Right after Covid, I needed to get out and do something. One of those somethings was west coast swing dancing. I found Liza and staerted taking her class. And wow! so fun! Going on 3 years in the class! Its not just about learning the moves (which is super important) but how to listen to the music and dance to that. Discovering musicality has been the key to my joy in this class. That, and the super awesome people that come to class, who are now lifelong friends! We dance, we learn, we laugh (a lot), and find the delight of West Coast Swing dancing! If you are looking for a place to not just learn to dance, but find connection, try out our class. #westcoastswing read more

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Had such a fun amazing experience dancing at this studio and learning our first dance for our wedding. We were stressed because we only had a few weeks left before our wedding, but they were able to make it work. Liza and mark are amazing choreographers that taught us our full 2 minute dance in 4 sessions. They listened to our song the first day we went in and were able to choreograph 45 seconds on our first lesson off the top of their heads. It's nice having both Liza and Mark there to show us how to do the coupley moves and bounce ideas off each other. They were great at breaking down the dance into easy to digest steps. We are so happy with how our dance turned out. I like that they come up with the entire dance for you but that they are also very open to your ideas too, for example we saw some cute moves on tiktok that they were able to incorporate into our dance. Highly recommend. read more

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Liza and Mike were amazing to work with. They worked together to show us our moves and then allowed us to practice ours and always provided the necessary changes as required. They made the dance practice easy and fun and was really encouraging of us to try things we havent before. And the lessons with them really helped us lock down our moves. read more

I recently worked with Liza for a holiday party event that I DJ'd at Mission Bay Resort and I was thoroughly impressed with her ability to control a crowd, to get guests involved in the festivities, and to make guests feel more comfortable getting up to dance when normally they'd be too shy. Liza was a pro at leading and teaching dances and she was also very kind, organized and easy to work with to boot. I 100% recommend hiring Liza for your next event, especially if you're concerned about guests feeling comfortable enough to get up and dance - she will do all the hard work for you. Thank you Liza, I can't wait to work with you again! - DJ Kaleb read more

My fiancé (now wife) and I wanted to surprise our guests at our wedding with an original choreographed first dance. We didn't have much time to go from zero to dancing with the stars (~2 months), and the song we selected was particularly dynamic and varied and not the easiest to choreograph, especially with a beginner like me. Liza and Mark were great teachers from the start; they were kind and gracious every step of the way and helped design a dance that worked for us and that our guests loved! I highly recommend Dance with Liza! read more

My fiancé (now wife) and I took six dance lessons with Liza and Mark prior to our wedding. With minimal dance backgrounds she was able to train us to perform like we were on Dancing with the Stars on our big day! She does a phenomenal job at meeting you at your level and choreographing a dance that you can succeed at while stunning your guests. We practiced a few times a week, but she make sure to make the dance simple enough for us to feel confident. Her choreography, patience, and love for dance is what helped us feel at east when we felt stressful. Our guests were blown away by our performance! We are beyond grateful for our time with Liza! read more

Liza was an instructor in a 55+ community at a Mardi Gras party. She taught Zydeco and line dancing as well as couples dancing. Her teaching style worked well with our community who have a vast spread of expertise in dance. It was just right for novice as well as advanced dancers. Zydeco dancing was new to us and it was a lot of fun to learn. read more

West Coast Swing classes with Liza and Mark have been so therapeutic. They have so much experience in a variety of dance genres. They make sure to strengthen fundamentals, while challenging their students to take risks and be creative artists. They're unique approaches help make the classes fun, funny, reflective, and like you are apart of a family. Try them out! read more

We've been coming to Liza & Marks classes since 2021 and have met so many wonderful people in this dance community. Their weekly class will help you learn basic and intermediate West Coast Swing in a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment. They teach the traditional patterns and emphasize musicality and styling, helping you sync your dance moves with the music. For us, it's a nice break from the busy demands of life, the 1hr 15mins weekly class is fun and energizing, offering the chance to practice the WCS fundamentals and dance with great people at any level. Like any sport, dance requires continuous practice to grow and evolve as it's an individual journey. If you're looking to reach advanced levels, consider hiring Mark & Liza for private instruction and attending accelerated dance events multiple times a week. We are big fans and highly recommend Liza & Mark! Millie & Adam read more

