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Uptown Dance Studio is dedicated to inspiring self-expression through dance. Under the leadership of owner Leilani Nakagawa, the studio offers top-notch instruction in a welcoming, fun, and comfortable environment for dancers of all levels. Students appreciate the personalized attention and guidance from the hand-picked instructors, who are committed to helping them achieve their dance goals. Many reviews highlight Leilani’s exceptional teaching skills, particularly for special occasions like weddings. Couples have praised her for her patience, enthusiasm, and ability to create memorable first dances. From choreography to music editing, Leilani goes above and beyond to ensure students feel confident and graceful on the dance floor. The studio provides various lesson packages, making it easy for students to choose what suits their needs best. Many have found that even a few lessons can make a significant difference in their dancing abilities, leading to beautiful performances that receive compliments from friends and family. Overall, Uptown Dance Studio is highly recommended for anyone looking to learn how to dance or simply enjoy the art of dance in a supportive setting.
Love Uptown. Love Leilani. Love Joe. Have for years. Probably always will. I recommend this place to people all the time as a great place to learn how to dance and to just enjoy dancing.
Leilani was the absolute best! We feel so grateful to have found her on the internet and choose to work with her for our wedding first dance. We came to her with a vision for our first dance, and as novice dancers, needed help with choreography, splicing music and looking graceful. We cannot recommend her enough. She was patient, kind, always enthusiastic and went above and beyond to help us make our first dance memorable. taking lessons with her was one of the highlights of our wedding. thank you so much Leilani!!
Leilani has been INCREDIBLE! We have been working with her on the first dance for me and my fiancé and the father daughter dance. We decided to go with the 7 dance package which seems like a great amount. My fiancé and I did 4 classes while my dad and I took 3. Leilani is giving us some great tips and tricks to make our dances look amazing. She is so encouraging with me and my fiancé and is also very encouraging and patient with my dad who does not have much past dance experience. I think 4 lessons is a great amount for a first dance since we are doing a minute and a half and we have a relatively good sense of rhythm. This will definitely be dependent on how quickly you can learn though (my dad and I covered in 3 lessons what my fiancé and I covered in 1).We had such a wonderful time learning from Leilani and now that our wedding has happened my husband and I have gotten so many compliments on how lovely our dance was.TLDR: patient and encouraging instructor, worth the investment