Angie Major Dance Instruction

Angie is a very competent and friendly dance instructor! My boyfriend and I wanted to learn how to swing dance, and in just one hour she was able to teach us a few impressive-​looking city swing moves as well as some solid dance fundamentals, including when to press and pull and correcting posture.
Her years of dance experience allowed her to easily diagnose any difficulty we came across. I never dreamed we would be able to be so smooth on a dance floor, but now I’m looking forward to try out our new moves. Wisely, she suggests recording at the end of the lesson to summarize any moves that we learned in the session. After we left, this video proved very useful for our practice sessions without her.
Looking forward to our next lesson with Angie! Would definitely recommend.

Given that my husband and I just had our one-​year wedding anniversary, this review is way overdue. But it just goes to show that Angie’s dance lessons are that memorable. My husband and I took about 10 weekly dance lessons with Angie leading up to our wedding. We learned slow dance moves, and the dance from the Dirty Dancing movie to impress all our guests with. Angie is a great teacher and is able to handle varying skill levels. Her dance lessons were my favorite pre-​wedding activity. Even without the amazing dance that we got to perform at our wedding, coming to class every week was a nice way for us to have some fun, pre-​scheduled alone time away from our busy work schedules and all the wedding-​prep madness. We recommend it to any couple, before a wedding or just for fun! Thank you, Angie!

I found Angie 2 weeks before my wedding. I was pretty nervous about the first dance. I sent her another couple’s wedding dance video that I want to achieve. Angie was very practical and told us what would work and what didn’t look that great, or too hard to do. At the wedding, we got so much compliments about the dance and my friends all asked how long we’ve been practicing. Besides that, It was just such a fun experience to learn dance from Angie. We never really danced before, but we will probably go for some dance after the wedding. Thanks again Angie!

Angie is one of the best teachers I’ve had, no matter the subject. She’s an amazing dancer, but makes you feel totally at ease even if you’re incredibly awkward (like I am). My (equally awkward) fiancée and I wanted to impress our wedding guests with a first dance, and Angie taught us something elegant and simple. I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Angie is absolutely the best. I have two left feet, a big ungainly body, real lack of balance, no ear for music at all and despite all that, Angie was still able to teach me the salsa basics sufficient to where I am actually dancing a bit, overcoming even a natural shyness of dance. I can’t recommend her highly enough and am grateful to the other Unilocalers who helped me find her.

I cannot praise Angie enough. She is an amazing instructor and versatile in so many different dance styles, but — perhaps as importantly — she makes learning fun.
If you’ve been to other instructors you’ll have perhaps experienced the vague stressfulness that comes with learning to dance. It’s too serious or regimented or the instructor is too dry or seems not to be enjoying what they’re doing You take the classes, hoping that when you’ve learned enough and are actually dancing at events you’ll enjoy what you’re learning finally.
Well Angie is nothing like that. Not only is she a marvelous teacher, with an incredible range of skills and experience, but she’s also incredibly personable and funny. You will genuinely look forward to dancing with her and learning to be a good dancer. I do believe that when you enjoy learning it makes you better at doing something in the reality that follows, and with Angie’s instruction, you’ll be able to take to the floor with confidence.
As I said at the top of this, I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Angie Major is one of the best instructors in the Bay Area. Her passion for dance is impossible to miss, and she really cares about teaching others.
I went to Angie wanting to go to social dances. Problem: A genuine phobia of dancing kept me so nervous that the mere act of entering a dance studio (or buying dance sneakers) was an ordeal. It turns out that students who are fearful of the dance floor are one of her specialties because that’s where she started, herself.
I could fill paragraphs talking about how warm she is (very), how patient she is (very), how good her instruction has been (very! I discover this every time I take a lesson from someone who isn’t Angie. Most instructors are good, but Angie is better), and how many useful tips she’s given me not only for dancing, but dance etiquette (Important for someone like me, who’s slipping into this world for the first time).
Rather than do all that, I’ll say this: After sticking with this long enough for my phobia to vanish, she thanked ME for allowing her to teach me and help the fear go away.
Angie is the one you want. Do it!

Angie was awesome. She was super responsive via email and wonderful in person. We were looking for some basic instruction ahead of getting married this summer and we hesitant as to what we would find, having approximately no experience. Angie was on time, listened to what we wanted, used the time ridiculously efficiently and made us both feel really comfortable. It was an unexpectedly fun night that we really enjoyed. I can’t recommend Angie enough!

