Whether you want to learn for fun or for your wedding, we have the best instructors and best dance lessons in San Diego to help you achieve your dancing goals. It's this difference that will help you discover how dancing can be the most fun, romance, communication, and connectivity you've ever had.
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At Cori-ography Dance, we are passionate about creating a partner dance environment meant for building stronger bonds and dance skills. At Cori-ography, we pride ourselves on our human-first, holistic instructional approach. Our mission as dancers and educators is to improve lives through dance.
We want to develop stronger bonds and build an inclusive community that can benefit from the communication skills, teamwork, joy, empathy, and intimacy that partner dance connection, creativity, and education can give us.My name is Cori and I'm the creator of Cori-ography Dance and The First Dance Place.
We want to develop stronger bonds and build an inclusive community that can benefit from the communication skills, teamwork, joy, empathy, and intimacy that partner dance connection, creativity, and education can give us.My name is Cori and I'm the creator of Cori-ography Dance and The First Dance Place.
Private dance lessons are the best way to learn to dance, and by far, our most popular service for our clients who are looking to learn for fun! Your goals, your needs, your learning style - they all come together so you have a blast on the dance floor, develop comfort and confidence dancing, and progress as quickly as possible.
We call our Group Dance Classes "Semi-Private Classes" because we believe in keeping the small, intimate learning environment so you get maximum attention and progress - even in a group!. Our open level group dance classes are a great budget-friendly way to sharpen some fundamentals and build variety in your steps.
Enjoy a 45-minute date night experience in a private, boutique studio environment. Just you two and your instructor hitting the dance floor by yourselves for a fun, private date night dance lesson. We'll work on whichever dance style you like at your level. We can either show you lots of step patterns useful for a good time on the dance floor or can focus on connection exercises for lead and follow.
Looking to host a dance class for your next private event? We offer Private Party Dance Classes available in our studio or off-site (depending on instructor availability and distance) for your special event! We offer fun classes to show your appreciation for your employees during your next team outing.
Reviews (11)
Marissa Nordheim
Dec 17, 2021
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This was by far the best wedding decision we made! Our guests were VERY impressed with our dance and we had so much fun doing it! Besides the actual wedding, the best part were the dance lessons themselves. They were such a fun bonding activity for my partner and I. We worked with Cori and Katie and they are true professionals at what they do, and super sweet and fun to work with! 100% would recommend coming here for any dance lesson needs!!
Brian Dornacher
Dec 16, 2021
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Cori and the team were all amazing! We worked with them for over two years on our first dance and some other styles of dance and enjoyed every minute of it. All of the instructors are helpful and we can't thank them enough for making our wedding day special and a big surprise to our guests! We would do it all over again and plan on going back for other styles of dancing lessons!
Michael James Cunningham Jr
Nov 26, 2021
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I am sharing this to speak to the very harsh and profane way in which this owner and her staff speak about clients.
Due to most individuals who seek out this service being of non-dancing backgrounds, it is a common practice for this business owner to negatively criticize and insult clients performance.
If you are seeking lessons in dance, I would encourage seeking out another business that supports the growth and development of people seeking to dance on their wedding day or a YouTube video given that it is a better means for learning.
Due to most individuals who seek out this service being of non-dancing backgrounds, it is a common practice for this business owner to negatively criticize and insult clients performance.
If you are seeking lessons in dance, I would encourage seeking out another business that supports the growth and development of people seeking to dance on their wedding day or a YouTube video given that it is a better means for learning.
Alicia Ewers
May 16, 2021
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Cori is absolutely amazing!! The one thing I wanted from our wedding was a memorable first dance and that wouldn’t have been possible without her. If you are getting married or looking for a fun date night Cori is your girl. Thank you for always being patient with us (well me🤪) and making our lessons fun!!
Kelsey Hart
May 14, 2021
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We had a blast learning our choreographed dance with Cori!! She was flexible with us throughout the pandemic and our last few lessons were in the studio with her virtual but went smoothly. One positive of postponing our wedding was getting to practice our dance a lot more which was a huge hit at our reception. Definitely happy we decided to take lessons with Cori, who is a fun person and great instructor.
Meghan Hickey
Jun 05, 2020
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Working with Cori was amazing - from the very beginning she worked to accommodate our varied and busy work schedules. Then when quarantine happened, she talked us through options to continue on and make sure our dance was ready on time! Our virtual lessons were seamless - it was like we were there with us in person, but from the comfort of our home. We were even able to learn lifts! We really enjoyed every second of it, and can't wait to kill it on our wedding night. :) Hands down, best part of the wedding planning process, thanks to Cori!
Ramy Kaufler
Nov 18, 2019
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Cori is one of a kind. Wedding planning and all the chaos that was involved with our big day melted away every time we stepped onto Cori’s dance floor. We wish we could give her more stars on yelp.
Cori is simply an A++ instructor and ultra dedicated to her clients and her dance practice. Cori got us to a place where we felt very fluid and confident on the dance floor. We decided on purchasing one of her dance lesson packages which was more cost effective, gave us flexibility and allowed us to schedule appointments in advance We were able to record video during our lessons so we could study
Cori is simply an A++ instructor and ultra dedicated to her clients and her dance practice. Cori got us to a place where we felt very fluid and confident on the dance floor. We decided on purchasing one of her dance lesson packages which was more cost effective, gave us flexibility and allowed us to schedule appointments in advance We were able to record video during our lessons so we could study
Lucia Herlinda
Jul 07, 2019
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Sarah Hirsch
Sep 24, 2018
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We 100% recommend learning to dance with Cori-ography. We took 8 private lessons and 3 group lessons from Cori and Mari at Cori-ography Dance and had the time of our life! We loved going to our lessons because it was a fantastic way to unwind, relax, and be ourselves during the wedding planning process. Not to mention, our first dance was an amazing moment during our wedding that we were able to share with our friends and family. It felt natural and professional.
Guillermo Martinez Ariza
Jul 06, 2018
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Cori made our first dance even better than we had imagined, yet she intently listened to exactly what we wanted from the beginning and along the way. She told us right away (and it ended up being true) that the dance would not end up looking like a cheesy, overly-choreographed first dance. She is professional and knows how to make your first dance appear both creative and natural. By the way, ours was choreographed down to the second, yet it looked natural and blew people away. She taught us how to look and feel more relaxed throughout the dance.
She is a very patient, kind person. She adapted
She is a very patient, kind person. She adapted
Kathleen W.
Jul 14, 2017
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Cori is awesome!! We took a series of 5 lessons to prepare for our first dance. Cori is a great teacher! She is patient with beginners and makes it fun, and she is very good at tailoring moves to your skill or comfort level so you will look great no matter what. We felt very confident and comfortable during our first dance and everyone was blown away by our dance skills. I was skeptical about doing a choreographed first dance, but it felt very natural and fun and our guests loved it! We'll be back for more group social dance lessons!
