I never even got to see Kerri because she cancelled our first lesson THREE TIMES. The first time was supposed to be a Monday night. That very night, she said she sprained her ankle. Ouch! No worries, we said we were flexible and could reschedule. She gave us another date and time. Booked it. That very night of the 2nd appointment, she cancelled again. Double booked, she said. Okay, fine, we gave her the benefit of the doubt, even if she didn't even bother apologizing. We said we can reschedule again. She gave us another Monday night. Booked it. That very night of the THIRD appointment, she cancelled again! No explanation this time. It was a very cold "I know I will lose you as a client but I need to cancel again". No apology again. We were done with her after that. Apparently we had given her 3 too many chances. I understand if emergencies happen such as an ankle sprain, but 3 times in a row? Come on. And normally I wouldn't even bother with a Yelp review, but she always cancelled right on the day of the appointment, she made mistakes that could have been avoided (double booking), and worst of all, she never even apologized!! How unprofessional can you get?? And now we're a little over a month away from our wedding with no dance teacher. Thanks for nothing. read more

My husband and I love Kerri!! She choreographed the most beautiful amazing dance for my husband and I to dance at our wedding. She thought of EVERYTHING from what type of steps and moves I could take in my dress to how the dance floor was set up at our venue and everything in between. She met us at our apartment in Carmel Valley always in the best most energetic move and was very accommodating through and through. We loved every moment we spent with her learning how to dance and would even want to continue learning dance from Kerri. I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend her to anyone who wants an amazing wedding dance. I could go on and on but do yourself a favor and take lessons from Kerri--she's fantastic. read more

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Kerri choreographed our first dance and she's amazing! We started with a slow song "can't help fall in love" and transitioned to faster song "sugar" by Maroon 5. My husband and I rarely dance in public. We had 6 lessons with Kerri and she was able to make it super fun and enjoyable. She video taped our lessons and it was very helpful for us to remember the moves when practicing. Since we did 2 songs, Kerri was instrumental in communicating our ideas to the DJ and helped us mix the two songs and precut the music. Kerri is very encouraging and patient. I would absolutely recommend her if you want to make your first dance memorable! read more

Kerri was a great dance instructor to choreograph and patiently teach my husband to be confident in dancing. If you are looking for dance lessons for your own personalized first dance, please look no further - Kerri comes to you and can teach even the most reluctant men to dance! Once we chose a quite complicated song, Hey Ho by the Lumineers, and tried on our own one night with a youtube video - then we realized we needed help. Kerri came in to help us learn our steps at our house and in the local park when we needed more room. It was so invaluable that she came to us, especially with our crazy work schedules and everything else going on with wedding planning during the last few weeks. On the big day, my dress bustle broke so I missed a few steps tripping over my train, but our dance was literally the highlight of our wedding. I can't stress enough that my husband did not want to dance at all and now he is confident in his moves and turned out to be a fabulous dance partner because of Kerri. Thank you Kerri! read more

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Kerri is absolutely amazing! She made us feel so at ease learning our first dance for our wedding and confident in our abilities! My husband and I are nowhere near professional dancers, so we scouted yelp and found Kerri! One of the best decisions of our wedding! We had the dance lessons at our apartment, which made it so easy and convenient! She choreographs your dance specifically for your chosen song and listens to your input regarding adding or removing any dance steps or moves. You do need to practice, but if you practice you'll be amazing! Everyone at the wedding said our dance was amazing and that it brought tears to their eyes! Such a relief since we didn't want our guests to be bored and luckily we didn't trip/fall. Kerri is simply wonderful and I would recommend her to any couple that doesn't have the time/knowledge to choreograph their own first dance. Her prices are reasonable and she truly allowed me to worry about one less wedding thing! One recommendation I have is that you make sure that your DJ doesn't cut out part of your song that was choreographed! Our DJ had cut out 20 seconds of the humming in the beginning of our song, which somewhat disoriented us after all our practicing. We were able to pull through and have a great memory together due to all of Kerri's supportive advice! read more

