Dance Institute is an outstanding place to send your kids who are interested in dance! I moved my…read moredaughter to DI b/c of its ballet program. Having danced for many years, I was looking for a studio who would take ballet seriously. Ballet is the foundation for all dance genres and without proper instruction, a student will not master the proper technique to perform at his/her best. My daughter has improved tremendously under the instruction of Linda Holland. Her love for dance has exploded and now she dances with the Dance Institute Performance Academy, one of DI's award-winning competitive dance teams. DI also has a hip hop dance team called Street Heat. Its many talented hip hop dancers have also competed extremely well. The facilities and resources available at DI are not found elsewhere in Austin. If you are looking for a great studio to grow your child's passion for dance, Dance Institute is the place! Check it out!

Nobody puts Baby in a corner…read more Really, that's all you need to know. That and... come on guys, do you want to be Johnny's cousin manning the record player (excuse me, Ipod) again, or would you rather be Johnny singing "She's Like the Wind"? Er...ok that came out totally wrong. This is the Dance Institute, a beautiful brand new school built from the ground up specifically for the purpose of teaching you to shake your maracas or for your children's pointe preparation for Julliard. You might not think this is too special, what with dance schools all over the place, and Austin still not widely considered a bastion of dancing, despite the fact that Ballet Austin is the 4th largest ballet company in the U.S. But typically dance schools are constructed in preexisting spaces, and they do the best they can. This place is, well, bangin', from the design standpoint. Some pro dance folks have shown up here from out of town already to give workshops, and say it is one of the most killer dance spaces they have ever been in. Open, airy, that sort of thing. So if you care about that, voila! A very nice space to learn in. The Dance Institute's logo incorporates a couple doing a hot salsa or ballroom type number, and it is the partner dances that DI is primarily designed for (at least in terms of sheer physical space and adult classes), if you ask me. Their space is huge though, so really they can teach anything they want in there. In addition to the ballroom dance classes that start you on your way to Dancing With The Stars type stuff, and social dancing classes like salsa or two step, they also teach pilates and yoga. I am not familiar with their fitness classes, so I cannot comment on them, but they do have them. They also have regular social events (with byo beverages, last time Monichacha O and I attended) which are preceded by mini lessons in a variety of social dances that you can choose to pay for, or not, if you are already skilled in that sort of thing. On my 5 year journey to learn how to do some ballroom dancing here in Austin, I have taken lessons from many people, and at most of the schools in town. As I have improved, this has led me to become a picky picky bastard about my teachers. DI has several of the finest in partner dancing that Austin has to offer. And imho, Austin does not offer a whole lot of fine partner-dancing teachers (though I believe their number is slowly increasing). Teachers I like at DI: my faves there are Sabrina, Kat, and Denis. I do tend to favor the Latin dances, though, so these are the folks I have had experience with who I like, who do latin. Sabrina, the Ballroom Director, has had years of dance training, and uses a lot of crafty plain language descriptions to help you figure out why you can't seem to do a box step after 50 attempts Edison. Kat was a professional ballet dancer and not only teaches the ballet program for kids (I do not think there is an adult ballet program there now) but is a superb salsa dancer and instructor as well. Often she will get folks to go out to salsa dance at local clubs in town. Denis is a former U.S. 10 dance champion (this means that he and his partner competed against other people in ALL the dances they do on dancing with the stars, really really well) from Russia, yet despite being from a country that churns out seriously hardcore ballroom pros sorta like Bela Karolyi makes gymnastics champions, he is quite nice and caters to your ability without making you run through the snow like Stallone in Rocky IV. Additionally, you can take private lessons from all their folks rather than group classes, and they do lessons for couples getting ready for dancing at their weddings. Ok, so why not the 5 star? 1. they are located in BFE for a big chunk of Austin - you can see from google maps that Sitio Del Rio is near 2222 and 620. If you don't live close by, you are going to be burning a lot of gas to become Johnny Castle or Baby. 2. they are probably the priciest in town, though with the current state of the economy, perhaps they've got some deals going. 3. The number of truly intermediate to advanced dancers that are available at this point in time, in Austin, who frequent their classes there (or anywhere in town), to do Latin Ballroom, is still pretty low. This probably doesn't apply to most folks in the universe, but it does to me, so. The Dance Institute is pretty sweet. If they were closer to the heart of Austin, I'd say there is no good reason you shouldn't give it a shot to get your dirty (or Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgers' style) dancing on.

I have been taking my kids to Lonestar since 2019, and all three of my kids have taken classes…read morethere. The studio is well organized, and they maintain a culture of supportiveness, encouragement, inclusion and kindness, which is so important for youngsters when learning how to do anything but especially any performance art. Many of the teachers are former or current students, and several are current or former members of the UT Pom squad. We love this place!

My daughter has only been here for a couple of weeks but I must say we love the center + the…read morecoaches! My daughter gets so excited to go to class. Everyone treats the parents, staff, children with such respect. I can definitely see us staying for the long term.

