Great structured dance program for children and teens!read more

I love the administration of Ballet On Wheels. This school is well run, and the performamces and…read moreprograms are remarkable. I think that Ballet On Wheels is a very good dance school and company, but what I love most is the personal and professional development the students get. They go on to do very well in college and some even teach classes for the school while in college.

About 10 years ago I was teaching here for the summer and it was a great experience. The owner was…read morereal nice and decent and the kids were amazing with loads of talent and luckily I brought my Los Angeles swagger to Memphis to put them on the right track to dance. At the time Justin Timberlake's little brother Jonathan was one of my students as well and I remember he took to dance really well. I taught 3 to 4 classes a day from 8 years old to the teenagers and a mommy class on Fridays. Those were the good ole days in Memphis, but if you're ever in Germantown and you have the need to get your dance on please go to this studio.

I wish I could give three and a half stars! Studio B is home to numerous dance classes from ages 3…read moreto adult. Each spring, students work together and put on a big recital, for which parents have to stand in line to buy tickets. Costumes, production, the whole shebang. Rehearsals are daily the week prior to the program. Every other week of the school year, students attend a weekly class. The little ones take in the downstairs classrooms, accessed either through a back door (which they don't want anyone using when weather is cold, because it puts a chill on the downstairs studios), or through the painfully tight upper lobby and down a set of metal spiral stairs. When classes change, this is a truly hectic scene. I've started just dropping my 3 year old daughter in the lobby to walk herself down, because the stairs make me so nervous! In the changing area/restroom, something is always broken or out of order. The big dance area upstairs is a beautiful space, with plenty of room, great windows, and the tweens and teens seem to take their classes up there. The little girls are allowed to wear whatever leotard they like to classes, as long as they have appropriate dance shoes and purchase the tap shoes provided by the studio (they must all match for the show). Hair is to be up in a bun when possible, and not in a bow. When we came to join the studio in the fall, we may have caught the staff at a bad time. Miss Deborah, the dance teacher for the little ones, had just driven to Chicago and then lost her phone while she was up there. I never could get anyone on the phone from the actual studio, and have not been able to get much information from them via email. Your best bet is just to come into the studio between 4-5:30 one afternoon, to get information in person. It sounds from this review that it is a terrible place, but my daughter *adores* her hour-long ballet class, Miss Deborah, and the other little ballerinas. As long as she continues to enjoy it, we'll keep her enrolled. Maybe someday they'll expand, or get a bigger space. Until then, keep handing out the stickers, and we'll keep paying!

My daughter enjoys the instruction here and everyone is extremely welcoming! Definitely recommend!read more

Our family has tried 3 other dance studios prior to Pat Brown. We finally started with PBSD and…read morehaven't looked anywhere else. When it comes to technique, there is not comparison anywhere near Jackson. The dancers are so obviously cared about and the teachers not just teach great dancing, but also make sure the kids are building good character!

I'm sorry to say I was very disappointed in the new theme of The Nutcracker. Compared to the old…read moreclassic version the new one is just too modern. If someone had never seen the old version and went to it for the first time, they could easily grasp and follow the story. This new version does not make any sense. I mean really... replacing the Russian with peppermint sticks? Is this a Candyland theme? Sometimes change is not good when you are dealing with a classical ballet. As always, the orchestra was spectacular, as worthy lead dancers. However, I'm thinking Ballet Memphis Just doesn't have the talent it used to. So many of the dancers aren't even en pointe anymore! My 17 year old granddaughter has been attending the nutcracker since she was three years old, and says this 2025 is the last time she will ever attend unless the old version is brought back. It seems like everything has been cheapened, for lack of a better word. Even the costumes! The dancers' even lack emotion. Like many people I know I am so sorry this has happened to such a classical performance that people anticipated seeing each year

Ballet Memphis is such a treasure!…read more When they moved to Overton Square, they truly became an anchor for our performing arts district. I can't make it through the holidays without The Nutcracker and I really appreciate how they recorded the play and donated it to Memphis during the pandemic. I'm at the point where I know the dancers on sight and know their special gifts. I took a tour of the space before COVID-19 changed our lives. I love how you can see the dancers practicing from the street through the massive glass windows. They have dance school, community dance classes and a studio for pilates classes. I copied and pasted their class offerings: -Classical Ballet Training -Expanded Dance -Youth Ballet Memphis -Boys at Ballet Memphis -Community Dance -Summer Dance -Ballet Memphis Pilates -STOTT PILATES® Certification -Adult Ballet -Expanded Dance They have group mat and equipment classes for all levels, Total Barre™, Active for Life, bodyART™, Total Body Conditioning, and specialty clinics. Also, private and semi-private training. The costume shop is insanely amazing, you can also rent one of four studios and there's a business meeting rental space with high-speed fiber internet, teleconferencing and other features. They'll bring in caterers, table rentals and valet parking.

Prenatal Yoga w/ Emily Mulqueen…read more Going to prenatal yoga has been absolutely wonderful for my body and mind since I started going at about 18 weeks along. It's a low-impact fitness and helps you stay active during pregnancy. Emily leads the class and encourages everyone to move how they feel comfortable! She switches up the routine every class so it's never the same! I've enjoyed taking time away to focus on myself, my growing body, and my baby during these classes. Not to mention, the community of the class and being with other pregnant women in the area has cultivated a supportive environment where we can share our struggles, achievements, and our motivations throughout the pregnancy journey!

It's evident that Yoga is a lifestyle for the teachers here. It's been a great place for me to…read morelearn and deepen my practice. Everyone is very nice and I look forward to their workshops and special events.

Andriy choreographed a wedding dance for me and my husband. We enjoyed dancing at Blue Suede so…read moremuch that we kept taking lessons for years after the wedding.

Nice space to come with a large or small group for dancing lessons. The instructors were kind and…read moreready to party, they took their roles seriously and were patient! The mirrors, strobe lights, and dance floor fit the space. I could see myself taking a Zumba class or more salsa lessons here.

My daughter has been dancing here for over 10 years. She has had progressed well each year and the…read moreentire dance staff does a really job at teaching her. She has made lifelong friends. Each year, the studio does something fun. Last year, she was able to dance on a Carnival cruise and this year, she got to perform at Nationals in Sevierville, TN. The parents have become our friends too. We have gone to different birthday parties and had get togethers. Love DAB!

A great big Kudos to the staff at the Dance Academy of Bartlett. They teach dance to children from…read morethe age of 3 all the way up to 18. My granddaughter was enrolled with them. This morning was their recital. The older kids did a ballet using the music and telling the story of the Wizard of Oz. The choreography was sensitive and obviously put together with a great deal of professionalism. Some of the older girls, in my humble opinion, seemed to have attained to a level of professionalism as well. I think that the recital, itself, provided a vision to the younger kids and their parents just to what level, they could attain, if they so chose. Of course, the choreography was appropriately suited for each age group. But I must admitted that my granddaughter stole the show.