Absolutely love this ballet school! I had been going to the Patel Conservatory for a few years, but…read moreonce I found this school I was a convert! I take adult ballet here 1-2 times a week and Barbara is a phenomenal teacher. She goes slow enough for true beginners to pick it up, but still makes it challenging for those of us who have been at it for a while. The advanced class is definitely not for the faint of heart. It's called intermediate/advanced, but it definitely leans more advanced. The beginner class is good for everyone- first timers to advanced. She pushes her more advanced students to take it a little further or really perfect their placement or posture, so even advanced dancers likely won't get bored. If you're interested in taking ballet classes as a first timer, someone who has been out of practice, or someone who never stopped, give ABS a shot! I can't recommend them more highly!

I set out on a journey to learn Salsa exactly 2 years ago…read more My first lesson learned: If you want to learn salsa, you have to go to a salsa school. Don't go to a ballroom dancing studio to learn salsa. It's not real salsa, and they'll pressure you pretty hard to learn ballroom even though you just want to learn salsa. Ballroom studios will try to get hundreds of dollars from you for a couple of weeks of lessons. You should never pay more than $15 for a group class from a salsa school. With groupons, introductory classes are about $8 or less per class. Two months later and $600 burnt, I luckily find Salsa Caliente. Erika and her staff jump start the beginner class by teaching dancing technique. First we learn about "tension" which in my opinion is the most important lesson in Salsa. Tension is the foundation of lead and follow technique. With it, you can lead the follower through a salsa pattern without her knowing the pattern. It also help you conserve energy so you can dance longer. For example, instead of stepping out a turn, you can use the rubber band effect from each other's arms to sling shot you around super fast. Using tension, you can do this turn all day long. If you stepped the turn out, you'd be tired in about 5 turns. Next we learn the NY Salsa standard patterns and shines. I never knew how exceptional their teaching and expertise was until I went to my first Salsa Congress in Orlando last summer. A congress is a dance convention where all the serious and expert dancers gather. With my dance foundation from Salsa Caliente, I was able to learn the advanced partner and shine routines faster than most people in the Congress Workshops, because their routines were built by chaining up Salsa Caliente standard patterns and shines. In one of the workshops with about 40 intermediate/advanced dancers, the instructor asked us to do a "basic" (the standard steps for salsa). He immediately pointed to me and said I was the only one doing it correctly. Why? Because Erika teaches us that we should be moving back and forth with a smooth walking motion, and not a "step step STOP, step step STOP" motion. Is this a gauge of how great Salsa Caliente is? In my opinion it is. Am I a great dancer? No, but I'm probably as good as I can be. Am I good enough to show most girls in my arms a great time while dancing? HECK YEAAAAA !!!!!!! That's why I give Salsa Caliente 5 Stars :-)

Hands down the best class I've taken. Very good attention to detail and perfecting your style no…read morematter what level you are. I highly recommend this studio and its instructors.

I hired the Show Girls for my husbands 40th Birthday Party as a surprise for him and all my guests…read more I had never hired any entertainment and did not know what to expect. Cleo put me at ease and helped me with the process of booking them. I must say these girls are even more beautiful in person. They made everyone comfortable and did a great performance. Everyone enjoyed them. I would definitely hire them again. They were so much fun and very professional. Thanks for making my husbands 40th birthday one he will never forget! Thanks Cloe, Tammy,Allie and Marilyn!

Even with the loss of state funding for local arts programs, Stageworks continues to put on…read moreincredible theater. Each season offers a range of shows, some poignant and others hilarious. They choose timely work. Never a miss spending an afternoon or evening here.

Intimate theatre right in downtown Tampa. Comfortable seating, a small bar, hospitable staff and…read moresaw an amazing small-stage show. Their upcoming list looks impressively diverse from Evil Dead The Musical to one about Malcom X / MLK Meeting.

I met up with fellow Yelper Elite Giovanna D. We had fun…read morehanging out and painting! Painting with a Twist is located on S. MacDill about a block to the east of Bayshore in S. Tampa. Very walkable area. Across the street from Datz. The best place to park is in the back of their building and walk around. Parking is limited on the street in this area. I wanted to paint something for my boyfriend for the holidays and Gia was nice enough to agree to my pick, so we painted a black light, northern lights scene. I think both of ours turned out pretty good, albeit better under the black light! LOL Gia's looked better than mine. We went on a Friday night and had some very exuberant groups of young people with us. They were so much fun. Our instructor Nicole held a couple of contests and 4 people got to take home paintings from the gallery. I didn't win and I was insanely jealous! Ha!! The paintings Nicole and the other instructors create are fabulous! They are available to purchase and extremely reasonable prices. What fun gifts! Hmmm.. can I say I painted it?! Lol... I wouldn't do that. Anyone who knows me wouldn't believe me anyway. Nicole gave us step-by-step instructions and came around and helped us out when we made a couple of small mistakes. It moves pretty fast and I struggled a bit to keep up. I think the more you do it, the faster and more comfortable you will get with painting. The 2.5 hours went by so fast! I hope to go back to paint a canvas that includes lights and a do a paint your pet class. Go paint, drink, and be merry at Painting With A Twist!

Always a fun time at painting with a twist. Lots of paintings to choose from, check their schedule…read more You bring your own beverage of choice and glasses. They provide the paint, canvas and a good time. The instructors are always friendly and very talented. You can now make your own candle or linen spray too with a ton of scents to choose from. Check out the option to paint on wood planks as well- way more challenging but fun.

BUYER BEWARE. Unprofessional, Unresponsive, and No Accountability. This business takes payment but…read moredoes not stand behind its service when an issue arises. Booked and paid for a paint session for 3 at Painting with a Twist (Sheldon Rd). I called multiple times over 2 hours before the class--no answer, no live support. I did not ask for a refund, only to reschedule for a later date. They refused any resolution, blamed "lost paint," and "no proof of phone calls" despite several pictures of phone logs provided, and wouldn't even offer a partial refund. Despite the fact that their failure to answer calls made well in advance caused the situation, they refused to offer any alternative, resolution, or even a partial refund. Customers should not be penalized for a company's lack of communication or basic customer service. I've taken many paint classes like this before and have never experienced anything close to this level of poor service. This business takes payment but does not stand behind its service when an issue arises. Extremely disappointing. Avoid.

We had so much fun together. It was nice to get in touch with our inner child and paint. The leader…read moreof the class was super helpful in creating the outlines of our desired photos. We felt like true artists ‍

We went Sunday 9/23/18 Took my family of 6 and we all…read moreenjoyed it! The people watching was hilarious and exciting and we enjoyed the shopping booths. LOTS of stuff to look at. Everyone in Cosplay is so cool about taking pictures with them. We enjoyed it very much- must go!!!

My family has attended megacon for many years now in both Orlando and Tampa. This was the first…read moremegacon that we were greatly disappointed in. It felt considerably smaller than usual and the panel activity was greatly lacking. Many of the booths featured the same types of product. Holding this event twice a year may be causing attendance fatigue. We will still continue to go but maybe not as often.

This park has come along way!!!! This park use to be a run down, a little hole in the wall type for…read morelittle leaguer's. But now they have upgraded to an outstanding park to play at. The park now host travel ball teams from all over to come play at their fields. They have new batting cage, better grass, and their bathrooms are one of the best for a ball park. Only thing negative is the parking lot. Very spacious but very bumpy and a lot pot holes are around. So just be cautious when parking.