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Alyssa Wilmot
Alyssa Wilmot
Founder, Owner, and Head Instructor

Woman-owned

14 years in business

We speak English

1 team member

The Movement Factory is a dance studio in Rocky River, Ohio, that makes real wedding dances for real people.

My name is Alyssa, and I would love to work with you for your wedding dance!

I really believe your first dance is one of the most important and memorable moments of your reception. 80% of couples did a first dance in 2023 so it's important to give it the attention it deserves. We spend so much time with all sorts of other details for the wedding that sometimes we neglect the most important part and why everyone is there - YOU!

You wouldn't want to go to work or class with an unprepared presentation, so similarly, you don't want to show up at your reception with an unprepared dance and just sway side to side. Trust me, you will feel so much better and more confident to have something ready to go for your first dance! I created my business, The Movement Factory - a dance and Pilates business - in 2012. I have been dancing since I was three years old and received my MFA (Masters in Fine Arts) in choreography and dance performance in California. I have been teaching dance since I was 16 years old and have literally taught thousands of people how to dance in Ohio, California, and beyond. I have specifically been creating wedding dances for over 12+ years, and I LOVE creating special moments for couples and their guests! I am also currently engaged, so I understand firsthand what you are going through and how important this moment will be for you! I can help make your special day even more memorable through dance. Through our lessons, I promise you will look good on the dance floor on your wedding day! I offer lessons designed for beginners up to more experienced dancers. I have experience with dancers of all levels and ages. I work with brides, grooms, families, and all couples to create a custom dance that fits your wedding with sessions that work and fit your schedule. If you have a special song already selected that you want a choreographed dance to, I can create that for you and customize it to make it as simple or as complex as you'd like! I can also help you if you and/or your partner are nervous about getting more comfortable for your wedding day! I also create beautiful and fun Father/Daughter dances, Mother/Son dances, or group dances. I can do any style of dance, and we can make it as elegant, fun, or in between as you would like! Our sessions would take place at a dance studio in Broadview Heights, Ohio, at an outdoor location on the West side of Cleveland, or virtually on Zoom. I am currently working with wedding couples 7 days a week!

For all the information you need, please visit my website, email me, or reach out to me here! I look forward to helping you bring the joy of dancing together as a couple to you and your guests!

Pricing & Deals

$100 starting price
Diamond Wedding Package
$450 / starting price
3 hours
Fun steps for your reception
Customized personalized choreography
Entrance and exit choreographed
Optional End of Ceremony Dip
(3) 60 minute sessions
(1) finishing 30 minute session
Optional Music mix
Photo ops - lifts, dips, poses

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What is the starting price for fitness/health services?

$100

Which of the following are included in prices?

Consultation

What is the maximum group size you can accommodate?

20

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Reviews of The Movement Factory

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Janet Sent on 01/24/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Alyssa Made our First Dance Dreams Come True!

For my husband and me, dancing is not our thing. At all. In fact, throughout our relationship, my husband has been known to avoid dancing whenever possible. And, for me, dancing has just always been something that doesn’t come naturally.

Yet, oddly enough, the main element of our wedding that my husband and I discussed and whole-heartedly agreed upon well before we even got engaged (we know… that’s kind of weird), is that we wanted to do an impressive choreographed dance for our first dance. Like, something moderately shocking to anyone who knows that we typically do not dance. Then, we got engaged, and reality set in: we were going to have to find someone to seriously work with us to make this dance a reality.
When we were researching dance lessons for our wedding, we knew that we didn’t want our first dance to feel overly-choreographed or too “ballroom-y.” We just wanted something impressive, yet modern.

Enter Alyssa Lee Wilmot and The Movement Factory, who we ultimately hired to choreograph (and teach us!) our first dance. To be honest, on the drive to our first lesson with Alyssa, we were insanely nervous and not remotely looking forward to dance lessons. In fact, my husband had to encourage me not to jump out of the car in Lakewood and run away -- that’s how much I wanted to avoid having to dance for the first time!

However, all our nerves soon disappeared, and we actually became excited to go to our lessons and practice at home! Alyssa is incredible in every way. She is so creative; she knows so much about dance and quality presentation; and she is a genuinely wonderful person to be around and work with. She’s light-hearted and funny, yet serious and professional.

Ultimately, through our 5.5 lessons, Alyssa was able to take two nervous people who had no experience dancing at all, and create a beautifully choreographed “waltz-fusion” dance for us to perform at our wedding reception. The cool thing about working with Alyssa is that it wasn’t a linear process. She would regularly adjust elements of our dance based on our feedback and what she felt was or was not working for us. In that way, our first dance was perfectly crafted and tailored just for us. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

In the end, Alyssa created a first dance for us that was everything that we wanted: shocking and impressive. Our guests were floored. And we were so proud. We highly recommend Alyssa and the Movement Factory to absolutely anyone and everyone -- you won’t be disappointed.
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 11/16/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Alyssa choreographed my husband and I's first dance and our father/daughter and mother/son dances. The first thing I have to say about this is - she is an amazingly talented choreographer! We picked slightly not traditional songs and she was able to create dances that fit our personalities and relationships with our parents perfectly. [And made sure they were within our comfort zone] Not to mention she was so fun to work with, very accommodating to our schedules and the space we practiced in was beautiful. I wish I had another reason to ask her to choreograph something for us! I highly recommend - it was a special gift we were able to give our family and friends on our big day and the memories from our practices and on the wedding I'll cherish forever!
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Amanda Sent on 09/14/2017
5 out of 5 rating
I can't say enough nice things about this studio! It's perfect for feeling your best and getting in shape for your wedding day. I love how the classes here make me feel on the inside and look on the outside. It's the best studio in Cleveland by far to get a sculpted healthy shape. Alyssa is a great dancer and very special person to work with! She's a lot of fun, very down to earth and awesome at choreographing first dances.
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