If you are looking for someone to help choreograph your first wedding dance, look no further! I researched several teachers in the San Diego area and Liza by far offered the most flexible packages, schedule and affordable cost! We were a little nervous since neither of us has any dance experience and we picked an out-of-the box, more modern dance song - but Liza was so up for the challenge! After 4 lessons, we felt ready for the big day.. and our dance turned out perfect! Liza was professional but approachable, and we were amazed at her ability to hear our song and "see the vision" we had almost right away. Lessons were fun and flew by. In a busy area of NP, we appreciated that the dance studio offered parking. Hurry up and call Liza today! read more

My wife and I scheduled some dance lessons with Liza and Mark for our wedding and we cannot recommend them enough. For context, my wife and I have zero dancing experience, and we thought that our wedding would be a great opportunity to learn something new and to entertain our guests. Two months ago, we showed up at the dance studio with nothing but a song, and Liza and Mark were able to come up with a beautiful choreographed dance after 8 dance lessons. The two worked wonderfully to bounce ideas off each other and wove in dance moves that tied in with the lyrics. Personally, the best part of having both Liza and Mark teaching is they can perform the dance themselves so that we could study/review later on. Individually, Liza is very honest and thorough. If something doesn't work, or if we look a little off, Liza will not hesitate to correct us (and we really appreciate that). Additionally, she will always make us repeat moves to ensure that it wasn't a fluke! Mark is very technical and detailed. He is always able to relate dance moves with everyday gestures/movements so that it is easy to understand. He is also keen eyed, and tells us subtle corrections that goes a long way with how our dance appears. Overall my wife and I are so happy with our lessons. With Liza and Mark's help, we were able to execute our dance wonderfully and everyone loved it. THANK YOU MARK AND LIZA! read more

Mark and Liza were exceptional and helped us plan and execute our dream first dance at our wedding. We have very little dancing experience, and we wanted to surprise our guests with a choreographed first dance. Despite the time crunch (~ 6 weeks), we succeeded in creating exactly what we wanted. I cannot recommend them enough. read more

Liza taught myself and my now husband (with two left feet) the dance of our wedding day dreams. She is kind, patient, and really knows how to teach others. Her passion for dancing is brought to each class. She knew what worked for us and what didn't. On our wedding day we WOW'd our friends and family with a dance routine that I never imagined we could have learned. We are so grateful! read more

Liza and mark are amazing! They put together a dance that was completely customized to us and what we wanted. We loved working with them and were super happy with how our dance turned out! read more

Liza is great! After just a few lessons we went from the sidelines to the dance floor with confidence! We've learned basic East Coast Swing, Country Swing and some Two-Step. Lots more to learn and fun to have! We highly recommend Liza if you want to learn or improve your social dancing skills. read more

We really enjoyed our lessons with Liza! We went from knowing nothing about ballroom dancing to dancing a beautiful first dance at our wedding. She helped us pick between two song choices, taught us moves that we could confidently execute - and look elegant while doing so! Would absolutely recommend her. read more

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My fiancée and I wanted something memorable for our first dance and we could not have been luckier to have found Liza for choreographing our wedding dance. She was incredible! At the end of our wedding night people were still talking about our first dance, and this is coming from someone who is known for having two left feet on a good day. We walked in to our first lesson with little to no idea of what we wanted, all we had was the song picked. Over the period of five lessons we slowly created and adjusted a final dance that left the crowd in awe. We also had the experience of working with Liza before the pandemic, and during. For our lessons during the pandemic she was very considerate and still able to create an environment where the class was just as effective as pre-pandemic. We could not have been happier with Liza and will be recommending her to everyone we know. read more

