My fiancee and I loved working with Anne-Marie across 5 lessons as we learned how to dance together for the first time! Anne-Marie is a very fun, kind, and patient instructor with great instincts for keeping dance moves fun and accessible. Anne-Marie frequently took videos for us to help guide our practicing at home, and she always made herself available to give more thoughts and feedback in between our appointments. She was also very accommodating for our schedules and helped us gain the confidence to dance at our wedding (and beyond!) as a couple. Could not recommend her work more! read more

We had a great experience working with Anne-Marie for our first dance! We both came in with little to no experience, and she met us where we were at, taught us in ways that worked for us, and created a really beautiful dance for us. We had a lot of fun learning, too -- we said each lesson became kind of a date night for us! read more

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We did the 5 lesson package with Anne-Marie and came out with a final product that we are really happy with! My fiance and I both tend to be more logical with how we do things and Anne-Marie focused on key words in our song to help us with transitions and also helped us to count the steps for each move. After she filmed our dance during the final lesson, I couldn't believe how smooth we looked, even though we are still just beginners. Thanks! Mike and Kelley read more

We had an incredible experience working with Anne-Marie leading up to our wedding day! From the first of our 5 lessons, she made us feel capable and at ease -- no small feat for two not-so-confident dancers. We landed on choreography that truly reflected our tastes and style, and had a lot of fun learning and practicing. Anne-Marie is a complete professional and it was great to be taught by someone of her caliber. The best part was how awesome it felt to dance together on our big day. We had a blast and wowed the audience. Couldn't recommend Wedding Day Dance more! read more

Anne-Marie is beyond phenomenal. We came to her 10-12 weeks before our wedding. We wanted someone who knew what they were doing and reasonably priced. Anne-Marie went above and beyond what we expected. She is kind, graceful, knowledgeable, patient, honest, and a wealth of knowledge. The bride was entirely not confident about dancing before we met Anne-Marie. Anne-Marie seems like she has a PhD in dance! She knows all the origins, how to do them, and how to teach it. Her speciality really is wedding dance, she not only taught us the dance, she also made our entire wedding choreography during our lessons. She is a real pro. She knows what looks good, what needs tweaking, and is so honest and kind throughout teaching the right dance moves. Bride went from zero dancing experience to 4 dances for our final day! Guests LOVED LOVED LOVED it. Moves that were simple to do looked phenomenal to guests thanks to Anne-Marie's wedding dance teaching experience. Would recommend Anne-Marie with zero hesitations. As stressful as wedding planning is, Anne-Marie really made our day special for us and our guests with our wedding dance teaching experience - both the prep and day of. Highly memorable, when I speak to guests, many of them say the wedding dance was one of their favorite parts of our wedding. read more

Annemarie is the best for wedding day dance lessons and helping to choreograph your perfect first dance! She was flexible with scheduling and her pricing was very reasonable! We scheduled 4 sessions with her in preparation for our upcoming wedding, and she made sure we were ready and looked amazing performing our first dance! She was easy to communicate with and lovely to work with! We're even planning to continue our dance lessons with her after the big day! Highly recommend!! read more

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Anne-Marie is a fabulous teacher. My husband and I had never done any formal dance instruction before, and Anne-Marie made us feel perfectly comfortable and ready for our first dance. She gave us options and helped choreograph the steps, and it was such a relief to know that we would look great in front of so many people at our wedding reception. Highly recommend! read more

Anne-Marie is an incredible dance teacher: highly punctual, efficient and patient! We went to a range of dance studios for intro lessons, as both my partner and I have not learned dance before, and we want to find the right teacher who can get us up to speed quickly. Anne-Marie is the only teacher who does not skim during intro lesson, does not persuade to buy more classes upfront unnecessarily, and gave us a lot of confidence despite our horrible dance skills in class 1. Her efficiency manifests itself in many ways: 1) always come to class prepared with new steps; 2) each class structured with recap from previous classes, new step teaching, taking notes and video; 3) cover as much content as possible in the first few classes, followed by significant step by step refinement in the last class. I really appreciate her teaching methodology, which fits well with our busy schedule and tight timeline. In addition, she is one of the most elegant ball room dancer I have ever met! At the reasonable class price she's charging, she is unparalleled in NY. read more

