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The Wedding Pages: Wedding Photo's

Brian & Anya

Wedding: July 29, 2011

Dance: The Club Social
Song: "Can you feel [the Love tonight]" - Elton John

"Taking dance lessons with Michael was the best decision we made in preparation for our wedding! Our first dance was an absolute success and everyone was just blown away. Michael is an excellent instructor, very positive, encouraging, with a great sense of humor. We liked his lessons so much, we are coming back to take salsa and other ballroom classes with him as soon as we return from honeymoon!"

Anya and Brian

Aaron & Traci Shoemaker

Wedding: May 28, 2011

Dance: Rumba / Hustle
Song: "Aint No Mountain High Enough" - Marvin Gay

"We absolutely LOVED our time with Michael! He was exceptionally easy and fun to work with. From the moment you meet him it feels like you've known him forever, which makes it so much better when you don't know what you're doing!

We loved our first dance to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," and received so many compliments from our friends and family. We highly recommend him for your special day!!"

Thanks so much Michael :)
it really was a great experience working with you!!

Traci and Aaron Shoemaker

Photo's by - Ashley McCormick Photography

Steve & Traci Bludsworth

Father / Daughter dance: The Club Social
Song: "Sweet Pea" - Amos Lee

Michael- Having your daughter getting married is overwhelming to say the least. And knowing that you have to dance in front of A LOT of family and friends doesn't make it any easier when you don't know how to dance.

You made it easy and fun. Traci and I nailed our Father/Daughter dance and my wife and I had a great time dancing at the reception. We had many guests impressed by our dance "skills" and asking, Did you take lessons?

Thanks again,
Steve Bludsworth.
Libby, Traci & Katie too!

Sami & Kat

Wedding: Aug 14, 2010

Dance: The Club Social
Song: "Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong

Hi Michael,

The wedding was amazing and our dance was perfect (we didnt even mess up once) and everyone was so impressed with our dance.

Thanks again for all of your help and patience.

- Kat and Sami

Rob & Courtney Mourlas

Wedding: Aug 1, 2009

Dance: Rumba / Hustle Medley
Song: "For once in my life" -Stevie Wonder

Hi Michael,

We wanted to thank you for working with us to prepare for our big wedding dance! We had a lot of fun at the lessons and practicing, and we really enjoyed working with you. The wedding dances went very smoothly...the music on the other hand...the band had some [technical difficulties]... But, we eventually got on it, and had a lot of fun with it! ...

... My dad and I's dance... we had to dance our Billy Joel Club Social [twice], so the mystery was gone in our transition! So, we gonged it out and still had a great time! During our fast swing dance, we didn't make any mistakes!!! So, I guess the music mistakes gave it some character, but we still had a blast!

Thank you again, Love Courtney

Bill & Courtney

Father / Daughter dance: Club Social / Swing Medley
Song: "Lullabye" -Billy Joel / "Hold on tight"

Jayme & Kristen Idle

Wedding: May 30, 2009

Dance: Club Social, Song: "Angel" - Jack Johnson

Photo: Cindy Ord

Michael Dean is an amanzing dance instructor! My husband and I had no previous dance training, but learned the first dance for our wedding reception with no problem because of Michael. The guests at our wedding enjoyed our first dance so much that we received a standing ovation! I would suggest Michael Dean for dance lessons to anyone! He is extremely qualified, and makes learning how to dance really fun!

-- Kristen & Jayme

Chris & Eva Hartman

Wedding: March 7, 2009

Dance: Club Social, Song: "It's your Love"

"Michael,

Chris and I want to thank you again for our dance lessons. We thoroughly enjoyed them and we got so many compliments on our dance. I wanted to give you a picture to put on your website.

Once again thank you for everything!!"

-- Chris & Eva

Frank & Carol Ann Matina

Wedding: April 19, 2008

Dance: Fox Trot, Song: "Moondance"

..."Everything went wonderful - it truely was a magical night! The first time we danced was Friday night at our cocktail reception and Frank's mom cried she was so thrilled. We did a great dip...

We danced under a stone arch in Viscaya Gardens during the day while our photographer took pictures and we did a beautiful dip! And, our wedding dance to moondance was wonderful! Several people commented about our dancing - we felt so good.

I did have challenges with my dress getting stuck in my heal but in the end it didn't matter. Frank and I danced most of the night together - all the steps we learned.

You are the best - thanks for helping to make our special day so perfect."

-- Frank & Carol Ann

Ken & Jennifer McKenna

Wedding: April 19, 2008

Dance: The Club Social

Song: "Only Fools Rush In"

Jason & Alexis Bristol

Wedding: April 12, 2008

Dance: Latin Medley (Rumba, Merengue, Hip Hop)

Song: "Back at one", "Calabria", "Ice Ice Baby"

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Ed & Andrea St. Onge

Wedding: January 26, 2008

Dance: Rumba, Song: "You and I"

"Thank you for adding something unique and special to our day. We had such a great time learning the Rumba with you. Your patience and willingness to work with our kooky ideas made for a great performance for our family and friends. Now every time we hear our song we get up and dance!"

-- Ed & Andrea

Mark & Bobbie Smith

Wedding: Feb 17, 2007

Dance: The Club Social

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"Michael, As you can see from the pictures - our wedding was perfect! Much thanks to you... we practiced and practiced and it really paid off. You are the best!"

-- Mark & Bobbie

-- Sincerely Bob...,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Tom & Cindy Angus

Wedding: Jan 27, 2007

Dance: The Club Social

Joseph & Heidi Martek

Wedding: Nov 19, 2005

Dance: Quickstep/Swing medley

Joe & Jessica Rivera

Wedding: Nov 12, 2004

Dance: Night Club Fox Trot

Keith & Kristen Drummond

Wedding: Sept. 18, 2004

Dance: Rumba

"Michael, Just wanted to thank you again for getting Keith and I "trained" for our big dance in the spotlight at our wedding... I'm proud to report that we gave a great performance and had a wonderful time in the process.

We've had so many compliments since then, that we looked great and that the whole evening was "full of love". Funny thing is that half way thru our 1st dance, my slip got all tangled-up and I was having to pretend that all was well, and turns out that no one had a clue - must have been because I was so relaxed with our ability to carry it off."

-- Kieth & Kristen