Angie instructed at our office holiday party, and it was a blast! I was in charge of holiday party planning this year and wanted to add a little fun to our 1920s-​themed party. I contacted a few dance instructors back in Sept, many either didn’t respond or became unresponsive after a couple of emails. Angie was not only very responsive but very flexible! She was patient, communicative and enthusiastic during the planning process. Since we planned so far out, we had to stay in touch by phone and Angie was always willing to jump on a call to discuss. Our party had about 30 people and most people were beginners. Angie showed up dressed according to our party theme and was energetic and fun! Everyone wanted to join the dance lesson! She tailored her instructions to our needs and we all had an amazing time. Her hourly rate was also very reasonable. Would definitely recommend Angie!

Look no further — Angie is the dance instructor you’ve been searching for!
If you’re looking for an amazing, patient, warm, time-​accommodating instructor, with positive energy, and supportive /​kind words, and super helpful tips and advice, and original /​fun choreography. then Angie is your answer.
Background:
I really wanted to do a wedding dance — and I’m one of those rare, lucky women whose fiancé is a MUCH more talented dancer (and loves to dance in general). I spent hours on Unilocal looking for a good instructor in the Bay Area — and I reached out to a few people. Angie responded immediately and, unlike almost every other person I reached out to, she didn’t copy /​paste some generic «congrats and here’s our pricing!» message (how can people know what your pricing should be or even what you need if they know nothing about your skill level, your level of commitment, or what your goal is?). She wrote me a personal note and appeared genuinely curious about our situation and what we were looking for.
Fast-​forward four months — after 8 lessons we just performed our dance for our wedding! Even though we messed up, everyone raved about it. People were clapping throughout the entire dance, and we had a blast.
But we both agreed, even if it had been terrible — we were so SO glad we did lessons with Angie because we had so much fun for weeks.
Highly HIGHLY recommend Angie as a dance instructor as well as a positive influence on your day-​to-​day life :)
If it’s helpful — here is a clip of us:

Awesome Wedding First Dance Instructions —
My husband and I went to Angie at her Pacifica dance studio just 1 month before our wedding for some instruction on our first dance. We couldn’t have been happier about our decision. She was able to provide awesome tips and suggestions that made a huge difference on our first dance.
We both really liked her style of teaching in that she listened to our vision and gave us great tips and suggestions that made a huge difference. For example, our posture, feet/​arm placement, weight shifting, entrance/​exit, turns and dips were all perfected in just two visits with Angie. She even filmed us on our iphone and gave tips as she filmed so we could work on the dance at home.
Her attention to detail, reasonable price at just $ 85/​hour for private instruction, and great personality make Angie an top choice if you are looking to get First Dance instruction for your Wedding.

Loved working with Angie on our first dance! She’s very friendly and helpful. She helped us put together a night club two step and merengue! Found Angie on Thumbtack.

We’ve had about four lessons with Angie so far and love her! She’s warm and approachable and fun. We’re learning to dance for our wedding and she’s made all of the steps so accessible. She even video records what we learn so that we can practice at home. I highly recommend Angie!
Update: We joyfully completed our first dance, thanks to Angie’s instruction! She was so incredibly easy to learn from and we’re really happy to have worked with her! She even allowed my Dad to join us for one of the lessons and was able to juggle multiple steps/​songs/​dance levels with no problem. Highly recommend her!

Brides and Grooms out there — Angie is your go to for wedding first dances!!!
My husband and I took lessons from her for over 5 months before our wedding because we wanted to have a fun activity to do together outside of all the crazy planning that’s required for a wedding. We also wanted to have an awesome first dance — and we did! It was the perfect thing to add dance lessons into our busy schedules, and Angie was the best instructor.
My husband and I had never partner danced together, and were pretty nervous at first. Angie was amazing at breaking down all the moves (we learned Night Club Two Step) into great metaphors and analogies that made it really simple for the layman dancer to follow. Also, she helped us stay positive and learn how to enjoy dancing (instead of getting self conscious). She even hosted some field trips for her students, and we danced with her at Lindy in the Park (free public swing dancing in Golden Gate Park) to get used to dancing in public.
Our first dance was one of my favorite memories from our wedding, and it’s all thanks to Angie. If you are planning your wedding, start lessons now! Working with Angie was the best choice we made during the whole wedding process.

