I have danced at a lot of different studios around Seattle. I was frustrated because there weren't…read moremany in South Seattle, and it also isn't easy to find awesome classes. Not only is Studio 206 close to my home and in an iconic Seattle building (Old Rainier Brewery), the classes are so fun! There are so many talented and engaging instructors to match any flavor of dance you are looking for. Classes are accessible for first time dancers, and also satisfy those who like a little more choreo. The community at Studio 206 is also amazing. So many wonderful people who support each other and have a blast, while getting a great workout. If you have been looking for dance fitness and are just now discovering Studio 206, then be very excited. You're going to love it!

This is the greatest Dance studio in the history of the world. Nicole is amazing. She is a positive…read moreand fun and she makes us sweat!!!! She has created such a wonderful community of amazing people and I'm lucky to call all of them good friends. I don't know what I would do without these amazing people in my life. Plus, she has gotten the best people together to instruct other classes and there is truly something for everyone. Don't miss this studio!!!! It's literally what I look forward to. It's my therapy. If you hate the treadmill, give this a shot. You will love it!!!!!! On top See you there!

OK, so I decided to surprise my partner with salsa lessons before our commitment ceremony. She…read morewanted to do a first dance and I always wanted to learn how to lead, so... Thankfully, Balorico came up when I searched for lessons in the West Seattle area. Vanessa (the instructor) really put me at ease from the start (I can be shy and a little neurotic). She is incredibly good at breaking down the steps/movements in ways that are appropriate to your style of learning. She is very good at knowing when one should be challenged further and when to pull back. She pays very close attention to detail and hey, she even laughs at my lame jokes-my partner and I are full of those. How she gets thru a lesson with the two of us I will never know, but we always have a great time and somehow she managed to make us look pretty damn good. It's really cool to see how much pride she takes in what we learn. There is genuine excitement when she sees that we are putting things together. I really can't say enough. We got a lot of compliments on our dance and that was really cool, but even cooler still is the fact that I can't wait to learn more.

I bought Salsa lessons with Balorico for my wife as a birthday present. We had recently taken a…read morethree week trip to Cuba and fallen in love with Salsa music and dancing and were eager to learn how to dance Salsa ourselves. After doing some research about classes offered in the South Seattle area I landed on Balorico and booked a beginners package with Vanessa Villalobos. At first I really liked Vanessa and was optimistic about what we would learn under her guidance, but would unfortunately find her teaching style frustrating and ultimately discouraging. Vanessa uses a rapid-fire method, introducing a new dance step, running it a few times, and then quickly moving on. I have some experience with dance lessons and am used to strongly incorporating a move into our muscle memory before moving on, which was an opportunity I rarely got with Vanessa. What was increasingly aggravating were her regular proclamations that we were "getting it!" or excited announcements like, "You got it!"... as I looked around at my fellow students that seldom seemed like the case. It was my impression that the majority of my fellow students were equally lost. Overall, I felt very rushed through this course and was so unhappy with it that we didn't even bother to go to the final class. In addition to not feeling like we were being effectively taught Salsa, Vanessa was regularly promoting other classes and events as constantly up-sales. Considering my frustrations with the class this was particularly irksome. I feel the focus should have been on delivering what we had already paid for. Vanessa clearly knows how to dance Salsa and while it was fun to watch her execute moves I don't feel she was very good at passing that knowledge on to beginners. Perhaps her methods are better suited for more advanced students, but I wouldn't recommend her for those starting out.

Wow, what a gem! My wife usually claims this spot for yoga and massages, but while she was away…read moreoverseas for a few weeks, she passed her bookings to me. Her loss, my win! I enjoyed a couple of massages--both the full-body and Thai were fantastic. This place is awesome, but don't let it get so popular that I can't snag a reservation!

I really really love this studio. For many years I practiced in a studio that was very structured,…read morewith a lot of focus on form. Dragonfly is different - the teachers often focus on what the students ask for, and are flexible in their classes. One of the things I love the most is the focus on breathing and where in the muscles we should be feeling/working. We also are encouraged to practice with our eyes closed. Also, wonderful, friendly community and lovely studio. So happy to be part of it!

Came here for a bach party, and we had the best time! The instructor was so kind, patient, and…read moreencouraging. It was most of our first time taking a pole dancing class, but she made everyone feel comfortable and confident from the start. The class was so much fun, the atmosphere was welcoming, and the pricing was very reasonable. I'd definitely come back for another class and highly recommend it for a girls' night or bach!

