Dalia is amazing! My husband and I went to see her for help with our first dance & cumbia lessons- and neither of us has rhythm. She worked miracles lol. Because of Dalia we felt so much more confident (& not so nervous) when we did our first dance and everyone loved it! Dalia is very patient with people and takes the time to go over everything. I highly recommend her! Thank you again Dalia!! read more

I have been wanting to learn Salsa and Bachata, and came here per recommendation from a friend. Dalia is a great instructor. She offers private and group choreography classes. I would say take some private lessons first if you are a beginner like me. I didn't even know the ABCs of Salsa and Bachata, and taking private lessons definitely helped. After I got little comfortable with it, I started taking the group choreo classes. The group classes are fun and great way to be comfortable with dancing with strangers. After couple group classes, went to social dancing which was terrifying but had to do it if I ever wanna become a decent dancer lol. Overall this is a great place to learn new choreo or start from scratch. read more

I love Dalia! I went to her bachata challenge, and I couldn't get enough!! The fact that I'm a beginner in bachata, but an experienced dancer, makes it difficult for me to find a class that's beginner level, but challenging enough for myself! And she did it! She's very patient with beginners, but yet challenges you individually, accordingly to your own skills! I'll definitely come back for more group classes, and private lessons...and I'll bring all my friends! Highly recommended! read more

Super cool, good content to learn, fun and quirky personality, all around good people and classes. I enjoyed her Bachata classes :)

Absolutely LOVE Dalia! I went to a workshop where she was teaching and she was great. She as an amazing personality and energy :) I really enjoyed the workshop, it was the perfect balance between learning "efficiently" and also having a good time. I also loved the way she was able to find a way to reach everyone (some people are more visual, other learn more when you make metaphors/comparisons) and everyone was able to get it and learn Im looking forward going to more of those and having a blast while learning new moves! read more

My dancing story begins about a year and a half ago when I decided to give Salsa dancing a try. I wanted to push myself by trying something that really made me uncomfortable but would be very rewarding at the end. I started with attending some group classes at clubs with little success. I felt like a chicken with his head cut off. I had a very hard time trying to follow the instructions correctly, doing my steps on time with the music and leading my partner with purpose. From there I decided to sign up for a thirteen-week group class. This helped me build more confidence in my steps and my moves. Unfortunately, I also picked up allot of bad habits which I had to work twice as hard to overcome later. I also noticed that I had a very hard time doing a lot of these moves when social dancing. About 3 month ago I decided to get even more serious about my Salsa. I wanted to start going Social dancing and knew the only thing that would stop me would be myself. This is when I met Dalia and saw her dance. I knew that she would be the one to help me take my dancing skills to the next level. Let me tell you that I was right, and I only wish I would have started taking private lessons from the beginning. I would have picked up the correct habits from the beginning and I would be social dancing in less than 6 months. I say this because one of my other good friends was able to do this in less than 4 months by doing 4-5 private lessons every week. So, I went social dancing last week once again and for the first time I felt in control and at ease on the dance floor. It was one of those Aaaahhhhaaa moments and I had 3 different girls tell me that I'm a good dancer that night. This is after 3 months of private lessons with Dalia and I could not be happier. So, thank you Dalia for helping to achieve my goal of being able to dance confidently at the club. I would not have been able to do this without you. read more

Dalia is awesome! Period. From the moment you step in her studio, Dalia warmly welcomes you to learn, enjoy, and improve your dancing. She's an amazing and intuitive dancer and can break things down based on what you as an individual needs. Did I say amazing dancer?! Dalia teaches great technique as well as flavor and style -- pretty rare combination. I definitely feel more confident as a dancer having taken classes with Dalia. Wonderful person too - lots of fun and laughs in the lesson! Take some classes w her, she's the real deal. read more