We knew we needed dance lessons before our Wedding on October 1st but didn't bother to book until about a month before due to wedding planning stress and shear procrastination . Anne Marie worked with our tight schedule to squeeze enough practice to get our first dance looking sharp! She was amazing and helped my husband and I looking forward to showing off our awesome dance! Everyone raved about how cool the dance was, as we added a fun lift. 10/10 recommend Wedding Day Dance!! read more

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Anne-Marie was recommended to us by our wedding planner, and we're so glad to have worked with her on our first dance. We had no prior dance experience and are both fairly uncoordinated in general, but Anne-Marie spent time teaching us the basics while also choreographing an ambitious first dance for us (with multiple lifts) using our chosen song. Our friends and family all loved our dance, and Anne-Marie made the learning process both enjoyable and productive. She has high standards but is patient and kind when explaining the mathematics behind the various elements (which we found very helpful). Highly recommended for any couple looking for help with their first dance! read more

I cannot begin to describe how amazing it was working with Anne-Marie. She helped us turn our wedding day into a magical day. We worked on a salsa routine for our first dance, and it came off beautifully and set the tone for the rest of the event and everyone had a blast. I came in with zero ability, never having done any latin dancing in my life and without knowing how to move my hips. AnnMarie was patient, detailed and came prepared for every lesson, designing new parts to add to the routine, and adapting it to our tastes. We did a 3 minute dance in total and it was amazing. read more

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Look no further, Anne-Marie is a fabulous dance instructor! We had the most amazing first dance at our wedding that she choreographed for us, everyone loved it. We took 4 dance lessons a month before we tied the knot, and we nailed it on our big day! Ann-Marie is a highly skilled dance teacher with many years of experience. She is also very kind and caring, and we truly enjoyed working with her. We had so much fun at each dance class! That was the best part. We can't recommend Anne-Marie enough, she is absolutely the best! read more

My husband and I wanted to take dance lessons for our first dance on our wedding day to be a little more natural, but also impress our families and friends. We worked with AnneMarie two weeks before our wedding and she helped us get comfortable on the dance floor and also have a little choreography with a lift and dip at the end of our song. Our guests were so impressed and still talk about our first dance to this day! We keep reviewing our first dance pictures and videos as such a great memory on our wedding day. Thank you AnneMarie for making us look so good and helping us capture such incredible pictures, videos and memories!! We highly recommend working with AnneMarie if you're looking for a little help with your first dance on your wedding day. She was such a pleasure to work with by being flexible with our schedule and was so sweet, kind and friendly. read more

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My husband and I went to Anne-Marie for our first dance and she was phenomenal. She tailored a dance that was the style we wanted and suitable for our dance level, and we loved the final product. She's clearly an expert at what she does and crafted a great dance while also taking our input on styles that we liked. For those (like me) who may need it during the sometimes stressful wedding lead up, she also provided great emotional support! We would highly recommend Anne-Marie of Wedding Day Dance. read more

We absolutely loved taking our wedding dance classes with Annemarie!! This was our first time doing ballroom dance and we signed up for 10 classes. She was always punctual and confirmed all of our appointments the day before. As a dance teacher, we loved her honesty, creativity with the choreography and unwavering support! Our dance ended up being a full 5 min with 3 lifts!!! Everyone at the wedding was blown away by the complexity and the layers of the choreography. I definitely recommend Wedding Day Dance to any couple that is looking to impress on their special day! read more

We loved working with Anne-Marie to prepare for our first dance! I found her off of Yelp due to her amazing reviews and I see why now. She always came prepared to teach us the next part of the choreography and offered very helpful tips and critiques to make it a perfect dance! We chose the 5 lesson package which was perfect for us and we started about 5 months before so that we were able to start way before everything got stressful with the rest of the wedding planning. We received so many compliments on our first dance and have already gotten a request for Anne-Marie's info for another couple wanting to take lessons! read more

