was able to cut it down to the perfect length and choreographed it so that it was something we could do comfortably that didn't look like the middle school shuffle. She takes things like room layout and where the audience is going to be into account in putting together the routine to ensure our photographer can get great shots (and she did!) Christine was about to go on maternity leave when we hired her so we had very limited time. Despite that, she was extremely flexible with our work schedule. When I had to leave the country unexpectedly, she made time for us in order to make sure we got our lessons in. We also had a couple of lessons with our parents. While my husband's mom was easy to work with, my dad was another story. He was coming from Taiwan 2 weeks before the wedding, so we could only get 1 lesson in with him. Things got very stressful as my dad wouldn't listen to Christine's instructions and kept doing his own thing, which made it extremely difficult since I'm not a natural dancer. I eventually had a total emotional meltdown and stepped out of the room. Christine anticipated all of this from experience, worked her magic, and somehow got my dad to listen, and we walked out of that lesson smiling. I can't say enough how great Christine is, how incredibly dedicated and thoughtful she is to her students, and how fortunate we were to have been able to work with her. read more

My son who had a major part in the play worked with Christine. Christine is a bright, fun, friendly and wonderful teacher filled with vision and a drive to make my son's play come alive. I could see her passion to the theater while my kid were working with her. She make us feel comfortable and challenged. My son learned and improved a lot through 5 lessons. And he got a lot of confidence after working with her. She is really awesome! I definitely recommend Christine. Thanks again Christine!! read more

Christine was a lifesaver when we were preparing for our wedding. My husband and I knew that we wanted our first dance to be special. We started planning months in advance because we wanted to be sure we had enough time to feel confident that we would do a really good job. Unfortunately, we initially went to Arthur Murray where they created a generic dance routine that had no connection to our personalities or our music (note - the studio shares one music system and you'd be lucky if you hear your song for more than 1 minute during the lesson)! To make matters worse, they book appointments back to back, so the instructors are forced to watch the clock and you definitely won't get even one minute of extra attention - we felt like we were on a production line. Having lost months of time on lessons at Arthur Murray I was completely disheartened and didn't know if we would do a choreographed dance at all. I decided to give it one more try and found Christine through an online search. At this point I was nervous because we only had a few weeks until the wedding, but I can tell you we learned more in one lesson with Christine than we did over all the months of prior practice! Understanding that we were on a time crunch, Christine was flexible with her schedule so we could get as much practice time as possible and she got to know us and the kind of vibe we wanted for our dance so she could choreograph a routine that was perfect for us. She even created an original cut of the music that we were able to give to the DJ and she helped us create a cool entrance that stunned our guests. The dance was the highlight of the evening and people still talk about it. We are lucky to have found Christine and for anyone considering doing something special for your first dance, I would highly recommend you skip the generic studios and go to Christine first - you'll be happy you did! read more

I have taken contemporary dance classes (for adults) from Ms. Christine and I am extremely grateful to have studied from her! She courteous, professional and SUPER CREATIVE. She has an incredible ability to make her students feel comfortable with challenging character work and intriguing choreography. I've always wanted to take contemporary dance classes, but was nervous that my skill level wasn't up to par and that it would be ultra wierd modern dance. The nice about Christine is that regardless of where your dance skill level is at, she will patiently work with you and train you to perform at the skill level you'd like to be. Plus her choreography is freakin' cool! What I appreciate most about Ms. Christine is that she's currently in the theater and dance industry. She goes on auditions, she lands roles in local Bay Area musicals, she studied musical theatre at SJSU - she's well-rounded and anyone at any age can gain from her expertise. read more

My sister was getting married and I was trying to organize a SURPRISE dance for her. My idea was to do a flashmob and have as many of her guests participate in the dance as possible. I needed help with the choreography. I called several dance studios and most places seems a little confused with what I was trying to do but not Christine. Once I called CM Dance Company, Christine called me back right away. That was a positive sign. She was so responsive. Once I talked to her, she knew exactly what I wanted. She did the choreography of a dance in one week and we did a few dance lessons to learn the dance. She was so AWESOME. Thank you Christine. My sister said the flashmob was the highlight of her wedding and she was so surprised. Anyone wanting to dance, call Christine. She is a great dancer but also organized and you can count on her. I will be recommending her to anyone looking for dance lessons in silicon valley. read more

