This studio has been wonderful! I host a freestyle dance group every Sunday evening. Working with…read moreMelissa (the manager) is an absolute pleasure! She is very flexible and loves to have new renters rent her space. I came to her at the end of August and by mid October I was using the studio space and working very closely with her! The space is beautiful, and very chill and relaxed. There are such a variety of classes at this studio. Because of Melissa's trust and good faith, as well as the studio's atmosphere of friendliness, I would recommend this to anyone!

It is rare to find an angel on earth but believe me when I say there are a few angels at BAD and…read moreleading them all is Ms. Melissa. In the field of dance where everyone strives for the perfect figure and a perfect routine, Ms. Melissa teaches work and a lot of it, she never gives up and will never let you either. She loves to dance and teaches the kids just that. With her kind heart and words she pushes every single girl to do her best while always respecting and encouraging. The girls don't work towards a recital, they learn technique and will run through many different dances until together they decide what will be their final performance piece. BAD will put on a beautiful yearly recital, in an amazing theater with costumes and lighting and great music. Every year at the end of the recital someone will come up to me and say; "in our old studio the recital was much nicer... the level was higher...". Could be... I can't compare, but, Ms. Melissa isn't about the show. Ms. Melissa is about opportunities and making sure every single girl get her moment center stage. She's about improvement, making sure every girl dances better by the end of the year, and most of all she's about confidence every girl believes in her heart she is the best dancer that she could be.

Between my me and my husband we have 4 left feet... The thought of the first dance made me queasy…read moreof awkwardly tripping all over each other or swaying lifelessly on the dance floor for a painful ~4 minutes as our friends and family watched on. While browsing Groupon I noticed a deal for dance lessons at db studios, which was very conveniently located for us. Of course I browsed reviews ahead of time to make sure we weren't walking into a trap, and noticed that they had several glowing reviews on here. Congratulations to db studios too for celebrating their 1 year anniversary! The owner and instructor, Kendall responded immediately to our initial e-mail inquiry and we set up a FREE consultation dance lesson with her. I may have inadvertently made her update the website since it now says the Groupon/Yelp deals can't be combined. Oops! Kendall welcomed us to db studios, which is located within the Newton Congregational Church. The private lessons are rehearsed on the upper stage, which mimics the size of most venue dance floors. For the consultation she listened to our song to determine what type of ballroom dance style would fit best and we decided on the fox trot. We had the option of another style, but it did not allow for us to move around the stage as much. During the first lesson we learned the basic step as well as the box step. (I know, we are starting from the ground up here.) She worked with each of us individually by having us follow her side by side along with dancing with us directly. For each class she took notes to give us specific points of improvement to work on outside of class. We highly appreciated Kendall's flexible hours as I often work quite late. So we've had lessons starting at 8 PM. It's great that for Monday - Wednesday she is available until 10 PM! In addition, Kendall worked with our limited budget and we accomplished all that we hoped within the 3 official dance lessons. If the Groupon or Yelp offer is still available, I would definitely recommend taking advantage of the limited time offer. Regular priced private lessons are $85 for 45 minutes. I imagine that since this is a relatively new business she is just building up positive buzz and clientele base. Otherwise there are other comparable dance studios you can contact (most of them don't post the rates) to find out if their dance studios packages are more suitable. For more details about the actual lessons, what song we chose, photos from the wedding, and interactions with the owner check out my blog. https://ratedbyhanna.com/dance-lessons-db-studios/

My fiance and I took dancing lessons from Kendall in preparation for our first dance. Kendall is so…read morepatient and energetic. She makes learning how to dance really fun. She choreographed our entire first dance which is exactly what we wanted. She's the nicest dance teacher I've ever had! I highly recommend Kendall if you want to learn to dance and to also have fun doing it!

This ballet school changed my life and still is today. With high class ballet training in the…read moreCecchetti Method, The Ballet Academy has taught me how to build fundamentals and properly prepare for a career in dance. I can not say enough how amazing and well rounded Frances Kotelly, the Principal of the school is for her dedication and understanding of teachings.

This is the real deal, old school, disciplined, sophisticated ballet school. Your child will learn…read morethe classic techniques, mechanics, history and vocabulary in a low-pressure nurturing environment. You will be blown away when you see the skill and professionalism of all the girls in the annual recital. There are many phony "dance" companies out there but Ballet Academy is a true gem.

Best ballet teachers for adult open program and best piano accompanists in whole Massachusetts…read moremetro Boston area. Except Tuesday's morning one, I lIke all classes on both morning and evening. I wish they open Sunday class one day.

Although I've lived in the Cambridge area for almost 4 years, this was my first time at the local…read moreballet. Located inside the church, I have definitely walked by many times but never thought to come. I managed to snag tickets from a friend. My beau and I had stool seats, meaning that we were on tall chairs in the back. Some of the chairs were wobbly / broken so beware! There is a cash bar as well. Wine is $10, beer is $5, and bottles water is $2--we opted to skip refreshments. Overall, it was perfectly fine for the date. The crowd is what you would expect for a ballet: middle aged white people. One note for the college students thinking about coming, don't forget that ballets are not shorts+t-shirt places! The show itself was great. The theme was Suspicious Spaces. The stage and costumes were simple but the performers brought great athleticism and grace. There were two intermissions in the show. The show started 15 minutes late as well.

