Dance lessons with Leanna were one of our favorite parts of wedding planning! Leanna made dancing so approachable and fun. Would highly recommend! read more

We had 5 great dance lessons from Joel. He didn't make us feel incompetent since we aren't the best dancers. He made it fun and enjoyable. We hope we can remember our steps for our wedding :-) read more

My fiancé surprised me with dance lessons a couple months before our wedding. I was a little nervous going in since niether one of us had ever taken dance lessons but my nervousness quickly disappeared. Jennelle is a great instructor. She started us off slow and worked at our pace. She teaches you the dance steps and lets you put them together into a dance. There was no counting steps or memorizing a particular dance. I felt completely comfortable on our wedding day and our first dance was a total success (thank you Jenelle)! I would recommend dance lessons to all couples. With all the planning that goes on right before the wedding, dance lessons are a perfect time for you and your fiancé to spend time together, when you don't have to think about planning, it's just you and him dancing. Jenelle was great and I'm recommending her to all my friends who get engaged! read more

Whether you're looking for some quick tips or a more in depth choreographed routine this studio will do it for you. We only had 1 class but felt that we were assessed properly and advanced quickly according to our level. We had Nick as our instructor and he was great. Thank you for the time spent helping us iron out our 1st dance! read more

I've been taking lessons with Jennelle for over 2 yrs now with my husband. She is an excellent teacher & dancer and made the tough chore of first learning to dance wonderful. She is very clear in communicating dance steps, technique and styling. She is very in tune to what the student needs and will adjust the level to suit them while still keeping it challenging if need be. She's very fun to learn from and I absolutely recommend her to anyone - even if you have two left feet. read more

Joel is doing an amazing job teaching us the swing, box step and country two step for our wedding. His choreography is fun and he makes the learning process enjoyable. My fiance and I visited two other dance studios before coming to Bella Ballroom and they really are a cut above the rest. read more

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We had such a great experience with Bella Ballroom! We loved our instructor Leanna! She made it so much fun and is such a great teacher!

We had a Dance lesson with Ziva the week of our wedding in hopes of not stepping on each others toes! We are so happy we did. Not only was Ziva super patient with us, and all our questions..she listened to exactly what we wanted to learn from one class, as we had no time for another, and it was super last minute when we decided to. We left her class that night not only having fun, but felt very confident in our upcoming "first dance". Book with Ziva you won't regret it! She is so sweet and just the nicest person to boot! Thank you Ziva and Bella Ballroom! read more

Our wedding was amazing, and everything went off perfect. Especially our dance! Thank you Jenelle, so much for all your help, and patience, working with us. All our guests really enjoyed our first dance, and it felt so special. This was definately one of the highlights of the night for both Curtis and myself. We were both so glad we spent the time and money to have a rehearsed first dance. Meghan & Curtis read more

I would definitely recommend Jennelle for dance lessons! My husband and I took 6 private lessons from her before our wedding, and we are so happy we did!! Classes were always so fun and helpful! Jennelle is so positive and encouraging teacher, and makes it easy to learn dance. We definitely came in with 2 left feet, but in our first dance we actually looked like we knew what we were doing! Thank you Jennelle and Bella Ballroom for making our wedding dance so special!!! read more

I am absolutely a "two left feet" dancer, which made me extremely nervous for our first dance. To make it even more nerve wrecking, we chose a fairly ambitious song that is both slow and fast. After our first meeting, I felt much more confident and I was glad we chose Bella Ballroom. Taylor immediately made me feel at ease. She is so sweet and encouraging and taught us at a perfect pace. We are now less than two weeks away from the big day and I cannot wait to show off our amazing dance! read more

Jennelle is absolutely wonderful! My now husband and I decided to take dancing lessons before our wedding this past December. Ok, let me rephrase...it was me who decided we were going to take them and he had to cooperate :) I really was concerned about learning our "first dance" at a cheesy ballroom and really did not know what to expect. I was also afraid my then fiance was never going to want to come back. Luckily, Jennelle was amazing and he actually enjoyed it!! We initially thought we would do 3 lessons with Jennelle to learn our first dance. We soon realized that Jennelle is extremely genuine and generally cares about how comfortable you are, with the dancing, the moves and everything that comes with a first dance. So, we signed on to do several more lessons after so that we would know what we were doing. I was terrified to do it at my wedding, but the lessons before it, were so great and thorough, she really makes you feel like you are talented dancers and offers her great supportive attitude every step of the way. We couldn't have felt more comfortable with an instructor to learn our first dance as husband & wife. We had our wedding in December and the dance went wonderfully! We had a few hiccups, not that anyone noticed (so they tell me) and we felt confident while doing it! Now, we can honestly say we know "how to dance as a couple!!" If you are looking to learn your first dance professionally, I highly recommend Jennelle (and you'll look so much better and impress your friends/family, rather than swaying side by side the whole time!!) You will not be disappointed and you will walk away wanting to go back and learn more dances. I love love love this place and want to come back to learn Salsa!! read more

