My friend has been coming here for a couple of years and since I had some time available I told her…read moreI'd join. I am not a dancer or coordinated, but the sheer joy of the instructor and the moves and music made me want to come back! We went hard the whole hour with Adlai.

I had a relatively good time taking a cardio dance class here! I visited this fitness studio on a…read moreSaturday morning and it was packed! Walking-in, the music was loudly playing and the interior had a party type of vibe. Thankfully there were ear plugs available for purchase. Checking-in was a bit difficult since it was hard for me to hear the receptionist due to the loud music. She was also wasn't the most friendly or welcoming which didn't make me feel great. I also needed to use the bathroom and her directions weren't very clear, so I had to ask her where to locate it a couple of times. I ended up using the bathroom at a nearby spa which I'm not sure if that's the bathroom she was referring to. There were lots of cubbies to store my stuff before taking the class which was nice. The age demographic of the participants was on the higher side, but everyone seemed so energetic. The instructor was also fun and lively. I liked her hip-hop style choreography which was full of energy and grooves. I was impressed that she was able to dance with so much energy for an hour straight. I overall enjoyed the music selection and choreography of the class. Overall, a decent experience here. Since it was my first time, I was able to get into this class for $15. Otherwise it would be $30 which I think is a bit pricey compared to regular dance classes in LA that go for 1 hour and 30 minutes for around $20. However, I do recognize this could be the standard for these types of classes. I wouldn't go out of my way to do this again, but would be possibly down if someone invited me. More of a preference, but I would feel more comfortable taking classes like these with people closer to my age demographic.

I met Mari last year. She is a professional dancer and teaches all kind of dances. She started…read moreteaching me some Salsa moves on spot before I even sign up for her class. From that point I fell in love with Salsa! She is an amazing instructor and so lovely to work with. She will teach you how to dance like no others. She knows how to keep you involved in it, and before you know it, you could master it in a short period of time! She is highly recommended!

Maria is AMAZING!!! We got so lucky finding her through Yelp. She worked with us for several weeks…read moreleading up to our wedding for our first dance. My husband wanted to do a bachata that looked so hard and neither one of us had ever danced before. Maria made it happen! She choreographed the entire dance for us, found the music and taught us how to actually make it look good! She was patient, fun, warm, caring, professional, always on time and her style of teaching makes it fun, and easy. We danced the bachata at our wedding, she even helped us practice moments before. Everyone loved our dance! Most importantly, WE loved it! We decided to keep taking classes with Maria bc our experience was so good. She is now teaching us how to salsa! Maria, thank you! You are such a beautiful person and dedicated teacher. You brought something beautiful to our lives.

Working with Lisa for our wedding dance was truly one of the most special parts of our wedding…read morejourney! She has such a brilliant spirit--so thoughtful, kind, and genuinely invested in making the experience meaningful. What could have felt intimidating as complete beginners with zero dance experience quickly became one of the most joyful parts of preparing for our big day. We chose Brown Eyed Girl for our first dance, which isn't the most typical choice, and Lisa completely embraced it. She choreographed something that felt perfectly us--fun, natural, and achievable for beginners while still looking beautiful. She has an incredible gift for tailoring choreography to your abilities while helping you feel confident every step of the way. What truly sets Lisa apart is the care she puts into her work. She spent time outside of our lessons thoughtfully crafting and refining our dance, something we've honestly never seen another instructor do. Her attention to detail and genuine investment made us feel so supported. Lisa didn't just teach us a dance--she helped create one of the most memorable moments of our wedding. We'll be recommending her to every friend and family member with an upcoming wedding. She is truly one of a kind.

We cannot thank Lisa enough for the incredible experience she gave us while preparing for our first…read morewedding dance. From the very first lesson, we knew we had made the right choice! She has an amazing, fun, and outgoing personality that made every lesson so enjoyable. She made us feel at ease from the start, and it never felt like a chore--more like a fun and exciting activity we looked forward to every week. One of the things that stood out most was her flexibility. We had a lot of moving parts with wedding planning, but Lisa was always accommodating with our schedules. As a teacher, she is so patient as we worked through new moves. She really took the time to get to know us as a couple and choreographed something that matched our beginner skill level, while still being show-stopping for our guests. On the big day, our first dance was a hit! We've received so many compliments from our family and friends who were blown away by how smooth and elegant it looked. We couldn't have done it without Lisa. The dance lessons ended up being one of our absolute favorite parts of the wedding planning process, and we're so grateful for her guidance and encouragement. If you're looking for an instructor who will make your first dance both fun and memorable, we can't recommend Lisa enough. Thank you again for making our special day even more amazing! We love you Lisa! -Adam & Ariela

Nicole and Scott are amazing teachers…read more Nicole's precision instruction is very easy to learn as she describes each step by simple step. Shes the best!

