About Your
Instructor
Andrea Cody
Andrea believes that the first step in teaching dance is understanding her clients.
She takes time to get to know couples and families by listening and asking questions geared toward understanding how you want to dance together. She then draws upon her extensive knowledge of dance to tailor her services to accentuate your strengths and accomplish your goals.
Andrea grew up in Houston’s Memorial area and has enjoyed dancing her entire life. She trained in her youth at Houston Ballet Academy and developed a passion for social dancing as a teenager. When she was in high school at St. John’s School, she founded and directed the school’s Social Dancing Society. In 1997, she was a founding member and instructor for the Houston Swing Dance Society, for which she also served as Vice President. Andrea has been teaching partner dancing since the swing revival of the late ’90s, when she twirled onto the cover of the Houston Chronicle, and has specialized in the first dance since 2003. In 1999, she placed first in the city and tenth in the nation for swing dancing at the American Lindy Hop Championships. In 2003, she became the Founder and Director of Dance Houston, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization that produces performances and provides children’s educational programs. She also began Wedding Dance Houston, a program of Dance Houston that helps fund scholarships for talented, passionate young dancers to receive world-class dance training.
Houston Chronicle, 1998 — Andrea Cody with Dutch Small
Andrea earned a Bachelor’s with honors from University of Chicago where she designed a unique degree program studying dance history, theory, choreography, and music. Her choreography has been commissioned by the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, University of Houston, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Dance of Asian America, and City Dance Company. She is a guest lecturer for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and she has taught dance for Texas Children’s Centers for Women and Children, Project Row Houses, Texas Southern University, Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Arts Alive!, and the Texas Dance Educator’s Association. She is the author of To Have & To Dance: A Bride and Groom’s Guide for Their First Dance, available on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible. She produced the film The Nutcracker Party available on Prime Video with an original motion picture soundtrack on all music platforms. She was the host of DanceTalks, a podcast interviewing fellow dance professionals.
As the Instructor of Wedding Dance Houston, Andrea shares her knowledge and love of social dancing with engaged couples and their loved ones, while also creating precious memories for them.
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Private lessons start at $200, and virtual lessons cost the same as in-person. Call for a free phone consultation, or book a guaranteed call time below. Packages can be booked by phone or bought online as gift certificates. Before we talk, take a few minutes to watch Real Couples. It’s the best way to picture your own dance.
Happy Clients
“Andrea did an absolutely lovely job of choreographing our first dance. Over the course of three lessons, we went from wobbly dancers to completely confident!” (Emma N.)
“Andrea is the best dance teacher and her lessons were hands down our favorite part of planning our wedding! She helped us achieve exactly what we pictured for our first dance and she is so patient and attentive to details. We got so many compliments on our dance at the wedding and it was a very special memory for both of us! My husband and I both had so much fun during our lessons and now we have a fun new activity to enjoy together for years to come! We highly recommend Andrea to any couples looking for some new moves for their wedding!“
“The only thing my husband and I were worried about when planning our wedding was the first dance. Thanks to Andrea not only did we kill it but we had a blast. She made it so easy and was so patient with us. She had a flexible schedule and even came to our house! Some of our favorite pictures are from the first dance. No one should go anywhere else–that’s crazy!”