I won three free lessons for Bella Balloom with Jenelle at a bridal event. Both my fiance and myself are not what you would call "experienced dancers". My idea of dancing is jumping a little with my hands up. My fiance's idea is standing still while I jump around. Jenelle was super sweet and only laughed once (but with us, not at us). We may not be on So You Think You Can Dance? next season, but I think everyone will be totally impressed that we are actually dancing at our wedding. I've never really enjoyed dancing before, but after our first lesson I could see why people think it's fun. Thanks Jenelle! read more

I got engaged in December of 2014 & we got married in October this year. As the Wedding date got closer I remember being impressed by my neighbor's first dance at her Wedding in September 2014. I asked her where they took their lessons and she told me at Bella Ballroom in Costa Mesa. I checked them out on Yelp and here I am giving them 5 Stars like everybody else! This studio definitely earned this rating. The staff was friendly and accommodating. We started our lessons one month before the Wedding and our instructor Anna was amazing! At our first introductory lesson with Anna she asked us what was important to us & what we were looking to accomplish with our first dance. With weekly lessons leading up to our Wedding & a final site visit at our Venue to practice our first dance, our lessons paid off :) (We paid an additional fee for the venue visit, but it was worth it to us) The only thing I would have changed would be starting the lessons a month earlier, but we were still able to pull it off with the one month with the weekly lessons thanks to Anna! If you want your first dance to be memorable, without hesitation I highly recommend you check out Bella Ballroom! read more

What a GREAT experience! My wife and I met with Tayler for our initial consultation and expressed what we had envisioned for our first dance. Tayler understood exactly what we were looking for and we were excited to get started. We covered the basics over the first couple of lessons to get a good foundation. From there, Tayler offered up some really cool ideas and moves to make our dance fun and unique. During the remaining lessons, we finalized our routine and continued to practice, practice, practice. Tayler was a great instructor! She taught us moves from the Waltz, to some Cha Cha, to freestyle. We looked forward to meeting with her for our lessons and we were especially pleased with the dance she put together for us. The studio itself was a comfortable place to rehearse and the other staff members were very nice. All the other students seemed to be having a good time as well. If you're looking to exude awesomeness at your wedding and impress your friends and family, book your lessons asap and make sure you leave enough time to practice between now and your date. read more

This place is a gem! We worked with Tayler, and she was fantastic! My husband and I really wanted to go outside our comfort zone and mesh together 3 different styles of dancing (waltz, freestyle and salsa) for our first dance at our wedding. Tayler was patient with us, but also challenged us with some of the moves, and I'm so glad she did! Our guests were surprised by some of our moves, especially since we are not known as dancers :) Highly recommend this place for anyone, even if you consider yourself to have "two left feet." The lessons definitely gave us more confidence in our dancing ability as we go forward. The only com is that sometimes they double book the space and do not share that with you in advance of your lesson. We had a few classes where we had to take turns with the music and try not to get distracted by the other lesson. I wish they would offer a discount when this happens, as we found it to be quite distracting. Overall though, it's great, and I highly recommend Tayler as an instructor! read more

My wife Jaclynn and I started taking dance lessons at Bella Ballroom about two months prior to our wedding and Nick was an amazing instructor. He was funny, charming and best of all, a true professional. When we first started we both had 0 dance experience, and within 6-7 lessons we felt very comfortable on the dance floor and had choreographed a beautiful first dance which included several quite advanced moves. On our wedding day, the dance went off without a hitch and received a lot of praise. Being instructed by Nick was like being taught by Patrick Swayze himself. I would definitely recommend Nick and Bella Ballroom! read more

My husband and I decided to take some dance classes and get something choreographed for our first dance at our wedding. Going in, I wasn't sure about this and as I'm not a big dancer but it turned out to be such a fun and great experience. It was also a great way to bond with my husband. Nicole was our instructor and she did an amazing job making us feel comfortable and the whole process a fun one. We loved how our song ended up being choreographed and still practice it in our living room even though the wedding is over! read more

