*Rediscovering Myself Through Dance: A Journey for New Moms* As a child, I found joy in Bharatnatyam and Hindustani classical vocals, with performance feeling like second nature. But as a new mother, I realized how much I missed that creative outlet--something just for me. Stepping into Dance Identity in Sunnyvale reignited that passion. It's not just about learning new dance styles; it's about reconnecting with myself, embracing movement as an expression of joy, and finding a supportive community along the way. Some of my fellow dancers have become dear friends, making this journey even more rewarding. To all the new moms (and anyone else seeking to be part of a community while learning to dance) out there looking for an energizing escape, a space to move, express, and connect--come dance with us. You deserve this! read more

I am a regular at this studio for years now. I am not sure how I missed leaving a review for you Yelpers! I can promise you there is something for everyone - from non dancers to professional dancers. I personally have grown so much here and I love all my instructors. They offer dance classes in many styles. I've tried a bunch of their classes like hip-hop, bolly-hop, Jazz, salsa and contemporary. Oh! they offer fitness classes as well, you won't regret it. Check out their Instagram for videos! :) @danceid, @difitwithshaira read more

Shairas DI Fit classes twice a week is the only thing that gets me to work out! She makes the class very engaging and somehow after all the injuries and hours of dancing prior to the DI fit class, is full of energy! read more

My fiancee and I wanted to learn a Bollywood dance for our Sangeet night. My fiancee had some prior experience with dancing, but I am someone who has absolutely no clue how to dance. I am so glad that we went with Dance Identity.. our instructor, Snigdha, was super friendly and helpful. Even her husband helped out with the groom's steps and seeing them dance made it even easier to learn. She taught us both some simple yet elegant steps, and in a couple of weeks we had it mostly down. Her choreography was simply outstanding. She also made the song mix for us. We chose 2 songs and asked her for a recommendation for a third song. She made a mixtape with parts of all 3 songs that flowed really well. She was very patient with teaching us the dance and gave us a recording of the steps we learned to practice at home. If you are looking for dance lessons, without a doubt I would recommend Snigdha at Dance Identity!! read more

The instructors are super talented and the classes are unapologetically vigorous and fun! I forget all my stress during my dance classes and let loose to the max. Shout out to Shruti, Gourav and Shaira who are some of the best instructors I've had the pleasure to learn Bollywood funk and Bhangra from! I rediscovered my passion for dance through this place. It's never too late to learn and dance! Are you still reading this review? Stop! Just join already!! :) read more

We had invited Dance Identity for a private party at our home to assist with a dance floor session like a lead and follow event for an hour. It was awesome! The dance instructor, Snigdha was extremely cordial and whole-heartedly agreed to the song suggestions I had come up with. Thank you so very much, Snigdha!! I can't even start to explain how awesome your session was, you were just so vibrant fun-loving rocking graceful awesome dance teacher!!! we all loved the time spent with you, everyone can't stop raving about you. You just made it look so effortless and we had a total blast ! We always used to keep DJs but starting now this will become the norm in our parties. Thanks again to Snigdha and Dance Identity! read more

I joined DI 10 yrs back and since then it has been my home. I honestly wouldn't have picked dancing as a serious hobby if it wasn't for DI. It's simply amazing. Over all these years I have been trying to find what does this name Dance Identity means. To me, this is a place where dance becomes part of your identity. The kind of things I learn here is simply mind blowing. The instructors are not just professional dancers by themselves, but are committed to make sure everybody gets what they want. The biggest difference from other places is that here you choose your own goal. If the goal is to take break from work and have fun, then have fun - which is perfect for a working professional like myself. I am truly grateful to find this place and only wish if I had joihere sooner. read more

So my family gifted me a 1hr Bollywood dance class... truly thinking out of the box for what "mom" would want. It was so fun. Our instructor was Snegha, and she did a wonderful job coordinating 3 kids aged 9-14 and my husband, and myself. We are not intrinsically coordinated. She chose upbeat music that was easy to follow. She simplified the moves, and we rehearsed and laughed, and by the end, we had a full 3 minute routine. Considering we started with zero skills... I was very impressed. :). Thanks to Snegha, and Dance Identity for helping this momma make some great moves and memories! read more

Love Shaira's classes, I have known Shaira for years and take many many classes from her, love her energy, style, choreo and song selection.

