Student Experiences

Jane writes about discovering confidence and a source of joy she had never imagined. Wedding couples describe making lessons part of their time together and sharing a first dance that showed their personalities. Here, students tell you what dancing has brought into their lives, in their own words.

Jane R.

Dominic is an absolute miracle worker, in my opinion. Two months ago, I went to see him and said, Dominic, I'm almost 65 years old and I'm so tired of not being able to dance. I'm tired of having zero self-confidence when it comes to dancing, and being afraid even to try to dance in public. I'm tired of being at a wedding or a party, and having to hide out in the washroom when the music starts. I want so much to be able to dance, like other people.

(It was really pathetic.) Dominic nodded calmly, and proceeded to teach me the basics of the box step. He was clear, kind, supportive, easy to follow, fun, flexible - a brilliant teacher. Well, it's now two months later. I can dance a decent waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, hustle, west coast swing and two step. I have learned to follow - probably the most important skill of all. I have confidence.

And I have discovered a source of joy that I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined: dancing! I can dance! Dominic has had a huge and positive impact on my life, and I'm so grateful to him. If you want to learn to dance, and if you're as shy and insecure as I was, let him turn you into a dancer, too!

— Jane R., Vancouver

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Group portrait of five people with a bouquet in a dance studio — A group photo with flowers and smiles—a moment from the wider DBoyerDance community.

Mel C.

Dominic Boyer is a great dance instructor! My fiancé and I had come to Dominic for private lessons to learn to dance for our wedding. We had never danced before and were really terrible. He was extremely patient with us while we learned the basics of rumba and completely choreographed our first dance from scratch. He challenged our skills and made sure that the dance displayed our personalities. He also helped us get the confidence we needed to pull it off which absolutely blew all of our guests away.

He was flexible to make the lessons work with our busy schedules and made us feel very comfortable. Not only that, he inspired a love of dance within us. We couldn't have done it without him. Thanks Dominic!

— Mel C., Vancouver, BC

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Two partners practicing an open hand connection — The connection between partners is something we keep developing in lessons.

Dawn T.

Dominic has been a great teacher. I have been taking lessons with him for about six months. His range of dances is excellent and his teaching style is great — he pushes when necessary and lays back when he sees that I need to take things easier.

If you're looking for someone to teach you a wedding dance, improve your social dancing skills, do a show - Dominic is your man.

Dominic's range of dances is also impressive. I've taken International and American style ballroom with him. I've seen him do salsa, blues, and even seen him do hip-hop.

I've taken many group lessons and private lessons over the years, but this is the most supportive learning environment that I've encountered.

Thank you, Dom!

— Dawn T., Vancouver, BC

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More Student Voices

My wife and I did dance lessons with Dominic for our wedding. Dominic taught us to our level and pushed us to be better than we thought was possible! He also created a choreographed dance for our chosen song. Very professional, timely and clear communication, and a lot of fun. We truly looked forward to our lessons.

— Michael S.

My husband gave me four lessons as a birthday present. It went so well that we are still taking lessons from Dominic three and a half years later. Our dancing is greatly improved, but we mostly go back because it is fun.

— Erica G.

Going from 0 to being able to salsa was immensely enjoyable with Dominic. As part of the 10 private couple lessons package, the individualized dance lessons helped me improve more quickly. Having in person lessons with Dominic is great - he is an excellent teacher and properly explains how and why dance works the way it does! Thank you!

— Oliver F.

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He would drill me 999 times (okay, maybe 12 times) on the same technique over and over until I've almost perfected it. … I really appreciate his humor and patience and friendliness because I'm a very shy student.

— Fatima L.

Dominic is very professional and is very good at picking the little things to work on to improve the overall performance. I would recommend Dominic if you want someone to go along at your pace and pushes you to succeed at the same time.

— Cassandra K.

From the first lesson, we were learning, laughing, and enjoying every moment of Dominic's fun and professional coaching. His patience with two complete beginners to ballroom dance was impressive, and we found ourselves improving over several lessons without even knowing it...magic!

— Krista F.

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