Bella ballroom dance studio is wonderful! We had such a great experience with Marco, who put together a wonderful first dance for us for our wedding. We always looked forward to these dance lessons every few weeks and had such a blast! Highly recommend. read more

Bella Ballroom was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! Our first dance was a blast and our wedding guests loved it. Nicholas is an awesome teacher and we looked forward to our lessons every week. He does a great job breaking down complicated moves and keeping it fun! We were both surprised how much we were able to accomplish in 10 lessons especially since we are both not big dancers. The lessons were also a fun bonding experience. If you commit to modest levels of practice this place will make your first dance a home run! read more

I found this studio on the Knot, and they had great communication from the start. Scheduling our first lesson was super easy, and we had Nick as our instructor. He was the best! Very funny and patient, and knows what he's doing. We signed up for the 5 lesson package. We started with the basics, and he added in different moves for us as we went on. The last couple sessions were full of fine tuning, which I very much appreciated. This studio is open all day and into the night, which makes scheduling great when you have a busy schedule. We came here for wedding dance lessons, but I saw other couples learning all kinds of dance. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

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This dance studio is fantastic! Nick was our choreographer and instructor. We really thought we were OK dancers until we met Nick and realized we needed a lot of help! He choreographed the most fun first dance ever for our wedding. We had so many compliments and really felt confident on the day of! Highly recommend this dance studio for any classes or first wedding dance help! I wished my Dad lived here so we could've taken lessons from Nick for our father/daughter dance. read more

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The Bella Ballroom experience is such a blast! My husband suggested doing dance lessons before our wedding. I have to admit I was hesitant at first, but after our first lesson, we had so much fun and couldn't wait for our next! Nicole was fabulous, she helped choreograph our entire First Dance. Our wedding guests were impressed by our dance and how connected we looked out on the dance floor. We will be back for date night dance lessons! read more

Our wedding planner recommended Bella Ballroom to us since she herself had used them for her wedding choreography. We had Leanna as our dance instructor and she was amazing! We had a pretty difficult and long choreographed wedding dance that required 15 sessions. Admittedly, we weren't the best at doing the homework and practicing at home until the end when the pressure kicked in! But our dance turned out amazing on our wedding day in Italy! We got so much feedback as to how impressed everyone was and how flawless it looked! We even practiced the morning of our wedding since the dance floor was very different from the flooring we had in our home. Leanna was very patient and gave us a lot of helpful feedback and suggestions to help us improve our dancing. She continued to teach us even after she broke her foot. She was such a trooper and always had a smile on her face. I highly recommend Bella Ballroom to anyone who wants to have an enjoyable experience learning to dance! Even if you're a super beginner, don't be afraid! We had a lot of fun at every dance session. They will make sure you get the dance you've always dreamed of and feel confident doing so! read more

My husband, dad, and I came to Bella Ballroom to get a couple dance lessons before the wedding. We didn't want anything too choreographed, but I wanted them to feel comfortable before the big day :) We came a couple weeks before the wedding and had 1 introductory lesson and 1 regular lesson. Nicholas was a fantastic instructor! He gave the perfect amount of direction and patiently instructed my dad and husband (who were inevitably joking around with each other during the lessons). We left feeling confident with the steps and choreography Nicholas taught us, and everything went perfectly the day of the wedding. We could not be happier and would definitely recommend Bella Ballroom for anyone's wedding dance needs read more

We came to Bella Ballroom for our first dance at our wedding reception. We worked with Nick and he is the best! We bought the 10 class package (I originally wanted to go with 5 but the 10 was WORTH IT). For the amount of customized time and one on one instruction it was money well spent! Everyone LOVED our dance! It kept everyone entertained and laughing almost the entire time! I am so glad that we went with Bella Ballroom, they certainly gave us the experience and CONFIDENCE to pull off a mash-up dance with drastically different genres, moves and WOWING TRICKS! I was so incredibly nervous when I went out there but muscle memory kicked in and we didn't mess up too much!! In the end it didn't matter if we messed up we were having so much fun, everyone enjoyed it and the photos came out beautifully! we honestly could not have done this without NICK! He was encouraging, knowledgeable, professional and personalized our dance to make our day unique and memorable! He definitely knows what he's talking about and how to work with people in a way that gets them to internalize what he's teaching them! A lot of people came up to us asking us if we took dance lessons, how long we practiced for and said they hadn't seen a dance like ours before! It was such a pleasure working with them! Thank you so much and I will be back for one of Bella Ballroom's dancing nights sometime and can't wait to find an excuse to take more dance lessons! read more

