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Bianca G.

Tamas is amazing! My partner and I took our first class through a Groupon dance lesson and after the first lesson, we decided to sign up for more. Our wedding was August 9, 2024 and we wanted a choreographed slow dance for our first song. Tamas was so welcoming and professional. We were worried that the song we chose would be too slow for a dance but Tamas worked his magic and curated a beautiful dance for our special night. We will always remember our dance lessons the few weeks before our wedding and how excited we were to dance infront of our friends and family. Thanks Tamas !!

My wife and I were very nervous about our first dance. We wanted something elegant yet simple. Tamas was more than helpful every step of the way. Not only is Tamas kind but he's also gentle and patient no matter what. We decided to go with six 1-hour lessons and after our initial consultation we knew we didn't need to go looking for anyone else. My wife is not very confident on the dance floor with choreography but Tamas made us feel confident in ourselves. He also made us feel comfortable in taking on something that seemed so large in our head. We are very grateful for Tamas and his help in making our magical day even more memorable.

Mike V.

My wife and I got married last month on father's day. We knew we wanted to learn a dance together (because we are not great dancers) and surprise everyone at our wedding with a choreographed dance to a song we chose that means a lot to us. After an initial consultation with Tamas, we knew we had come to the right place. We did a 4-session course over the span of a couple of months leading up to our wedding and as we had hoped, we wow-ed everyone with our dance. Tamas is such a wonderful and incredibly experienced dance instructor. He is worth EVERY PENNY. He took a lump of clay and shaped it into a beautiful work of art. Tamas clearly has the ability to teach even the most inexperienced dancers, and makes the entire process fun, and something to look forward to. He is so friendly and easy to work with, and has a very effective way of helping you to learn new dances and moves. THANK YOU Tamas, and Sway With Me Dance for giving my wife and I that little extra something special to make our wedding that much more memorable. We can't wait to come work with you again and learn something new. I recommend Tamas to anyone and everyone who wants to take dance lessons of any kind for any occasion.

Jennifer W.

We absolutely LOVED our dance lessons with Tamas for our Wedding. We had never done something like taking dance lessons together and Tamas made us feel great from the start. He was warm, patient, engaging and confident. And creative! We came to him with our song ("Your Song" from Moulin Rogue) and he choreographed a beautiful (and not too complicated) dance for us to dazzle our guests with at our reception. I'm so sad our lessons are over! Seeing Tamas every week was such a highlight. Perhaps we'll take up dance as a hobby together as newlyweds. I cannot recommend Tamas and SWMD enough!!

Michelle B.

Tamas was a great instructor for our wedding dance! My husband did not want to take lessons but after we started he got really into it and was excited for our lessons and practicing the dance. We are not dancers at all and after our 5 lessons we felt very comfortable doing the dance Tamas picked out and taught us. Highly recommend for any dance lessons!

Vy G.

We got married about 2 weeks and for the little amount time we came to get some lessons with Tamas our dance was perfect all thanks to Tamas. In about a month, we were able to memorize and learn our dance steps all thanks to Tamas patience teaching us how to do it all while we didn't have a clue how to dance. Tamas is such a kind hearted, gentle soul and easy teacher to have if you are nervous to learn a dance lesson. We are very pleased with our lessons and how our first dance turned out. Thank you Tamas for helping us make memories with our first dance.

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Tamas was amazing and professional. My wish was to dance a Tango for our first dance at my wedding. We took 10 hours of group lessons before and learn some basic Tango steps. But the group was very frustrating because the previous teacher didn't take time for us. And I wasn't happy with that teacher and the process I was making in group class. So I called Sway me away. Tamas was great on the phone. He invited us to a consultation in his studio in Sherman Oaks. At the consultation I taught we will be talking only about our song and vision only, but we went straight into dancing. He was very flexible and on time and help us also stay within our budget. I was very impress with Tamas at the first 5 minutes after we met. The class lessons were very effective and professional. Tamas gave us a whole tango Routine with beginning, middle and end, with the song of our choice. The only thing we needed to do is to go home and practice, practice, practice. I can whole heartedly recommend Tamas to any bride and groom who wants to sway Their guest off their feet at their wedding and perform a professional wedding dance. Sway me away, swayed not only us away but also our friends and family as they Witness our beautiful first dance together as husband and wife. I had a beautiful dream wedding! Watch our Tango dance here. https://youtu.be/n41j728EPrU

Dayna D.

Tamas was so fantastic!!! We were a couple with four left feet and he helped us create something beautiful for the first dance at our wedding. I will cherish that special moment forever! Thank you Tamas for helping us create something magical!!!!!!!!

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“We did not pick an easy song ("Summertime Magic by Childish Gambino") and we took 3 dance lessons with Tamas.”

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