My friend and I recently took a first-class salsa and bachata lesson with Nicole, and she was…read moreincredibly gracious, welcoming, and talented! Beyond the amazing instruction, I was deeply touched to observe how inclusive and welcoming this studio is to people of all different abilities. It is truly heartwarming to see a business create such an accessible, supportive environment. I am normally very selective about leaving reviews, but this studio absolutely deserves the recognition. Highly recommended!

I have 2 left feet... and so does my fiance. We've been dreading what this means for our 1st dance…read morewhen we get married in a few months. One of my bridesmaids and I started yelping some dance studios and making phone calls. The cheapest we found was $80/1 hour session. Yikes! So I turned to Craigslist and found Monica. She charges SIGNIFICANTLY less. I was of course skeptical, but I thought we can try her for one lesson. If we like her, awesome! We save a ton of money. If we're not learning from her, we'll go ahead and call one of the other studios. So far we've had 2 lessons with Monica, and we're blown away!! She's SO talented as a dance instructor. She somehow got 2 awkward human beings such as my fiance and myself to dance AND ENJOY IT! =O ! As you'll soon learn if you come out to Monica's place, she has a heart of gold. Her little studio is filled with art pieces. It turns out, she runs a non-profit organization that promotes fine art among the underserved youth of Los Angeles. In summary, if you're looking for a crash course on dancing, like to save money, and promote the arts for underserved kids, give Monica a call.

My fiance and I hired Monica to choreograph our first dance. I found her on yelp and saw her prices…read morewere very reasonable, so thought I would give it a shot - SO happy that I did. Monica is friendly and very talented. She put us at ease immediately and she is an excellent teacher. Before we knew it we were doing lifts and spins, and she made it all seem so easy. I am really excited about our first dance now - I really cannot recommend Monica enough!

Phenomenal experience, both in learning how to dance and making connections with the instructors…read moreand fellow classmates! I drive from Torrance because the classes and the people are so much fun. There are always great vibes every class and it was not an issue whatsoever that I had zero experience in salsa or bachata coming into the each class. Now I'm in week 13 and I have already been to many social dances. I feel comfortable leading different dances and just going out and having a blast. I felt very uncomfortable and struggled in the beginning and with the help of MoverandShakers I have gotten past the fear of failure and have started enjoying every dance. The classes are something I now look forward to each and every week. Not to mention the friendships that I have made that have been invaluable. I highly recommend Movers and Shakers no matter what level of a dancer you are, you will have a great time

Absolutely loved my experience at MaS. I took three courses for salsa; 101, 102A, and 102B. and I'm…read morereally glad I did. There's a lot of material packed into each course, but once you start going out social dancing, you realize how much of what you learned actually applies on the dance floor. These classes gave me a great foundation. Love the instructors too, and one of the best parts is meeting other people in the classes who became friends. I regularly bump into people I met through the academy when I'm out at socials around LA. If you're looking to learn salsa, I definitely recommend it.

Love this studio! Been going for about a year ish now. I used to go to studios on Melrose & Ventura…read moreexclusively but wanted something closer to the west side and this has been the perfect spot! Truly one of the most welcoming studios I've ever been to as well - it's the fastest I've made new dance friends at a studio before and the staff is so nice. They film the end of every class which is great, and sometimes they'll even bring in professional videographers for certain classes or pop ups. I typically go to Jingle's jazz funk and heels classes but have branched out recently to Kpop and other instructors and have always had a good experience.