My Fiancee and I decided to sign up for a couple lessons before our wedding. Our instructor was Nick and he was fantastic in coming up with a small routine for us. We weren't looking for anything major, just something so our first dance wasn't boring high school slow dancing. We paid $20 for the intro class and paid $109 for classes "a la carte" which is prepaid per lesson. They have lesson packages that range from 5 classes and above with various price points that are cheaper than the a la carte rate. They have a 24 hour cancellation policy before you forfeit your money if you can't make it. Each class is 45 minutes long. Nick was thorough in his directions and after our first two classes we felt pretty good and with some practice could get refined. At the end of our last class, I recorded him dancing our routine with my fiancée as he gave tips and instructions as they danced. Some homework. While pricey, I left feeling pretty good about my lessons and what I had learned. read more

Before our wedding, my now wife wanted to make sure I didn't trip over her during our first dance (I am a self proclaimed terrible dancer and have always hated the thought of dancing). After looking for a dance studio to help me getting over my fear, I found Bella ballroom. On our first day we were paired up with Ziva. Fast forward 5 sessions later...it was the best part of our wedding planning journey. Ziva made us feel comfortable and worked with us to make sure our first dance was everything we wanted. We highly recommend Bell Ballroom to anyone. Thanks Ziva and Bella Ballroom. - Royce and Tahira read more

We worked with Marco at Bella Ballroom Dance Studio and he was amazing in helping us prepare for our special day. My wife and I knew we wanted to exhibit preparation in our first dance, while not making it too regimented. Marco developed a game plan for us based on our song choice & helped us execute a perfectly balanced dance. We would highly recommend using Marco & Bella Ballroom for any dance lesson needs. read more

My husband and I took dance lessons here for almost a year. Leanna was our instructor and she was AMAZING. She made us always feel so comfortable. We had ambitious goals for our first dance and she helped us create the perfect dance to make us look amazing. Everyone was shocked when we had a choreographed first dance and so amazed with how well we performed. Leanna herself is a star, so patient, and very good at her job. I am going to miss coming to class every week. I could not recommend this dance studio more, and if you have Leanna as your instructor you are in for a treat. read more

I cannot say enough good things about Bella Ballroom, and especially, Tayler. She taught my husband and I, who were complete dance beginners, how to do a kick-ass. show stopping fox trot for our wedding! Our guests gave us a standing ovation and told us it was the best "first dance" they had ever seen. Tayler was a pleasure to work with throughout the entirety of our 10 lessons. She combined professional and polished instruction with a fun and encouraging attitude. She always asked us how comfortable we felt about being challenged with a new move and did not sell us short by playing it too safe with the fancier moves. I wasn't initially sure about whether the lessons would be worth the cost-- but they definitely were. Performing our dance was probably the my favorite part of our wedding and certainly one of the most memorable. Getting to work with my finance during the eight weeks of lessons was hilarious and helped us bond in a way we hadn't ever before. read more

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This place is awesome! My fiancé at the time and I worked with Bella Ballroom and Nick as our instructor to get some lessons for our 1st dance. Due to limited time, we worked with Nick for 5 sessions and we were able to learn pretty awesome moves that made our wedding night extra special and left the long lasting impression on our guests. Nick is professional, friendly and patient. Bella has a great personality and they really care about their students. We recommend this place and looking forward to going back for more lessons. read more

We are so glad we decided to choreograph our first dance! Our instructor, Leanna, was amazing! We truly enjoyed going to dance class. She made it fun, and entertaining, and was really thoughtful with our choreography. She asked us what we wanted and how we felt. Ultimately, she wanted us to love our dance and we did! We purchased 15 classes and are glad we did because we definitely needed all 15. Between work, workouts, dance class and planning our wedding we didn't have much time or space at home to practice so those 15 classes were it for us to learn our dance! Leanna made it happen for us. Neither one of us are great dancers, but we truly had fun! At the end of the day, Dance class was something that my husband and I could do together in the mix of all of the other chaos of planning a wedding! Overall we highly recommend Bella Ballroom and our amazing instructor Leanna! Also, I can't forget to mention Gabby, she was great, actually everyone at the studio was great! And we might might even be back for some date night dancing! read more