My little sister dances at Bailemos in Quincy. My mother put her in classes here to get her to be…read moremore active. They held an end of classes recital at a nearby high school. It seems like the way they do class placements is not so much age range based + skill level but solely just skill level. So you could be in the same class at 16 with a 5 year old if you're a beginner. This is probably due to not having that many students, just my assumption. The main dance instructor, also one of the owners I believe, did not inform the parents of what was going on for the recital. She had mentioned the time to arrive would be 12:30pm but in actuality that was the drop off time for the dancers to practice first. For me, I was not that surprised because I had done dance before when I was younger and grew up performing. But many parents were livid and annoyed, including my own. Recital started at 3:45. First, it was kind of unorganized. No use of curtains. Mainly projector & showed ads for 25 minutes of their sponsors... thought that was peculiar. Also, seemed to be a thing that majority of the different dance groups performing all looked confused & lost. No one seemed to know the choreography they were supposed to do so that was concerning to me. Questions that ran through my mind included: So what do they do in class? Did they come up with these routines the night before and expected them to remember? Everyone looked to be doing their own thing & did not look uniform at all. Another thing was, many people did not buy tickets to go watch & none of the staff checked tickets either. You could easily walk in free admission. I am no classical dancer, but I do know a thing or two about feet etiquette, which is super important in dancing, especially. Every dancer I saw on the stage had sickled feet & not turned out... that is bad & allows dancers to be injury prone. Sickled feet is usually due to a dancer's limited foot and ankle flexibility. So with that being said, why is this studio not implementing more stretching to increase flexibility during maybe the last 5-10 minutes of their 2-3 hr class? The main dance teacher/owner is a beautiful Latin style dancer. I'm not sure exactly how difficult it is to teach Latin dance nor learn it, but out of the 50 (approx) kids from both this location & Newton location, I only saw 1 girl who seemed to know what was going on.

It's a great environment for dancing, clean and pretty new. My daughter has been there for over a…read moreyear now and she loves it. The teachers are very passionated and supportive.

Just started training privately with Zoë and Melinda and I'm having a blast! I come in about once a…read moremonth. They share so many good details and aerial nuggets to explore, and it is a beautiful space to flow and create in that brightens up my training

Toxic and exclusive. They shouldn't take private lessons from people without experience then shut…read morethem out the door by deeming themselves too good and exclusive. Just brand your business as for professional training only.

it's a great dance studio kids are happy having fun and getting better it's a great space great…read moreteachers and the teams and classes are very good

I've been bringing my daughter here for 2 years. We love it! Miss Elizabeth is a fantastic teacher,…read morethe recitals are amazing, and the support staff are so helpful. The studio is clean and bright, and the waiting area is comfortable. The prices are reasonable too. We're very happy at ASD and plan to be here for many more years!

My husband and I decided to take dance lessons at Balera in preparation for our wedding. Our only…read moregoal was to not look like complete idiots - something that could have happened since we are horrible at dancing. Johnny, who is also the owner of Balera Ballroom Dance Studio, was our instructor. He was absolutely fantastic. Johnny had so much patience with us and was able to teach us the two-step, despite our lack of rhythm or ability. Johnny made our dance lessons fun, and we began to look forward to our weekly dance lessons. It is also because of Johnny that we heard roars of applause as we did every turn and twirl during our first dance on our wedding day. I highly recommend Balera to any bride and groom looking to learn a few dance steps for their first song. To warn you however, do not be intimidated when you first step on the dance floor. Balera teaches some very experienced ballroom dancers in addition to beginners. One time, when we had one of our dance lessons, the world champion of ballroom dance was there giving lessons to people who could have been national champions. If anything, by having these very experienced dancers with you on the dance floor makes you feel like you are part of Dancing with the Stars!

I learned about this place through a living social deal. Prior to purchasing the deal i checked the…read morewebsite for a discription of what the clas entailed and it stated: "A wedding is the beginning of your journey together and our goal is to create a first dance that is unique, memorable and expresses the love you share as a couple. Learning to dance is an opportunity to learn and grow together while accomplishing the goal of a first dance for your wedding. Our qualified instructors take the time to teach not only the basics, but are able to choreograph a dance from beginning to end to the wedding song you choose." My fiance and I took the "wedding dance" class based on the offer that was provided by living social- and were taught 3 steps and the instructor proceeded to "up-sell" us. I understand that everyone's ability is different and as such what can be accomplished in a 45 min class needs to be clearer. Rather than just offering one class they need to specifically spell out that the program entails multiple classes and the instructor has no intention of choreographing a dance during the first lesson. Regardless, we had fun and our instructor was friendly and enthusiastic; i just wish the information we were provided was clearer