Dancelessons4u.com

Dancelessons4u.com

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About

We are dedicated to help people achieve joy, balance, happiness and contentment by improving awareness and freedom of movement through the medium of dance.

We are available for private lessons and group classes in most styles of partner dances, from smooth (Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, V. Waltz, etc.) to Latin (Salsa, Mambo, Bachata, Bachatango, Cha-cha, Cumbia, Rumba, Bolero, Merengue, Zouk, Kizomba and more), swing (East Coast, West Coast, Jitterbug, Country, Lindy, etc.), Hustle, Night Club two-step and Country two-step.

About the Author: In the late 2002, Mark had a good fortune of being introduced to the graceful and exciting salsa and bachata. His passion for Latin dancing was fired up. Since then, he has been on a continuous exploration of various forms of body movement and dancing styles, and now, he has been teaching most styles of partner dancing with the main focus on social Latin dances (salsa, bachata, merengue, cha-cha, rumba, cumbia and bachatango) throughout the Phoenix area for over 8 years, acquiring experience in teaching people of all walks of life, ages, abilities and skills. Mark had wonderful opportunities to study with many of the great dancers like Bob Powers and Julia Gorchakova (former 12-time American Rhythm champions), Jenell Maranto (former U.S. American Smooth champion), John Narvaez and Liz Rojas (former salsa champions), Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres (undefeated 3X ESPN World Salsa champions) and many others. In his previous scientific career Mark have earned double MS in applied Math and Physics, and subsequently Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. Well, dancing is all about "Chemistry", and understanding of music is based in understanding of Math. So, by exploring his passion for dance, Mark is continuing his previous quest for knowledge taking it to the next level of depth. It brings me joy and great satisfaction to be able to help people learn this new language of partner dancing, to see the quality of their lives improve with every step they take on a dance floor and to see my students' faces light up when they experience success with all their performances and events!


Highlights

5 years in business
Serves Tempe , AZ

Details

How often

Once a week, Multiple times a week, Recommendations available

Student age(s)

19 – 25 years old, 26 – 45 years old, 46 – 65 years old

Experience level

No experience, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Number of students

One person, Two people

Dance style

Ballroom, Country, Swing, Salsa, Bachata

Goals and interests

Preparing for a wedding, Preparing for an event or performance

Photos and videos


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    Kirsten S.

    Private Dance Lessons
    Mark is such a nice guy. Breaks everything down so easy to understand what move is what.
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    March 04, 2020

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    Doug B.

    Private Dance Lessons
    Mark did great. We learned a lot from him.
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    March 04, 2020

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    Alicia C.

    Wedding Dance Lessons
    Mark was really great! He is very patient and reasonable with pricing. He accommodates our time and understood our necessities and our basic skills and was able to work with them. We recommend Mark for any lessons anyone may need. As soon as we get our video in we will post. Thanks again Mark!
    Andrew and Alicia Smith
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    March 04, 2020

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    Suzeth C.

    Private Dance Lessons
    Mark did an excellent job at one of my corporate events. We had a very laid back crowd and we werent sure if the people would be engaged in the lesson. Mark did a great job at engaging the group once he started the lesson. He was very responsive and made sure to have all information needed beforehand.
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    March 04, 2020

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    Kristy C.

    Wedding Dance Lessons
    Mark is a great dance instructor. We picked out our first dance song before he came to the house for our first lesson. He listened to our needs and made suggestions as we went alone. We ended up changing a few things to make the dance more interesting. He was also gladly to make adjustment for the music to suit our need. Toward the end , we just had enough time to finish our whole choreograph and not enough time to practice. We videotaped our rehearsal for him. He was very happy to provide quick to the point suggestions which proved to be extremely valuable to us. Our wedding was a destination wedding without wedding rehearsal. Everything had to fit in place in the right time. We followed his advice to practice on the wedding floor just once to get things settled in. Very glad that we did it. We received lot of cheers for our dance. It was a smooth and successful event. Thank you, Mark!
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    March 04, 2020

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    Shireen T.

    Wedding Dance Lessons
    Mark is such a great dance teacher! He really puts in the time and effort to make your first dance amazing!! At our first lesson, we showed him the song we were interested in using and he got a feel for our level of experience to listen to the music and choreograph us a dance. At our next lesson, he made us this cute binder with all the information including our music, number of lessons, etc., it was super thoughtful. At every lesson, he was very mindful to not count the minutes and dismiss us exactly at 7 if we showed up at 6. He would work with us until we accomplished a good amount of choreography to practice at home. If this meant going over the 1 hour allotted time, he would stay and make sure we completed it. He is also not dead set on choreography, if there was something we did not like or preferred to change, he was very flexible with listening to us and changing it as necessary. Everyone at our wedding was so impressed with our dance and said it flowed so naturally. Our DJ even commented that he has never seen such an expert level/smooth dance (and he has DJd for a lot of weddings). Mark also cut our music for us to not make it too long. I would highly recommend Mark if you are looking for an affordable, easy going, super nice and experienced dance teacher for your first dance!
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    March 04, 2020

    Services offered

    Dance
    Wedding Dance