About DanceWise
Meet Our Team
At its core, ballroom dance is all about community! We are committed to fostering a friendly and inspiring atmosphere, as we believe this is essential for our students to thrive and develop their skills as dancers.
DanceWise strives to create a professional, social, fun environment for anyone and everyone to dance in. Whether you have never danced before, or have been dancing all of your life, our studio will provide a quality experience time and time again! We proudly feature the same real wood dance floor as seen on the "Dancing with the Stars" TV show! With over 50 years of combined ballroom dance experience, your feet are in good hands with DanceWise, The Wisest Choice in Dance!
This Is How Our Story Began
Owners, Paul & Julianne Daniells, met while dancing in Arizona. They became fast friends, dance partners on the professional circuit, and fell in love along the way! Paul & Julianne married in 2016 and continued to grow their dancing & teaching business, DanceWise (founded 2015) until eventually opportunity came knocking Summer 2020 when they began work on their dream, a dance studio to call their own!
"We started DanceWise out of a love for dance & a passion for sharing the love of dance with as many people as possible to enrich their lives in a positive way! Our dream has always been to provide a beautiful, quality and welcoming environment where people can walk in the door, forget their worries, and just dance!​"
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What makes DanceWise unique is our particular approach to teaching & the dance industry in general. We aim to always be professional, yet fun & approachable! In additional to being certified dance professionals, both of us (Paul & Julianne) have extensive business experience – Paul has been in Management for 20+ years & Julianne has an MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU - in addition to over 60 years of combined dance experience. Paul trained in England for the majority of his dance career, while Julianne is a born & raised Arizonan.