Scenario: Needed a choreographed first dance for my wedding! Pros: - Jennelle! - Ballrooms are not crowded - Detailed and scheduled lesson itinerary Cons: - None....? In A Nutshell: Jennelle is awesome. Hands down. We had a short consultation lesson with her and we were able to nail down exactly what we wanted for our first dance. She asked all the right questions to make sure we would get the perfect dance, without overstepping our dancing skills (or lack thereof). Me being the overzealous bride, decided on the Viennese Waltz...gods help us. Once we signed on, Jennelle helped us schedule all of our lessons in advance and then laid out what was to be expected at each lesson. There were no surprises and we knew what we were getting ourselves into at each lesson, which is exactly what I wanted. What was great is that at the end of each lesson, she would sit down with us and recap all of the moves we went through so that we could jot it down and practice at home. Overall, she's great to work with. She doesn't make you feel awkward or lame for not being a dancer, and she will take the time to walk you through steps over and over again until you get it. Patience. Of. A. Saint. I highly recommend! read more

I love Janelle! Such an easy person to talk to and a great instructor. She listened to what we wanted and created a dance that my fiance and I love! (Crossing out fingers that we don't mess up on the day off!) When we wanted to add something new or take something out, she was more than open to any changes. She also let us know what looked better too so that we don't look like monkeys on the dance floor. Thank you Janelle for your time and patience! read more

The studio is good, but our instructor Taylor is AWESOME. My partner and I don't take ourselves seriously at all--we are basically just a giggling, laughing, spinning mass of misplaced feet and bad jokes--buy Taylor has the energy level to keep up with us AND teach us something. She really is just a joy to work with. We come out of every lesson with detailed notes and are so excited to practice on our own. The studio itself is nice--clean and open. The lessons are all private, and not the least bit intimidating. My first lesson started with a handshake, a quick questionnaire and contact sheet, and off to the dance floor we went. My partner and I have zero experience, and I love the way Taylor breaks down all the moves into little itty bitty baby steps for us to learn. They have a new student special which gets you a full private lesson at a steeply discounted price. After the lesson, totally low-pressure/no-pressure chat with regards to what you want to achieve, and how best to get there. I signed up for a bunch of lessons without hesitation because I felt that it is a better value than the group lessons I had tried at another OC dance studio. A note on group lessons vs. private lessons. Private lessons are the way to go. I'm learning faster in my private lessons than my group lessons--not because the private lessons teach more, but because the private lessons allow you to get more repetitions in. If I make a mistake in a private lesson, I can start the movement over. I can start and repeat several times, break down my mistakes, and commit something to memory and move on, in the same time it takes for a group class to go through 1 repetition of a move. Oh, and I've taken almost a full week of group classes and I'm not getting nearly enough feedback in group classes. No one really stops you to say: hey, your feet look okay, but if you point them over here, it looks better. Five stars, for excellent venue, excellent instructors, and excellent value. read more

My wife and I got married in July of 2014. We had 150 guests in attendance and wanted to have an amazing first dance. We hired Bella Dance Studio to teach us. We signed up for 15 lessons. We finished our last lesson by practicing our 6-minute choreographed dance that started with the waltz, transitioned into the tango, and finished with swing. We even learned how to do a flip. Here are some of the highlights from my experience: -I'm a guy with very little upper body strength but they taught me how to do the flip correctly without hurting anyone. -I was able to learn the tango as well as a waltz in just a few weeks. -Tayler was very helpful and patient. She even helped us pick songs that fit with our dancing pace. -Tayler taught us to dance and then let us choose the parts we likes to include in our choreography. -Tayler was very flexible and could rearrange our time slots if we had a conflict that week -All of our guests were amazed. They never expected that we would do something like that. -During the dance, I heard my cousin exclaim in amazement, "That's my cousin!!!!" Needless to say, all of the staff are fully qualified, positive, and helpful. I highly recommend Bella dance studio for anyone looking to learn to dance. They teach everything from weddings to hip hop. Whether you're single or a couple, you will get the attention you need to dance for any occasion. If you're interested, I think they have some kind of deal for your first time. Or at least they did when I signed up. But if not, it's still worth the price! Thanks for reading and best of luck learning to dance. read more

