Former award-winning professional dance competitor
I teach dancers at all levels, from first time beginners to professionals looking to improve certain skills. At the beginner level, I focus on making the lessons fun to ease any stress and make people feel comfortable with learning a new skill or hobby.
I specialize in teaching Wedding Dance lessons to couples and teach Ballroom and Social dances to individuals, couples and groups.
I teach at dance studios in Alameda and Oakland, California.
I have taught ballroom and other styles of dance for 25 years most of which in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am also a full-time Dance Lecturer at UC Berkeley and have taught at colleges since 2009.
"Lucy was amazing. My fiancée and I needed help coming up with some choreography for our first dance and she nailed it. We picked the song the day of our first lesson and she was able to immediately figure out what kind of dance would suit us. Within three lessons, we'd nailed it. The dance difficulty progressed with each lesson, tailored to our ability. Through it all, she was creative, supportive, and invested in our success. We had so much fun, we may go back after the wedding just for fun."
"If you're looking for wedding dance lessons, Lucy is your girl! She's very experienced, can customize a dance to your wedding song, and is a true joy to be around. My fiancé and I reached out to Lucy with only 2 weeks left before our wedding but we were able to learn a whole dance within that time! The dance lessons were actually one of our favorite parts of the wedding planning process. We wished that we would have started earlier because we really looked forward to each lesson. Guests loved it, my fiancé and I loved it, and now we're open to taking more dance lessons! Just go for it."
"Lucy choreographed the most beautiful first dance for our wedding. Everyone LOVED our dance, and even our vendors said it was the best first dance they've ever seen. She was able to choreograph to our skill level and was such a joy to work with. Our weekly dance lessons were a highlight leading up to our wedding, and we're sad they're over! Thank you, Lucy!!"
"My fiancé and I came to Lucy a little more than a month before our wedding. She choreographed a simple yet beautiful dance for us. We learned everything in three lessons and used a fourth lesson to really nail it. Learning with Lucy was very enjoyable and she was very patient with us. Even though neither of us are particularly good dancers, we had a great time learning from Lucy!"