Ms. Christine choreographed our wedding dance, and we were very happy with the results! We provided the music, and Christine provided the steps. She worked with us to teach us the basics, and when we picked those up (I have a background in dance and my hubs was in marching band), she gave us fancier footwork. She is very good at adjusting to the level of her students. Christine is also very positive and a wonderful presence to help diffuse any tension (you stepped on my foot!). I would definitely recommend her whether you are new to dancing or a seasoned performer. Recommendation: Video tape your rehearsal so you can practice later! read more

I feel lucky to have studied with Ms. Christine, specifically in her adult contemporary and beginning jazz classes. She's approachable, friendly, and truly genuine. One of my favorite suggestions from her was that I smile as I dance across the floor, rather than allowing my concentration to take over my expression. She always encourages you to use good technique, but also to find the joy in each movement, to really savor the experience. Ms. Christine studied dance at San Jose State University, and her training in contemporary and other techniques really shines through in her classes. Her vision, her singular choreography, and her endless support of her students make her a wonderful instructor for all dancers, whether seasoned veterans or those just approaching the discipline for the first time. read more

One thing that I value in the hectic life I lead is someone who is on top of their responsibilities. Christine has never failed to be on top of any lesson I have been a part of. My family hired her to choreograph my younger sister's 18th birthday waltz. During our consultation time, she helped to cultivate creative, unique ideas for the dance that ended up being a tango-waltz. Our theme is Phantom of the Opera and when she started to teach us the dance, we found it dramatic, in character and couldn't have asked for more. She manages to keep all of our dancers in line-amazing!- (10 dancers, most of them middle school aged). Her teaching and choreography are more than worth it. What tops off working with Christine is that she is very easy to talk to. She's kind, friendly and will teach you do dance looking like you've got years of training even if you've only got 5 weeks of it. I'll update this later after the event, which will only have more compliments to say about someone who puts their heart into what they do. Thanks Christine!!! read more

I love Ms. Christine! A few years back I had a cotillion for my debut and I was very nervous because more than half my cotillion had two left feet, especially my escort. I was very stressed with this situation but after our first practice I realize Ms. Christine was going to make this work and she did! She is patient and enthusiastic; we took it at a pace everyone was comfortable with. What amazed me is that when people repeatedly don't understand she will try different ways to explain it! No one ever got frustrated, which in these events usually happen. I also appreciated that she can connect with different types of people. I am not the most graceful person but with her tips and her techniques my duet dance with my escort was amazing! She has an amazing personality and great passion! My theme was royalty and with her help she made it more than I expected. So thank you for turning my uncoordinated cotillion to a graceful court of princes and princesses! here is the cotillion! http://youtu.be/8Wrzf2H-3yE read more

For our wedding this year, we resolved to have a First Dance. We had never danced before and were intimidated, yet excited. We found Christine through excellent reviews on Yelp and The Knot and are so happy that we did. We took ten dance lessons with Christine starting in November to prepare for our wedding in March. Christine put us at ease. She was patient, encouraging, and broke the routine into small manageable steps. Christine helped us pick the slow waltz, "Moon River." We learned basic steps in the first three lessons and practiced routines at every session. Christine choreographed the dance based on room layout, size of the dance floor, and the location of camera and guests. She helped us find good dance shoes and helped us with a rehearsal with the actual wedding dress. The most important suggestion she gave us was to always look at each other, be connected and engaged, and enjoy! Guests at the wedding were surprised that we could dance. Family and friends who were not able to come for the wedding commented on the photos and how we embraced each other with our eyes. The dance lessons were fun. We plan to take more lessons with her to learn more about social dancing. We give Christine our highest recommendation. read more