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Kerri is amazing!! My husband and I were so happy to have worked with Kerri before our wedding. She was so flexible, fun, and customized a dance for us that we were comfortable with. Our dance was a huge hit at our wedding and now we even have a few moves in our arsenal for the future. Also...every lesson was a total blast :) I would recommend Kerri to anyone and everyone! read more

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My husband and I both wanted to have a memorable first dance, because lets face it....we plan on getting married once and wanted to leave an impression. We searched for a local dance studio or instructor and stumbled upon Kerri. Get this....she comes to your house! This was such a blessing as my husband travels for work and hates to drive on his days off since he drives all day everyday for work. Kerri met us at our house for the first few lessons and choreographed a routine for us from start to finish. She ALWAYS had a smile on her face and would send us video of our lesson after each one so we could practice in between our sessions. On our last lesson, we met at our venue and mapped out the whole routine on the dance floor which was SUCH a big plus since my husband had a hard time picturing the room when we were make believing in our condo. I dread to think how the dance would have turned out had we not done a run through at the venue....thank you Kerri for suggesting this! All in all, the dance turned out great and everyone was impressed. We have it all on video so we can reminisce on the day and later convince our kids that we did in fact have some rhythm when we were younger. Thank you Kerri! read more

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Kerri did a great job getting us ready for our first dance as husband and wife. Not only did she come to our house, but she made us feel completely comfortable and was very flexible on timing. Being a guy, I was hesitant to go through with all of this but Kerri and my wife were very patient with me and Kerri made me excited to practice and nail our first dance. The first dance was a huge hit for all of our friends and family and was a huge highlight to the overall aesthetics of our wedding. We recommend Kerri to anyone looking to have an unforgettable first dance and one you'll always remember. Thank you again, Kerri for making our wedding so special! Kyle & Christina read more

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We had such a wonderful experience working with Kerri! She is so creative, sweet, and patient. Kerri choreographed a fantastic first dance for us and we got so many compliments on it from our guests. Kerri truly is the best! read more

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Kerri was amazing!! My husband and I were worried about simply "winging it" for our first dance so we decided to ask for help. Our experience with Kerri was so much more! She made it fun and easy and it ended up being so romantic. :) we had a blast and killed it on our big day! Our dance was a big hit!! read more

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Kerri is sooo amazing!! We hired her to help us with our 2 left feet for our first dance at our wedding and got way more then we expected!! We thought she'd just give us a few steps to know, so that we didn't look like two awkward kids at their 8th grade dance, and she fully delivered a routine! Kerri came to our house which was so convenient and way more relaxed (as I was able to have a glass of wine while we rehearsed)! She kept the move at our level and taught us a few lift, which were fully crowd pleasers!! Kerri is accommodating, fun, funny, and an amazing dance instructor! I highly recommend her classes if you are looking to add a little extra entertainment to your first dance ;-) read more

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Kerri was absolutely amazing! My dad and I took lessons with her for our father/daughter dance at my wedding. We did a slow song into a fast song. Kerri did all the choreography along with helping us narrow down a "fast" song. She recorded the end of each lesson so we both had something to reference when practicing. She drove all the way out to my place in Vista for each lesson. I would HIGHLY recommended Kerri to anyone looking for a dance instructor! read more

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I wanted my first dance to be choreographed, even though I knew my fiancé was not big on dancing. I found Kerri on Yelp, picked a song and presented the idea to him. I was pretty shocked when he agreed to do it. From day one Kerri, was excited and dedicated to making our dance special and our own. Her bubbling personality always set the tone at our practices, which helped keep my fiancé interested. The wedding day dance was great. It brought us closer together during the planning of our wedding and bonded us together on that day. We had a great time doing it and our friends and family loved it. They know my fiancés personality and couldn't believe that he took the time to learn and perform our dance. We got so many compliments on it, because everyone was able to see our personalities come out during the dance; which just showed how happy we were to share our lives together starting at that moment. Thank you Kerri. You made our day very special and it was a pleasure working with you. read more

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Having Kerri come to our apartment for lessons every Sunday in the weeks leading up to our wedding was seriously like having a friend coming to visit. With all the stress of wedding planning, our dance lessons were a time when we could just have fun and laugh together. Our guests were blown away by our choreographed first dance and how well it represented who we were as a couple. Kerri has a clear and concise way of breaking down the moves so that they're easy to understand and start putting together. You can tell she absolutely loves what she does and that shines through her clients on the happiest day of their lives! read more

