Feel more at home in your body and more confident when the music starts. I teach ballroom and partner dancing at my Mount Pleasant studio in Vancouver, where you can learn to move with the music and bring your own personality into the dance.
Come on your own to learn a dance you have always wanted to try, or turn time with your partner into a playful date. Private dance lessons are 55 minutes for one or two people.
Move • Connect • Come Alive.
As your private dance teacher, I can help you work through a specific difficulty as well as develop your dancing over time. Tell me which dance or song interests you, or show me a step you would like help with.
Teaching dance, for me, is a very alive process. I pay attention to the student in front of me, to what is happening in the motion, to the music, and—when two people are dancing—to what is happening between them.
Different students find movement through different doorways. A clear explanation brings one movement into focus. Another needs to see its shape, feel it in the body, hear its relationship with the music, repeat it, make it smaller, exaggerate it, or approach it from a new angle.
At times, the work becomes precise: where the weight is, how the timing fits the music, where a movement begins, how a transition connects, or how one partner communicates with the other. At other times, the movement is beginning to settle. Another explanation could pull the student back into analysis, so I allow the body room to integrate the movement.
A step that feels easy on its own changes when music, a partner, a transition or a longer combination enters. I keep watching, listening and adjusting as the dance develops.
I have been teaching since around 2000, and every student still interests me because I never know exactly how their dancing and learning will unfold. That living process continues to drive, inspire and transform me as a teacher.
Enjoy a dance at the next wedding or party, make music part of your week, or enjoy developing a skill just for yourself.
Dancing is exercise you can enjoy, with music and a partner to keep it interesting. You develop balance, coordination and a better sense of how your body moves, then use what you learn at a party, on holiday or whenever a song makes you want to dance.
Create a first dance that feels like the two of you—from relaxed shared movement to fuller choreography shaped around your song, with transitions, musical details, dips, lifts, tricks and highlights.
Find a dance that interests you, see how lessons work, or get to know my teaching.
Explore a dance family
From the flowing movement of Waltz and Foxtrot to the rhythms of Rumba, Cha Cha and Swing. Explore the American and International dances and what each one feels like.
Explore BallroomRhythm, turns and connection
Start with the first steps or develop your timing, turns and musicality. See how lessons work with the music, your movement and the connection with a partner.
Explore SalsaExplore another rhythm
Three steps and a tap, with room for turns and changing footwork. Read about learning the rhythm and finding a comfortable distance with a partner.
Explore BachataMusic and shared movement
Explore the grounded feel of Blues, the mix of movement in Fusion and dancing with soul. See how lessons connect the music with shared movement.
Explore Blues & FusionWalking, pivots and pauses
Small changes of weight and direction travel through the embrace. Walk, turn or pause together, taking time with the melody or answering a quicker rhythm.
Explore Argentine TangoSwing-outs and playful rhythm
A swing dance with a relaxed pulse and an elastic connection. Swing-outs bring you from a closer hold into open position, with room for turns, changing footwork and playful responses to the music.
Explore Lindy HopOne or two people
Time to work on your dancing, whether you are beginning, returning or developing something you already enjoy. Come on your own or with a partner.
View private lesson detailsLearn in a small group
A class with at least two couples in total, at flexible times. You can express interest without organising a group or finding another couple.
Read about semi-private lessonsYour song, your first dance
Prepare your first dance together, from relaxed shared movement to fuller choreography shaped around your song.
Explore wedding lessonsThe person behind the lessons
Read about my path through dance and the attention I bring to movement, music and the person learning in front of me.
Get to know DominicIn students’ own words
Read what students have shared about their lessons and their experiences learning to dance with me.
Read student experiencesIdeas to explore
Browse articles about partner dancing, rhythm, music and learning. Follow a question or a dance that catches your interest.
Explore the articlesNot sure where to begin? Tell me what interests you.
55 minutes
One or two people
DBoyerDance studio in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
Your first lesson gives us a starting point. Through regular lessons, we build on what you learn, return to movements that need practice and develop your timing, musicality and connection with a partner.
