Definitely recommend this acro gym for all ages. My daughter is 7 and has been going here for…read morealmost 2 years and she loves it. Classes are small which is nice because all the children are able to get the attention they need to learn and grow in their talents. Coach Laurie is amazing and works so well with the students. :-)

Excellent coaches and the facility is great compared to other Acro clubs in the area.read more

My daughter attended two different studios (PDC and Denoyer) in her early years. We landed at On…read moreYour Toes four years ago and here to stay. The staff here is so kind and caring. I also very much appreciate their strong communication and organization. Highly recommend this studio.

My 2 children dance here and they both have been here since they were 3 years old. This studio is…read moregreat. All the employees work hard to build great dancers.

I discovered Opera STL when I moved back to St. Louis in 2023, thanks to some friends who…read moregenerously invited me along on a spare ticket. I discovered the Young Friends nights in 2024, and after trying a couple out that season, bought 2 passes for 2025 and again this season (2026), with the intent of taking friends to their first operas, just as had been done for me. I know at least one friend got her mom to come to a performance after tagging along to a show with me this year, so I feel that my strategy is working! Of course, this is Opera STL's greatness and strategy, too. The Young Friends are an awesome deal (dinner and bar and 10 bucks off the ticket price if you bundle just two shows!!), but even if you only go to one regular show, they make the evening so special and fun. They put a ton of effort into their seasons (which are basically only the (packed) month of June!) and to bring great music, theatrical, and art to everyone, at any level of opera entry point. I can't wait for next year (and Young Friend brunches???)

Sing sing sing! This performance of center stage was performed by the opera and the STL Orchestra!…read moreI loved hearing all the different languages sung but the subtitles helped a lot to understand the message of the story. The event is a little too long with a 2 hour and 30 minute run with a 20 minute intermission plus an extra 20 minute free champagne toast afterwards. The crowd was mainly older patrons but the opera is always encouraging young people to attend and even have discounts. They do offer desserts, coffee, and alcohol purchases before the show and during intermission. If you want to join in the event prior to the show, have a light picnic dinner before the show starts. That portion is separate from your ticket and eaten outside under a tent at a picnic table. The venue is mainly accessible but those accessible seats go fast as they are oddly extremely limited. They will ask to hold your walker, rollator, and transport chair to save space in the auditorium. Best to bring a cane if possible.

We've lived in the St. Louis area for 9 years now, and 6 of those being in city - I'm MAD we didn't…read moreknow about this before this year because...wow. What an AMAZING experience! For anyone! We were looking for something to do on a Sunday evening, the weather was perfect for outdoors, and this popped up. We decided to pack ourselves a picnic and head over, we figured if it was a dud, we would just leave early. But it was SO cool. Seeing a free show, in the middle of the park, with a cheese board in front of you, and a bottle of wine in your water bottle? This is the St. Louis I love. We will absolutely be back every year to support this. Maybe even a few times per season. It's such a unique, and fun experience.

I can't complain about much since this is a FREE event. When I was in high school in NYC, I always…read moredreamed of attending Shakespeare in the Park but never made it. I didn't know STL had their own at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park! We watched the Tempest last night and the set and lightning design was fantastic! They have speakers set up so it wasn't difficult to hear. Get there early if you care about sitting up at the front, but honestly the views from the top of the hill were still great. Parking will be horrendous! Food was good, it was from Steve's Hot Dogs and the Fountain on Locust but so maaaanyy patrons brought in their own meals and bottles of wine (so cute) A teenage, abridged version of the Tempest was showing by the food stands before the show - very cute! I loved this and can't wait to see what's up next for their tour in August and September

Art with a mission…read more It simply doesn't get any better than that. Or more admirable. Or more, well, like art. What art means. Art's purpose is to inspire, to touch people, to challenge our thinking and to encourage us to think outside the box. What better way to embody this mission than to help at-risk youth recognize their own potential, teaching them to do the very thing that art asks us to do of it. I always stroll by this place and can't help but be drawn in by the wonderful portraits. So many, so different. In the 90s Bob Hansman set out to teach visual arts to teenagers in St. Louis. What started as a summer program blossomed into this tiny gallery when Hansman realized he had some great talent on his hands. The work you see comes from at-risk youth who get to come to art for solace and support. The shop is run by the artists/students in order to teach them business skills. What a truly brilliant and noble idea. You can buy their art or commission a portrait from any of the featured artists. Talk about supporting a dream...

I love this story about this org.. I have found a place to…read morepay my %10 to...... I would also like to donate some of my time.. I have ran group homes and worked in middle and high schools in Kansas City, Missouri , with HIGH RISK YOUTHS... I have been a mentor,court advocate, case manager.... And given weekly classes in the lock down centers in the Kansas City Area....

We saw The Tempest. A lot of thees and thous with Everyday English mixed in. The actors were…read moremarvelous. My favorite scene was when the ship sank and the actors were swimming (no water). Will attend again.

Fantastic performance of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Gifted performances and amazing music to…read moreaccompany the play. Delightful evening .

As a Child I was fortunate enough to go here. Cathrine Dunham was a very Famous Lady of Dance…read more Cathrine is the Queen of East St. Louis Dance. I was fortunate to meet other musicians and get my introduction to African Culture, Dance and Drums, through the one and only "Sunshine" Sunshine is the nickname of one of MS Dunham's protege's. He is a great person and will definitely go to Heaven one Day. If you are ever in this area stop by and get a glimspe of real African American Culture. You may just run into me there. I plan on doing some Non Profit work with the Cathrine Dunham and the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center. I am Proud to say that I went to School with Olympiad Jackie Joyner

Katherine Dunham lived from 1909-2006. She was the founder of the…read morefirst black African American American dance company. She developed her own technique of dance now called the Dunham technique. Dunham technique is a fusion of African and Caribbean dance as well as modern and ballet. Classes in the Dunham technique are offered at the Alvin Ailey dance center in New York City. Dunham technique is an integral part of the Ailey repertory especially the earlier works. There would be no Alvin Ailey if it were not for Katherine Dunham. I was fortunate to go to the Dunham center at SIU in my youth and took a Dunham technique class with Archie Savage who danced with Katherine Dunham. I agree 100% with TRT who was the first to review this, come and see the history of true African American culture. I couldn't have said it better myself. The Dunham center is a big part of dance history in America.

Okay so Bob Kramer's Marionettes is officially one of the coolest places. I have seen marionettes…read morebefore. I've played around with them in toy stores. Never before though, have I ever seen an actual puppet show done with marionettes. Bob Kramer's Marionettes is a fun place to go. When there you get to learn all kinds of things about the marionettes, how they are made, the process in which the parts are created, assembled, and what all is required to go into a show. The shows are a lot of fun to watch. The musical numbers that are put on are awesome. The neatest thing that happens, to me, is when their mouths open and they start to sing. It very unique to see a wooden puppet sing as though it was on a Broadway stage.

Absolutely FANTASTIC show!! We had such Fun!! Went on a Saturday morning and the kids had their…read moreown place to sit...They could approach the stage and even touch the puppets, and the whole show was FUN and interactive for kids and adults too! Loved it that the opera and Broadway music was introduced to kids that had never heard it before! More importantly, puppeteering is an art form, and Bob and Dug are motivating an appreciation for this form. This is especially important for youngsters who have never seen how puppets are made or what a puppet stage looks like. My family and friends were inspired, as were our children. Better than putting a screen in front of a kid and expecting them to GET IT...you have to touch the art and be exposed to the craft... and Bob and Dug DO THAT for a child...WONDERFUL!!!! MASTERFUL!!!