Wedding First Dance Lessons in Burnham

Feel confident, comfortable and ready for your first dance

Your wedding first dance should be a lovely moment — not something you spend the whole day worrying about.

At Learn To Dance, we help couples create first dances that feel natural, personal and achievable. Whether you want something simple and elegant, fun and upbeat, romantic, or fully choreographed, we will shape your routine around you, your song and your confidence level.

You do not need to be able to dance before you start. Most of the couples we work with are complete beginners, and our job is to help you feel relaxed, prepared and able to enjoy the moment.

Award Winning Teachers

We have been choreographing wedding first dance routines since 2006 and have helped countless happy couples to feel comfortable for their wedding first dance.

Fun & Friendly Lessons

Getting married is stressful enough without worrying about what you're going to do for your first dance.  Let us help take that stress away with our enjoyable lessons.

Choreography Designed For You

Whether you're just looking for that little bit of confidence with basic steps, or after a fully choreographed routine full of lifts and dips, we've got the moves for you.

First dance choreography designed around you

A choreographed first dance does not have to mean a big performance, lifts, tricks or anything that feels unlike you.

For many couples, it simply means having a clear plan, knowing what to do when the music starts, and feeling confident enough to enjoy dancing together in front of your guests.

We can help you create:

  • A simple, elegant first dance
  • A romantic routine to your chosen song
  • A fun surprise for your guests
  • A classic Ballroom-style dance
  • A relaxed routine that feels natural
  • A more dramatic showcase with dips, turns or lifts where suitable
  • A short routine for couples who have left things a little late

Your first dance should reflect the two of you — not anyone else’s idea of what a wedding dance “should” look like.

“We can’t dance!”

That is exactly why you come to us.

You do not need previous dance experience, rhythm, confidence or even a finished song choice before getting in touch. We are used to helping nervous beginners, couples with two left feet, and couples where one person is much keener than the other.

Lessons are friendly, patient and practical. We will not throw you into anything uncomfortable or unrealistic. We will help you build something step by step, so that by the time your wedding day arrives, you know what you are doing and can enjoy the dance rather than dread it.

How wedding first dance lessons work

Your first lesson usually starts with a chat about your wedding, your song, your confidence level and the kind of first dance you would like.

We will also consider practical details such as:

  • Your dress and shoes
  • The size of your dance floor
  • Whether your guests will be close around you
  • How long your song is
  • Whether you want a simple dance or a full routine
  • Any nerves, injuries or mobility considerations
  • How much time you have before the wedding

From there, we create a routine that fits your music and feels achievable for you both.

As the choreography develops, we can record short practice videos for you to refer to between lessons, so you are not trying to remember everything from memory.

When should we start?

Ideally, we recommend starting around 2–3 months before your wedding. That gives you enough time to learn the routine gradually, practise between lessons and feel comfortable before the big day.

If your wedding is sooner than that, please still get in touch. We will always do our best to help with last-minute lessons where diary space allows.

Even one or two lessons can make a big difference if you simply want to avoid the awkward shuffle and feel more prepared.

How many lessons will we need?

This depends on your song, confidence level, goals and how much practice you can do between lessons.

For most couples, we recommend the 6 x 45-minute wedding dance package. This usually gives enough time to create, practise and polish a personalised routine without feeling rushed.

Some couples only need a few lessons for something simple. Others prefer a longer package if they want more detail, more confidence or a fuller routine.

We will happily advise if you are unsure which option to choose.

Wedding dance packages

We offer a selection of wedding first dance lesson options, including 30-minute, 45-minute and 60-minute sessions.

For most couples, our 45-minute lessons are the option we recommend. They give enough time to make good progress without feeling overwhelming, especially when learning something new together.

Please check our booking system for current wedding dance lesson prices, packages and availability.

30 Minute Lesson

£37.50 per session
  • Bronze Package
    (3 sessions)
    £112.50
  • Silver Package
    (6 sessions)
    £202.50
  • Gold Package
    (9 sessions)
    £270

45 Minute Lesson

£47.50 per session
  • Bronze Package
    (2 sessions)
    £95
  • Silver Package
    (4 sessions)
    £180.50
  • Gold Package
    (6 sessions)
    £256.50

60 Minute Lesson

£57.50 per session
  • Bronze Package
    (2 sessions)
    £115
  • Silver Package
    (3 sessions)
    £164
  • Gold Package
    (5 sessions)
    £259

Lessons at our studio or via Zoom

Most wedding dance lessons take place at our dedicated dance studio in Burnham, Buckinghamshire.

We can also offer wedding first dance lessons via Zoom, which can work well if you live further away, have a busy schedule, or need help before travelling to your wedding venue.

You can also mix studio and Zoom lessons within the same package if that suits your plans.

Start planning your first dance

Tell us a little about your wedding and what kind of first dance you have in mind.

It does not matter if you have not chosen your song yet, do not know how many lessons you need, or feel nervous about dancing. The more we know about your plans, the easier it is for us to suggest the best next step.

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What would you like your first dance to feel like?
How confident do you both feel about dancing?
What kind of help are you looking for?
How many lessons are you considering?
Which lesson times usually suit you?
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For example, your song ideas, wedding plans, nerves, injuries, dress/shoe concerns, or the sort of routine you have in mind.
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Frequently asked questions

Have more questions? Get in touch.

What our couples say

Over the years, we have helped many couples turn their first dance from something they were dreading into one of their favourite memories of the day.

Here are just a few of the lovely messages we have received from past wedding couples.

Martin and I would like to say a massive thank you to Antony and Emma for choreographing our first dance. It was a brilliant way to start our wedding celebrations, because not only did it give us confidence to dance in front of all our guests, it was great fun too. The surprised reaction we received, and all the cheering will be a lovely, lasting memory for us to look back on.