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My husband and I thought we would just "wing it" with our first dance and do whatever came natural. When the DJ heard the song we were dancing to was Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly with Me" he said "I really hope you've been taking dance lessons!" Well, we hadn't...I did my research and called up Kerri who was very sweet and accommodating (even though we were only 8 days away from the event!) She came to our house and led us through a 2 hours lesson that we so desperately needed! She started out with a simple move and made sure we had it down. After that we moved onto some fancier moves and she helped us choreograph our dance. We had so much fun doing it! She even videoed us dancing while we did the dance to reference later. She left us feeling very accomplished and with the instruction to practice as much as we could. The dance turned out amazing and I would highly recommend Kerri to anyone read more

Can I just say that it has always been my wish to be a part of a flash mob and Kerri made this come true for about 20 of us moms at St. Pats Catholic School. We only met with Kerri a handful of times but we were able to pull of what seemed like an incredibly daunting task. She gave us confidence and was super patient with us. We danced to a medley of music spanning several decades at our school's gala aucton event. It was the talk of the eveing! Thanks again Kerri, you rock! AND you are a beautiful person inside and out with a gift for dance. Thai in Carlsbad, CA read more

Loved Keri- She choreographed our first dance and it turned out fabulous! We got many compliments on it! We did mess up but the best part was no one knew- do not take shots before your first dance listen to Kerri! Kerri was sweet, made sure we had the steps down, and came to our house which was very convient. Thank you Kerri- we loved our first dance and our guest did as well! Cheers Highly recommended- Will attach pictures once I receive them- read more

Kerri is so amazing and down to earth. I loved having her choreograph our first dance. She was so accommodating to us and such a fun person to be around. Her dance knowledge is superb and she's an amazing teacher. She was so patient, kind and creative. I highly recommend her. Thank you Kerri read more

Kerri is so awesome!! My husband and I wanted to have a really special First Dance at our wedding. Kerri made "our song" truly special on our big day. She gave us a beautiful routine. At our wedding, everyone was complimenting us on our first dance! She's always so enthusiastic and encouraging when we were learning the choreography! We loved her! read more

We were definitely impressed with Kerri! We hired her to help me and my husband for our first dance and she was great! She really worked with us and what we were looking for. My husband isn't a dancer so he was nervous learning and I like to dance! So she worked with us on what would be good for our dance style. She saw videos and listened to the music we both liked and wanted to use. She gave great feedback and husband and I wanted entirely different dance styles she worked it out and it was great! We ended up having a waltz with some meringue. It was a fun dance and each lesson she helped fine tune our steps and the dance. She was so awesome to work with and she's so patient! Definitely take her advice and have one of you last lessons at the venue -- it give you a great idea on where you'll enter and how your dance will flow. It was super helpful for practices after visiting the venue. Her prices are very reasonable and she'll come to you for lessons. Thanks Kerri for a being awesome and teaching a memorable first wedding dance! read more

Kerri was the perfect dance instructor for us as we put together our first dance! She was super fun to work with and made every lesson an enjoyable time for us! The experience of putting together a choreography together as a team of 3 was incredible and while Kerri really does go with her heart and does what the music tells her, she is open to suggestions and modifications and hears you out as the bride and groom. She challenged us and encouraged us to really fine-tune a lot of the movements. She came to us and the one time she arrived late, she gave us extra time at the end! Our first dance got half the crowd crying and even some guests asking for a repeat! It was truly perfect. Overall, we could not have chosen a better dance instructor to share a big part of our wedding with! Much love for Kerri and if you're on the fence about the price also, go for it! It's worth it :) read more

As we had no dance experience at all, we knew we would need a lot of help to pull off anything for the first dance at our wedding. Luckily we found Kerri and she was amazing at both the choreography and teaching. We had our song picked and Kerri went to work right away working out our moves and teaching them to us, all with the most wonderful and positive attitude, despite our lack of natural ability. We had so much fun with Kerri and can't believe that she had our our entire dance choreographed and had taught us all the moves within 4 sessions - did not think that would be possible for anyone to do. Loved that she came to our house, as was so convenient. We had what we consider the perfect wedding, which is more than we dared to hope for and Kerri was a big part of this as we were able to entertain and have so much fun together with our first dance. We absolutely recommend Kerri to other couples. Arlene & Eric Fuss read more

