Wedding Dancing
Whether it's your wedding or someone from your family, basic dance skills are necessary to enjoy the party fully. Some basic Slow Dancing plus some Swing/ Lindy or Hustle is easy and fun to learn.
 

First Dance Routine
If you only want to learn a First Dance routine to Your Favorite Song our teachers have great experience to prepare you and your fiancee for this glorious moment. Choose your music and let us do the rest. We can also help you choose the right song. We have plenty in our collection. We will tell you what dance you need to learn and we will put together a dance routine which will impress all your friends and family and most importantly you will have something more to watch on the wedding video every year on the anniversary.

When to start? How much time it takes to learn some dancing for a wedding?
The more time you give us to teach you the better and more fancy the dance can be. But even if you have only a few weeks we will be able to accommodate you. We are open seven days a week from as early as 10:00AM to 11:00PM. No matter how fancy or how simple your dance routine will be, you do need as much practice time as you can get to feel comfortable dancing your first dance routine. We recommend a minimum of 5 hours to learn few basic steps that will get you moving around the floor.

Most of couples need several hours to become comfortable with their dancing. You will be able to learn how to dance around the floor in a few hours but it's best if you give it more time to become more natural and comfortable.

At the Silva Dance Academy besides all the dance steps that you will be learning for your first dance we will also teach you how to enter the floor looking natural and confident. You will need to practice your bows and curtsy. Then how to take proper dance position with your partner and how to lead and follow your partner.
 

Private Lessons Or Group Classes?
If you have at least few months to your wedding we recommend to begin with some Group Classes (see our Ballroom Schedule for available classes). This way you can learn basic steps of many dances to prepare you to learn faster when you decide to start you private lessons for your first dance.

To prepare your unique dance routine to your favorite music you will need to take some private lessons. You should take them as close to the wedding date as possible but remember to start taking private lessons at least few weeks before the wedding. Consider that you might get very busy during last weeks before the wedding. It's recommended to take your private lessons at least twice a week to memorize the steps.

If you have only few weeks you will definitely need to take some private lessons. They will give you more personal attention and you will learn much faster than in group classes.

Probably the best way to learn is to do a combination of both Group Classes and Private Lessons and it's always a good idea to practice at home your basic steps.
 

What dances should you learn?
We recommend:

Foxtrot - It's the most popular slow dance and it's relatively very easy to learn. You can dance Foxtrot steps to almost any slow music. Most slow songs that couples choose for their first dance would be some version of Foxtrot.

Swing/ Lindy - It's one of the most popular fast dances. Especially if you will have a band playing the music you will enjoy it more if you will know some basic Swing steps.

Hustle - still the only dance that you can dance with a partner to any fast pop music.

Waltz and Tango are optional for beginners. You can learn them if you start early enough to do more dances. The good news is that once you learn some basic Foxtrot it doesn't take much to learn basic steps of Waltz and Tango. Those are all Ballroom dances with similar technique.

Salsa & Merengue are the most popular Latin dances. So if you plan to have a Latin band or DJ. playing Latin music at your wedding you should consider to spend some time on learning some basics.
 

Short Courses
We have a special newcomer course of five private lessons. That is five hours one on one with instructor at the time convenient for you (morning, afternoon and evening lessons are available seven days a week).
 

Gift Certificates
Gift certificates are available for any amount of private lessons or group classes. It's a good way to get someone started.

Wedding Songs (Our Top 6):

1. Etta James - At Last
2. Shania Twain - From This Moment
3. Brian Adams & Barbra Streisand - I Finally Found Someone
4. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
5. Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
6. Debbie Boone - You Light Up My Life