55 minutes for one or two people — $50 + GST.
First lesson only. For new students, subject to availability.
Ongoing lessons are at regular rates, with individual lessons and package options available. I’ll explain the options before you commit.
Packages never expire, are transferable and are non-refundable. Cancellations require 36 hours’ notice.
Walk in for your first dance lesson, return after years away, arrive with one dance in mind, or follow the feeling that you would love to dance.
If you already dance, we can work closely on how you move and how the dance feels with a partner. That might mean refining a weight change, making a turn clearer, connecting movements more smoothly, or finding more ways to respond to the music.
Dancing gives your brain a workout too. You remember movements, listen to changing rhythms and make decisions with a partner. Research in older adults has found benefits for working memory. You also develop your creativity as you try different rhythms and shape movement into your own choreography and expression.
You do not need to bring a partner. Private lessons are for one or two people.
If dancing has been a “one of these days” wish, you can begin here. Start with a rhythm and a few steps you can use with music and a partner, then practice at your own pace. You’ll have a way to join in at weddings and parties, or simply enjoy a song at home; no previous dance experience is needed.
Come on your own and dance with me, or bring someone you want to learn with. These private classes let us work at your pace, whether you are learning your first dance or returning to something you enjoyed years ago.
You get time together with a song playing and something new to discover about each other. It’s time to flirt, laugh at a wrong turn and reconnect through movement. You can learn at different speeds; I work with each person’s movement, then bring you back together with time for both of you to understand your part.
For couples dance classes, choose private lessons for the two of you or semi-private classes with other couples. Private lessons give us time to focus on your questions, the dances you enjoy and how you move together. Semi-private classes are available with a minimum of two couples.
Semi-private lessons are available, with a minimum of two couples per class. You don’t need to organise a group to take part. Lesson times are flexible. Contact me if you’re interested.
Choosing a partner dance starts with the music you enjoy and how you would like to move together. Waltz and Foxtrot travel across the floor; Salsa and Bachata work with different Latin rhythms; Lindy Hop brings swing rhythm and a lively exchange between partners.
Ballroom dances include Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango and Viennese Waltz. Latin and rhythm dances include Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Salsa, Bachata and Mambo. Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Hustle, Argentine Tango, Blues and Fusion, Bolero and other partner dances open still more possibilities.
Each dance brings its own relationship between movement, rhythm and connection. Music adds another landscape: the pulse underneath it, a pause, a rise in energy, a new instrument, or a change that invites the body to answer differently.
With a partner, the dance becomes a conversation through timing, invitation, listening and response. You each contribute to how a turn, a pause or a change of rhythm unfolds. The song gives you a chance to create the dance together.
If you want to slow dance with a partner, we can begin with a comfortable hold, small steps and a shared rhythm. Learn how to change direction, pause with the music and move into a turn without losing the connection between you.
Bring a song you would like to dance to. Blues and Fusion, or a dance such as Rumba, may give us a starting point. We can develop the movement for a wedding, a social occasion or dancing together at home.
The new DBoyerDance studio is now open in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Lessons are scheduled one at a time, with the dance floor at the centre and room to concentrate, laugh, try again, and keep moving when the dance begins to flow.
Daylight makes the room bright and open. In the evening, purple and pink light brings warmth, depth and a more intimate atmosphere.
5 W 4th Ave, Unit 214, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1G2.
I started dancing when I was 10. Dance has moved through my life ever since: training, social dancing, performance, competition and teaching.
What still fascinates me is how steps become movement, movement meets music, and two people begin responding to one another. That curiosity is alive in the way I teach, helping you find dancing you can enjoy in your own life, shaped by your personality and the music you love.
Compare seven possible starting points and see which dance sparks your interest.
Discover how rhythm develops through listening, movement and repetition.
Begin with the steady pulse, let the body join the music and use a simple pattern as home base.
Read How to Dance Naturally With Music, Without Overthinking
Tell me what draws you to dance, what you already enjoy, and what you would like to explore or develop.