Welcome to DANCE ESCAPES.

My name is Diane Davidson. I am a dancer and I love to travel. For several years, I have fantasized about melding these two passions. With the help and understanding of my favorite dance partner, my husband, Mike, I formed DANCE ESCAPES, a travel company devoted to dance.

Mike and I began taking dance lessons about 8 years ago because we wanted to have an activity that we could do together. We tried golf, but found that our laughter often irritated the more serious students of that particular game. One fall we took a dance class through our local Parks and Recreation department and our lives changed forever. What began as a wintertime "fill-in" activity became our passion. We began dancing several nights a week. We took private lessons. We competed in ballroom and swing dance events. We developed a whole new circle of friends who shared our love of this art. When I was fortunate to be hired to teach dance, I had to pinch myself. Could anything really be this much fun and still be called work?

Mike and I had always loved to travel. "B.D", (Before Dance), Mike and I had traveled as much as time and money would allow. We took vacations to Europe, Hawaii, and various spots in the U.S. We took several cruises and loved each one of them. It was during one of our cruises that my fantasy of combining the two, dance and travel, began to really take root. My next step was to learn to be a Cruise Travel expert. I took appropriate classes and I even planned our next family reunion cruise! It was a very valuable learning experience for me. Then because of our interest in dance, Mike and I began taking dance cruises. And as they say, one thing leads to another.

So here we are. DANCE ESCAPES is a reality!

Join Mike and me and my crew of award-winning instructors on our next cruise.
You won't regret it.