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Kari is absolutely the best! She helped choreograph our first dance song for our wedding and it was perfect. She is not only personable, but sweet, and talented, and it was so much fun! I recommend her to ANYONE thinking about taking lessons from her! Also another bonus is she's affordable and travels to you! read more

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My now husband and I hired Kerri immediately after speaking with her. We knew she would be absolutely perfect, and deliver on everything we were looking for in a first dance. We purchased a dance package from her, and then ended up adding 2 extra lessons to make it perfect! She works incredibly hard on the choreography and makes it exactly what YOU want. We were a little nervous at first, but she helps you break down the anxiety with her fun and easy going demeanor. We couldn't believe how good she was at remembering every little detail. After each practice, we were sent a video to document the moves, so we could keep practicing until our next scheduled meeting. We decided to surprise our guests with a choreographed number and I can honestly say our first dance was a complete hit. Everyone loved it! If you are contemplating dance lessons for your big day, just do it!! We also had a blast practicing. If I could do it all over again, I absolutely would. Thank you so much for everything, Kerri! You rock!!! :) read more

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Kerri is amazing, kind, patient, and full of positive energy. She made learning to dance fun and appear effortless. My husband and I enjoyed our lessons and were so happy to have a choreographed first dance for our wedding day. The pictures turned out amazing and it was all thanks to Kerri. Kerri was very flexible and worked with our busy schedule. She was able to teach us a full dance in just a few lessons. She took notes for us and took videos of us during our lessons, so that we could watch it later when we practiced. My husband had taken a few dance classes when he was in college. I had taken one group dance class before and failed to learn anything, so I was discouraged to take any dance class ever again. However, Kerri made it seem like I had more potential than I thought, so I may take more dance classes in the future! If you're on the fence about whether you should hire Kerri then let me be the one to convince you that she is totally worth it. I have no regrets especially when I look at our lovely wedding photos and I think about how much fun my husband and I had performing that first dance together in front of all our loved ones. The guests clapped and cheered for us. It was a truly joyous occasion! Thank you Kerri!!! read more

My husband and I loved working with Kerri! She has a way of putting you at ease from the moment you start dancing and she makes the steps/instructions easy to digest from the start. I know we were both nervous and didn't know what to expect but ended up truly enjoying our dance lessons with Kerri. Kerri traveled to our house which made things convenient and she was available weekends and evenings. We HIGHLY recommend choosing Kerri to help you if you are looking for some guidance for your first dance. We were pleased with how our dance turned out and it was such a special moment for us to enjoy as part of our big day thanks to Kerri! read more

Kerri helped us choreograph our first dance for 4 sessions and everything went perfectly! I was nervous because my fiancee and I have not had any dancing experience, but Kerri was extremely accommodating and encouraging. She brought so much expertise from working with lots of couples in the past, and she always provided tons of energy to keep us going. She met us at our house so it was very convenient for us, and she video taped all of our moves for us to practice throughout the week. Kerri is very professional and we couldn't recommend her enough. Our first dance was a success and we got tons of praise from our guests. Thank you for everything! read more

Had an amazing time when Kerri choreographed a GREAT flashdance for a bunch of us school moms! We got our "boogie" on at our annual fundraising Gala and looked good doing it--- she made it fun and somehow made us look like contestants for Dancing with the Stars ! Thanks so much Kerri A Frederick Like · · about an hour ago near Carlsbad Fancy Footwork 4 U/Wedding Dance Choreography likes this.. Write a comment... read more

Kerri did an amazing job choreographing the surprise dance my bridesmaids and I did for my now Husband. We had 3 rehearsals and even though I had two girls who lived out of town we were able to record our sessions and send them to practice with. My husband was so surprised, the song selection even brought a tear to his eyes. Thanks again Kerri you were so much fun to work with!! read more

Kerri did an incredible job at choreographing our first dance for us! It was a huge hit at our wedding, and we would highly recommend her to anyone looking for dance lessons. Thank you for everything Kerri!! read more

Incredible instructor who made our wedding that much better through her beautiful choreography! Fabulous!