My first time at this dance studio and it was a good experience! I came for a 6pm Kpop class taught…read moreby Ria on a Monday. I signed up online via a link from their Instagram and the website was pretty user friendly and I was able to get registered for the class I wanted. No sweat. Looking for parking can be tough as it's street parking only, so I came a bit early to ensure I was able to get a spot. Walking in, the interior was pretty cozy and it was smaller compared to other studios I've been to in LA, but not a bad thing at all! The person working the front greeted me and I told her it was my first time so she gave me a rundown of how the studio works. I appreciate the great customer service! They have a full front mirror, cubbies to store your belongings, a clean bathroom, and an ipad up front to sign in. The class was comfortable since there were people of different dance levels so it's not intimidating. I also liked that it wasn't crowded. The classes usually last for 1 hour and 30 min. I would definitely take a class here again in the future.

Started off with a simple wedding plan, but then decided to go for it and get a video done. The…read morephotographer stressed that you want variety of action throughout the day; otherwise a sameness will appear in all their work. So with less than 7 weeks to go and now squeezing in dance lessons?! Lorena reassured us right away that we had enough time and that we could find a dance that suited us. Even after two lessons, I still couldn't visualize this rounding out into a final product; we were just learning steps and drilling it in our muscle memory. In the final two lessons, that's where it all came together. She choreographed everything from walking on to the dance floor to the end of just sitting down at the sweetheart's table. One thing we added was the bride carrying the bouquet and passing it off before we got into starting position. Lorena is warm, enthusiastic, passionate, and encouraging. You will perform under her gaze and expect to be tired! She gives awesome constructive advice from technical movements to optical flair, challenges you, and shares her wisdom expertly. Practice dancing in a big studio while being watched definitely helps to avoid stage fright. I also took body posture and grace cues from her. I gained confidence and felt more natural when walking down the aisle. The real 100: a positive attitude and time commitment are vital. She's not of the spirit world; she's not going to possess your body and do the dance for you. It's important to practice 5 minutes or more (semi) daily between lessons! Do this and trust in Lorena's words - you won't go wrong!

I have been taking lessons with Lorena Bravo since September 2012. Across those years, she has…read moretaken me from a complete novice to a competitive collegiate open level ballroom dancer. The words hereafter are my attempt to capture what a spectacular educator and excellent human being Lorena is.  Great teachers can ignite the imagination and rekindle a love of learning.  In this regard, history will soon show that Lorena Bravo is one of the greatest dance instructors of our generation. An endlessly curious student herself, Lorena has studied and continues to study dance from every angle imaginable. Training with other top competitive ballroom dancers isn't enough. Lorena actively studies books on human anatomy and physics in order to understand how different movements affect different body shapes. She also continues to expand her mastery of teaching through not only studying psychology and education theory but by applying it as she teaches people with varying levels of dance ability from limited movement up to professional competitive dancers.  The best part of all of that is that you don't see all of it. Rather, you feel it. Lorena has the empathetic insight to connect with you and meet you wherever you are in your learning process. As you learn about dance, she learns about how you learn best.  Do you learn best by just trying it and being corrected on the fly? Or do you need to take each move slowly and be set like a mannequin? Perhaps you just want to have fun with some friends and want to impress them with a few moves? Or maybe you're on a tight schedule and just need to memorize a choreography? Whatever it may be, Lorena crafts a learning plan just for you based on your needs and resources.  And yet, more important than all of that hullaballoo, is that Lorena makes both the dancing and the learning endlessly euphoric and utterly rewarding. She truly and deeply loves dance, art, music, science and all forms of human expression. Her passion is contagious. Her joy is uplifting. The depth of her expanding knowledge is matched only by the depth of her encompassing heart. You get the sense of your world expanding just by conversing with her.  If you're not yet convinced then I will share a bit of my own story and how Lorena has affected my life.  I entered my PhD studies in the pursuit of a machine that could translate thoughts and emotions from person to computer then to another person. At that point in my life, I had struggled tremendously with expressing and connecting with others. What initially started as an easy way to decompress after hours of research became a life changing path to my own late development in expression. Lorena has instilled in me an almost unsettling love for dance and the learning of it. My body will wither with time, but for the rest of my life,  my heart will always remember what it feels like to be tetherless and free, existing only as motion and music for moments at a time. Yes, I have put in the work to achieve that, but I will always have Lorena to thank for changing the course of my life.