Given my background as an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and former Infantryman for the United States Army, I get asked by almost everyone I know: how in the world did I get into ballroom dancing? It’s quite simple really. This is story. It’s the Fall of 2009, and I...
A little over a year ago, my husband signed us up for ballroom dance lessons. As new empty-nesters, he thought it would be a fun way for us to reconnect. I was skeptical and only agreed to attend the first class reluctantly. But here I am, more than a...
About a year ago, we were getting ready for our wedding day. With about 6 weeks to go until the big day, a terrifying realization dawned on us: we were expected to perform a romantic dance in front of everyone we knew and cared for. Alone. With all of...
Who Knew? People dance for various reasons my dance journey began during a very low period in my life. I lost my soulmate tragically and my life was turned upside down with grief. Friends encouraged me-to take a dance lesson and for the first time in over a year...
Who Knew? Dancing in general always looked fun to do but even more so to watch. I remember watching annual Ballroom competitions on PBS WTTW as a child and as a young teenager. Even though I didn’t like all the dances- at the time I just didn’t understand them;...
My name is Tom Rail, I am a single, sixty something small business owner, a father of four children and grandfather of two. I have experienced the ups and downs of life like most folks my age, and I am an aspiring ballroom dancer. I met Anna Strojek slightly...
Tamara and Fouad tied the knot during their Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort wedding in Orlando, Florida. Glamour and sparkle were definitely the defining features in their stunning Palestinian/Iraqi wedding. Their story began back in 2015 when the two met up for a first date at a popular vegetarian restaurant...
Cue the wedding music because here comes the LeAnn and Stacey! I met this fantastic couple six months before their big day in October 2018. One of my favorite quotes from this couple was “I still remember our first wedding dance lesson in Libertyville like it was yesterday!” How...
Laura and Trenton’s Dance Journey: First Dance Lessons Evanston The first time I met this cute, committed, and energetic couple was April of 2019 during the complimentary consultation and wedding dance lessons in Evanston. Laura was finishing her education at Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University. While Trenton was...
How I came to Ballroom Dance – by Michael Dybel student of Lake Shore Dance Academy. Life throws curves sometimes, but also presents opportunities if only we keep our minds open to change. Two years ago I was challenged by several simultaneous life crises including feeling isolated and alone,...