Testimonials

"Maggie, thank you so much for your patience and hard work for our 1st dance. We really appreciate your effort to make 'our' song work. And if we say so ourselves, we were quite amazing!! We enjoyed every minute and our family and friends are still talking about it. Thanks again!"
Rach & Jon

"Learning to dance with Maggie and Stuart has been absolutely brilliant. Their enthusiasm and passion for dance is so infectious it always inspires us to keep trying. Having started to dance, we cannot imagine ever wanting to stop, we cannot recommend them highly enough. Thanks to them, having to sit and watch whilst others get up on the dance floor to enjoy themselves, is now a thing of the past!"
Martin and Carol

"We joined one of Maggie & Stuart's Ballroom / Latin dance classes some years ago, we knew the basic steps to a lot of dances, and with their tuition and help (and a lot of enjoyment and fun) we progressed into being able to participate in a wide variety of dances. Last year we had a family celebration - our daughter-in-law's 50th, my 70th and our Golden Wedding Anniversary. We had a party for 350 guests in a barn, on our farm, lined with a marquee liner. We asked Maggie and Stuart if they would come and start the evening with a selection of dances for all ages. This they did, with great success, we had an age range from 8 to 80 years all dancing together, it was fantastic. Thanks to you both."
Mary and Arthur Howick

"We had a fantastic time learning to dance in preparation for our wedding. As both of us were beginners we were nervous but Maggie gave us the confidence and guidance to really enjoy it. We both enjoyed the experience and cannot thank Maggie enough for making our first dance very special and memorable."
Martyn and Alex Gidley

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"I like learning new moves, making friends and having lots of fun." Sian, 12

"I love learning new dances in disco & new steps in Latin, it's great fun. Stuart & Maggie are amazing teachers & really funny." Adrianne, 13

"Dancing is good exercise & great fun." Sarah, 17

"Since I am a boy, I like learning new steps that boys can do. Also Stuart & Maggie are great dancing teachers." Sam, 11

"I love dancing because you learn to dance and then you can dance when you are older." Caity, 9

"I like learning new moves in my private lesson with Stuart & Maggie who are really nice to me. I like dancing in the general class because I get to dance with my friends." Bethan, 13

"I love dancing because it's dancing." Freddie, 10

"One of my favourite TV programmes is Strictly Come Dancing. And I can be just like the stars dancing." Helan, 13

"I love everything about dancing." Leah, 11

"I love Maggie & Stuart and really enjoy dancing with all my friends." Holly, 20

"Dancing is great fun and very good exercise. I love learning new things in my private lessons." Chantelle, 17

"Dancing is fun and you meet new people." Hannah, 16

"I like learning new dances, seeing my friends that I have made at the Saturday class and meeting new people who join. Stuart & Maggie are 'the best'." Charlotte, 15

"Dancing is fun." Carly, 7

"I like dancing because I get to see my friends." Theo, 7

Wedding Testimonials

"When we had the idea of getting help to create a choreographed first dance for our wedding, our only expectation was that we did not want to do a shuffle, we wanted to give everyone a little surprise and we wanted to look like we sort of knew what we were doing. We had no dance experience at all prior to our lesson. We immediately hit it off with Maggie and Stuart. Maggie took on board our unusual song choice and that we wanted to do 'something latin' and came up with a unique routine that was fun, impressive and memorable for us.

Our fortnightly lessons became more than just learning our first dance, we had a great time. It was a chance to do something new together, with a fantastic teacher who put us at our ease and made it fun. Talking about how we would do the dance on the day, she also got into our spirit of anticipation and excitement.

Maggie gives a personal touch, she really connects with you and you can tell she cares about getting it right for you and your wedding day, even down to doing a rehearsal at our venue a week before the wedding.

On the night we felt great, breaking into our cha cha and salsa inspired dance, family and friends cheered us and we were so pleased we went for it. The dance that Maggie choreographed was more challenging than we would have thought we could have done when we started lessons which is credit entirely to her.

We cannot recommend Maggie and Stuart highly enough, not only great choreographers and teachers, more importantly absolutely wonderful people."
Tracey and Gabe Dunn

"Thank you for your effort and patience throughout our lessons and for your creativity when it came to the steps for our unusual first dance song :) You made it ours. It was a pleasure to come to classes every week as it was not only work but also great fun. All our guests were impressed and we felt like our dance was one of a kind. We can definitely recommend you!"
Izabela and Szymon

"We approached Maggie with much trepidation to give us a few pointers in how to competently move around a dance floor to our chosen first dance track. Over three lessons we not only learned how to move, but also managed a choreographed routine! The dance went without a hitch and we would thoroughly recommend Maggie for her enthusiasm, attention to detail and excellent teaching style. She helped put me at ease. I had never danced before in my life! Thanks again."
Martin and Theresa Cookson

"Having joined the dancing school at the age of around 5 years, I enjoyed many a Saturday morning both working hard in the build up to taking medal examinations and more socially in the general class. I have lost count of the exams taken but worked my way up from Bronze to Presidents Award in Freestyle in addition to taking Pairs and Latin American exams. The medal presentations were always something to look forward to with competitions and demonstrations from the professionals!

As part of my time at the dancing school we took part in a number of dance shows at a local theatre group and Maggie and Stuart worked hard to organise several trips - one most memorable one to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Both Maggie and Stuart are fantastic dance teachers with an immense amount of experience and we always had lots of fun! Needless to say when I got married in 2008 who best to introduce my husband to be to in order to get some proper choreography for our first dance routine. Thank you for helping us make our day special and most importantly surprising all our guests!"
Graeme and Laura Proud

"We had a lovely day from start to finish. Our first dance went well and we remembered every step! Lots of people commented on our beautiful choice of music too. David was brilliant he didn't forget a thing. We really did enjoy our lessons and we love being able to dance a waltz now. We'd love to learn more we've just got to find the time!"
Lee and David Horne

"My husband and I booked some dance lessons with Maggie and Stuart before our wedding as we were a bit worried about our first dance and wanted to avoid shuffling awkwardly around the dance floor!

Not being the greatest dancers in the world we were a bit nervous about whether we'd be able to pick up the steps, but we needn't have worried because Maggie taught us at our own pace and made it seem easy. Both Maggie and Stuart were so encouraging and supportive that we quickly gained confidence and learnt far more than we ever thought we would.

We couldn't have been more pleased with the results - Maggie's choreography suited our song perfectly and we surprised ourselves (and our wedding guests) with our performance!

The lessons were excellent value, and we both work full time so the lesson times (evening and weekends) were really convenient. We thoroughly enjoyed our dance lessons, they were definitely one of the more fun parts of planning our wedding, and we would recommend Maggie and Stuart to anyone thinking about preparing for their first dance."
Sarah and Bob Stephenson

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