Liza and Mark are truly incredible dancers, teachers, and choreographers. We hired them for our 1st dance and the finished product exceeded our expectations. Their passion for dance absolutely shows in their choreography and calm, encouraging teaching approach. Added bonus is having two instructors for the masculine and feminine touches, we could not have asked for a better team and will definitely be back for more dance lessons. Forever grateful for these two! read more

Liza and Mark are incredible!!! I would highly recommend them if you want to learn a dance routine for your wedding or just learn dancing for fun! I called Liza explaining that I wanted private classes to learn a dance routine with my fiance. Unlike all other places that I had contacted, she was never trying to up-sell me to get the most money possible. She told me it was best to attend her group class (which is way cheaper) to first get the basics down so that we can more easily learn the routine in the private class. The rate for the group class and the private lessons were the best rates we saw on the market. Group Dancing Class Liza and Mark are so much fun to learn dancing with. They answer all your questions and help break it down for beginners like me and my fiance. They want to help you and will pull you aside to help you get down the basics (beginner or skilled). Even after our wedding, we plan on attending more dance classes as a fun weekly date night. Private Dance for the Wedding I can't tell you how much our families loved our first dance at the wedding. We told Liza and Mark the song we wanted and they were able to tell us the dance style that best matched the song and we can easily learn in the 6 classes we paid for. Liza is so awesome in that she is very honest on what looks good and doesn't. She won't fluff it for you and will help come with alternate moves that match your skill set so the dance still looks amazing. Mark does an incredible job of breaking the routine down to easily digestable parts and how to best practice. He is never shy to pull you aside and work with you to get the fundamentals which make a huge difference. Both of them are great at choreography that is doable and also fun / flashy for the crowd. Together, they are two peas in a pod and the lessons are so much fun! Overall, my wife and I can't say enough good things about them. Our first dance at the wedding was a huge hit and something we will never forget! read more

Liza is amazing! She makes dancing so easy to learn and she makes it fun too! We hired her for our first dance and father daughter dance lessons and she was great! We felt so confident in our dances at the wedding because of her! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Now that we're married, we want to go back to take more dance lessons with her just for fun! read more

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Liza was the greatest! We were looking for someone that could choreograph our song fast and easy and Liza did that for us. We learned a 2min30sec dance routine in 3.5 one hour classes. Liza was professional, creative, and even gave us little extra spicy dance moves which made us look like probably a bit more than beginners :) If you're on the fence of doing a choreographed first dance, we say do it! Even my hubs got really into it the day off and showed off during our moves, it was great. We 110% recommend Dance with Liza. read more

A good instructor takes the time to understand the goals of the student and tailor the material to the student's learning style. As lessons progress they make adjustments to ensure the student reaches their goal. Since taking lessons with Liza, I've felt all of those components. My goal with taking lessons was simply to learn how to enjoy it. Ever since I could remember attending a dance, I've always been the guy on the side and never the one dancing. I always admired those who could confidently walk onto the dance floor and dance. I wanted to conquer this fear so I began lessons with Liza. Before our first lesson even started, she took the time to understand why I wanted to take lessons. Once that was determined, we came up with goals for me to achieve. I'm currently a handful of lessons in and for once in my life I can say that dancing is pretty fun. I've gone from dreading dancing to being excited to learn the next thing. Based off my current progress, I'm confident that Liza will get me to where I hope to be one day. Whether you're looking to get better at dancing or preparing for an event, I definitely recommend working with Liza. read more

Where do I start. My fiance and I took dance lessons with Liza for our wedding and let me tell you she is hands down thee best. Liza is friendly, professional, patient and down right awesome! We had a blast whenever we had our sessions with her. I definitely recommend her. read more

My husband and I worked with Liza for her DJ services and first dance choreography for our wedding. Liza was personable, friendly, and easy to work with. She was extremely patient with us (we had a limited dance background), and helped us picked songs that would complement each part of our wedding reception. Our guests loved our first dance to Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband", which faded into Ed Sheeran's "Perfect". She also managed to get tons of people among our introverted friends and family members out onto the dance floor with her enthusiasm, charisma and great DJ'ing. We would recommend Liza to any couple in the San Diego area looking for a talented DJ and dance instructor for their upcoming nuptials! read more

