I'm Mary Lou and I've been teaching partner dancing to people of all ages, amateur and professional alike, from one end of the country to the other for over 20 years.. I'm completely at home on the microphone, in front of thousands of people at a dance festival, in front of a camera on TV, or in a studio setting.

I had my own studio in the Chicago area where I formed and directed the Vagabond dancers, a dance company which performed all over the US. I also pioneered and established a competitor-friendly format of dance contests which is widely used on a national basis. In addition to SOCIAL (not ballroom) dancing, the polka is my other specialty. It's America's favorite fun dance.

I like to make learning to dance fun through the use of humor... ...I also subscribe to the KISS method... ...Keep It Simple Stupid. Believe it or not, it's not really all that complicated... ...you already know a lot of steps... ...you just don't know it!!! To me dance means movement, not just a series of left foot, right foot patterns.

See you on the dance floor!