Bella Ballroom is the best! Tayler was our instructor and she is so much fun and easy to work with, we took 15+ classes and we felt like pros on the day of our wedding, everyone was in shock and so impressed! we didn't know where to start but Tayler designed a dance with exactly the flair and fun yet classiness we wanted! Thank you Bella Ballroom and Tayler! You are the best!! read more

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Nicholas is amazing! He helped my now husband and me create the perfect dance for our wedding. When he first started learning our dance we thought we would never be able to get it, but with Nick's assistance he helped us to feel confident! So glad we had the opportunity to work with Nick. He has a great sense of humor and made our lessons fun. I can't say enough positive things about him!!! read more

We took 5 classes with Nick before our wedding and it was the best decision we could have made. We initially came in just to get some new moves to throw into our first dance, however we quickly realized we needed more guidance and decided on a fully choreographed routine. Our family and friends were astonished on how well we could actually dance. Nick was amazing and was so patient with us during each class. I highly recommend Bella Ballroom, especially Nick, to anyone who is looking for guidance for any type of dance! read more

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Don't book with this studio. Very unreliable. They cancel at the last minute. Spend your money elsewhere.

Jennelle was an amazing instructor. She definitely knows her stuff and more importantly she's good at teaching it to the average person who knows very little about formal dance. Jennelle is so positive and super patient making her an absolute pleasure to be around. The whole wedding planning process is quite stressful but my wife and I looked forward to each dance session with Jennelle as it was a chance for us to let loose and have some fun. I recommend Bella Ballroom Dance 100%! Our first dance on the day of our wedding went smoothly and it was directly because of all the lessons and practicing we did. Thanks Jennelle! read more

My fiancé and I tried to dance in our living room and ended up looking like two high school students at the prom. My sister referred me here, after she took classes with Janelle for her wedding. We signed up for one class just to get some help flowing nicely together. After one class, we knew we wanted to come back: we payed for 5 sessions, one on one with Janelle. She planned a first dance routine for us and we couldn't be more happy. I would definitely recommend this studio to anyone interested in dance classes. I saw a gentlemen learning salsa which I would love to go back and learn; my old man wants to return after the wedding for swing classes as a hobby for us to do together. read more

Bella Ballroom was a referral from a trusted friend. I was extremely skeptical because quite frankly how difficult could dancing on my Wedding day in front of a few hundred of your closest friends and family could be. So we met with Ziva who would eventually be our dance instructor (more like Guru) gave us our 1st lesson. And we were in. We went with the most lessons because we had so much fun with Ziva that it was a no brainer. Coming in and out of the dance studio my wife and I realized that everyone at Bella Ballroom was great. They were so patient and knowledgeable. They are such great instructors and coaches that the time we spent there flew by. The Wedding dance went off without a hitch. We had so much fun dancing in front of our friends. It was like being super prepared for an exam to the point where you have fun taking the exam. Ziva, thank you and of course Bella Ballroom. You made our Wedding that much more special!!! We killed it!!! read more

Leanna (so sorry if that is not how your name is spelled) WAS AMAZING. We both never reeeaaally danced before and we bought the 10 classes (did not get through all of them yet cause we were pretty last minute - we booked starting less than 20 days before the wedding) and it was all the guests could talk about. What a great idea this was. Could not recommend it enough!! read more

We worked with Nick for our first dance lessons for our wedding and he was so great to work with and so patient with us and our two left feet! My husband and I had no prior dance experience, but Nick choreographed a swing-style dance to go with our reggae song for us that was easy to learn, but still greatly impressed all of our friends and family when we busted it out at our wedding. He was very kind and we always looked forward to our lessons with him. We would recommend him to everyone, he was fantastic! read more

We had so much fun and with Ziva and Bella Ballroom! They were extremely accommodating with our schedule and always listening to our goals. If you are looking for an extra surprise for your guest we highly recommend you coming here. We are so happy that they were part of our wedding experience! read more

My wedding was yesterday and I am still on cloud 9! My *husband* (feels weird to say that!) and I decided to get dance lessons to make our first dance special. We are both TERRIBLE dancers and we didn't want to just sway / slow dance for our first dance. Our instructor Nicholas was great! He was really patient in helping us learn our first dance and he listened to what I wanted - something simple with a little bit of flair. And he choreographed a dance to go with the song we chose. I was so nervous during our first dance but it went perfectly!! Our guests had no idea how scared we were and they said it looked like we knew what we were doing! LOL! The dance lessons definitely paid off! Everyone was professional and gracious, and I highly recommend them if you want a choreographed first dance. read more