I had attended a few regular and performance spotlight sessions. My experience, especially with the Bollywood routine, has not been as enjoyable. Even for a dancer with good rhythm and decent style, the class becomes almost such a negative experience that you start doubting your own dance. Here's why - Annually, the company holds a performance in a well sized auditorium called spotlight. Practice classes happen for 3 months before spotlight day. It is quite demotivating and mentally draining to attend the spotlight practice sessions where the instructor is usually picking her standard favorites to dance at the front of the group. The favorites simply mean people who are on good, jovial terms with her, not just the ones that dance well. It doesn't matter how regularly and sincerely you attend class or how many sessions you attend or even how much you practice to pick up the choreography and the technique. (A person who might have missed close to half the classes might even be positioned right at the front of the group.) The dancers that have flaky memory with the choreography or are not as good with timing are promoted to higher level classes by the instructor. It really helps if you stand right behind the instructor during practice so she can notice you. Sadly, I was slow to realize it. It becomes really hard to move from one level to another if the instructor doesn't really care about or notice your growth and improvement as much as you care about dancing. Would not recommend this place unless you are willing to go through this mental anxiety and self doubt, if you are one of the unlucky ones who go largely unnoticed. read more

I have been taking classes at Dance Identity for the past 3 years. I was a complete beginner when I started and it has become so addictive. The place is very spacious and clean and the teachers are very genuine and passionate about sharing their knowledge and love for dance. I would highly recommend this place for anyone who wants to try out dancing, whether it be contemporary, hiphop , Bollywood or Bhangra. One more important factor that drives me and many others to Dance Identity are the excellent friendships. Join up for their classes and you won't regret! read more

I've been coming to the DI Fit classes for several months now. It's SO fun !!! I started out with zero Bollywood experience, but that was no problem -- I'm getting it now. :-) Shaira is an incredible teacher -- she is super enthusiastic and loves her students !!! Where else can you get a real Bollywood dancer as your fitness instructor ??? Look on Dance Identity's IG and FB pages for plenty of class videos ! read more

Just realized it's been a little over a year since I started going to the DI Fit classes now so I figured I'd leave a review :) The DI Fit classes are awesome. Every class is a good combination of cardio, Pilates and weight training. I've tried a couple of other group fitness offerings lately (Barry's, Soulcycle...etc) and while I've enjoyed them, it's still really hard to beat the value, the workout and the amount of fun you get here. Highly recommend! read more

This review is strictly for studio rental. Dance Identity is one of the few studios that actually rent out their studio space. It is so hard to find a dance studio around the area that lets you rent out their studio. I was looking for a dance studio to rent out for my small hip-hop crew and Dance Identity was the perfect pick. Not only was the studio in my area but the room itself had plenty of space. Their pricing is also reasonable. You do have to put down a deposit but as long as you return the studio as you found it, I guarantee you will get that deposit back. The dance studio itself contains nice wooden flooring, mirror walls, a kitchen sink, a bathroom, and a stereo for all your personal usages! I would like to thank Shaira and Riddhika for their total cooperation and great communication through my emails! I will definitely be renting out this space again in the future! Highly recommended! read more

To all those dance freaks who are on the look out for a fun place to learn dance, Dance Identity is THE place. It was after a long hunt i finally settled down for Dance Identity coz i tried many dance studios in bay area and nowhere i felt the passion for dance. Shaira is such an amazing dancer/choregrapher/teacher and one would feel this right from day 1 of the class. Be it Jazz or contemporary or the bollywood daace class, its not just the techniques that you learn but also the core strength and strong base to become a better dancer. And also if you are looking to shed away your extra calories but do it in a fun way, try out Dance Identity's cardio classes. You will improve your fitness moving to latest dance grooves set to hot music. This high energy dance work out will make you sweat, drop the pounds and get rapid results while you DANCE, DANCE and DANCE!!!!. Its a $14 drop in fee and $120 for 10 sessions for a class card. I have been taking DI's cardio and jazz class for the last 6 months and its so muchhhhhhhhhhh fuuuuuuuuuunnnnn!!!! So, come, try Dance Identity and I promise its worth every penny!!!! Location/Schedule details: http://www.danceidentity.com/schedule_location.html read more

Dance Identity aka DI is a dance school with a purpose. And the purpose is to help students find and reach their personal goals. Every student possesses a unique style and this school recognizes that. It doesn't matter if you have never danced or had had years of dance training, this school will have something to teach. I have been with DI for more than 2 years now. The school has offered me training, stamina building, exercises, dance practice, friends and most importantly, lot of fun. The instructors are highly trained professionals and above all motivating. Pick any class among cardio, contemporary, hip hop or bollywood, the warmth and friendliness of the people here will make you come every session. Very happy with the school for helping me find my dance identity! read more

