about
Established in 2005 by Anne and Andy Walls, Dance With Me’s goal is providing quality social dance instruction while creating a community of dancers who enjoy learning and dancing. We teach primarily social dancing (aka partner dancing), though we offer occasional classes in performance dances such as hip hop, belly dancing or line/group dances like Thriller.
Our staff instructors are some of the most experienced dancers as well as top-ranked competitors on multiple national and international dance circuits. Trained to the highest standard in ballroom, swing, salsa, country western and Argentine tango dancing, our instructors are known in dance communities throughout the country and travel regularly for many dance-related activities.
A few examples of dances we offer: Waltz, Foxtrot, American Tango, Argentine Tango (Salon, Milonga, and Valtz), Mambo, Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Charleston, Hustle, Nightclub Sway (aka Nightclub Two-Step), Texas Two-Step, Polka, and Triple Two-Step (aka Double Two-Step).
Sign up for group lessons or private instruction and see not only how easy we make it to learn social dance, but how much we can enhance your dance abilities!
Our Instructors
Anne & Andy Walls
Anne and Andy Walls, in addition to being a happily married couple and the owners of Dance With Me, are champion-level partners and dance instructors. Because dancing has brought them so much joy, their goal is to make learning to social dance both easy and fun.
Over the years, Anne and Andy have worked with and trained students, and even other instructors, from all walks of life. Some have been couples who are about to get married and don’t want to “look silly” and others have been empty-nesters just looking for a new hobby. Still others have wanted to take their dancing more seriously and have wished to travel and compete. No matter the case, Anne and Andy always strive to meet their students where they’re at and help them get where they want to go. In order to better serve their students, Anne and Andy continue to train with some of the top professionals in the world and are always looking to hone their skills and stay current with the best teaching methods and trends in partner dancing.
Anne and Andy believe, “Always a student, sometimes a teacher.” In addition to receiving regular dance coaching themselves, they compete in many styles of dance, since competing is a great way to learn and grow as a dancer. They have won many national and regional titles in varies styles of swing, ballroom, country, and Latin dance and continually striving to offer the best in social and competitive dancing in the area. Dancing is their passion, and they love sharing it with others.
Also, they have four cats.
Emma McNagny
Emma McNagny is a creative fireball on the dance floor. Packed full of energy, Emma has been dancing for over 20 years, has trained with a variety of instructors and studios, and has worked in local ballroom dance studios for the last 13 years. Her first love is Salsa, and she’s has traveled to St. Louis, Chicago, Houston, and New York in a successful effort to hone her techniques. For the last several years, Emma has been attending and competing in World Swing Dance Council-sanctioned West Coast Swing events and is among the most accomplished competition swing dancers in our region. Dance With Me is lucky to have her!
Often described as a unique and fun dancer and teacher, Emma is constantly cultivating and refining her skills in order to help both herself and her students improve.
