08/24/2021
Olivia Gale here…I can’t say enough how much I love my wedding coupes…Reading their reviews on the knot fills my heart with pride and often brings tears to my eyes… it means so much to me to share my love of dance with them to make their wedding day even more special than they imagine… thank you so much Christian Revan Kon & your beautiful bride Lisa van Hemmen for sharing you’re special day with me and being friends… 🥰🤗
Christian’s Review
How doth one deliver a site of web review that which compares to the elegance and transcendence of Olivia's instruction in the art of dance?
As an engineer who loves a good musical number, there were a few key requirements I had while researching (in great scientific depth) the many dance instructors of Orlando. Like all of my wedding vendors, every possible dance instructor was placed into my 1000+ element spreadsheet for analysis. With a single lesson from Olivia, we knew the following:
- Her dance studio is private. As such, you don't have to practice dancing to the "beat" of your instructor yelling "SLOW... QUICK, QUICK... SLOW!" over the volume of three+ other instructors and their music. Let me tell you, I know how to find the beat in any song, so it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to dance to the beat of someone counting while real music is playing on the surround sound. With Zebra Room, you NEVER have to worry about this.
- We only pay for the private lessons. We did not have to purchase asinine "parties" or "group lessons. This was a huge plus. Ain't nobody need to be spreading those germs and pay for it.
- Speaking of payment, Olivia's prices are extremely reasonable. She is easily 20%+ less expensive that all the big "dance companies."
Okay, so that is the quantitative stuff. What about the artsy-fartsy side to all of this? Olivia taught ACTUAL dance styles for pretty much her entire life. She isn't a "ballroom dance instructor." She teaches you how to ACTUALLY DANCE. She doesn't focus on learning steps as much as she does shows you how to move your entire body. While the big name companies sit there and just make you move your feet, Olivia pushes you for posture, core placement, hand pressure, arm straightness, and so much more.
As folks who have never danced before, both my fiancée and I decided on 20 private lessons at the Zebra Room. For us (because we are perfectionists who actually practice at home), we learned the basic steps in 2-3 lessons and had our entire 3.5 min song beautifully choreographed by the 8th lesson. Lessons 9-10 were for fine details. Lessons 11-20 are all for us to learn other dance styles and practice our first dance.
So what does this mean for you reading this? Are you the one interested in dancing and your fiancée is on the fence? Well, make this a date night like we do! Every dance lesson night we work up a nice appetite dancing then go grab some dinner afterwards to discuss. Completely musically inept? Olivia is patient but firm. So this means don't take offense if she is short when giving directions, she is literally trying to not waste any of your money you spent with her. Both excited to do something completely out of the norm? GREAT! Olivia has you play your song and just magically dances something into existence. If you want drama and acting, she'll make your first dance look like a Broadway musical! If you want more prim and proper style, she'll do that for you too because she taught ballet!
I cannot possibly say enough positive things about Olivia as an instructor. I have had many private instructors over the years in many different subjects. She is by far one of the most passionate, caring, and just plain-d@mn good teacher I have ever had.
Even after the wedding, we plan on doing the occasional lesson with her to keep our butts moving. None of us need to keep feeding into this new, unhealthy fad of getting fat after your wedding! 😛
Thank you Olivia for being the best!