My fiancée and I have had almost 10 lessons here with Taylor as our instructor, and she's been amazing to us. It's been a lot of fun and we feel like we've learned quite a bit. Neither of us had ever done any dancing before, so we were starting with zero experience, but the learning process has been very smooth. They were able to work with our schedule, too. We crammed a ton of practices into a single month, and we're feeling pretty well equipped for our first dance at our upcoming wedding. We still have plenty of practice to do on our own, but there's no way we could have prepared a competent-looking dance like this (or any dance, really) on our own. read more

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These guys were great in helping us prep for our wedding. We had Nicholas and he was able to help us personalise our first dance to add a bit of swing. The flip he taught us was a huge hit. My dress bustle broke right before the dance so I felt self conscious about the moves at first but apparently no one noticed because all they can talk about was "THAT FLIP" haha They are great teachers and have a fun environment, thank you Bella Ballroom! read more

Being a tall, awkward, white dude I was naturally terrified for my first dance at my wedding. I feel incredibly fortunate to have found Bella Ballroom Dance Studio as after taking classes here this completely changed. Our instructor Nick was AMAZING to work with and helped us choreograph the whole dance from the ground up then polish it so we would shine. Now thinking about the wedding I feel confident and ready! The staff maintains such a high level of professionalism while keeping things fun as you learn. I would recommend Bella Ballroom and especially Nick to anyone looking to take top notch dance classes and I will likely be back to learn more :) read more

My husband and I bought a package of classes leading up to our wedding... and it was seriously the most fun part of the wedding planning process. Nick was our instructor and he really cultivated a fun environment. It was the perfect way for us to have some fun time while still adding to our big day. By the time we were through our package of classes, we were both really excited to show our friends and family our dance. It was hit! Plus it made for great wedding photos too! We definitely switched the song on Nick a couple times, and he never let us see him sweat. Highly recommend! read more

Wanting our first dance to be perfect my wife and I were searching for the place that would help us bring are dream to life. Both of us have a pretty minimal experience in dance beside just a couple classes we took in high school/college. When we met with Bella they spoke with us and asked us exactly what we wanted. We showed them the vision we had and in just 5 classes we were able to create that dream. We did bring our course work home with and had so much fun practicing our routine and even pitching our own ideas into the dance. The owner Janelle listened to everything we pitched and helped incorporate it into the routine. Come wedding day our dance was perfect and if it wasn't for the studio our dance may have never been as perfect as it was. read more

We only were able to do one session with Nick but he was truly an amazing dance instructor. He made us feel so comfortable and taught us so much in a short amount of time! Would definitely go back to him and his prices are so so reasonable. Book Him!! read more

Came here to learn our first dance mashup. Nicholas was our teacher and he's been great! He is on point with all the dance moves, he makes it easier to learn and remember the steps. He was able to make us newbies look like great dancers. read more

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My wife and I couldn't be happier with our decision to use Bella Ballroom. We wanted something special for our first dance so we signed up for their 15 lesson package. It was totally worth it, we learned a full custom choreographed dance to our song. Our instructor Leanna was fantastic, teaching us each move and section each lesson. The dance turned out amazing, highly recommend them. read more

My dad and I wanted to do a simple yet elegant choreographed father daughter dance and we knew we couldn't do it on our own. It was three days before the wedding and I contacted Bella Ballroom. They were quick to respond, excellent communication and was so patient with us with our millions of questions we asked on our steps. Ziva was our instructor and let me tell you, she was an excellent teacher. She was patient and kind. You could tell she cared and loved what she does. She made our experience incredibly joyful and memorable. I will hold the memory I have of my dad and I practicing our dance at Bella Ballroom forever. We highly recommend you take Any type of dance lessons here. Excellent service with a genuine smile. read more

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From the moment we walked in through the door, we were welcomed with warm greetings and excitement for our big day! Nathan was our instructor and he is THE BEST! My wife has a dance background and was able to incorporate some modern segments in our first dance with ease. He was very professional and was able to accommodate to all of our requests. He made modifications and adjusted the difficulty of the dance accordingly. The dance was a success and it made some of our guests cry! The entire staff was also very professional and supportive throughout our time there, encouraging us every step of the way. We highly recommend Bella Ballroom to help choreograph your first dance! read more