Tayler was awesome! We loved every dance lesson. Neither of us have any real ballroom dance background at all. I'm more of the classic two left feet dude. But Tayler was SO patient, such an amazing teacher, and made our lessons so much fun! She put together our first dance for our wedding, and it turned out wonderful..despite my lack of dance skills. The dance lessons were easily our favorite part of the wedding planning process. Would DEFINITELY recommend going to Bella Ballroom for all your dancing needs..and would DEFINITELY recommend requesting Tayler if you can!! read more

The BEST. Hands down. My husband and I tried a couple different ballroom teacher (from Craigs list to Professional studios) to train us for our first dance for our wedding last month. Our experience with the other studios/instructors were horrible since they didn't listen to what we wanted. They were more there to kill time and take your money. But we finally found Bella Ballroom and met with Jenelle. She was very meticulous, detailed, fun, patient, accommodating, and CREATIVE. She made every dance practice so fun and even took notes after every session to make good use of our time. Since i have 4 left feet (not 2... I'm stiff like a rock) and couldn't do many of the most basic moves, she was able to simplify it even more but still made it look good for me. Jenelle was honest to us when she wasn't good at certain dance moves that we showed her on YouTube. However, she was accommodating enough to find us another instructor, Taylor, to help us fulfill our wishes with our first dance. They formed a collaborative team to work with what we wanted which was to include both ballroom & freestyle. They even watched the YouTube dance videos and dumbed down the steps for us to learn. And the outcome was AMAZING!! We had sooooooo many praises on our first dance. It was one of the biggest highlight of our night and so many of our friends still talk about how amazing we looked on the dance floor! We had a couple friends that were going to get married the month after and wish they went to the same instructor as us for their first dance. Honestly, as bad as i am at dancing.. Jenelle was able to teach us and perfect our first dance in less than a month. So I HIGHLY recommended Bella Ballroom. read more

We were referred to Bella Ballroom for our father daughter dance....the best referral ever. Our instructor, Nick, is incredible. We have one lesson left and if we have time before the BIG DAY will be using it... but Nick has done such an incredible job we may not need it. Everyone here is friendly and very approachable. Would highly recommend Bella Ballroom and definitely sign up for the 10 lesson package.......well worth it. Thanks Nick and friends at Bella Ballroom !! read more

We went to the Bella Ballroom Dance Studio in order to take some dance lessons in preparation for the first dance at our recent wedding. Our instructor, Nick, was very patient and kind, and was able to transform us from bumbling beginners into a couple who was confident that our first dance would be a success. Nick worked with our chosen first dance song to choreograph a dance that was elegant and fun to learn, and that was entertaining for our guests. We can highly recommend Nick and the Bella Ballroom Dance Studio. Give them a try -- you'll be glad that you did! read more

My wife and I took dance lessons here for our first dance at our wedding last month. We had the privilege to work with Nicholas. He was very patient with us and had a flexible schedule to accommodate both of our scheduling needs. Neither of us had any dance experience but you wouldn't of known that after we pulled off our first dance. We both highly recommend Nicholas and Bella Ballroom Dance Studio!! read more

Nathan was awesome! We started our lessons later than I wanted to (approximately 6 or 7 weeks out from the wedding day). We invested in the package with the most classes since we don't have a great area to practice at home and had very tight schedules leading up to the wedding day, it was great to use some of the sessions as practice as well. We reserved the sessions well in advance to get them into the calendar. The timings were incredibly flexible which was helpful. Nathan created a dance for us with our jam "You've got a friend in me." He incorporated turns and dips, lifts, and even a "death drop." He was very patient, complimentary, and easy to be around. We had so much fun and really enjoyed spending the time as a couple learning the dance. Our guests were blown away when we performed the dance at our wedding. We are so super grateful and hope to join Bella Ballroom for more dancing in the future. I would highly recommend this studio to anyone hoping to learn a dance for fun or for purpose! read more

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Ok so I don't know where to start from! Bella ballroom was one of the best vendors i had for my wedding. The whole team is very nice and especially Nicholas! He was so patient and he made sure we are comfortable through every single step. His suggestions for our first dance were amazing! My hubby and i had no idea what we were gonna do for our first dance BUT it turned out GREAT! All our guests loved it and we received lots of nice comments on it. If you are looking to rock your first dance, bella ballroom is the place to go! Thanks Nicholas! :) read more