This review is long overdue! Our wedding was in April '14 and we called Kerri about 3 weeks prior to the wedding. I don't know what we were thinking but were desperate not to embarrass ourselves during our first dance. My husband and I have two left feet and she was able to put together an awesome routine for us with the music that we wanted. She came to our house on weekends and during week nights, making it very convenient. I really like her as a person and an instructor. Would highly recommend!! read more

Kerri did such a wonderful job customizing a Latin style dance for our wedding. It was just basic enough for us as novices to learn the choreo but just fancy enough to dazzle the crowd! She encouraged us to put our own characteristic moves into it and personalize it rather than trying to perfect it. It was an amazing crowd pleaser and we've even been asked to do the dance at someone ELSE's 50th wedding anniversary! Kerri's got an easy-to-wiork-with personality and is very open to your input and adaptations when you don't feel comfortable with any particular moves. With only 3 sessions in our garage, she was really able to create a masterpiece! read more

There is simply no better way to learn a dance routine for your wedding than in your home. Kerri has a unique service in coming to your home which made it 10 times easier than going to a dance studio. She came on Sunday's and even in the evening. The night before the wedding for a final practice. She is an excellent patient instructor. Plus a confidence builder. My fiancé (now husband) and I learned a beautiful dance routine for our first dance. I want to use her again to teach us some other snappy moves. After the 4 initial lessons at full price she gave us a discount for the next 4. All around great experience read more

I saw Kerri's handi-work in Paso Robles in August 2012. She organized a flashmob at a wedding. The groom's grandmother got up and started dancing to a song right before dinner. It was completely unexpected. From quiet to loud and grandma gettin' down. The whole wedding party joined in and all were in sync with their moves. It was so cool. If you want a choreographer for your first dance at your wedding or any other event Kerri will take good care of you. read more

Kerri saved me and my husband for our first dance at our wedding. I never thought we would be a couple that had problems with knowing what type of first dance to do...but when our wedding first dance became closer we got more nervous. We called Fancy Footwork4U because we saw Kerri's great work, first hand at a wedding for a friend and loved their first dance. You wouldn't think that a first dance would be such a big deal, but for us the first dance was so important. Having dance lessons before our wedding made dancing so much more enjoyable at our wedding dance. The confidence that she instilled in me and my fiance to prepare us for our wedding first dance was great! The wedding first dance lessons were FUN and when we actually had our first dance we were AWESOME! read more

Participated in the flash mob Kerri created for a wedding. She made it fun & easy for us that don't dance!! She was wonderful!!!

Kerri was such a pleasure to work with! Our friend recommended her to help us out together our first dance for our wedding. The entries process was awesome. She was fantastic with communication, she came to our house to teach us to dance and then teach us our dance, she was able to put together a dance that reflected us, she gave fabulous advice and also took careful consideration to our thoughts and wants. She was such a fun person to work with and learn from. Take her advice and practice!! We practiced up until the two weeks before so had some nervous legs going into the real thing, but because of her teachings it still came out great! Thank you so much for everything Kerri!! read more

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Kerri is awesome! We were worried at first that our apartment space wouldn't be a big enough space to learn our first dance, but it ended up being great and very convenient. our first dance song was "like I'm gonna lose your" by meghan trainor and then we broke out into a surprise "ganghis khan" dance. She was very accommodating to any moves we didn't like and any changes we wanted to make. My husband and I both aren't very good dancers but Kerri made everything easy to learn and fun at the same time! She was really good at helping to visualize having the dance where our reception would be too, and this was hard for us because we weren't able to see the venue first. I would definitely recommend Kerri for your first dance or any other dance needs you may have! read more

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Kerrie helped prepare us for our wedding dance and our MOG/ groom dance. She is an incredible person and a great dance instructor. She spent a ton of time with us teaching us a really nice dance to show off at our wedding. It went great! She was nice enough to come to our home and was very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend her dance lessons to anyone from beginner to advanced! read more