Testimonials

I haven't enjoyed dance classes so much for a long time. I appreciate your way of teaching - paying attention to the technical details that are usually neglected. Mastering dancing requires a lot of practice and work (as anything else) to get to the point when one can really enjoy it. Thank you for your professionalism.
I look forward to your lessons next year.
Nino Antadze
UWBDC

Ivy is a great teacher. Our daughters love their dance classes with her.
Robert & Marica Rosic

Ivy - I've really enjoyed joining in your classes this fall as I've worked on the challenge of mastering the International ballroom vocabulary. I appreciate your tremendous energy and serious technical approach, and also the fact that you work hard to keep things fun and make sure that that everyone feels welcome and included. You are definitely an asset to the local dance community!
Dawn Parker
University of Waterloo

I had taken dancing lessons from two other teachers here in Guelph before my wife and I started International Ballroom with Ivy. Oh my. what a difference. Ivy is very professional and focused on quality of doing each figure. Stressing the exactness of each figure means the leader (usually the male) can choreograph dance patterns during the dance, on the go so to speak, according to musicality and what's going on around you (this is called floorcraft). You don't have to memorize sequences, you create them as you dance - it's so much fun! That's solid gold right there because it means no matter how much or how little floor space you have, or how many people are dancing, or what the music is, you can dance and have fun. This skillfulness doesn't come overnight though, so be patient and let Ivy work her system. She'll need to teach you the basics, and you'll need to learn them before you can float around a room with the greatest of ease. We studied with Ivy for over ten years, getting more enthusiastic as the years went by. We even competed, taking firsts three out of four times before injury side-lined us. And guys, when you've learned the basics you can count on the gals wanting to dance with you - as in, ladies take a number! And gals, once you've learned with Ivy you can dance with any guy no matter his level of skill, and that take the pressure of those tense reception moments with Uncle Clumsy. As far as I'm concerned Ivy is the dancing queen here in Guelph.
- Gregory Boyce, Psychotherapist -

...on the Silver lessons you taught us...I too, enjoyed them a lot! We really appreciate your focus on correct technique.
Thank you,
Hanna, President of the UWBDC

Just wanted to let you know how appreciative we are to have such a fine dance teacher in Guelph. Our daughter has become a wonderful dancer under your instruction, and continues to have fun in your classes. Looking forward to another great year. Thank you again for providing expert ballroom dance lessons in such a fun program. Rachel looks forward to each class.
W Mueller

We joined the beginners session almost seven years ago, thinking that ten lessons was all that we needed. Then, while attending Ivy's practice sessions, we met some experienced dancers, and ballroom dancing became a challenge. We wanted to see how far we can go. Ivy was willing to take us there. Our lessons continued, we are proud to say that we are Ivy's students, but now we are members of the dancing community, too. We go dancing at least once a week, have a lot of new friends, and have a wonderful time. Thank you Ivy.
Biljana & Dragan