We came here with a last minute decision before our wedding to learn at least some sort of dance moves before our big day. My husband doesn't dance at all and is not a huge fan of it, I knew a little, though I am not great. So Christine sure had her hands full with us. On top of that we couldn't even decide on a wedding song.... But it only took one lesson to decide for a song and learn enough moves to not bore our guests to death on our wedding day. It was a lot of fun, she's a great teacher even for people with two left feet :) and who knows, MAYBE now that we had one lesson we can dare to take the next step in our dancing career. :D read more

The husband and I was luck enough to find Christine to help is with our last minute dance for our wedding back in October. Since the wedding, we had been so busy with everything and is finally able write our review. Christine helped us came up with a dance that was fun, yet beautiful. We danced to Lady in Red with a fun mix up of Can't Touch This. We nailed our dance in 4 wks, had so much fun with great compliments from our friends and families. Everyone loved our dance routine! We loved working with Christine. She was patient, flexible, and fun! Her dance skills were amazing. I highly recommend her for anyone's wedding choregraphy. Thanks so much Christine! We still owe you a picture of our wedding dance! -Trinity + Justin read more

My daughter loves Ms Christine! :) My daughter has been taking ballet and tap with Ms Christine at Vision dance. She is very sweet and patient. She really enjoys what she does and helps the kids grow that love for dance. My daughter can't wait to see Ms Kristine every week. If you have a little girl or boy interested in dance sign them up with Ms Kristine! :) Oh, I finally got to see Ms Kristine in action...she performed a solo at the last show for vision dance center and she was incredible! Very passionate. read more

Our wedding first dance was so beautiful and we have Christine Maldonado to thank! Our story: We started planning our wedding almost immediately after getting engaged. We were engaged on May 17, 2014 and the wedding was scheduled for April 25, 2015. On March 11, 2015, we reached out to Christine asking if we had enough time to take dance lessons for our first dance. We explained we weren't the best dancers, so we understood if she thought that we were reaching out to her too late in the game. Christine welcomed us with open arms and said with enough practice, our first dance will be beautiful. We signed up for five dance lessons. Christine scheduled the dance lessons to allow for enough time to practice in between each lesson. Even before our first dance lesson, Christine requested for our song so she can start choreographing our routine. The first dance lesson came and we hit the ground running! Take note, every couple's capabilities are different, but Christine embraces that and works with everyone's strengths and weaknesses. She listens for our concerns and watches attentively in order to perfect what we have. This made it really easy to work with her, but it was also her personality that added to the fun of the choreography. She was definitely our instructor, but we thought she was so cool that we felt like she was even one of our close homies. What really helped us was being able to record each dance lesson with our personal camcorder. We would watch our dance lesson from the comfort of our living room and practiced along while listening to Christine's instructions in the background. We downloaded the song on our phones and would play the song on repeat in order to memorize the song and listen for the counts. While listening to the song on our phones, we would practice dancing in our heads. We would actually practice one to two days in preparation of our next dance lesson. Honestly, the practice we put in outside of class is what really helped us during the 1-hour we had with Christine so PRACTICE! One of the pros with working with Christine was that the dance lessons were PRIVATE dance lessons. She had our undivided attention and was focused on us the entire time. She watched us attentively and choreographed on the fly as she watched us succeed and fumble through the dance moves in order to choreograph the perfect dance routine for us. It goes without saying that Christine has an awesome personality. It was because she was so pleasant to work with that we made every effort to practice hard in order to make her proud. You can sense the amount of pride she has in her craft and we are so thankful that we found her on Yelp. For the longest time, we thought simply swaying back and forth would suffice for our first dance - boy were we wrong! We are now true supporters of choreographed wedding first dances and without a doubt Christine is THE PERSON to take lessons from. Christine's schedule is flexible and lessons are conveniently scheduled as late as 8pm to accommodate the busy working bees. Thank you Christine for the wonderful experience! More blessings to you and your wonderful dance company. Cheers! read more

