While other reviews are about Mission Dance’s musical performance, we cannot comment on that as the pandemic prevented them from performing. Instead, this is about our business interaction with Mission Dance, which was a long, difficult and emotional taxing process. My wife wanted Mission Dance after a relative had them perform at their wedding a few years ago. Before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, we diligently paid our deposits and the planning went smoothly with minimal contact. After the outbreak and the beginning of shutdowns, we saw a darker side to Mission Dance. Our event was for the end of May. However, due to restrictions imposed by the state in March, we were forced to reschedule. During this time, I contracted a serious case of Covid-19 and my wife, juggling my condition, her remote teaching job and attempting to reschedule a wedding had to quickly locate a new date before none would be available before 2022. As time was of the essence, we decided to secure the dat... Read moree first and then work with the vendors (similar to how weddings are planned in normal circumstances). After securing the date, we reached out to vendors who easily accommodated the new date or returned our deposit. Except Mission Dance, which was scheduled to perform at another event on the new date. Since they were unable to perform on the original date and now were unable on the rescheduled date, we requested our deposit returned. The initial response was as the contract stated no refunds there was no reason to return the nearly complete payment to us. In the contract there was no provision forcing us to even consider rescheduling with them either as we were willing to do. Mission Dance placed the blame squarely on us, as we should have consulted with them before selecting a date and made it clear their position was we cancelled (even though this was due to the state forcing venues to shut down). They would eventually go behind our backs and contact the venue directly in an attempt to find a date that was suitable for Mission Dance and only Mission Dance. Mission Dance attempted to provide “solutions” such as a daytime or midweek wedding which we did not want and would make attendance for family and friends difficult. The periodic email from Mission Dance (as we would have to email repeatedly) framed us as unsympathetic to their situation, stating we were the only couple who wouldn’t work with them. Within the email chain they were thorough enough to provide a list of "textbook" ideal clients who were fortunate to find a date in which Mission Dance was able to perform. Mission Dance would eventually say that we should file suit in order to resolve this dispute. While we were fully aware of their difficult position, at no time did they ever consider ours. In addition, taking many months to recover from Covid-19, I was unemployed and also having to comfort my wife whose dream wedding was in doubt. Mission Dance was focused purely on their business health and characterizing us as awful clients, while my family was under economic, medical and emotional distress. Eventually, a settlement was agreed upon, with Mission Dance retaining a percentage of the deposit for not performing. The experience has left us with a very negative impression of Mission Dance and would recommend anyone considering them due to their performance ratings to consider their business interaction as well especially during these uncertain times where shutdowns of venues are still possible.

Look no further! You will not find a better band. Mission Dance is amazing. They exceeded all expectations. I have now been to three weddings were they have performed so this is not a small sample size of their talent. Needles to say when it came to selecting a band for my daughters September 19 220 wedding the choice was easy. Lee and the band were incredible. They keep everyone on the dance floor with a outstanding selection of music. Lee worked closely with the bride and groom to create the set list they desired. He could not have been more accommodating. It was an incredible evening and I credit Mission Dance for the pivotal role they played in its success. They are extremely talented professionals and they will help make your wedding one to remember.

We had Mission Dance perform at son's wedding at Jumping Brook on 4/27/19. They made the evening. Entire wedding was dancing. Total class. Total entertainment. We had a number of out of town guests who inquired about flying to band to events in other states like OH & CO. Amazing band

Mission Dance was fantastic from the start to finish. When we saw them play at the the American Hotel we knew we had to book them for our wedding. They are extremely professional and so much fun!! Their communication with us and overall customer service was great. Lee met with us to go over everything to ensure our day was perfect from start to finish(music selection for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception). Our guests couldn't stop talking about them! We even had 2 couples who were at our wedding book them for their upcoming weddings in 2020 :). They know exactly how to read the crowd and get everyone on the dance floor. There wasn't a single person sitting down; EVERYONE was on the dance floor. It was incredible. That is all we could have asked for in a band for our wedding. We wanted everyone up and dancing, and they did exactly that with such ease. They have an awesome song list, and they also learned songs that were important to us as well. They made our night truly unforge... Read morettable and it wouldn't have been complete without Mission Dance. We cannot thank you enough!!!!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about lee and the entire mission dance band! They played at our wedding on December 14th and they went above and beyond our expectations. Our friends and family have not stopped talking about how great they were. The dance floor was packed from start to finish and the song selection was absolutely perfect to keep the energy going all night long! Mission dance really made our wedding a night to remember and we could not be happier with our decision to have them be a part of it! If you are still searching for a band for your wedding do yourself a favor and book mission dance, you will not be disappointed!!!

