Shut Up & Dance!

Specialties

Specializing in Social Partner Dancing including Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Salsa and more. Beginner thru advanced instruction with group as well as private lessons available all week long. Beginner group lessons are drop-​in style and are $ 10pp on Thursdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 7:00pm. Wedding [packages available. We also have dancers available for speaking/​performing at business and social functions.

History

Established in 1998.

Shut up & Dance originally opened at 17 Forest Avenue in 1998. After the building owner lost the property to the bank, and the bank wanted to double the rent, I decided to go «gypsy style». I taught at a different location each day of the week including Moraine Park in Fond du lac and Beaver Dam, Marian College, City Hall in Waupun, Wempner School of Dance and at a local Night Club. Monthly dance parties were held at the Elks Club Ballroom. In 2005 I opened another studio, but in the great flood of 2008 we lost everything. The lease was up so we again relocated and the new space while much larger and nicer, was not in a good location and after another 3 year lease we went back to the Gypsy lifestyle :) In the summer of 2015, the opportunity arose to once again lease the property at 17 Forest Ave. which still had my original mirrors and wood floor in place. So I am «Home», and Shut up & Dance has come full circle to it’s original location.

Meet the Business Owner

Julie W.

Business Owner

Julie began dancing at the age of 3 studying ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance. She later added Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Salsa, and has trained under some of the top coaches in the US, Argentina and Russia. From 1994 – 1999 she competed in the International Latin Division in competitions throughout the United States. Her teaching background began in high school, teaching summer dance workshops and choreographing for Community Theater. She has produced opening dance numbers for the Miss Fond du Lac Scholarship Pageants, and has worked with area high schools and Bravo Productions. She currently offers instruction in social as well as competitive partner dancing at the beginner, intermediate & advanced levels. She also teaches at weddings, rehearsal dinners, class reunions, business functions, birthday & graduation parties and fund-​raisers. She is currently a member of the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, The National Dance Council of America and the Downtown Partnership.

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