Eso Dalia!!! Dalia choreographed the first dance at our wedding. She also gave us (well really me) salsa and bachata lesson to help make the first dance look legit. Dalia is excellent for beginning dancers (me) and expert dancers (my wife). She took the time to make our choreography easy enough for me to learn and dance well, but also highlighted my wife's ability, and was able to showcase it in our first dance. We received rave reviews of our first dance and much of that can be attributed to Dalia's choreography. She is also able to cut, mix, and mashup music for you during whatever dance you are looking to have choreographed. We wanted to mix some slow-dance, into bachata, into salsa, and Dalia was able to create our "song" with no hesitation. By the way, Dalia is also an expert in other types of dances: waltz, tango, fox trot, swing etc. Plus she has access to a full dance studio for your practice pleasure. Please please go see our friend Dalia! read more

Highly recommended! Dalia is sweet and easy to communicate with. She cares about making each student feel that he/she are getting the most they can out of her classes, and she's a fabulous dancer! I took her ladies styling salsa series and truly enjoyed it. Thank you, Dalia! read more

We just finished our pre-wedding dance classes with Dalia. It has been a true pleasure enjoy. She was very patient and gave us really useful tips and tricks for us to use for our wedding. If you're interested in an instructor to guide you for your first dance and throughout your wedding party she is the best person ever! Highly recommend!! read more

I wanted to surprise my partner for our 5th anniversary with some dance classes. A friend of mine recommended to call Dalia. I would definitely say that she was a nicest person to talk to. I told her that we both had two left feet and she needed to be patient with us. She assure me that she would definitely work with us. I immediately reserve some private clases with her. Of course it was beginner clases. We took a few weeks of clases with her and I would say we learn the how to dance salsa and bachata. I would recommend Dalia to any of my friends that want to learn how to dance or even have a great time. read more

What an incredible person and teacher! My boyfriend surprised me for my birthday with private dance instruction from Dalia. Despite the fact that she was just getting back from vacation and didn't work on Sundays she made an exception for my birthday! When we showed up she gave me a birthday rose and taught us the starter steps for 4 different kinds of dance. I would recommend her to anyone and everyone. We plan on coming back for more classes. We love dancing together and Dalia has now given us new steps to add! read more

My husband and I went to Dalia to help us choreograph a short waltz for our first dance. I was a bit worried about it at first as my husband had little to no ballroom experience but Dalia worked very hard on breaking down the steps so that he could easily learn everything. She made sure that the dance was elegant but also impressive by adding some extra flair to dance with some dips and poses. We would definitely recommend Dalia to choreograph (and learn) your first dance! read more

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I was told about Dalia De La O Dance from a friend and I recently took Dalia's beginner Salsa workshop and I LOVED IT!!! As a man Salsa can seem very intimidating to learn because it is your job to lead, yet Dalia made the experience fun, and very easy to understand. She is a very professional and fun teacher. She has an Instagram page so you can stay in the loop with her future events, she also has a what's app dance group that gets people together so they have people to practice salsa with!!! Her classes are definitely worth the time and money, after one workshop I felt confident enough to go out salsa dancing and lead. read more

I thought it would be fun to learn to dance Bachata and Salsa for my birthday celebration in the Caribbean. So I decided to take private lessons with Dalia, and even after just a few lessons, I was so happy I did. Dalia is an amazing dancer and an excellent teacher. She is very knowledgeable, and her instruction is clear and easy to understand. Dalia insightfully adjusts my movements to easily improve my technique. She is extremely positive and patient, and her sparkling and charismatic personality really makes learning fun! It's been about 2 months now, and thanks to Dalia, I've already learned so much more than I expected. I highly recommend her. She loves what she does and it shows. I can't wait to continue our lessons, even after my birthday! Thanks Dalia!! read more

I am passionate about salsa, I am on the beginner/intermediate level, so my goal is to get better. I recently started taking some classes with Dalia and after a few sessions with her, I have already seen much improvement in my dancing. Dalia's approach towards her students is to teach them the fundamentals, key details such as footwork, timing, and overall body recognition. What I appreciate about Dalia is her ability to express herself so that you understand the techniques. Dalia's patience and focus during the session are what every student deserves, she looks at all the angles, making you aware of your weaknesses and building your confidence. I recommend Dalia for any type of a dancer, whether you are a beginner or advanced, I feel that you can definitely gain a lot from Dalia. read more