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Anne-Marie was an amazing teacher - she coached and taught us not just one but two different dances in the short space of 10 lessons. My husband had no prior dance experience whatsoever and she was so patient and encouraging. Most importantly, we thorough enjoyed ourselves throughout the whole experience and discovered a common love for dance!!! We recommend Anne-Marie wholeheartedly. Thank you for making our wedding day dance such a big success. read more

I mean I echo all the other 5 star reviews of Anne-Marie! I am amazed at where we started and how far we've come. She was really willing to work with us, challenged us and wanted us to have our dream dance. Even when things changed in our schedule and we rushed to finish the wedding dance, she offered to FaceTime to help us nail down the final moves. While Anne-Marie isn't that fairy godmother that turns a pumpkin into a carriage, she is the more important fairy godmother that makes sure that first dance at the ball becomes picturesque. read more

If you are looking for a dance instructor for your wedding day, you can cross one thing off your list immediately, you have found her. All I had was Yelp reviews to go off so we called and asked for one lesson to see how it went. All we needed was that one time to know that she was our gal. Anne-Marie is somehow all business yet warm and personable at the same time. She asked what our venue, my dress, and our vision were. We got married in a cathedral in France and then had our reception in a castle. Our performance had to be grand. We signed up for the 10 lesson package after our first lesson and every week, she came prepared with new choreography, sometimes with choices on variations for us. She was caring and helpful and truly cared that we did well. By about the 7th lesson, we had finished the dance and spent the last few perfecting it. She critiques and helps in a positive manner. When our wedding day came, we nailed it and were thrilled! We got a ton of compliments on our dance-it was all kind of a blur but I definitely remember people cheering and clapping throughout. Good to note- My husband and I had been to other dance studios but they force you to share rooms with other couples even during private lessons. This basically cheats you of the time you've paid for as you can only play one song at a time. Anne-Marie rents private rooms for you in the theater district where broadway actors rehearse so it also lends to your feeling of it being special. We absolutely loved working with Anne-Marie and highly recommend you do as well. read more

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Look no further, Anne-Marie is a fabulous dance instructor! We had the most amazing first dance at our wedding that she choreographed for us, everyone loved it. We took 4 dance lessons a month before we tied the knot, and we nailed it on our big day! Ann-Marie is a highly skilled dance teacher with many years of experience. She is also very kind and caring, and we truly enjoyed working with her. We had so much fun at each dance class! That was the best part. We can't recommend Anne-Marie enough, she is absolutely the best! read more

What a wonderful experience working with Anne Marie! We started our dance lessons about 2-3 weeks before the wedding and we did the 5 lesson package. She was incredibly patient and creative throughout our time together and we learned enough to last us a lifetime. I especially loved how she gave us choices in the choreography and challenged us. We ended up doing not one but TWO lifts our first dance and our guests were in awe. And I have to mention neither of us have trained for dancing at all in our lives and Anne Marie made us look amazing. Thank you so much! read more

Anne Marie is the sweetest, nicest and easiest to work with. My husband and I have no clue how to dance and yet we executed our first dance so beautifully! It was one of the highlights of our wedding. We got so many compliments! We did two lifts with no issue. We both felt confident. None of our friends and families expected it. Anne Marie made it possible! She was so easy to contact and tries her best to work with our crazy schedules. She made sure we were comfortable with the dance steps. Long story short, dont walk, run to Anne Marie!! Shes the best and its one of the best investments for your wedding you'll never regret! read more

In just 2 sessions, Anne-Marie curated a first dance for the books! We wanted to do a Waltz and we are not trained dancers in any manner, but Anne-Marie made it possible! We were poised and ready to execute our first dance on our wedding day, and we cannot thank Anne-Marie enough for her thoughtful training and care. Please book Anne-Marie's services, and Anne-Marie, we cannot thank you enough for making our wedding day so special! read more

We had a great experience with Anne Marie as we prepared for our first dance. We aren't experienced dancers at all and wanted something simple but with personality. We spent 5 lessons and learned a fully choreographed dance, as well as picked up some moves that could help us on the dance floor more generally! Anne Marie always came with suggestions but left big decisions up to us, and gave us pointers but never left us feeling incapable. She was a pleasure to work with and our dance impressed all our guests! read more