I know this place has been around but I only just found it. I'm an aerialist and not a pole dancer,…read moreso my review won't have much to do with the pole half of the studio. Pros: - I prefer aerial sling, so it delights me that this place has sling as a priority type of aerial. - Plenty of parking. One of my major dislikes of ECTA is their extreme lack of parking, which is enough of a headache that I'm often discouraged to go. Not so here! There's a number in front of the studio, but the lot across the street is also easy parking, and crossing the small street is pretty safe because not many people go through there. - Classes are pretty nice price- I got an intro class pack for 4-for-$40, and the regular priced class is about $25/class if you buy a ton of them. They also take a year to expire! - They have enough rigs/apparatuses that there's plenty of time on the fabrics, which I enjoy. - The goal in the class is to do a short routine, which I highly prefer over just practicing fundamentals Cons: - I guess it's because they don't have a front desk room area, but I've had to stand outside in the cold several times before class because I arrived early, because the doors are literally locked during class. The reason I aim to arrive so early? - Because their lateness policy is bizarrely unforgiving. Ten minutes late = locked door, no entry. So only solution is to arrive SO early that you're inevitably locked out, in case of things like...traffic. accidents. whatever. - I was feeling mildly sick once and wasn't sure I should go in. Figured eating the cost of the $10 intro class was okay... until I saw that there was an *additional* fee for no-showing. Why isn't eating the cost of the class enough?

This arts space is in industrial Georgetown. It is unassuming on the outside…read more Inside it is clean and professionally built out, with a hive of artists and two movement studios also going under the name of Base which can be used for performances. It is in the Factory Building of Equinox Studios. I saw my friends' dance performance here. Dance is a tough art endeavour. You need a large heated space with a good floor, which is expensive in artistic cities enmeshed in endless real estate speculation. In ballet and modern, with the experience of time, you gain expressive skills, while the same time wages a war of attrition on your bones and sinews. To maintain your skills, you have to be practicing several to seven days a week. Dance has a specialized audience and doesn't generate much revenue. It can take months of rehearsal to develop a piece that shows once or a few evenings. So with all those challenges, it is a pleasure to have a small, about 100 person audience performance and rehearsal space, in fact two, back to back. As a teaching and rehearsal space, it has mirrors, windows, and grey linoleum over a sprung floor. For performance it has very solid, carpeted movable risers, and folding chairs. There is a grey floor to ceiling curtain system on three sides which erases the windows and mirrors. The sound system is flown mackie SRMs on the four corners. The ceiling is 20 feet high. There is an elevated tech space and up to date theatrical lighting control. The bathrooms are clean and new, really sparkling. The building is wheelchair accessible, though it might be bumpy from the street parking to the main building entrance. The building is sprinklered and safe, with multiple exits, unlike many janky art warehouses we have known and loved. The building is home to art studios and creative businesses. Throughout, their work covers the walls. The building is in the Equinox Studios complex which has been a space for artists for 15 years. There is a blacksmith-welder who does architectural work there, perfect for an industrial area. There is not a huge amount of street parking, so it is best to arrive early for performance events. Yaw Theater is an up to date space for classes, rehearsals, and shows serving the Seattle metro from Georgetown.

A wonderful community theater experience! The staff is…read morequite friendly and kind, and the staging area is well lit and open. As an introvert, the tight, seating arrangement was a bit uncomfortable for me, so I probably won't return. However, I had an amazing experience, watching a performance by Master Shoko Zama.

We have taken a set of 8 online dance lessons with Michael and it was awesome! We have never been…read morebig dancers, but we learned a lot and feel confident about dancing at our wedding now! We also learned how to move together and can take our new skills to any party or dance setting we go to now and have fun dancing together. I was a little skeptical of how virtual lessons would work at first, but it went really well and it is definitely a great way to learn how to flow!

My wife and I recently did a 2-week wedding dance "boot camp" with Michael over Zoom. To say we did…read morenot have rhythm before these lessons would be a massive understatement! With Michael's guiding influence (and plenty of patience), we became confident with our dancing abilities in a couple short weeks and absolutely nailed our first dance at the wedding. If you are thinking about signing up with Michael to sharpen your dance skills, you should just go ahead and do it! P.S. I never thought a Zoom dance class would work so well but Michael has it down!