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Many thanks to our students! We WON the Knot, "Best of Weddings" Award for 2023!

410-231-3262 | dance@beginningballroom.com

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    • WHAT WE OFFER!
    • E-GIFT CERTIFICATES!
    • HIRE US FOR YOUR EVENT!
    • WEDDING FAQ
    • WHO WE ARE!
    • WHY CHOOSE US?
    • AWARDS AND REVIEWS
    • THANK YOU NOTES
    • MEDIA CREDITS
    • CONTACT US!
    • COVID 19 FAQ
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Beginning Ballroom

410-231-3262 | dance@beginningballroom.com


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  • HOME
  • WHAT WE OFFER!
  • E-GIFT CERTIFICATES!
  • HIRE US FOR YOUR EVENT!
  • WEDDING FAQ
  • WHO WE ARE!
  • WHY CHOOSE US?
  • AWARDS AND REVIEWS
  • THANK YOU NOTES
  • MEDIA CREDITS
  • CONTACT US!
  • COVID 19 FAQ
  • VIDEOS

WEDDING FAQ

Nearly 20 years of questions, in just a few pages, to help get you started!


Q 1: Why Should we take wedding dance lessons?

A: There are many reasons to consider taking dance lessons for your wedding. Here are just a few...

1. "Memory Milestones"

Your first dance will form the second strongest lifelong memory of your wedding day, for you and your guests! (Number 3 is the parent dances and we teach for those too!).  Decades of personal and professional experience, including teaching thousands of wedding couples, has proven this.  And, WeddingWire published a June 2018 article supporting it. 


One already married couple who didn't take lessons for their wedding, said, "there's a hole in our hearts where our first dance should be."

2. Be in the moment.

One of our grooms said, "It let us be IN the moment rather than trying to just get THROUGH the moment."  These words couldn't be more true. 


MOST couples polled, over our 32 years as dance students, and 21 years as teachers, who skipped the lessons and just "hugged and rocked", never remembered their dance, or their song in the years to come.  Even just a few dance lessons helps you form that special memory that SHOULD last forever.   

3. Quality Time

It's great one-one-on-one time, relationship time. No work, no school, no wedding planning (even though your wedding WILL benefit).  Just the two of you spending quality time together.  Couples start it for their wedding but it becomes their weekly date night. 

If that wasn't enough...

4. You have dressed up the rest of your day. Your dancing should be match!

5. You will spend the least amount of time and money on dance lessons and it will have a bigger impact than almost anything else you do for your wedding.  

6. At the end of the day, you will have each other, your rings, AND your dancing. All else is temporary!

7.  Social Media means EVERYTHING you do shows up on the web FOREVER! 

8. None of our students have ever said, "We wish we had just hugged and rocked" 


Q 2: How many lessons will we need?

A: Keep in mind, we started out learning for our own wedding...

  • We had schedules as busy our students, but we still fit in 200 lessons in the year before our wedding. 
  • We reduced about 100 hours of work down to about 10 hours.  So, anyone with 2 months or more before their wedding should take, at least, 10 hours of lessons.
  • 2-6 weeks til your wedding?  4-6 hours.
  • 6-8 weeks? 6-10 hours.
  • A year or more?  Let's talk about our group classes.  They are fun, affordable, and attract really fun people, many of whom are still dancing with us years after their weddings. 



Q 3: When SHOULD we begin our lessons?

A:  As soon as possible. Even basic Ballroom dancing is a skill, and you should start as early as possible AND continue weekly until your wedding.  


We will always do our best to help couples who are 2 to 4 weeks out and "Forgot to Take Dance Lessons".  However, no one should decide, 6 months or a year in advance, to only take "a few lessons" once they are closer to the wedding.  If you are thinking about it now, you should really start now, and talk to us about options.


Q 4: "We only want 'the basics' Can't we take just 1 or 2 hours?"

A: You can take as many or few lessons as you wish. But, keep in mind...

1) A single 1 hour private lesson will ONLY get you started on the basic step of your dance and introduce you to leading and following.


2) We only add 1-2 moves per lesson hour, and fine tune technique, styling, and lead/follow as we go.  


3)  We have reduced about 100 hours of work down to 10. This means we can't fit bigger results into even smaller time periods because we've already done it. Fewer lessons means fewer moves and less prepared. 

Remember... You only get 1 chance for a First Dance!


Q 5: What type of dance should we do?

A: that depends upon a few things...

Are you picking your song first, or your dance first? 


As we mentioned above, every song has a rhythm (beat) that determines the dance you need to learn. For instance, if you pick a song you love, and the rhythm is a Tango, you must learn Tango. But, if you pick a dance you really want to learn, then we can always help you find a song you will love, to go with it.


Q 6: We haven't picked our song, can you help?

A: We sure can!

Picking the right song can be a challenge.  You want something that speaks to you and represents you as a couple. But, you also need a song that has the right timing and tempo for dancing.  We can help you find just the right song, and our consulting services are free with your lessons. 


Q 7: Do you Charge More For Wedding Lessons?

We do not.


Q 8: "We have more questions. Can we contact you?

A: Yes You CAN!

  • Call or text us at 410-231-3262 or 443-621-8687, OR
  • email us at dance@beginningballroom.com

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