Let me start this review with this. I'm a professional dancer (danced with a dance company for 8 years). So, when it came time to put together my first dance for my wedding I wasn't worried. In fact, this was one of MY FAVORITE parts of planning the wedding. However, my husband was terrified. He hasn't danced a day in his life and pretty much has zero coordination and rhythm. Enter the amazing Christine and CM Dance company! I found Christine through reviews on Yelp and people had nothing but positive things to say. So, we had an initial meeting with her to talk through our wedding and first dance ideas. We immediately bonded with Christine! After about 10 minutes of explaining our wedding, the vintage theme and the close-knit meaningful experience we wanted to create for our guests and our dance, she instantly got it and we were able to dive right into the choreography of lesson 1. We bought the 5-pack of wedding lessons and man was it worth it! Christine put together wonderful choreography that showed off my style as a professional dancer but was easy and simple enough for my husband to learn as well. Christine's style is awesome as she completely customizes each dance lesson based on the couple. I was shocked at how easily she pivoted her teaching style between me with my professional dance experience and my husband with ZERO dance experience. She was such a good teacher, that my husband ended up actually WANTING to dance. Now he keeps searching for excuses for us to be in situations where he can whip out his newfound dance moves. I NEVER thought I would see the day he would tell me to get on the dance floor. Thanks for that extra bonus Christine! At the end of it all, she put together a beautiful 2-song dance for us that literally captured and expressed the essence of us coming together as husband and wife. That's the best part about Christine, she doesn't put together a choreographed polished dance that feels stiff, rigid and not you. She builds off your energy, personality, and skills. We had a small wedding where we wanted it to be intimate, meaningful and genuine and she created a dance that reflected just that. We literally BLEW OUR GUEST'S MINDS at the wedding. People were so shocked at my husband and his new found dance moves and the dance truly was a physical expression that told the story of us. I couldn't have been happier! In fact, we ADORED Christine so much that we snuck my parents in for a quick lesson with her before the big day. They were dance rockstars and their moves were so good that when they starting dancing with everyone else, people naturally created a giant circle around them and stared in awe! I would highly highly recommend Christine to anyone who wants to look great on the dance floor, have fun and truly tell the story of your love through dance! read more

My daughter has taken a number of ballet classes through different community centers in san jose. But it wasn't until we met Ms. Christine did my daughter really find the fun in dancing while laughing and squealing with delight while learning dance phrases at the same time. Ms. Christine has a wonderful ability to work the children. Her classes are structured, organized and fun. As I sit outside of the classroom, I can hear the children laughing and enjoying themselves completely. She has a natural ability to deal with children of all personalities: shy, aggressive, grumpy, happy, etc... my daughter is one of those that likes to test limits and boundaries and see how far she can take it....well she quickly realized that Ms. Christine was on to her from the get go. My daughter liked the class so much as well as I did, they she has been enrolled into her classes for 3-4 more sessions since the first one. I constantly seek her out every time the city guid comes out..but unfortunatly this coming session will not work out for us..so I am seriuosly BUMMED! Now I have to look for another place to enroll my daughter into ballet.....we have had 3 ballet teachers so far through the community centers and I can honestly say if you can drive out to Almaden Community Center = go there. Thanks Ms. Christine for teaching my girl the love of ballet. read more

Ms. Christine choreographed our wedding dance. I was so pleased with the end result!!!! My husband was open to the idea but not entirely thrilled, basically he was willing to take a dance lesson to make me happy. We did 5 lessons. After the second session he would randomly dance with me in the kitchen! We both really enjoyed the lessons and could not have been any more pleased with the outcome. She was able to help us pick our song and choreograph our dance in just a few lessons. All of our friends and family were shocked when we came out with a choreographed dance. It was soooo worth it! My Grandma says we should go on dancing with the starts! thank you Christine for the memories and the tips with which poses to hold, we have the most amazing photos ever! read more

