An overall wonderful experience!
My friend and I had our first visit to Bold Studios in WC after a not so great experience at a different lagree studio, and we're SO thankful we found Bold!
STUDIO - The studio itself is impeccable - so clean, beautiful natural lighting, and brand new megaformers. It's on the second floor and tucked away in an alley so it's in a nice, quiet location away from all the hustle and bustle of the streets of downtown. They also have cute merch and grip socks available for purchase in case you didn't bring any. My friend and I each bought a cute little tote bag!
PARKING - It's metered street parking, or use of the parking garage which is free for the first hour. I'd say just be prepared to find street parking and make a quick walk to the studio before class starts, JUST in case the garage is closed for event parking like it was the day we went! Luckily I found parking down by Havana and Wells Fargo so I was still able to be about 10-15 minutes early for our 11:30am class time.
CLASS - Our instructor, Ashley, is one of the owners of the studio. She was incredibly friendly and she made sure to welcome and chat with us clients before class, and also checked in with us after class. Her instruction during class was perfect - clear, concise, and perfectly descriptive so that if we weren't familiar with the name of the position we were supposed to be in, she was able to describe in detail how we should be positioning ourselves, modifications included! Thank you!!
As a former barre instructor, I learned in my training that the best instructors are the ones who can successfully teach a beginners class, plus optional modifications in case of limitations/injury, plus intermediate/advanced classes. Anyone can teach a class and just throw out names of positions expecting you to know what to do and how to do it, but it takes a great instructor to be able to guide new and/or returning clients through a class and have them leave feeling refreshed and accomplished instead of defeated and embarrassed.
My friend and I will most definitely be coming back to Bold when our schedules permit. I highly recommend coming to a Basics class to get the feel of lagree if you're new to it, and highly recommend Bold if you're looking for a lagree studio with welcoming vibes, no matter what fitness level you're at :) read more