NYC’s Premier Wedding First Dance Lessons for Absolute Beginners
Transform your dance fears into your favorite wedding memory. Over 12,000 couples coached by Peter Jones. Proudly serving couples in Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea, Flatiron, and across the NYC area—no dance experience required.
First Lesson (45 min - No Commitment - see how we work together)How many do we need? 4-6 Lessons is where most couples land
4 Lesson Essentials $440 VENMONYC's only boutique wedding dance studio exclusively focused on first dances. Peter Jones has coached couples more than 25 years — from complete beginners show-stopping but an emphasis on simple First dance choreography Midtown Manhattan
Turn Love Into Motion - Let Your First Dance tell your Love StoryThe perfect place for Absolute beginners!
Private Wedding Dance Lessons
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How Do Wedding Dance Lessons Work?
In my introductory first dance class, we meet, get to know each other, explore a few steps and some of the basics of couples dance lessons, how two bodies move together as one unit, sort out how we'll work together to make your First dance pop. Wedding choreography NYC Lessons are customized to your needs, Father Daughter Mother Son dances with NYC best wedding dance instructor, Peter Jones
First Dance Tips and FAQs
Most Frequently Asked Wedding First Dance Questions
How do we learn a wedding first dance with no experience?Learning how to dance together is not hard! Almost all of my couples come to me with no experience and in only a few lessons, and they walk away with a life skill and a Wedding First dance - you will blow your guests minds!
How many wedding dance lessons do we need for our wedding dance?
For most couples, the first real feeling of comfort and confidence dancing together arrives somewhere between lessons 5 and 7. Ten lessons is a solid goal if you want to nail a full song with choreography. That said, your number depends entirely on your goals — some couples want simple and romantic, others want show-stopping. We'll talk through what's right for you in the first lesson and give you an honest recommendation.
How much do wedding dance lessons cost in NYC at BWD?
Our first lesson is $59!, which gives you a full 45-minute session to see how we work together before committing to anything. From there, packages range from $340 for 3 lessons, 4 for $440, 5/$540... up to $990 - $1400 for a 10-15 lesson custom routines. Every package is priced per couple, not per person. See our full rates on the Rates page
What if we have two left feet?
That's genuinely our specialty. The vast majority of couples who come to us have never taken a dance lesson in their lives. What we've learned over 25 years is that "two left feet" isn't a permanent condition — it's just where you start. By lesson three, most couples are already surprising themselves.
Our Promise We start Where You Are: We've guided thousands of couples in bridal dance classes from complete beginners to confident dancersChoreography with Character: We listen to your song and story, weaving your personality into every dance
Learn with NYC's Finest: World-class performers, certified professionals who are passionate, patient coaches
Confidence is the Goal: By your wedding day, you'll own your dance and savor every second
"Peter's wedding dance lessons were the best part of the wedding planning... we'll remember them forever!"
"... BEST INVESTMENT we made in the whole wedding!"
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We've guided thousands of couples from complete beginners to confident dancers.
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NYC WEDDING DANCE PACKAGES
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Lessons/packages from $340 - $1400
"First Steps" to "Transformational!"
Less than competitors
Average spend: $340 - $600
"That was UNREASONABLY fun!"
Our focus is exclusively on Bridal choreography for your Wedding First Dance.
Getting started 3-4 months before the wedding is a best practice
My focus is on the social dance nature of partner dancing—not the detailed perfection of dancers on the competition circuit.
Learning how to dance together is a marriage metaphor: working as a team, having fun and making each other look good, a shared journey on the path to getting married.
I've coached Tony award winners and celebrities including Patina Miller (Tony award winner: Pippen), Kenneth Cole, NBA's Marshall Plumlee, CEO's, even Eric and Lara Trump.
Leading and following, the foundation of partner dance, are nothing but an exercise in teamwork, communication and collaboration.
Meet Peter Jones NYC Wedding Dance InstructorRainbow Network
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ABC's "The Rachael Ray Show" with Dancing with the Stars Louis van Amstel
Independent Film: "The First Lesson"
Rosanna Scotto FOX-5 "Good Day, New York"
New York Magazine Wedding Issues since 2005, Alignable,
New York Times
"... BEST INVESTMENT we made in the whole wedding!"
"fantastic!"
Easy to learn dance steps, lessons for beginners
Grace, poise and elegance
Learn to dance comfortably at your own pace with New York's best instructors
Bride and groom Dance, Father daughter and Mother son choreography in NYC
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Private dance Lessons - one on one sessions
get 100% of instructor's attention; they DO NOT guarantee a private room
Please Note: 36 Hours notice required to cancel/ reschedule a lesson
West 37th Street between 8th and 9th Aves
Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea
- Private one-on-one lessons
- No experience necessary
- In-studio or Virtual options available
- 36 Hours notice required to cancel/reschedule