Category Archive for "Our Student’s Stories"

Who knew…- Ballroom dancing can help you through your grief to feel human again

Who Knew? People dance for various reasons my dance journey began during a very low period in my life. I lost my soulmate tragically and my life was turned upside down with grief. Friends encouraged me-to take a dance lesson and for the first time in over a year...

Who knew? – Ballroom Dancing my new journey

Who Knew? Dancing in general always looked fun to do but even more so to watch. I remember watching annual Ballroom competitions on PBS WTTW as a child and as a young teenager. Even though I didn’t like all the dances- at the time I just didn’t understand them;...

Becoming a Ballroom Dancer

My name is Tom Rail, I am a single, sixty something small business owner, a father of four children and grandfather of two. I have experienced the ups and downs of life like most folks my age, and I am an aspiring ballroom dancer. I met Anna Strojek slightly...

Glamorous wedding of Tamara & Fouad.

Tamara and Fouad tied the knot during their Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort wedding in Orlando, Florida. Glamour and sparkle were definitely the defining features in their stunning Palestinian/Iraqi wedding. Their story began back in 2015 when the two met up for a first date at a popular vegetarian restaurant...

Cue the wedding music because here comes the LeAnn and Stacey! – wedding dance lessons in Libertyville

Cue the wedding music because here comes the LeAnn and Stacey!  I met this fantastic couple six months before their big day in October 2018.  One of my favorite quotes from this couple was “I still remember our first wedding dance lesson in Libertyville like it was yesterday!”  How...

Laura and Trenton’s Dance Journey: First Dance Lessons Evanston

Laura and Trenton’s Dance Journey: First Dance Lessons Evanston The first time I met this cute, committed, and energetic couple was April of 2019 during the complimentary consultation and wedding dance lessons in Evanston. Laura was finishing her education at Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University. While Trenton was...

How I Came to Ballroom Dance

How I came to Ballroom Dance – by Michael Dybel student of Lake Shore Dance Academy. Life throws curves sometimes, but also presents opportunities if only we keep our minds open to change. Two years ago I was challenged by several simultaneous life crises including feeling isolated and alone,...