Here are some reviews of Orange County’s Best Line Dance Instructor!
April 2025: As a musician who’s performed at countless corporate events and private parties, I can confidently say that Kerry Kick is one of the best line dance instructors we’ve ever worked with. Her ability to engage a crowd—whether they’re seasoned dancers or total beginners—is nothing short of incredible. She brings an infectious energy, clear instruction, and a warm, professional presence that instantly elevates the atmosphere of any event. Kerry doesn’t just teach dances—she creates memorable experiences that keep guests smiling and coming back to the dance floor all night long. – Jason Hawks
August 2016: I wanted to take a moment to thank you very much for taking such good care of our team. I can’t tell you how much fun we all had taking a line dancing lesson. We can’t wait to do it again! I appreciate all of your effort and wanted you to know how much we enjoyed ourselves! Thank you again! – Patrice Poidmore, Executive Director, CHOC Children’s Foundation
A big part of the Thursday night success is because of this awesome dance instructor, from club gigs to private events Kerry Kick demonstrates a simple energetic, pleasant & professional presence when teaching to a few or a packed dance floor at The Ranch Saloon. She has introduced many new line dances the past three years, staying ahead of the curve along side some of the most advanced line dancers anywhere. – Former DJ, Leo Sierra, The Ranch Saloon, Anaheim, CA
August 2014 – Lutheran High School Football – Night of Champions: Lutheran High School Football had a great fundraiser with a country theme and we hired Kerry Kick to teach a little Line Dancing. Kerry did an awesome job! She has a very laid back personality and it really helped us get the crowd going including a couple of the coaches. Head Coach Chuck Petersen is from Texas and loved the dancing. Kerry helped develop dances that could be learned quickly by novices but would still be fun and energetic. We even arranged for Kerry to use dances she was teaching at The Ranch so some of the moms could get a little practice (I’m the two left feet type). My only regret is that the event was running behind so our dancing segment was cut very short. Kerry was quick to make adjustments so the time constraint was still fun and exciting. Thanks to Kerry, our event was a huge success! ~Carmen Priestley, Entertainment Chairperson, Night of Champions 2014
As part of an American Culture class activity [in summer 2014 and summer 2015], Kerry came to our school and taught line dancing lessons for a group of English as a Second Language students. Kerry is full of energy and loves what she does, so it shows in her work. She was able to get all students to participate and have a good time even those students who were really shy or initially unwilling to try. She knew our audience’s English level and she was sensitive to that fact. She did an excellent job of clearly and patiently explaining and demonstrating the dance steps for each song. Her ability to read the crowd and know whether they were understanding and enjoying showed her experience as a credible instructor. All in all, her flexibility to adapt to our group, and her knowledge and experience of teaching line dancing made her a great instructor! ~Caleb Acton, HIU
My 19 and 22 year old kids and I decided to take private lessons since we had just started line dancing. Kerry came to our home and taught us “The Watermelon Crawl” and “Denver Cha Cha”. These two dances gave us more confidence to go out in public and dance. For me, the explanation of the syncopated steps was the key to understanding line dancing. Also, learning a few basic steps that reoccur in a lot of the line dances made the whole process less confusing. We continued on with more lessons and now we feel like we can learn any of the dances taught at clubs where once we were those people that walked off in frustration. I highly recommend a private lesson. It makes all the difference in enjoying, having fun and being confident on the dance floor. ~Patrice Painter
Kerry has an excellent way of communicating and instructing at all levels that makes it easy to comprehend, therefore, making it fun and enjoyable. She is very clear on her approach and moves at a pace that everyone can keep up with from the beginning level to an advanced dancer. Kerry is very respected in this circuit as one of the best line dance instructors around as she keeps up with the most current dances. Her love and passion to teach makes you want to learn, and I feel privileged to have learned so many great dances from her, and continue to do so. ~Diana Shakespeare
I have been line dancing for about 10 years and I have taken lessons at all of the local clubs, including an adult learning center. There is one line dance instructor who I follow all over Orange County and that is Kerry Kick. She has a way of teaching you that makes it fun, makes it OK to mess up and just makes you get it. There are line dances that take most people 2 or 3 lessons to figure out but Kerry does what it takes to get it through your skull. On top of that, Kerry is always coming up with new dances, either creating them herself, getting them from friends or popular choreographers. You know an instructor is great when whatever club she goes to jumps to life with extra people most nights she is there. It is just how she is with people. ~Chris Bunch