Anne Marie helped us with our wedding day dance with just two weeks before the big day (and I had no experience dancing at all!). She taught us a full choreography that fit in with the song and the dance floor size, and was extremely patient and helpful throughout. We ended up doing great with her help, and everyone loved it! read more

We went to see Anne-Marie to help my now husband and I prepare for our first dance at our wedding. We are not dancers at all but Anne-Marie was incredibly patient with us throughout our lessons. She was encouraging and helped calm our nerves. She made adjustments where needed when we changed our song and videotaped us so we could watch ourselves back in between lessons. It's obvious how knowledgable she is and how much experience she has. Our first dance was a hit, my husband and I felt so comfortable, and it was all thanks to Anne-Marie! Can't recommend enough!! read more

My now husband and I took the 5 lesson package with Anne-Marie last August for my wedding in Sept. At first, I wasn't sure if we could even pull off dance lessons given the short amount of time we had to practice and get it perfect. However, after initially speaking with Anne-Marie, I knew we could pull it off. She was very easy to talk to and even helped select the final song. Our dance choice was the Viennese Waltz and it was amazing. The 5 lessons were just enough and her instructions were very clear and helpful. She helped shape the 3 min. dance so it was appropriate to the space/venue and to our comfort level. To this day, I can't believe my husband and I pulled it off. We were so nervous but everyone said it looked like Dancing with the Stars. The dance is so special and I'll remember it forever thanks to Anne-Marie's help. If you have any doubt in choosing her, feel free to direct message me. She is absolutely amazing and so patient that I would definitely recommend her to anyone. read more

We loved working with Anne-Marie! She is professional, kind, and a pleasure to be around. She made learning the steps very manageable and gave us helpful pointers to execute (and remember!) the steps correctly and with a nice flow timed to our song. The dance was beautifully choreographed and we were so happy to show off our first dance with confidence. Everyone was shouting and loving it and we had a blast! It was a truly a thrill and a magical moment we will remember. read more

AnneMarie was an amazing teacher for my fiance and I! We took 3 lessons starting a month before our wedding and went from knowing nothing to having a full 3:30 dance planned out. Not only was she a great teacher, but she made the class a really enjoyable and special activity leading up to our wedding. Thank you AnneMarie! read more

My husband and I took lessons with Anne Marie leading up to our wedding and it was one of the highlights of our wedding planning journey! Anne Marie is such a talented dancer, patient teacher, and pleasure to be around -- in several lessons she choreographed and coached us through a beautiful dance to a song we chose that was exactly what we were looking for -- natural, fun, and something we'll have memories of forever. Thank you, Anne Marie! read more

Anne Marie was really a pleasure to work with! She taught my (now) wife and I how to perfect our first dance in three stress free and actually enjoyable sessions! As other reviewers have written, we wanted to avoid making our dance looking too simple and boring. I'm so glad my wife found Anne Marie and of course I was surprised how quickly I picked it up and enjoyed learning a few moves. In all the pre-wedding hectic-ness and stress, this was one part that I'm really glad we did - eventually when we think back to this time, this will be one of the things we remember for sure. Anne Marie is extremely professional, encouraging and finds a way to build your confidence through repetition. You will want to make sure you are practicing at home in between sessions, and come in ready to improve for each session. My personal thanks - highly recommended! read more

We are SO glad that we found Anne-marie! About three weeks before our wedding, we decided to choreograph our first dance. We both have two left feet and we really wanted to make our first dance look nice. We did the 5 lesson package in this short time. Anne-marie was always quick to respond and very flexible with scheduling. During lessons, she was patient with us and never appeared annoyed when we were slow to master a new step. The lessons became almost like a therapy for us, and we never thought we would love dancing so much! We had a blast taking these lessons and our dance turned out amazing. We truly mesmerized our guests. Thank you Anne-marie for your teaching skill, your kindness and your great sense of humor! (This woman is hilarious!!) We had the best time. Grazie mille :) read more