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Liza choreographed our first dance for our wedding to George Straight "It Just Comes Natural". We took 7 lessons over the course of 5 months and it was one of the things we looked forward to most throughout wedding planning! Liza was patient, creative, and fun. She was also extremely flexible with our frequently changing work schedules and was always able to accommodate us. If you're considering dance lessons for your wedding, DO IT! read more

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My husband and I found Liza when we wanted to take dance lessons prior to our first dance at our wedding. We were dancing to a Frank Sinatra song so we wanted to ensure that we looked good.....as I explained to Liza at our first meeting, we didn't want it to look stiff and choreographed, but we wanted it to have a bit of panache! She completely understood what we were looking for and helped us plan a dance that we loved. Liza is creative, patient and understands how to help people with different styles learn. I like to learn a dance based on what steps go with a certain part of the song, while my husband likes to have it based on numbers (6-count or 8-count, depending on the step). Liza was able to do both so that we could look graceful in our fox trot. We mastered the sway step, box step, numerous turns, and a fabulous finish with a dip. The guests loved it! read more

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Thank you Liza for making our dance not look like a high school prom dance! We learned the sway and awesome combo from three jam packed lessons with Liza. We thought 3 lessons would be "enough" and it was for our purposes but I highly recommend getting more. Liza had our song ready before we arrived to our first class and made us feel comfortable as well as made us laugh! This was my husband's FAVORITE thing about wedding planning. It also makes for a great date night which is much needed especially during your last month before the wedding. We took lessons from the North Park studio and everything was great. Thank you Liza!!! read more

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Liza was recommended to us by a family member and we quickly realized she is the best dance teacher, ever! She was kind and patient and great at what she does. She took as much time as needed to help my husband and I nail down our first dance. We found out we were a little wobbly on our feet when it came to dancing, but Liza helped us stick to it and the result was beautiful. We received a lot of compliments at the wedding on how great our dance was. Thank you so much Liza! We will definitely be recommending to friends and family in the future :) read more

I noticed most of the reviews were for wedding dances, so I wanted to write about my different experience with Liza. My wife of 34 years did performance jazz dance throughout our 34 years of marriage, but we had NEVER danced together. I avoided it at all costs. At 63 years old and retiring during COVID, my dentist one day convinced me that now was the time for me to take dance lessons. I decided to take private lessons to learn the basics before I tried it with my wife. I showed up for the first lesson terrified and awkward, but thanks to Liza I left with a little bit of confidence. She helped me choose one of my old favorite songs that worked well with the step, and I was on my way. By the third lesson my wife was joining me, and we are loving it. Although she was already a great dancer, much of the partner dancing we are doing is new to her, so we are learning together. I would highly recommend lessons with Liza as something that will enhance your marriage or relationship by learning something fun together. I would also recommend her to any singles who are tired of dreading the dance floor, no matter what your age. read more

We hired Liza to choreograph our first dance at our wedding after seeing her many glowing reviews, and we were not disappointed. She is excellent; she crafted a perfect dance without needing much direction from us at all. We'd easily hire her again. read more

We took 4 60-minute dance lessons with Liza and Janna and absolutely loved our experience. We worked together to create choreography that felt fun and natural to us. Not only was it a great, stress-free date night each week (we went once a week for the four weeks leading up to the wedding), we were actually looking forward to performing our first dance instead of feeling awkward about everyone watching us. Some of my favorite photos from our wedding are the ones of our guests' faces as they watched our first dance with all the dips and turns and lifts. I think a class pack makes for an amazing wedding shower gift, fun date night, and a really special first dance! Cannot recommend them highly enough!! read more

Liza was amazing. With only one 2 sessions she taught us the basics and put them together for our song. She was easy to learn from and had brilliant ideas for the dance. Thanks Liza. read more

