Before covid I was taking beginner ballet classes at another studio but after it closed, they did…read morenot resume lessons virtually. I did some Google searching for an alternative and came across the 30 Day Ballet program from American Dance Institute. I took the first class that was offered free, and really enjoyed it so I decided to purchase the program. I am 3 weeks into the course, and I absolutely love it! I can already feel myself getting stronger and making progress in all the barre and centre work. I look forward to class and the teacher is just lovely. She takes time to explain everything really well at the very beginner level, and the classes build gradually on what you have been learning. I look forward to going back and retaking many of the classes after I am finished with the course. Thank you so much for making this program available to us while we are limited to learning ballet at home!

I signed up for their 2-week unlimited dance classes per their promotion back in May. When I tried…read moreto select classes, I was told their summer class registration was closed and that they would contact me when the classes would reopen. I didn't hear back from them for over a month. It took me multiple times to get someone to respond in July. I said I was only interested in the Flamenco class but there were no beginner's classes. I asked for a refund multiple times and they have not responded since.

My eight year old niece has been taking ballet here for three years and LOVES it!…read more Both grandma and I have had the opportunity to drop her off/pick her up from class and the place is always organized, friendly and brimming with excited and well-mannered kids of both genders. If you want a fabulous family outing at the holidays, consider attending their annual performance of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" in December at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. It's a visually stunning, professional production with live music. It's also family friendly, there isn't a bad seat in the house and it's CHEAP compared to heading downtown to the Nutcracker. I believe tickets are about $14. There are 90 dancers from age five to 18 in the show. Please consider supporting this establishment! The two women who own it/run it have expertise and great energy.

Our daughter has been dancing at Dance Fremont since 2012, and it has been one of the best…read moreexperiences for her in elementary, middle and high school. She even wrote this about her time at Dance Fremont in one of her recent college essays: "Five, six, seven, eight. Glissade, jeté, pas de bourrée, assemblé. Then grande allegro: I explode across the stage, leaving all else behind. I melt into the movements, connecting mind and body. Then removing my stiff pointe shoes, I feel the floor again and take from the studio this momentary peace. " She has learned confidence and discipline through this art, and her teachers at Dance Fremont have been outstanding. I believe that Dance Fremont also really works hard to teach and model healthy body image which can be a difficult thing in the culture of dance, and I have been grateful that they celebrate all sizes of dancers. My daughter has had teachers who have invested deeply in her and who have been so creative in their work with the students- especially during COVID with online teaching. This program provided so much for our daughter and it has given her a lifelong love of dance, a healthy attitude about movement and body image, and an incredible creative outlet during this very formational part of her life.

Took the Mic Drop dance workshop series with Dragon. This was my first time getting back into…read moredancing as a young adult since stopping in high school, and I had such a great experience. The instructors are passionate & high energy and the vibe is always up in the studio. Front desk is super helpful and nice, prices and promotions are great, and scheduling is quick and easy! Only knock is that the main studio can get really hot during the summer months since there's no A/C, but there are fans and such :) Definitely looking forward to some winter classes and coming back soon for more workshops that catch my eye!

It was my first time doing something like this, and I had a BLAST!! I tried the kpop class led by…read moreDerrick. My experience was amazing from start to finish! The dance moves were easy to learn and the instructor goes step by step! Which helped build my confidence too! I ended up in the front and I really enjoyed the one hour class. I'm definitely coming back and do more dancing! The bathroom was clean and well stocked too!

I truly thought that I would be giving this place a 5 star review, and I'm sad that wasn't my…read moreexperience. I am always looking to support the Arts, small businesses, museums, and such - especially now - and this seemed like a good way to do that while also having a fun, unique work-out experience. I have actually had this place on my bucket list for years, so I was super excited to go. My husband and I paid $100 for a 1-hour private aerial silks lesson. We decided on a private lesson partly due to COVID, partly because we were hoping for a class that was at least partly-tailored to us, since it would be just the 2 of us, and partly because I am at one of the least physically-fit points I've been at in my entire life. (My excuses are: a couple of severe medical issues that affected my weight and my energy levels, and my rescue cat who is very needy and loves to cuddle, but he's worth it... but really I just need to get my butt in gear and get fit again.) Despite my low level of physical fitness currently, my minor physical limitations, and my total lack of experience, I was feeling confident that I could adapt or modify anything that I couldn't do, hopefully with the help of the instructor. I didn't even necessarily expect to be able to do every move. What I didn't expect was to be able to do NONE of the moves. None of them. Okay, I'm not THAT lacking in physical fitness... at least, I didn't think I was? I've done many virtual physical fitness classes throughout the pandemic - though yelp, through a few friends of mine who are fitness class instructors and I wanted to support them financially while trying to stay fit, and a handful of other classes, too. For some of these other fitness classes, I wasn't able to do every single move, and I did have to modify some of the suggested moves. However, this is literally the first time in my entire life that I was able to do NONE of the moves. I started feeling frustrated by this. My husband mentioned that it seemed like the instructor, Jen, had no idea what to do when I started feeling frustrated. I certainly didn't receive a single word of encouragement from her, which might have been nice. Although she did suggest corrections, she didn't really suggest modifications or alternate moves for me to try. When I asked her if the private lesson had a set curriculum and was really similar to the intro class, just with only 2 people, or if she was able to adapt to our specific needs and limitations, she got really defensive and insisted that she had given me "another option" for a move. But there were only 4 total moves that she taught us in the entire hour, and it seemed like the "other option" was just the next thing on her list of moves in the pre-set curriculum. My husband also mentioned that Jen seemed ill-equipped to trouble-shoot if one of us was having an issue with any of the moves. He only really had an issue with the last move of the 4 (go, Leo! It was neat to watch him go!!), but the instructor gave him feedback 4 separate times but none of her feedback enabled him to complete the 4th move successfully so she clearly had no clue what the problem was. My poor husband, who is an excellent problem-solver in general, felt badly that HE, as a first-time beginning student, wasn't able to figure out what the problem was - isn't that a big part of the instructor's job, especially for a private lesson? My husband also commented that the instructor's energy was really "flat". I agree with this - she had zero enthusiasm whatsoever, and almost no encouragement. When I was encouraging my husband and cheering him on for the 4th move - by this time I was sitting on my mat letting the lesson be his lesson since I hadn't gotten anywhere on ANY of the 4 moves - she looked over at me and then said a couple of encouraging things to him herself. This was the first time in our entire lesson, with about 5 minutes left to go, that she had said anything encouraging. This seems weird for a fitness instructor, they usually have a pretty infectious energy that is really motivating, and I started out this class super excited to learn this. We sadly would not go back, unless maybe in 5 years when I'm super fit again (it might take that long, LOL), but if we did go back, we would request a different instructor for sure. I will say that our instructor was friendly and welcoming to me when I arrived. My husband was still parking, so I arrived alone for the first few minutes. This reminds me - parking is horrible at this location, and super hard to find. We went today, on a Thursday afternoon. We arrived almost 10 minutes early. By 1 minute until our lesson started, we still had not found a place to park near the studio. Really sad and disappointed. It was nice to watch my husband do 3 of the moves, though. I feel like giving 2 stars really, but their COVID precautions are/were A++ which matters a lot to us since we're super strict ourselves, and the facility was nice.