My husband I could not be happier that we decided to do dance lessons for our first dance with Bella Ballroom! Leanna was our instructor and she was awesome. She choreographed a routine for us that was classy and special and left our guests thrilled! More importantly, she made the dance easy to learn and manageable for us. We had so much fun! I told my husband today I want to do our dance every year on our anniversary so that we never lose it. read more

It was such a pleasure working with Nick on our first dance for our wedding. He was patient with us and choreographed a wonderful dance. Ever since the wedding, we've had a great time reusing these moves when we happen to be on a dance floor. We looked forward to the dance lessons as our weekly date night leading up to the wedding. Nick also did a great job teaching a few moves to our mom and dad for our father/daughter and mother/son dances. It was so nice to be able to bring them in for our one of our sessions to have them share in the fun. Wishing we still lived in Orange County so that we could continue these date nights! read more

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Ziva is great, she's super experienced and extremely fun to work with. Like most people, we went to Bella Ballroom because of our first wedding dance. We went in to the studio less than 2 months before our wedding day (plus it was a destination wedding so we only had 1.5 months to learn everything), so we were, initially, nervous that we wouldn't have enough time to learn a dance. But by the end of our five lessons, however, we were comfortable and confident and had lot's of fun on our big day. I can honestly say, of all the vendors we worked with during our wedding planning, Bella Ballroom (Ziva) was one of the most pleasant and least stressful part of the planning process, they just made everything so easy and fun. read more

My husband and I were so impressed with our lessons at Bella Ballroom with both Nick & Ziva that we purchased another group package for after the wedding! Even if you do not have any rhythm and cannot dance, don't speak so soon, this place will change you! Our lessons were fun and easy. We had a blast dancing and the time went by really fast! We're already looking forward to our next lesson! read more

We had a blast at Bella ballroom! Right when you walk in everyone is very welcoming. We had to cram our wedding dance into a quick week of sessions. Nicole went above and beyond to make it all happen and because of her we now feel confident for our big day. She was patient with both of us and was able to adapt on the fly. Highly recommend!! read more

Bella Ballroom Dance Studios made our dreams come true of having an exciting, fun-filled, and awe-shocking performance as the First Dance of our wedding in May 2018. Nick, our instructor, took in all our crazy ideas & visions of what we would want it to look & feel like and choreographed a masterpiece with us. He was very patient & detailed with his lessons to make sure we'd look amazing on our big day. Without a doubt, it was the most memorable moment of our wedding and we give may thanks & recommendations to Bella Ballroom Dance Studio! read more

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Not that these guys need another 5 star review, but I can't help myself. The fiancé and I didn't want to embarrass ourselves during our obligatory first dance and decided to take some classes. From the first phone call, Bella was extremely accommodating, friendly and supportive. Nicholas taught us a few steps and (much to the fiancé's delight) spins over the course of 5 lessons. He was professional, fun, polished, flexible and worked with us to create a routine that I am sure will be a huge hit. Thank you to all the staff and Nicholas for helping us! read more

My husband and I decided to take some "last minute" dance lessons from Jenelle so that we could have some basic moves for our first dance, and we ended up with BEAUTIFUL routine that was easy to remember and fun to do! I highly recommend taking lessons from Jenelle or one of her other professional instructors. They are extremely helpful, easy/fun to work with, and great for beginners all the way up to competition caliber! Definitely want to continue taking classes at Bella Ballroom :) read more

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I hate to tarnish glowing reviews for this place but after our consultation, I had to give my 2 cents. I called in to make an appointment for a first dance consultation and was happy that they were so accommodating with dates and availability because we met with someone the next day. I don't know about Janelle or Taylor since most of the reviews talk about them, but we had someone named Anna. She seemed nice and was very open to hearing about what we were looking for, however, I didn't really like her teaching style. I understand that you can be a brilliant dancer but when it comes to teaching, but still have no idea how to communicate your skill, and that goes for anything. She was more focused on showing us technical moves and steps than helping us to work on feeling comfortable in our bodies. I felt like I was more in my head trying to think and count out my moves than in my body, just moving comfortably. Anyway, to each his own. We felt kind of pressured to sign up at the end for their packages. An a la carte class would cost you $109 and if You sign up for a package, it was $80 per course for 15 courses, and I think $85 for 10. Yep, are you doing the math? We turned it down... Looking elsewhere. read more