Dance Identity classes are a lot of fun! I took the Bollywood Dance Class at Supreme Court in Sunnyvale for $120/10 classes. Shaira is a professional Bollywood choreographer (she's choreographed famous movies like "Dhoom"). She's a fantastic teacher, always energetic and patient. She will repeat moves until the class gets them. The music is the latest Bollywood film music - usually hip-hop/club beats. The dances are a fusion of Indian movies, jazz moves, and Bollywood. Lots of fun, although the dance classes tend to be mostly female (we had ~15 women & 1 guy). read more

At the urging of my coworker, I decided to give it a try by taking Tuesday's cardio class. The class is full of energy and fun, and great instructor! Sorry about leaving a small puddle of "water" on the floor when doing the floor exercise...8-) Totally enjoy it!!! Definitely will come back for more... read more

Nima is one of the best teachers I have come across. Not only that, she is an absolutely fantastic dancer! I've taken bollywood cardio classes at cupertino and totally enjoyed it. The cardio portion is what I am most interested in and adding in a bit of fun and dancing is the perfect blend. Nima is a patient teacher and has the right amount of warmup, cardio, dance and yoga in her class to keep you engaged. I recommend this class to anyone interested in getting a great workout as well as learn some great dance moves! If there is anyone I'd like to take Bollywood Cardio with - It's with Nima and Dance Identity! Dont miss out! read more

Dance Identity is so amazing.. I still remember my first day with Dance Identity where I could not move my two hands together in two different directions; people said I had two right feet. Today I hear a different story. People wanting to learn "that twist wala step" from me. I having a lot more confidence to dance, to present myself on a platform where 1000s can watch and still it doesnt dampen my enthusiasm. Dance identity is much more than Dancing.. ALl you fitness freaks, you should definitely join DI cardio classes and see the change in you. I have been told by people the difference in weight after I joined Cardio Classes. Dance identity is not just dancing on bollywood numbers, it is much more. With every class, I learnt the correct technique be it a simple stamping of the foot or be it co-ordination of legs and hands. I learnt contemporary, Jazz, hip-hop, bhangra and more importantly, the correct way to do it. Kudos to Shaira and the DI team .. I really am able to identify the dancer in me.. read more

DI is the best dance school I have known in bay area. All the instructors are very friendly and talented. Shout out to Krithi whose Bharathanatyam fusion sessions I have been attending . She is very sweet and teaches in the pace we are most comfortable with. Her classes are really fun!! read more

Shaira and her dancers were awesome! My office hired Dance Identity to perform at an event we held and the dancers arrived on time for a run through, were prepared when it came time to perform, and then wow'd our crowd. They brought high energy and smiles to the stage. Shaira listened to my needs and offered to choreograph something that would fit what I was asking for. We LOVED the performance! Thanks so much to the entire production team and dancers. So glad we found you! read more

This review is long overdue for the wonderful Mrs. Riddika! My family first met her this past January as she trained my Sister and Brother n law for a Bollywood style dance for their wedding reception. I will have to say that with over 250 guests in attendance, their performance knocked everyone's socks off! They got so many rave reviews and compliments that people were shocked how they were able to accomplish such a task since both are busy in their profession. They did acknowledge that without Riddika, it would have never happened so smoothly! Fast forward six months later, and it was my turn, as I was getting married! For my Wedding reception, my Wife and I needed someone that would help us with a Bollywood performance which would mellow the crowd starting with a nice slow dance and finish up with lighting and electrifying our guests! Well, we did not have to look any further as Riddika was our go to girl! After five lessons with Riddika, she was really able to help us accomplish this and even better when our Wedding Reception came around we were extremely confident in front of 300 guests who were amazed and wanted more. Riddika is a very kind, patient and understanding Dance Instructor. She also teaches not only the correct moves with the tempo of the song, but facial and hand expressions as well. Because of that, my wife was a very fast learner, it was me that was dragging the rhythm but Riddika had a game plan in place where she reformed the dance moves and I was able to fly with inspiring colors! Riddika is also quite busy so I recommend booking her in advance. Other than that, I sincerely recommend Riddika at Dance Identity for personalized, proficient, and gratifying Bollywood private dance lessons!! Mr. and Mrs. Shaun P. Hayward,CA read more