I have had the pleasure of having gabby as a teacher for years. This is someone who goes above and…read morebeyond to ensure that her students progress in their goals. Everything from structured and individualized lesson plans to spending the day on a pointe shoe fitting to attending progressing students outside performances. She will go beyond the classroom to ensure that her students are well equipped. You can tell that she truly cares about each one of them. As an instructor, she has impeccable knowledge of classical ballet technique and the body. She focuses on creating strong dancers, with safe and solid alignment. Her advanced knowledge in other disciplines, including kinesiology and pilates, make her incredibly knowledgeable on how to approach dance with strength and safety. She will not let you get away with sloppy technique! She will make sure you improve correctly!

Gabby's instruction is caring and thoughtful, while remaining disciplined and goal oriented. She…read morehas helped me grow quite a bit in the couple years that I've worked with her and I am extremely grateful!!

We are owners of a preschool in Cedar Park and used Marinelle as a dance instructor for our…read morecommunity event. She was a great hit with the crowd and made our dance party a memorable and fun one for everyone who attended! We contacted her at the last minute when we had another dance instructor bail out on us. Marinelle was so professional and asked all the right questions and expectations about the event. That really put our minds at ease! On the day of the event, she played the right music for our family crowd and got them grooving and moving to some amazing Zumba beats. She could single-handedly handle a big crowd and did not flinch or get nervous anytime, and kept checking with us constantly if she was doing the right thing. She was the reason our dance party was such a hit!! We will definitely invite her back again for our preschool events.

Marinelle's Zumba class is the best I've ever taken. She's an amazing dancer, so not only are you…read morelearning really cool dance moves, but you're getting an incredible workout. And on top of that she is so friendly and motivational throughout the class. Highly recommend this one!!

We've been taking studio from Lily for a year and a half and we have loved every minute of it. My…read moredaughter and I are experienced dancers and have found Lily to be both knowledgeable and personable. She explains and breaks down information in a way that's accessible and accommodates for all body types and movement. She's the teacher we recommend to people who ask about belly dance instruction.

You have got to try Lily if you're just wanting to give belly dancing a try or if you've been doing…read moreit for a while. She is such an amazing, hard-working, beautiful teacher. She will push you, but everything she says is very positive and helpful. I am excited to come to class every week. She's also the first teacher I found who accommodated my light sensitivity by turning off the overhead lights. This meant the world to me because I stopped dancing for 3 years because I couldn't find a suitable place.

Training just started for my kid. Will post a review after 6 months with how the kid is…read moreprogressing. I expected I can watch the training. Unfortunately it's behind the curtain unable to watch the kid.

Cedar Park Dance Company started out with fairly humble roots; in a tiny one-room studio right next…read moreto the train tracks on Brushy Creek. This doesn't mean much to most people, but I think it is what made the school so welcoming and family-like in the past. In recent years, I have heard nothing but bad things, with parents and students alike feeling that the school has become more about the "business", more elitist, and more snobbish. I haven't been back since 2014 so I cannot comment on the accuracy of these statements, but something to keep in mind. This is a review for the adult classes only. I've danced for most of my life, but have not focused on any particular style. I tried out both Adult Jazz and Adult Ballet. Jazz was great - there was a thorough warmup, some across-the-floor combinations, and then an actual piece of choreography that we were going to learn and perform at the school recital! The instructor was awesome and friendly, accommodating the wide range of skills in the classroom. I didn't like ballet as much, but that's probably because I'm more used to the standardized class formats that are used at company feeder schools like Boston Ballet and Ballet Austin. There was less structure in the ballet class and - even though there were only 3 students that day - I felt like corrections were too generalized, unhelpful, and not given enough. Overall, a great place for recreational-level adult dance, but if you want to really work on and perfect your technique, I suggest you go elsewhere. The adult classes are really geared towards beginner-level individuals. Not a bad thing, just not what I needed at the time.

My daughter loves MUV and their instructors so much that we drive an hour to come here. They have…read moregreat training and a large, spacious facility. It is well worth the drive. Hudson is so excited to dance with some of her favorite choreographers. Thanks MUV!

MUV was recommended to us by my daughter's middle school dance teacher to get her ready for High…read moreSchool dance and to keep her skills sharp. My daughter had been on the dance team for the past 2 years in middle school and plans to pursue dance in High School as well. I was pleased to see that MUV offers flexible summer classes with the option to take various classes on a drop in basis. They offer high school prep classes, ballet, jazz, hip hop, technique classes and more. I have been so pleased with the classes and my daughter loves them. They have many highly trained instructors. They have multiple studios so they can run several classes at the same time. It is clean and well organized. I did have the pleasure of seeing their regular dance teams compete last year at a local competition and this studio does a great job!

Top notch dance studio. Our daughter takes ballet, contemporary, leaps and turns, and tumbling and…read moreloves it. Friendly staff and prompt communication. We highly recommend.