Liza coordinated our first dance for our wedding in May. Let me just start off by saying that my poor husband has NO dance skills whatsoever and is not a very patient man, he was also terrified to be doing this. Liza was a complete professional and handled us both with such ease and natural ability. There were a couple of dance lessons where I didn't think we were ever going to get this right and tensions were very high, Liza stepped in without a problem and cooled the tension. She helped my husband become more confident in his dance step and even taught him a couple of moves that he now loves to do whenever we are out. We can't thank Liza enough for the amazing work she did with us to get us to our big day, she was fantastic in every single way. If you are looking for a great instructor who is kind, caring and extremely talented, then look no farther, Liza is the girl for you! read more

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I may be the first woman ever, whose HUSBAND was the one encouraging dance lessons. The first day we walked in we said, number one, we just want to have fun, and feel comfortable. We had about 6 lessons with Liza, and maybe added one more towards the end to brush up on our steps. Our song was "For Once in My Life" by the great Stevie Wonder, so we danced a Cha Cha. We still remember all of the steps, and EVERYONE was so impressed. Liza was such a pleasure to work with and very down to earth which we loved. She taught my husband to let loose & have fun, as at the beginning he was needing to know what exact degree his feet should be at! Soon into the lessons, we were at ease and just enjoying ourselves. We had so much confidence come our wedding day. I was extremely pleased with the choreography & would highly recommend Liza. Thank you so much! read more

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I can't say enough positive things about working with Liza!!My husband and I took dance lessons prior to our May wedding and it became one of our favorite weekly date nights! So much so that we added on extra lessons just because we enjoyed it! Liza met us where we were at (my husband did not have any dance experience) and made us feel so comfortable with creating a dance that really felt like ""us". Day one, she helped us narrow down our song and each week we built on the steps. If we didn't like something, she modified. If we wanted to add a particular show stopping feature, she helped us to do it. In the end, we NAILED our dance and we could not have done it without the help and creativity of Liza. Also, she is just a kick ass individual and super fun to hang out with! Honestly, one of the best parts of our wedding. I highly recommend Liza to anyone wanting to learn to dance and especially for your first dance. Thank you Liza for making our big day so incredibly special!!! :) read more

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Liza is great to work with! She's got years (or decades) of dancing experience in a variety of dance genres. We decided to pick a combination slow dance which then switched to a Latin (Mexican) Pop song for dancing Salsa. Liza was creative in the moves she suggested and choreographed, and also would be prepared prior to our classes. Within just 5 lessons we were able to prepare a beautiful, and surprising First dance at our wedding. Our guests loved it, and some didn't even know it was choreographed (We're not professionals, but we already have practice dancing Salsa) Thanks Liza for your help and support, we're very happy we picked you! read more

Liza did an amazing jobe preparing my wife and I for our first dance. She helped us choose a song and choreograph all of the steps that she felt I could learn (I don't usually dance, and when I do I feel very self conscious. She was able to get me past that and learn the steps. Our wedding was amazing and we amazed with our dance! Liza - Thank you for helping me have the confidence for that first dance. read more

Lisa is great! Lisa is amazing!!! She is a great teach for our wedding dance!!! We found her when we only have 1 more week to go to the wedding and she helped us totally and responsibly!!! Definitely vote for her and strongly recommend!!!! read more

Liza was the best and really prepared my husband and I for our first dance at our wedding! We would go every Tuesday and it was such a fun experience! Our first dance was spectacular and we had a choreographed dance! Everyone loved it!! read more

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This is Justin and jennie writing a review for Liza after our wedding. The first dance went off without a hitch. This is due to Lisa's great advice and skill in choreographing our first dance. She took careful time with us to ensure that we would be prepared for our big day. She is kind, caring, and a lot of fun to work with. She is full of creative ideas and provides constructive feedback. Make sure to practice each week and do any homework she assigns you! It helps a lot and will build your confidence. I would also video tape her doing each part so you don't forget!!! Happy dancing my friends!! read more