We had Mission Dance for our Ceremony, Cocktail Hour, and Reception at the Molly Pitcher. They DID. NOT. DISAPPOINT. If you and your fiance definitely want a band that is going to get your guests out of their seat and keep them dancing, HIRE MISSION DANCE!!! We got married almost 8 weeks ago and our guest are STILL telling us what a great band we had. Also an added bonus if you have songs that you want played that aren't on their playlist they are willing to learn it! Best Decision we made without a doubt was getting Mission dance for Our Wedding Day

Our family is still talking about how fantastic Mission Dance was! They played everything we asked and the dance floor was overflowing all night. Thank you all for the greatest night of our lives!

Lee and the rest of Mission Dance were absolutely spectacular. They listened to our every want and need and made our wedding day absolutely perfect. Between their vocals and passion for singing and entertaining, they brought our entire room to life. If you want a perfect day, hire them. Every song they sing sounds just like it is being performed live by the original artist and they are masters at getting everyone onto the dance floor at some point!

Phenomenal, spectacular, fabulous, amazing. There are not enough words to describe how incredible Mission Dance was when performing at our wedding. Our dance floor was filled with people the entire night, thanks to them. They put on an amazing performance for each and every song. Everyone had a blast dancing, partying, and singing along. The band members even came out on to the dance floor to dance and sing with us! Each band member has such incredible talent. The singers and musicians sounded perfect. Mission Dance plays a wide variety of music, so they can cater to anyone's interests. We also had a musician play instrumental during our ceremony and cocktail hour. It sounded so beautiful. It really made the moments perfect at our ceremony. I cannot even tell you how many compliments I received throughout the night and days later saying how fantastic Mission Dance once. Everyone was raving about them, several people requesting business cards saying they must hire them! Highly highly re... Read morecommend!

As many people say, the band makes the wedding. This couldn't be more true with Mission Dance. They bring so much energy and talent to the dance floor that my friends are still talking about them to this day.

I’ve been to a lot of weddings but I’ve never seen people up dancing all night like they were at my wedding, and that’s due to how amazing this band is. From the minute speeches were done until the last song, the dance floor was packed the entire night. Our guests only stopped to eat dinner, at which point we were blown away by the band singing opera. I really can’t recommend Mission Dance enough. They bring an amazing energy and can cover stuff from Motown to today’s hits. They were super easy to work with leading up to the wedding as well and were willing to learn songs for us. Best money you’ll spend!!

There a few songs that no cover band should ever touch. Celine Dion one of them. This band? KILLED IT. We asked them to learn "My heart will go on" and "Its all coming back to me now" and I was blown away by how amazing their voices were. Some people may have been in tears. During dinner at one point I felt like I was on Broadway. My guests stopped eating because their jaws were literally on the floor. This band had us dancing the ENTIRE night. All the songs were multi-generational getting everyone on the dance floor even Grandma! Lee the band leader took much care to detail sitting down with us and planning out every single moment of the wedding from ceremony to finish. Completely seamless! My husband and I literally can't thank this band enough for giving us the wedding of our dreams, we had guests calling us the next day freaking out asking us to renew our vows ASAP to have another party. If you don't book this band you are missing out!

My husband and I attended the wedding of a friend, who hired Mission Dance. At the end of the night, my husband turned to me and said “I don’t care what we eat, or what I wear, but that band IS going to play at our wedding.” Mission Dance is worth every penny-they made our wedding night. We sat down together with Lee before our wedding day, to go over our music selections. It was so much more than that. Lee was so attentive to our style of music, the mood we wanted to set for the evening, coming up with awesome ideas, even collaborating on a jam with the band and my husband. They made the night unforgettable. Our guests were blown away by them. WE LOVE MISSION DANCE!

Lee and Andy were amazing to work with. They are flexible, talented, and were able to get everyone up and dancing the entire time. We could not have asked for better!