As a guy, there was one thing I was hoping my fiance at the time would not ask me to do at our wedding. In fact, I was convinced the reason guys shy of getting married is the thought of First Dance :) Never-the-less my Fiance got me to go for the first lesson with Jennelle. For me to get a sense if I liked it or not .... I finally decided to go along. Working with Jennelle in that first session was such a pleasure and so easy that I looked forward to our next session. In fact honest to goodness, when our wedding was done and over with and looking back I LOVED one part of the wedding, and it was the First Dance and all our practices with Jennelle leading up to it. She is so fun, caring, flexible, listens well, understands you do not plan to be an expert in the dance and teaches you what you need to know to just be amazing for your first dance. We mastered the dance - I actually would come home, get on YouTube and find different moves I liked in Dansing with the Stars and we would go back for next lesson and ask her to add on.... add on ... believe that? She was just amazing - a great experience. Even if not for a wedding and just for weekend fun, and to learn something great, I really recommend taking lessons with Jennelle. It will make you feel great about yourself and enjoy your future parties/gatherings knowing how to dance and impress. Guys - you will love your time - trust me. Personal Note: Jennelle - thanks a bunch - you are wonderful and wish you all the best in life and your career. You ROCK! read more

As a guy, I wasn't thrilled about spending an hour every week taking a "dance class," but Jennelle's dance instruction was great! She's easy going and communicates clearly. She focuses on a few easy-to-understand steps at a time and then she helps you connect it all in the end to have a nice dance. She helped us with our first dance for our wedding. She not only helped us with the dance steps, but prepared us mentally for the actual dance on the day of our wedding. She spent time listening to our song and put together something that would really complement our song. That was a nice touch as it shows that she doesn't just teach the same thing to a different song/different couple. She was also very helpful with scheduling. She can teach out of a few different locations which helped us out tremendously. I would definitely recommend the classes. It might seem like an unnecessary expense on top of all the other wedding expenses but when you have all of your friends and family looking at you in that moment--trust me--you'll do whatever and pay whatever to look like you know what you're doing. read more

I had never been a fan of the first dance during weddings. As a wedding guest, I found them awkward and a little boring to watch. So, when it came time to decide if my husband and I should do one for our wedding, he had to do some convincing. We agreed that if we were going to do it, it had to be choreographed and we needed to take lessons so we didn't look like complete amateurs. After calling a few studios in the area, we decided to go with Bella Ballroom because they were kind and professional on the phone, their price structure was competitive and each lesson was a one-on-one with our instructor. The studio is a little small and if you book a class during a busy time it can get a little loud. There can be up to three couples practicing in the space at once, each with a different song. There is only one main sound system in the room, so you might find yourself trying to practice your dance with another song playing. However, we got around this by holding my phone and playing our song close to us so we could hear it. And some lessons we had the whole place to ourselves, which was great! Our instructor was Ziva. She was a joy to work with. She is very encouraging and made sure that she put together a dance that incorporated all the weird things we wanted to include. She taught us some basics for a first few lessons then started to string those together with some special moves. We had her take a video of us as we learned so that we could reference it at home as we practiced. This turned out to be SUPER helpful. We had a blast putting together a unique dance. As the wedding got closer, we practiced like crazy (at least 20 minutes a day for two weeks leading up to the wedding). My advice when rehearsing is to keep going through it despite any mistakes you make. Don't stop and start over again each time because it is valuable to learn how to recover from a mistake. You won't be able to start over again during the real thing! Since we practiced how to keep going through mistakes we were able to recover from some small missteps we made during the dance at our reception. People had no idea that we even messed up at all. If you are on the fence about doing a first dance, DO IT! And get it choreographed by Bella Ballroom. I am glad we did. We got a TON of compliments on it. read more

Things went great at our wedding after working with Jennelle! We had a little too much to drink but the dancing portion felt so practiced, fluid, and comfortable that we were able to just glide through it without any worries! Yes, on autopilot!!! Thank you so much for your support- your personality and enthusiasm really fits perfectly in this industry with newbies w/two left feet. Jen & Damon read more

It all started off that my daughter had to get married lol Ziva the dance instructor is awesome I knew nothing when I went in there and when I left 5 weeks later she had Taught me how to dance very well I had to do the father daughter dance and everything when off really well I would Advice anybody that's gonna buy dance lessons to go here Thanks read more

We had so much fun learning our wedding dance at Bella Ballroom and working with their instructors, especially Tayler! We are not good dancers but they coached us to the next level. read more