A Sarah Emily ProductionDance Motivators
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New York

1271 Avenue of the Americas, NY

Los Angeles

9255 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood

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High-energy MCs and professional dance motivators for unforgettable milestone events. Curated by Sarah Emily.

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Hi — we're Dance Motivators.

We're a small, hand-picked crew of MCs, dancers and hype-leads who exist for one reason: to make sure nobody sits down at your event. Twenty years in, founder Sarah Emily still books every team personally.

20+
years shaping
milestone moments
A note from the founder

“A great event isn't booked.
It's curated.”

I started Dance Motivators because I kept watching weddings and Mitzvahs go quiet at the wrong moments. Not because the music was bad — because nobody was really watching the room.

So we built a roster of people whose entire job is to watch. To pull a grandma onto the floor at exactly the right beat. To know when to step back and let the moment breathe.

Sarah EmilyFounder · est. 2004
40+motivators on call
The crew

Hand-picked, never freelance.

MCs, dancers and hype-leads pulled from Broadway, music videos and competition floors. Auditioned and rehearsed by Sarah herself — they show up early, stay late, and treat your guests like family.

100%custom programming
The method

We read the room.

Every floor has a tempo. We arrive with a script and abandon it the moment your room tells us what it actually wants — pacing the night, calling the right moment, knowing when to pull back.

500+events, 30+ states
The reach

NYC, LA — and your floor.

Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with crews flying out for destination weddings and milestone events nationwide. Wherever your floor is, we're already on our way.

Ready when you are

Tell us about your night.

A 15-minute call with Sarah is the fastest way to find out what's possible. No pressure, no script — just a real conversation about your floor.

Mitzvah Productions

Full-service motivator crews tailored to bar and bat mitzvahs. MCs, dancers, hype-leads and games — choreographed to the timeline you and your event planner already love.

  • Lead MC + 2–6 motivators
  • Custom intros & hora set
  • Game programming
  • Coordinated wardrobe
500+mitzvahs run
Book an event
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Coast to coast.
Floor by floor.

From New York to Los Angeles, with stops in every state worth dancing in. Here's what the last few years look like, in a glance.

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30+ states · NYC · LA
0+events nationwide

Every booked night in our log.

Mitzvahs, weddings, sweet sixteens, corporate galas. Not one ran on autopilot.

0K+guests energized

Sore feet, hoarse voices, Monday stories.

The people who came home with something to talk about — that's the metric we track.

0+years on the floor

Reading rooms before it had a name.

Curating crews since before "motivator" was a job title in milestone events.

The room remembers.

Notes from clients, the night-of and the morning-after. Lightly trimmed, never embellished.

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"Hey, Sarah Emily — Thank you, for tonight!!! You were really amazing! The girls had the best time."

Mitzvah Mom · Manhattan08/03/2025

"To Sarah Emily: It was amazing! Joanne was awesome!"

Wedding Couple · Hamptons09/07/2020
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"To Sarah Emily: You always made my parties much more fun!"

Repeat Client · Westchester09/07/2025
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"To Sarah Emily: You really helped to create such a beautiful memory for our family, and we will always be thankful to you for being a part of our celebration."

Family Celebration · Brooklyn12/07/2023
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"To Sarah Emily: You run an amazing company. You take away so much stress when it comes to mitzvahs."

Mitzvah Planner · NYC10/05/2021
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"Thank you so much for sending Michele!! She was AWESOME!!! She hyped the girls up and got them all so excited. Really amazing! The girls were not bored even for a second — she made sure everyone was dancing and playing the whole time."

Sweet 16 Mom · Long Island04/05/2024
06 — Contact

Let's start the conversation.

Tell us about your event and we'll be in touch within 24 hours. Prefer to talk it through? Reach us directly.