My fiance and I wanted to learn a Bollywood-style dance for our wedding reception and hired Deepta at Dance Identity for private lessons. She was super friendly and easy to work with, from helping us choose the right song to nailing down the moves. She was very patient with us (my fiance is a beginner at dance) and made sure to modify moves that were too difficult. She also provided a lot of helpful tips on the small things that make a big difference, like facial expressions and hand positions. After just three lessons, we were able to learn an entire 2 and 1/2 minute dance. When it came time to perform at the wedding, we had a great time and our guests went wild over it! Many people told us that it was a highlight of the evening. I would definitely recommend Deepta and dance identity for personalized, professional, and enjoyable private lessons! read more

The instructors are fun and friendly to work with. The choreography is easy to learn. I have worked with Shalaka, Shaira and Pooja... They are caring and bring the spirit from us through dancing. Happy to be a part of DI!!! read more

Glad that I found Dance Identity - a place for masthi energetic dance classes. A big thank you to all of DI instructors (Shaira, Riddhika, Nima, Pallavi, Supriya, ..) & DI crew. Every one at DI are very friendly. With the dance classes - it's all new level and thanks again for pushing us to the next. Admire and respect each one of you for your patience, passion, energy, to teach and deal us when we aren't doing it right. Appreciate it!! Another good thing it's kinda socializing time too after the class - meeting new ppl and learning new things. read more

Dance Identity is amazing. I cannot say enough about them, and highly recommend their classes to anyone that has ever been interested in Bollywood, or any of the other classes offered by Shaira and her fabulous staff of instructors. I have never been so inspired before by dance fitness classes. The moves are fresh and fun, the music is energizing and they always have the latest music. The generosity and kindness towards students is incredible. DI truly wants students to have an unforgettable and positive experience. read more

I have been going to dance identity technique and contemporary classes in Fremont for a few sessions now. Love these classes. Riddhika is an awesome teacher and she focuses on technique and makes you understand well how to do a posture or step. She is very attentive and gives individual attention to each of her student helping them make progress with each class. read more

This review is based on an outstanding choreography done by Dance Identity for 3 of our dances to be performed on my Sangeet night and Reception (couple of our Indian Wedding events). We loved the way Riddhika and Deepika taught us the steps, slowly and gradually leading from start of the song to the end, thinking of the steps on the go, and getting it perfect right there and then. They did a lot of hard work to make sure we also follow them on each step, and if needed they also slowed down their pace to match ours. At the end of every session of choreography for all these performances, we recorded a video of all the steps we learned so far, before heading out, and that helped us in practice at home. Eventually, we got our steps/moves almost as per what was taught. Riddhika is a real fun person and great choreographer. We had a blast in those sessions with her. She even helped us figure out which parts of the songs would not look good with dance, so as to cut those parts out, etc. Got very less chance to work with Deepika, but we caught up really nice with her in those few sessions, and she is an equally fun person. Couple of sessions were very close to our Wedding events, so she drove to our place to finish up those final sessions. That was really nice of her. Shaira has created an amazing team and atmosphere at the venue. Guests at our Wedding events loved our dances, and we give all the credit for that to this amazing Dance Identity team. All in all, an extremely talented and super cool team to work with. read more

Dance Identity is the best Bollywood Dance class out there. But it doesn't stop there. They are excellent Hip-hop, contemporary ,Salsa and Bharatnatyam instructors too. All instructors are very skilled dancers and extremely patient while teaching. The choreography is never dumbed down for the students and hence every day is challenging, yet fun to learn. For me that is the best part as personalized teaching beats commercialization any day. Plus you get ample performance opportunities if you are interested. read more

Dance Identity and Dance Identity Team is awesome!!! It is a great place to have dancing+fun without any fear and also constantly work on your skills and improve. I had also learnt Private dancing lessons to participate in a talent show at my work and enjoyed the entire session for their great routine and teaching. All my tenure I have been lucky to learn dancing from Shaira and Ridhika. I always admire for their generosity, dedication and patience to teach each of us and work towards improvising each of our dancing skills. I feel more confident day by day at my dancing skills. I love their Bollywood DanceFuze and Technique classes and cannot miss enrolling to the classes every session. read more

