mandy sove 5/18/17 mandy sove 5/18/17

Logan & Lizzy's Sweet & Sentimental First Dance

Logan & Lizzy chose the beautiful Cafe Brauer in Lincoln Park to hold their wedding ceremony & reception. Read More about Logan & Lizzy's first dance.

mandy sove 5/17/17 mandy sove 5/17/17

Jamie & Nicole's Exciting End-of-the-Night Dance

Jamie & Nicole's exciting dance to Seal's "Waiting for You" closed out the night at their venue.

Read More about their experience dancing at their wedding.

mandy sove 5/18/16 mandy sove 5/18/16

Joey & Vidhi's Surprise First Dance

Joey & Vidhi wanted to start with a slow, romantic song for their first dance, then break out into a surprise choreographed routine, complete with spins, lifts, and dips.

Sam & Leo’s Classy & Sweet First Dance

Sam & Leo tied the knot in Palm Beach, FL, in May 2015.

mandy sove 4/27/16 mandy sove 4/27/16

Mike & Ainah’s Graceful & Playful First Dance

Mike & Ainah got married at the Four Seasons in June 2015. Read about their fun and playful first dance, and advice they'd offer to others preparing for their first dance.

mandy sove 4/20/16 mandy sove 4/20/16

Bill & Kinsley's Fun & Classic First Dance

Bill & Kinsley tied the knot at the Chicago History Museum in September 2015. Rachael choreographed a beautiful dance to the song "Orange Colored Sky" for their first dance.

mandy sove 4/13/16 mandy sove 4/13/16

Brooke & Brian’s Indie Pop First Dance

Brooke & Brian tied the knot in Chicago at The Ivy Room on August 15th, 2015.

mandy sove 7/25/13 mandy sove 7/25/13

BDC Student Spotlight: Dance & a Southern Garden Party, Alex & Charlotte Langerman

On a chilly evening in late March, two ‘Honorary Southerners’ arrived at BDC looking to learn a relaxed and elegant dance for their wedding in June. After warming up with a glass of red wine and listening to a few songs they had in mind, Alex and Charlotte decided on ‘Everlasting Light’ by the Black Keys as the song for their first dance.

mandy sove 6/26/13 mandy sove 6/26/13

BDC Student Spotlight: Stephen & Danielle Abernathy

With their beach wedding quickly approaching, Stephen and Danielle came to Ballroom Dance Chicago for a special first dance; as Stephen put it, he wanted to “look classy.” They spent the following months learning country two step and single swing to their favorite song, Blake Shelton’s “God Gave Me You.”

mandy sove 9/19/12 mandy sove 9/19/12

BDC Student Spotlight: Paul & Liz, Escaping the Daily Stresses Through Dance

It’s always a dance teacher’s pleasure to work with a couple who is interested in learning to dance together and who already move naturally together and Paul and Liz are one of those couples.