I'm taking private lessons here and I've worked with several coaches. They are all great! The gym…read moreis not too warm in summer while the ceiling is high, which makes it the best aerial gym in the Seattle area.

It's a slow paced option for older people. Music way too soft and all songs and dances I have never…read moreheard or tried. I won't be back but they have some regulars that love it. Not for fast paced sweat inducing workout

Just because I had free time this morning, I dropped in Ida's Zumba class in Greenwood. and I LOVED…read moreit!!! She has such a warm personality that makes everyone around her feel at ease. Her class is for all-level so anyone can jump in and enjoy the class. Another great thing about her class is other ladies in her class who are also very friendly and they asked me to come back soon.

We absolutely love the Ballard Academy of Music & Dance and our daughter gets so excited each week…read moreto attend!! She enjoys it so much, we added a second class-- and now she gets to learn from both Eva and Madison. They're both excellent, patient teachers!

High quality school, with teachers who get it. My kid didn't want to do tap.. the teacher walked…read moreover and said my daughter may have sensory overload and may need headphones. That's what I'm talking about! She didn't say oh your daughter is "having a bad day, or not participating" She looked at the situation and provided a solution! They're moms... they get it!

The most inclusive and welcoming pole studio ever!! When I took dance classes in high school, the…read moreenvironment was very intense and there was a lot of pressure to behave and look a certain way. So when I started at Positive Spin three years ago, I was initially intimidated and expected a similar level of intensity. But the vibe here is very different. All the instructors encourage individuality and choosing your own adventure. I like knowing that whether I am trying to train really hard or just have a more lowkey day, I can always show up and get something out of class. Also the community is the best. Everyone is incredibly supportive and there is always lots of cheering in class.

Positive spin and the community around it helped me find strength and sexiness after a very…read moredifficult time for me. The instructors are all super approachable, incredibly knowledgeable and supportive of students of all backgrounds, skill levels and walks of life. Recommend this studio to anyone wanting to dip their toe in the world of pole

I am visiting from out of town, and as any dancer will let you know, one of the best parts of…read moretraveling is getting to experience new studios around the world! I attended several ballet classes here led by Annie DeVuono, and can heartily recommend the studio and the instructor! The space is quite large, though it can be poorly ventilated during hot days. The combinations given were appropriate to the level, corrections were given with care, and I felt truly like the instructor and other students danced for the love of movement, not to compare. There was zero body shaming or body-image focused corrections (if I have to hear "suck in your stomach" one more time from a well meaning but poorly educated instructor...) I came out of the classes feeling challenged (there was some tricky footwork in those allegro combos!) but satisfied -- and that is the hallmark of an amazing class. I also want to say that despite me being a temporary student and a newbie, I was welcomed very warmly by both the instructor and other students as well!

They moved to a lovely new location, so I am increasing the number of stars. This was a positive…read moreexperience for our family.

Nicole did an amazing job with our wedding, I would not hesitate to recommend her to any of my…read morefriends or family who are planning their wedding. Nicole was incredibly detail oriented and walked us through all of the decision we had to make for the wedding thoroughly. For many of the decisions that we didn't even think of, Nicole always had some creative ideas that really aligned with the look and feel we were trying to achieve with the event. Also, Nicole's knowledge of all of different vendors in the wedding space was immensely helpful as many of her recommendations were significantly less expensive than the vendors we originally researched. On the day of the wedding, Nicole took care of everything from the very beginning, worked with all the vendors to set everything up, coordinated with everyone in the wedding party, and our wedding was everything we wanted it to be. The amount of stress she removed from the event cannot be measured and we are extremely grateful that we had Nicole to help plan and orchestrate our big day.

As a make up artist, partnering with a team of people for an event can always be a challenge. I've…read moreworked with some pretty 'intense' people over the years and I am happy to say, working with Nicole was a dream. She was in contact with all the vendors well in advance. We all knew where to be, when to be there and how long we had to complete our work. The bride and bridal party was calm, collected and relaxed. And the entire event went off without a hitch. I would gladly work for her again, wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to my dearest friends and would certainly not miss an opportunity to be at one of her events!