Dalia is amazing; she really is. I'm very much a beginner and she's patient, professional, and has great energy. If you're reading this, then you're probably thinking about taking a class... just do it, you won't regret it. Dalia is a wonderful person, and teacher. I can't imagine anyone looking back on their life and regretting that they learned to salsa. Life's short and Dalia's awesome :) read more

Dancing was something that I always wanted to learn, but was intimidated by based on not having any previous experience. Dalia makes you feel comfortable right away, and makes dancing very fun with her charming personality, and positive attitude. I'm excited after every class because I feel like I made a significant improvement. Glad I chose Dalia to be my instructor on my dancing journey. read more

Dalia choreographed father daughter dance for my sisters quinceañera and let me just say everyone was in tears it was so beautiful and she was so patient with my dad and sister at every practice. I definitely recommend her for any special event you might need a lil dancing help. read more

I first started dancing with Dalia, over this girl I was trying to impress. Two years have passed since and I don't have trouble dancing anymore. The funny thing is, at the beginning I just wanted to learn just one type of dance. Never in my life did I like dancing. I was horrible at it and in reality I was not even doing it for me. Meeting Dalia and taking her lessons changed everything. She opened my eyes, taught me multiple forms of dances, introduced me to a completely different world and now I wouldn't want to stop dancing. I love it! What started with simple dances turned into salsa, bachata, swing, west coast swing, cumbia, merengue and I even know waltz now. I go out and dance all the time now. And it's all thanks to her. Her lessons are both fun and productive. I recommend her to anyone for any dancing need! read more

I am so late in writing this review but I just wanted to let my fellow Yelpers know what a great person Dalia is. I found Dalia on Thumbtack because I needed someone to choreograph a fun wedding dance. My husband was definitely not excited at this because he has two left feet. As a matter of fact, he wanted to skip over the entire dance entirely. Dalia was able to merge all the songs I wanted (ranging from Disney to Beyonce to 80s rock) and make a fun choreography that had all the guests cheering by the end. And to top it off, she adjusted it so that i could still use my cute dance moves but easy enough for the hubby to follow. She also was able to do a perfect mix of the dance and put it on a USB stick so i could give it to my DJ and it was all for a very reasonable and affordable price. I definitely recommend Dalia to anyone who needs a dance routine or just wants to take dance classes. THank you again, Dalia!! read more

I've been dancing with Dalia for over a year now, and it's been wonderful to say the least. When I started, I hardly knew the basic steps to salsa and my rhythm was terrible, but after just a few lessons I noticed solid improvements. Dalia has helped me build a solid foundation upon which I have been able to learn increasingly complicated salsa sequences, as well as branch out into other latin dances, like bachata and merengue. Lastly, Dalia is super fun, lighthearted, and patient. No matter where you are in your dance career, she will help catapult you to the next level. Five Stars! read more

My daughter and her group of best friend needed help choreographing (and learning) a dance routine for their school Talent Show. The girls are novice dancers and can have a short attention span. I took them to Dalia for a series of lessons and was blown away. Not only did she choreograph a fun, age-appropriate, lovable routine, she brought out the very best in each individual girl. She built up their confidence and gave them the instruction and structure they needed to thrive. Thank you Dalia for helping to bring out their inner-girl power and make their dancing dreams come true! I wish I could give 10 stars, 5 will have to do! read more

Dalia is simply the best!!! My son and I learned a Salsa routine with her and had the best time. She is patient and thorough. We love her!!

Dalia is the best. Celebrated my bday last weekend with a few couples and they loved the salsa /bachata lessons. She accommodated to all my needs. Definitely doing it again!!! read more

I asked Dalia to choreograph our first dance at our wedding and she really did an amazing job! Both my husband and I are poor dancers, so we wanted to have some moves that we practiced ready to go for our first dance in front of everyone. We asked her to do mix of a classic first dance song with a song from Africa, and she did an amazing job coming up with very appropriate dance moves for each of the songs. She also listened to what we wanted and changed the moves on occasion after our feedback, which was really great! Everyone loved our first dance, but the best part was taking the classes - they were so fun!! We highly recommend Dalia!! read more