Choreograph Your First Dance!

Are you getting married this year, or had to move your wedding date due to COVID? If so, now is the perfect time to start choreographing your first dance. While some couples choose to just wing it on their wedding day, there are some that don't. Here are three reasons why you should choreograph your first dance!

Surprise Your Guests

Having a perfectly choreographed dance number is a great way to impress your guests. This can be especially fun if none of your guests are expecting it. Pulling off an impressive first dance when neither of you is known for your dance skills is a fun way to wow your friends and family. You can even surprise your guests with a few newly learned dance moves.

Make It Yours

Creating a professionally choreographed first dance allows you to make the dance yours. From the song to the attitude, to the steps you choose to include, your first dance can represent you as a couple. Since a professional choreographed your dance, your first dance will represent you while showcasing your new skills.

Time Together

Unfortunately, couples planning a wedding often find themselves so busy planning the wedding that you don't have time to just have fun together. Planning and practicing your choreographed first dance is the perfect excuse to spend time together. Whether it takes just one or two lessons, or you find yourself at the dance studio regularly, this is the perfect opportunity to take time away from other wedding planning. It allows the two of you to enjoy time together as a couple!

If you are interested in choreographing your first dance or if you want to more know about other wedding-related dance lessons, contact us. Along with helping you choreograph your first dance, we also provide father-daughter and mother-son dance lessons. We also offer dance lessons that are a perfect addition to any bachelorette party!

Our New Virtual First Dance Consultations

We are so excited to offer a new and updated way to meet the needs of our engaged couples. Are you looking for a first dance class to prepare you for your big day? Look no further! In light of COVID-19, Valeo Dance Studio has decided to offer virtual consultations finally. Here's why and how it works!

Why Virtual?

This is something we have wanted to do for a very long time, and now have the chance! Since the pandemic has begun, we have wanted to find a way to still meet with engaged couples. Your wedding day is one of the biggest days of your life, and we want to make sure you feel confident in those first steps onto the dance floor. All the first dance intro consultations will be via Zoom, Skype, or FaceTime! We want couples to save time commuting and keep everyone healthy as well. 

How It Works

As stated before, there will be a few different ways to make this possible. You can choose to meet with Asiya via Skype, Zoom, or FaceTime. You will schedule a consultation by visiting our consultation page online here. The consultation will consist of a 30-minute introductory session where we discuss all the details of the dance. Asiya will help you in selecting the perfect song for your first dance, discuss your goals, and choreography ideas. Ideally, the couple is together in front of the computer so we can get a feel for how you move, but it's not required! It helps couples tremendously and makes things a lot more efficient, but if not, we can find other solutions.

If you are interested in our virtual first dance consultations, we encourage you to schedule it as soon as possible. This is essential for all summer and fall lessons. We realize a lot of couples have had to change their wedding dates due to COVID-19, so we want to make sure we meet with everyone. So sign up as soon as possible! To schedule your consultation online, click here. In addition, ALL private dance lessons will be in person starting June 1st, and this will not change! We ensure you will get the best service during your dance lesson. Again, we want to make this memorable for you! 

For more information on our studio and the type of services we provide, check us out here. We also want to give a huge thank you to all our couples who have already joined us for online consultations! We love seeing you and hope to see new faces soon. Stay well! 

Boring Workout? Try Dance Cardio!

We all have fitness goals, right? Some people want to shed a little bit of weight. Some people want to look more toned. Some people just want to lead a healthier lifestyle. Regardless of what you are trying to accomplish when you set out to exert your body, there is one type of workout that you will likely have to face at some point: cardio. 

Here's the problem. Many of the traditional cardiovascular exercises can tend to get a bit repetitive and mundane, thus making them chore-like. How often can you go running or spinning before you are just sick of it? A week? A month? After a while, even the most dedicated of fitness-gurus need to add a little bit of flavor to their workout routine. 

At the Valeo Dance Fitness Studio, they have just the right exercise to get you excited to work out again!

The Power of Dance Cardio

That's right. Dancing also counts as a cardio workout when it is done right. Cardiovascular exercises consist of activities that raise a person's heart rate for an extended period of time. After one dance fitness class, you will understand just how strenuous a simple activity like dancing can be.

Dance cardio eliminates the inevitable dullness that comes with some other cardio workouts. As the music changes, you change. Sometimes it's fast, sometimes it's slow. No two classes are ever the same in dance cardio, while the collective movement of your group can also drive home an intoxicating feeling of community.

What's more, dancing tends to target more muscle groups than running, cycling, etc. It is a full-body cardiovascular routine that can trim fat, tone muscle, and leave you hungry for more as soon as it is over. 

Time to Hit the Dance Floor!

All of us must face a cardio workout eventually. That doesn't mean it can't be fun, though! Dance cardio integrates infectious music and a variety of movements that can help you reach all of your fitness goals. But most importantly, you don't have to be bored during the journey to your ideal body, as boredom simply does not exist on the dance floor. 

Dance and music are truly an international language as well. When you try dance cardio, you are opening yourself up to a wonderful way of expression. Due to COVID-19, our lives have changed drastically. Since then, we have received videos of people dancing all over the world with us - Argentina, Italy, the UK, Germany, Israel, France, Iran, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, and more. Join us in a fun new workout and find our videos on YouTube here. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us!

Check out this video of our friends from all over the world dancing with us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXRLt9iq4Vo

2018 BEST OF WEDDINGS WINNER BY THE KNOT!

We are beyond thrilled to announce that Valeo Dance Studio is named 2018 BEST of WEDDINGS WINNER by The Knot! Thank you to all our couples for the incredible reviews!