My husband surprised me with private salsa lessons, as a way for us to formally learn the dance together, and so that we could surprise our friends and family with a memorable, sexy first dance at our wedding!
I had taken beginner salsa lessons in SF so I was familiar with the steps, but he was new to it, and Angie took us from beginner to intermediate level dancers in just 2 months (albeit with almost twice weekly lessons)! Most important, she kept reminding us that it took a while to feel the rhythm, and that it was essential for me to let my husband lead, and for me to just enjoy the dance and follow.
As other Unilocalers have shared, she is incredibly patient and encouraging, using analogies to help drill in posture and steps, and praising us warmly when we executed a movement successfully. It was especially helpful that she encouraged us to record video of the dance steps we rehearsed after each session, so that we (or really, I) could review them over the course of the week. Seeing myself and my now-​husband from peripheral vision is a much different perspective than seeing it all captured on video!
Angie was always a pleasure to work with and very flexible with dates and times of lessons. She’s responsive over email and is professional and personable. I’d highly recommend anyone take lessons with her!

I found Angie through her website and signed up for private salsa lessons at her home studio in Pacifica. Though I’ve always loved to dance, I’d never been any good at it – but with Angie’s help I’ve gotten better than I ever thought possible.
Angie has a way of breaking down all movements into their fundamental parts and using creative and memorable analogies that are extremely helpful to an absolute beginner like myself. Before Angie’s instruction, I would’ve never dreamed of achieving «Cuban hip action.» Hey folks, if I can learn it, you can too!
Angie is a complete gem. Her warmth and enthusiasm are so infectious that one friend I brought along for a lesson described the experience as a «euphoric blast.» I’ve also taken group classes with Angie at Daly City Kaiser, and she does a great job of giving attention and help to all students. I would recommend Angie to anyone — you’ll love her.

Exceptionally helpful. Sadly I’m a terrible dancer and dreaded the first dance at my wedding reception. Working with Angie was a tremendous relief. Angie was very patient and nonjudgmental. She helped my wife and I glide across the dance floor. I believe that the finest moment during the reception was when I confidently took my wife’s hand and lead her to the dance floor when the music started.

Angie is awesome!!!
We met up with her for a couple of lessons prior to our wedding. I was petrified about doing a coordinated first dance, as I’ve never really danced ballroom style (of any sort) before. I probably just butchered the verbiage…
Anyhow, Angie taught us a couple of dance moves. She created a superb, yet easy to accomplished, closing. Our guests thought we practiced for months! So, three lessons later, and we rocked at our wedding!
Thank you Angie!!!

Angie ROCKS! About 2 weeks before our wedding, our previous dance instructor went MIA. Not that he had really taught us anything anyway. So I Unilocaled a REAL dance instructor and found Angie. Angie listened to our music, evaluated our beginnerness and our lack of time til the Big Day, and came up with a simple yet totally amazing dance for us. We actually wanted to do a spoof and start with a slow song that then transitioned to something fun and upbeat. She totally went with it and we ended up wowing and surprising all our guests and family. People even said we looked like pro’s who had been taking lessons for years not a just a couple weeks at best. I can’t even imagine the amazingness she could’ve provided if we had actually given her a decent timeline to work with.
if you want to impress your guests, or just make sure you don’t bore them to death and look like a high schooler at prom who just sways back and forth at your first dance, call Angie. She can work with all skill levels, pretty much any timeline (or lack there of), and any crazy ideas. She made us feel totally comfortable, gave us homework after each lesson so that we could continue to improve in between appointments, and even video taped what we needed to practice at home so we wouldn’t forget in the days in between. We felt so comfortable and fabulous on our Big Day!

Angie was our last minute savior!
We had booked with another instructor, taken two classes then fired her (yes she was that bad).
Then we found another instructor willing to take us on whom we booked with. She canceled twice on us due to illness.
Honestly, luck was not on our side, until we found Angie!
I am not exaggerating, 3 weeks before our wedding Angie took us on! She was super flexible with scheduling so we could get in several private lessons in before our big day. She was professional, taught us on our level and even had us record clips from the lessons to practice to. I cannot rave enough about her!