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Annemarie did an INCREDIBLE job teaching us our wedding dance! We signed up for 5 classes with her and felt this was the perfect amount of time to learn a dance from start to finish. My husband and I both definitely have two left feet and initially went into the lessons with some anxiety about our dancing skills (or lack thereof). But with each lesson, we grew more confident and what was once difficult became a breeze! Annemarie took our chosen wedding song ("Stand By Me" by Ben E. King), choreographed something that suited our personalities and style and taught us each step. I'm so glad that we decided to sign up for dance lessons, because it took us out of our comfort zone and was a fun surprise for our wedding guests! (One thing to keep in mind for New Yorkers with small apartments who are wondering where they can practice - you can rent rooms at the dance studio where Annemarie works for a nominal cost.) We highly recommend Wedding Day Dance!! read more

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Anne-Marie was amazing to work with preparing for our wedding! She is direct, honest, and keeps you focused on creating a great dance. She takes things in stages and films the moves, which helps you digest and practice. She is very sweet and friendly and makes sure that you're comfortable with the dance. All in all, she crafted a beautiful dance and it went very well at the wedding. Anne-Marie is the best! read more

Anne Marie was so fun to work with and helped us put together an amazing first dance for our wedding. She is what I would call a "dance purist" and pushed us to have a dance that was both fun and technically correct. That's not something we really cared about going in, but after working with Anne Marie, we realize how important that is to having a great dance. We're so glad we went with Anne Marie vs. the far inferior (but somehow much more expensive) big name dance studios in NYC, where, based on our one experience, they teach you terrible technique in a crowded studio. With Anne Marie, you get expert advice in a private setting, and someone who really knows what she's talking about Anne Marie clearly diligently prepares for her lessons; she came prepared with suggested moves, but also was open to our ideas. Every couple says they want a dance that is choreographed but doesn't look choreographed, and Anne Marie was actually able to make that happen for us. She helped us make our dance magical - something our friends are still raving about! Don't go to one of those name brand places that suggests going to 20 sessions. Anne Marie gets right to business and helps you knock out a dance within 5 sessions. Totally worth the money and the time. We had so much fun at our sessions. Thanks again Anne Marie! read more

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Anne-Marie is an excellent, thoughtful, and collaborative teacher who choreographed a lovely first dance for my fiancée and me. She was patient, creative, and invested in our success. We highly recommend! read more

Wonderful experience. Beautiful, fun, romantic first dance. I wanted a beautiful romantic waltz for our first dance and Anne Marie gave us exactly that. It was absolutely the highlight of our wedding. Anne Marie is wonderful to work with. She really combined my husband's flair for the dramatic with my love of simple elegance. We also loved the experience of taking lessons. When a lot of wedding planning can be stressful, this was a wonderful experience that my then-fiancee and I could share. We loved it so much that we want to continue dancing in the future. Thank you so much, Anne Marie! (Blair and Davis) read more

TAKE LESSONS FROM ANNE MARIE!! Taking wedding dance lessons with Anne Marie was one of the BEST wedding decisions we made. People are still talking about our 1st dance. Anne Marie is awesome to work with -- dry humor, gets down to business, but also so much fun. She creative a fantastic dance with us, including lifts, and people were screaming during our 1st dance! It was so memorable! We also loved the experience of taking lessons. Everyone has input on all-things wedding, but dance lessons are something memorable to enjoy between just the 2 of you with no other family members' involvement. It makes for a great memory! Thank you so much, Anne Marie! (Lindsay & G) read more

My husband and I had a great experience learning to dance with Anne-Marie. We came to her a few weeks before our wedding, with no dance experience and a face-paced song with lots of tempo changes. She put together a great routine. Over five lessons, she taught us not only the steps, but how to combine them with confidence, move together, and reset ourselves as needed. Not only did we nail the performance on our wedding day, but we feel like we have the foundation to dance again in the future. Thank you, Anne-Marie! read more

Absolutely amazing! From the moment we arrived Anne Marie was ready to start. We played our song and she immediately picked up the type of dance and a number of routines. Each class we learned a little bit more, each in very manageable part, so that we were able to piece it together seamlessly by the end. By the time our wedding day came we both were confident and excited to show off what we learned (with a little practice, of course). I would highly recommend Wedding Day Dance for anyway one who wants to look like they know how to dance, have some fun during the week, and impress all of your guests. I'm thinking of just taking some other classes from Anne Marie to learn other types of dance! read more