Adelante Dance Studio

Angel was our instructor for our first dance at our wedding. She was absolutely amazing! Neither of us had ever had formal lessons before and we only had two hour long lessons with her and were able to nail our dance at the wedding. Anyone who thinks they cannot dance can get that fixed with Angel's help. I wish we could give her more stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Angel is amazing! For our wedding, Angel choreographed the perfect piece for my fiance and I. Using not just one but two songs because I'm rather indecisive and couldn't decide. She created a piece that involved dips,lifts,swirls all the things that make a girl feel like a ballerina princess and babe from dirty dancing. Not to mention all in a week from us calling last minute, taking a chance she made it happen. This will be the perfect addition to our wedding that will make it a complete dream come true. Thank you Angel for working with our skill set and making our night even more magical!

This review is long because there is so much say. I have taken salsa lessons in 8 states and 4 countries, on 3 continents. Angel was by far the best Dance Instructor I’ve ever taken lessons from, who IS the best because she builds communities, one cross body lead at a time. Angel will tailor her lessons to the skill level of her students that day. She will teach different patterns that are 1-2 measures long that can be challenging but are not impossible, even for absolute beginners. She will not be satisfied until leaders can lead and follows can follow the movement through body language alone, and will break down the movement so anybody can perform, under any conditions with any music and any partner. After learning a turn with Angel you will not only know the positions, but understand the forces involved. You never know what you’re going to learn, but you know you’re going to have an absolute blast learning it. Sometimes new turn patterns will be introduced. Sometimes previously learned movements will be improved, not for repetition’s sake, but with a clear objective in mind. Sometimes you will dance the entire lesson to fast music because Angel thought too many people were slacking off at the last social. (Affectionately referred to as cardio Salsa) The results speak for themselves. For each month you take lessons, you’ll learn 3-4 different patterns you never knew before Angel builds communities through her classes which feature all the above, along with a generous dose of humor. I wish I could in any way describe the quantity and quality of jokes for this review but I can’t. You will be learning while you laugh at the silliness of the world for two hours. This creates an atmosphere is one where everyone has the confidence to attempt new skills and the patience to refine them. I started lessons at Adelante solely to change my dance style from stepping on 2 to stepping on 1 prior to a west coast move. Angel made me an entirely different dancer. I could talk about the 19 unique turn combinations she taught in 16 lessons, and my ability to immediately recall them months later as if I learned them yesterday, but the most important thing I’ll take away from Adelante Dance Studio is more than that. Thanks to all the amazing people who I both learned with and danced with while I was there, I will always be able to look at my last 6 months in Oklahoma with a laugh and a smile.