Not only was it great fun to do on our wedding day, the whole experience of learning the routine was fun too, and a great way to unwind from the stress of planning a wedding.

I would recommend Learn To Dance to any of our friends who are thinking of getting married.

Martin & Nicola

My husband and I apprehensively booked some lessons for our first dance. We both have two left feet and were rather nervous about the whole thing! As soon as we were greeted by Emma and Antony they made us feel at ease and we couldn’t wipe the smile off our face! After the six lessons we had a great routine, a whole lot of laughs and some precious down time in between the chaos of planning a wedding! I would highly recommend Learn To Dance as a highly professional, cost effective, friendly and fun experience. We definitely plan to return for regular lessons!

Hannah & Saul

We just wanted to let you know that our first dance went down brilliantly with the guests. Everybody was clapping along and cheering and we loved every second. We managed the whole thing with no (major!) mess ups and so many people have said it's the best first dance they've seen. 

Thank you so much for all your help, you really did turn something we were dreading into something that ended up being one of the best parts of the day.

Thanks a million.

V and P

Antony’s classes allowed us to go through the first dance ordeal with ease.

We were quite nervous as we had never tried any dancing and with all eyes on you during your Big Day you just want to look great on the dance floor.

The routine put together helped us to show some sophisticated moves other than simple shuffling.

Antony had plenty of patience and is very flexible in his time approach. In 6 classes only we had a great routine which fitted with the words of our song and we even had some pounds left in our pocket 🙂

We would highly recommend Antony to future brides and grooms.

Agata & Liam

Having planned our wedding with military precision the only thing left worrying me was "our first dance".

I scoured the internet and came across Learn To Dance.

From the moment i spoke to Antony on the phone i knew we had made the right decision in booking the dance classes.

To say that we were bad on our first lesson is an understatement but with the help of Antony and Emma we managed to pull off a brilliant first dance.

They were so patient, professional and understanding. They listen to what we wanted and really pulled it out the bag.

We couldn't have done it without them. It was the brilliant ending to the most amazing day of our lives and we can't thank you both enough.

Thanks again!

Laura & Sam

Antony,

We had a wonderful wedding, and just for a few days, the sun shone.

But one of the most important things was that when it came to the first dance, we walked out confidently, made a small mistake, but loved our dance. Quite a few people were surprised we could do it, and we were both very proud of each other. Our dance added to what was a superb day, and your help was so appeciated by Peyalee & I.

Thank you for helping us enjoy what was such an special day for a lot of people.

(When we messed up slightly during the dance, we covered it so well and smiled, as you taught us!)

Thank You So Much

Peyalee & Chris 

Hello,

Sorry it's taken so long to write but I'd really like to thank Antony for teaching me and my husband our first dance. It was such a success. Nobody could believe it especially of Barry, as he hates dance floors! Thank you again for your help.

Sharon & Barry

My fiance and I are definitely non-dancers, but needed a first dance for our wedding.  In addition, we are of a certain age and the situation is made worse by disability.  However, after a few lessons and a great deal of patience from Antony we were able to perform a routine which earned us applause and many compliments.  Thank you for enabling us to avoid complete humiliation!

Allan & Sandra G.

I just wanted to write and thank you for all your help with our first dance, we got married on 2nd September and the dance went down a storm!! I'm so glad we decided to get our first dance choreographed, it made the day!

Many Thanks

Claire and Andrew xx

Hi Antony,

Just wanted to drop you a note to say a massive thank you for teaching us how to dance. We were so worried about our first dance but you have this magical way of making people believe that they can do it. It was amazing to get a routine in 4 weeks especially as the pair of us have two left feet.
The dance went down really well and everyone loved it. We actually ended up doing it twice as a few people missed it the first time.

Thanks again

Best wishes

Jola and Andy

Just to say "a VERY BIG THANK YOU". Your choreography worked perfectly! We had a cracking time.  Our wedding went so smoothly including the 1st dance. I think we have danced the whole 3 minutes of "Sunrise"...can't remember exactly, not because we drank a lot but because we were so happy. We may have come across quite confident in the end. I also managed not to trip up Gavin with my huge dress.

In general we danced a lot that evening. Were still aching 2 days later 😉 A friend of us shot a short video, awaiting a copy of it ...

Thank you so much for your patience with us beginners ;-))
We loved the whole experience being your students.

Gavin & Sezin

Emma was brilliant, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and I wish we had pulled our finger out sooner and booked more lessons. What she did for us in a short space of time was amazing.

We enjoyed it so much we are serious about having lessons after the wedding just for the fun of it.

Thank you again so much - we will let you know how the final dance goes.

Jacci R.

My wife and I we performed the best ever opening dance in Spain for our Wedding day, and this only happened because Antony show us how to do it over 6 months of regular training.

He knows what to do if you ask him what you want.

Alfonso Chicharro

Wedding first dance videos

Looking for inspiration?

Take a look at a selection of wedding first dance routines we have created for previous couples.

Every routine is different because every couple, song and wedding is different. Your first dance will be designed around you.

Wedding Photography

As well as teaching dance, Emma is also a professional wedding photographer.

If you are still looking for photography for your wedding day, you are welcome to visit Emma-Louise Walton Photography to see her work.

Where lessons take place

Learn To Dance
Cherry Orchard Pavilion
George Pitcher Memorial Ground
Britwell Road
Burnham
SL1 8DL

We are based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, close to Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead.

There is free on-site parking at the studio. Please enter your vehicle registration into the parking tablet when you arrive.

Ready to feel confident for your first dance?

Whether you know exactly what you want or have no idea where to start, we would love to help.

Tell us a little about your wedding and we will suggest the best way to get started.