Cant' say HOW wonderful the classes at Dance Identity ARE !!..Its not just Bollywood that you get to learn here, but also other styles like Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop etc etc. Shaira is an excellent teacher/trainer/choreographer..She not just focuses on fitness but also on technique & core strength.. If wanna learn more than Bollywood, BE THERE !. If you wanna grow as a dancer, BE THERE ! If you wanna discover the dancer in you, BE THERE ! read more

Hey awesome peeps and fellow fitness freaks :) Holiday season is right around the corner and it's time to prep your body to withstand the extra calories that you will be consuming in the coming weeks ;) How?!? Try Shaira's cardio classes -- have fun, build stamina, and most importantly look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! She teaches the Bollywood cardio classes on Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM at the Sunnyvale studio. Covers cardio to Bollywood, jazz, hip hop music...it is recommended that an average adult should do 30 - 40 mins of cardio every day especially if you are sitting a desk and working all day...like me!...what better way to meet this "recommended requirement" than to shimmy away to some awesome music and have fun at the same time! We all know this...but here goes anyway...the key thing with any form of exercise or diet is to be consistent...and if you are a dance lover or just love hanging around some great company, come try her 6:30pm cardio class...even if you don't know how to dance and have never danced before, who cares?!? seriously! Nobody will judge you and we all are there to have fun, learn how to dance, and have a fabulous time! Do your cardio and get done with the exercise for the day in an hour! SIMPLE! ;-) Drop-ins are more than welcome for the cardio fitness class every Thursday @ 6:30pm. I've been taking her classes for the past 5 months and it's sooooooo fun! See y'all there! Fitness Freak xoxo :) Class schedule @ www.danceidentity.com Performance Video @: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGVXc52skeY Dance Classes Video @: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ztvCj7vayw read more

See all

DI classes are total fun. Though I couldn't attend all the sessions cos of my work constraints, I enjoyed learning the new techniques from Shaira. She knows what it takes to be a good choreographer and she is good @ it. If you like dancing (n ofcourse want to stay fit :-D) , try Dance Identity. Worth every dollar :-) read more

Shaira's an amazing teacher. I have purely been with dance identity for the quality of dance that she teaches. Dance Identity aka DI recently gave a fabulous performance on the PAN-IIT Diwali Dhamaka event...I being part of that show too. DI is all about having fun, learning more about dance in its various form (Contemporary dance form being the highlight) and enjoying the same :) read more

I love dancing and this is the perfect place to learn new dance forms while have fun at the same time. I joined a Monday class and I no longer have the Monday blues . I have joined the Bollyfuze class and our instructor is Deepika. She is fun and full of energy. She practices with you until you get the step right and is a very good dancer herself. I intend to continue and join other classes. read more

My wife and I took our first class "Bollywood DanceFuze" and we greatly enjoyed the whole experience. this is a perfect class for adults who want to enjoy learning dancing and also get some exercise done. Our instructor Deepika is amazing dancer and instructor and a lots of fun to work with read more

Nima's classes are amazing!! a non stop work out and so much fun!!. If you like to dance, have fun and get a good work out at the same time Nima's bollywood cardio class is for you... The class combines bollywood ,zumba steps, hip hop, jazz. Dance to a combination of all types of awesome fast paced and rocking music . You will not want to stop once you start!!. Nima is an awesome instructor and she will get the best out of you and give you an awesome wokout!! Super fun!! I got to her Wednesday class in cupertino @0730pm . it's not just a workout, it's a Cardio dance party! So people, bring your bottle of water and a towel and get ready to loose those calories and have some fun!! The combination of some Yoga stretches and ab workout will make you burn those calories and shape/tone you body. If your looking for a workout and some fun!! this is the place to go.. Its a $12 drop in fee (inexpensive) and $80 for 8 sessions. I signed up for the 8 sessions... So! definitely check this class out. They also have more classes at different locations, check the schedule out at danceidentity.com read more

I attended the Bollywood and Hip-hop sessions and they were amazing. All the instructors - Shaira, Riddhika and Deepika are awesome and all their classes are really fun filled. I strongly recommend dance identity if you are looking to learn some dance steps and have a good time read more

Finoli is just an awesome dance teacher. The amount of energy and passion she puts in teaching dance steps in phenomenal. I learnt three bollywood dances from her to perform on upcoming wedding celebration in family and believe me I could not even imagine that I can ever dance to such a perfection in steps. She has very good techniques and puts lots of thoughts in the song which would look better as per the situation with proper use of props if required. Very Friendly, cheerful and ever smiling teacher who can help even a non dancer to perform on the stage with a wow factor. Highly recommended. read more