Christine, owner of CM Dance Company, is great! We used her talents for our wedding dance and we couldn't be happier. She is very easy to work with and super patient. She was able to work with our very different personalities and laugh with us while we gave each other grief. She is very talented and gave us exactly what we were looking for. I can't wait for our big day to make her proud! read more

For my company holiday party we did not hesitate to bring back Christine to provide our team building activity. At Caring Hearts we provide 24 hour elderly care and our compassionate team lovingly deserved a fun night off. We wanted to make this event a way for staff to interact together in a relaxed and fun-filled way to celebrate our camaraderie. Christine had great communication as we planned out our party. Based on my description of what I was hoping for staff to gain out of the team building, Christine provided great suggestions. This year we decided our theme would be Swing. Christine knew how to read the crowd, saw how to get things flowing, and was very engaging. It was great to see how she was able to keep staff engaged while she expertly taught us swing and a line dance! She was also great taking it an extra step in helping me keep the party flowing whether it was helping with background music or helping me distribute staff gifts. I highly recommend Christine for your next company event! read more

My husband and I booked Christine's 5 lesson package leading up to our wedding and we are so glad that we did. My husband is not a big dancer and was very nervous about having all eyes on us during our first dance without having some lessons beforehand. Christine was super easy to work with and helped us to feel more relaxed. She helped us decide on our first dance and entrance song and taught us some basic moves that looked polished without feeling too rehearsed. We had a lot of fun working with Christine and it definitely showed during our first dance. We highly recommend working with CM Dance Company if you are looking for a great instructor! read more

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We were referred to CM dance company by our friends for dance lessons for our first dance at our wedding. We signed up for the 5- lesson package which was enough time to learn our dance. Christine also choreographed a second fun dance for us at our request. Looking back, I wish we would've contacted her sooner so that we could really perfect our dances and maybe have even made it more difficult. My husband and I aren't dancers, but Christine was very patient and worked with our skill level. The first dance means a lot and it was great that we were able to actually dance instead of just sway back and forth. We highly recommend Christine for your dancing needs! It's a great bonding activity between you and your fiancé as well! read more

I am very enthusiastic about our cooperation with Christine. Due to some circumstances, my wife and I had only a short time window together before the wedding to learn an opening dance. I reached out to Christine and she was very flexible to arrange a schedule, even within the weekend. She taught us within 5 hours a nice dancing routine, which is elegant and by her way of teaching also easy to learn. The location was great and I am very pleased that I decided to go to her. Thanks Christine! read more

I first worked with Christine in early 2009 when she was a my vocal coach for a singing role in a dance studio production. Of that time, I like to tell her, "You revolutionized my life!" She completely changed my perspective of performing. Now I understand more about the craft of performing - whether singing, acting, or dancing. I had the good luck of working with her again this year when she choreographed a dance for a recent concert and cast me in it. She is so down to earth, yet serious about her craft. She teaches without ego but with a lot of passion. Once again, it was an all-around positive experience. I highly recommend her! read more

My 3yr old daughter has been taking ballet and tap with Ms Christine at Almaden Community Center. She is very excited each week and I am glad that we have decided to join this dance class. Ms Christine is a professional dander and friendly, energetic! Thank you for teaching my daugher to love of ballet. I highly recommend her! read more

Christine is such a nice teacher and great choreographer! She has a very cheerful personality as well as a great sense of humor. It is really enjoyable to be in her class and to dance the piece she choreographed. It is fun, interesting, and relaxing. read more

We got married July 24 and we are so happy we found Christine to teach us how to dance and choreograph our wedding dance. She was always smiling, she was very patient and she knows what she is doing. She choreographs the dance, teaches the dance and then helps to perfect the dance, to the best of the dancers abilities. Now that we know our special wedding dance, we want to continue taking lessons with Christine so we don't lose everything we have learned. Our dance was a total surprise to our family and guests. Everyone was very surprised and LOVED our dance. We weren't even nervous. It was so much fun! Thanks Christine! read more