First Dance Lessons to Surprise on Your Big Day with a Simple Yet Impressive Wedding Dance

Wedding Dance Workshops specialises in helping wedding couples learn to dance for their wedding. It offers lessons at home or in a variety of dance studios in London mainly areas.

It is by far one of the best and longest serving dance schools in London when it comes to helping couples prepare their first dance. In 2024 it was voted the best dance school in Greater London. 

They will tell you that teaching wedding dances is difficult. It is if you have no idea what you are doing. But if you go to the length we go about anything that has to do with or affects the wedding dance, not only it becomes easy putting together a great first dance, it becomes a joy for both the happy couple and the teacher.

We are a small team of dance teachers offering private dance lessons in London and the surrounding areas. We help the bride and groom with their wedding first dance preparations from a traditional wedding first dance to a modern one. We also offer dance lessons for the bridal party.

Not many other dance schools in London have the same experience and the team to help wedding couples prepare for their first dance. More than 2780 couples and wedding guests have learnt from us. We use dance studios London mainly areas, but can travel for home lessons nationwide. 

Paul Prifti, Principal teacher

Paul learnt to and started teaching dance in "Gene Kelly" Dance Studios. After working for various dance schools in London he set up Wedding Dance Workshops as a branch of The Dance School in 2001.

He is the head of Wedding Dance division within the company. Paul also oversees the selection and training of dance teachers for wedding dance lessons.

Edita Doncakova, Principal teacher

Edita Doncakova is a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer with over two decades of teaching both beginners and professionals.

Her expertise is Ballroom, Latin and Rock n Roll and she is highly proficient in Salsa, Lindy Hop and Argentine Tango.

As a Fellow & Examiner of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, Edita has examined children and adults for medal tests in the UK and abroad. She loves teaching dance. 

Laura Cedras, Partner and Principal teacher

Laura is one of our most experienced teachers. She started dancing in Finland where she passed her qualification as a dance instructor (FATD) and has successfully teaching, dancing and performing since 1998.

Laura came to the UK in 2002 and, after working for a few dance schools in London, she joined Wedding Dance Workshops and has since been a crucial part of it.

She has won dance tournaments and Salsa championships in Cuba and England. In addition to Ballroom and Latin dances and wedding first dances, Laura trains dance instructors and competitors. Now she is arranging dance holidays across Europe and South America.