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Nina S.

Brandee comes with a lot of experience with dance. My fiancé and I were looking for help with our first dance for our upcoming wedding and Brandee was quick to respond. I have little to no dance experience so I was very nervous going into this, but Brandee made me feel comfortable and was very patient with me. She offered us great suggestions and broke down the dance steps so it was easy to follow. We took three lessons and felt prepared for our dance on our wedding day. Her studio is at her house which is located close to us. We can tell Brandee was always prepared for our lessons and listened to what we wanted. We highly recommend her for your dancing needs!

Angela C.

We could not be happier that we found Brandee. She was so friendly and patient, that she made the whole process so enjoyable. Please hire Brandee already, you will not regret it you are the best Brandee!

Rochelle S.

We booked the Basic Package with Brandee with very specific instructions. My husband wanted to surprise me on my birthday with dance lessons leading up to our wedding three weeks later. With the tight timeline Brandee made it work, and our first dance was an absolute success. Brandee is absolutely incredible and very accommodating! She is easy to work with and makes the lessons fun. Not to mention she is very patient especially with us not having prior dancing experience. We highly recommend Brandee to anyone looking for wedding dance lessons!

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Melanie W.

Scheduling dance lessons with Brandee was probably the best decision we made during our wedding planning process! We tried to learn a few moves from YouTube, but quickly realized we needed someone to help us out! Brandee was the perfect person to help us coordinate our first dance. She is so fun, kind, patient and of course very knowledgeable about dancing! She made us feel at ease from the moment we walked in. We did 3 lessons total and each one was a nice, well needed break from the stress of wedding planning. It was so easy to get lost in the moment and enjoy the entire process of planning the dance. My brother performed a song for our first dance, and we were able to send Brandee a recording and she used that to help us time out our moves for the first dance. She is super responsive and very detailed. She followed up with us after the wedding to see how everything went! Which we were happy to report everything went perfectly. Thank you, Brandee! This was our favorite part of planning our wedding! Can't recommend her enough.

Julia R.

I can't believe I put off this review for so long, but we worked with Brandee to learn a dance for our Wedding in October of 2018. My husband and I both adored her and are forever grateful for all of her patience and flexibility while working with us! We came to her with a song that was way too slow, essentially no dance skills, and my husband was less than excited that I dragged him into dance lessons. Brandee saved us by helping find a more fitting song, exercised so much patience while teaching us how to dance, and never showed any disapproval when we showed up at subsequent lessons without practicing. Not only that but she made the whole process fun! Even though we weren't her most talented students, she inspired us enough to learn a dance that was natural (I didn't want anything too choreographed). On our wedding day, all of her hard paid off and the dance went perfectly! We were both thrilled with how it turned out and 10/10 recommend Brandee if you are looking to learn some dance skills for your wedding!

Sarah M.

We had the most wonderful experience with Brandee and cannot recommend her enough! We signed up for three dance lessons to learn a few simple moves for our first dance and the entire process surpassed all of our expectations. My fiancé and I had so much fun during each lesson, and our first dance turned out to be a smashing success. Brandee has the unique ability to meet each person where they are in terms of skill and confidence, and she guided us as a couple to feel great about our dance. She teaches with patience, support, and humor, which we found to be essential. Book her now!

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My fiancé and I had so much fun during each lesson, and our first dance turned out to be a smashing success.

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