I've heard about Chicago's dance history and I was looking forward to learning more about it. For…read moreme in particular, it was the hustle scene. It may not be as big as bigger cities (LA, NY) but I'm glad they had one. Here was my experience here. AMBIANCE: It's in more of a suburban area of Chicago. Relatively close (15 minutes) away from the airport and from downtown. The place itself is on the 2nd floor of a building. It seems like a pretty historic brick building with a spacious layout. The layout is basically one big floor to dance on with ceiling lights and string lights to bright up the place. The class consisted of a lot of talented 40+ which was cool as they had a lot of knowledge to share. The size is great for group practices and socials. Parking - Pretty much just street parking. Customer Service - Awesome! My instructor was Dawn Lara and she was great! Knowledgeable and friendly. I felt pretty welcomed in this place. TL;DR OVERALL 4.5 Stars. I had a great experience here! The instructors were awesome and my classmates were pretty fun. One of the main things for me was always feeling will people be condescending and whatnot, but the vibes were pretty welcoming here. This was a good start to learning more about the dance community and scene here in Chicago, I just wish I stayed longer to learn more! Advice: * Check out their schedule online and on social media for events.

Went to one of their SOS events and it was super fun. Danced the whole night and was only $20…read moredollars. Plenty of street parking and a great place to learn some WCS.

Angela is AWESOME! She has such a unique way of connecting with all her students at one time that…read moreit feels like it's just you and her, even if there are others with your class. She is very professional and gives you the freedom to be as creative and sexy as you want. She doesn't make you feel pressured to be a certain way, so if you wanted to, you could be goofy, sexy, graceful, etc. How you interpret pole is exactly that, your interpretation. She's on time, organized, and really friendly. This isn't just a regular aerobics class. The moves you do are more suggestive and require more athletic ability than you think. It would be really nerve racking for anyone who's just starting out or not comfortable enough with themselves to just strut their stuff on the pole right away, but Angela helps ease that tension. She's got a really cute little studio in her living room with 5 poles. They are all perfectly spaced and she's got sexy lighting and mirrors in their too. Seriously, it's just this awesome girl room where you can just let your freak flag fly! I'll rave about Pole Velocity all day. Had my first class week and was feeling hesitant about how it would go, but Angela is great. She's got credibility, experience, and a nice little set up that makes you feel comfortable there. Plus, she's got these cute fluffy cats that chill out and watch you dance which is hilarious. Love the class, love the prices, love the environment. Great!!! UPDATE 5/30/2014 A year and a half later and I am still going here. Angela is wonderful. She is an excellent teacher and I have learned so much. I have my own pole now and I still take classes because I can always use a little instruction. Her aerial fit class is so much fun. She hosts little "open house" parties for her students so we can all hang out and dance, see each others progress. it's so much fun here! a nice little family.

This place is okay. It's a home studio with decent prices. You learn a lot of spins and the…read moreinstructor gives you one on one attention. It isn't a place to learn sexy moves but it is a good workout. Street parking is decent. This place would get a five if the instructor didn't talk negatively about her students. She's not professional but if you want to learn the basics come here and branch off to something different.

Came here the other day for a workout class with a friend. I was expecting it to be like Zumba or…read moreother HIIT/cardio classes that I've taken in the past. I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed it and it wasn't like anything I was expecting! The studio itself is so cute - love the disco balls in the hallway and studio itself. It's kind of tricky to find the spot - there's a small door on the side street that you have to enter the access code to get in. They emailed me the code about an hour before class started. We had a great instructor and I really like the flow of class. About 5-10 of warmup, 5-10 minutes of core and weight work, and then the rest of the time spent learning the choreo and dancing to different songs at different speeds. I enjoyed this concept of using the same choreo over and over more than I thought I would. Overall, I left tired and sweaty (recommend bringing a towel) and will definitely be back!

I attended "In studio choreo cardio" through ClassPass. The studio was cool and there were about…read more10-12 people in the class, which takes place upstairs in a mirrored dance studio. The class format was warm up, choreo, cool down. What I didn't love about the class was that we just did the same choreo sequence for 25+ minutes to different songs. After awhile, I was tired of it and wanted to do something else. One thing that could be done to alleviate this would be to teach the dance in chunks instead of quickly teaching the whole thing then repeating it ad nauseum. Even the cool down was doing the same choreo but slower! The staff was really friendly and the studio was nice. It can be tricky to find the door--go in on Hudson or through All About Dance.

I love this studio! The instructors spend time with each student during the class ensuring everyone…read morecontinues to excel. I've made many friends here as well. I appreciate the positive fun atmosphere.

This was my first time visiting Latin Rhythms, Wow! Everyone I danced with was so polite and so…read morefriendly. Man, I'm not a great dancer but after watching the people danced I felt like anything was possible by the end of the night. We watched 3 couples compete and man they were amazing. They play a bit of everything Salsa, Bachata and merengue. Is BYOB!! They do have water and Gatorade for sale. There are two bathrooms. Bring comfortable clothes and be prepared to sweat.

Great teachers for the most part, but very little focus on technique. My girls had fun but didn't…read morelearn very much.

Fun class with Julia. Signed up for last minute Cardio +Tone class on Wed morning. I found street…read moreparking nearby. Studio is super clean, colorful and groovy. Once inside you have to walk up to the second floor. Dance studio for class was big and spacious. It was one of three different studios. This space is huge. Class started with warm-up which got your blood flowing. Warmup included pushups so grab floor mat if not keen on doing them on hard wooden floor. Dance class was tough. Prior dance experience is needed. You don't have to be a professional but need to be able to pick-up choreography quick. Sometimes you will learn (2) 8 counts together and then move on very quickly. The style of dance seemed like Jazz, Theater and Pop. I liked it but I usually dance hip-hop, latin or African. It was a change of pace but Julia made it super fun. With this particular routine there was a plank portion, I skipped it because I just didn feel like it. Julia prepared me that the routine did include this in an 8 count. I just added some bodyrolls and called it a day. Most of the people in class seemed to be regulars. Everyone was friendly. After 44 mins of dancing, we finished with some toning that included an arm song. After putting light weights down, Julia stretched us to the max. THANK GOODNESS I would come back and groove some more. I honestly just wanted to delay working on a memo so thats why I signed up on Class Pass at last minute.

For more than a decade, from a toddler to my tweens, I studied dance. I think my mother hoped it…read morewould make me more graceful and less klutzy - fail. Epic. Fail. Even though I loved dance and had no fear of performing, the one that always made me feel uncoordinated and self-conscious was any sort of unscripted booty shaking in front of others. It's still rare that you'll finding me dancing with reckless abandon outside the confines of my home unless there are serious amounts of booze involved. Until now that is. I entered the DDPP studio full of excitement and trepidation, still unsure if I could really let loose in a room full of strangers without some liquid courage. All my nervousness quickly melted away as I saw women of all ages, colors, shapes and sizes filter into the studio; the veterans full of excitement and positive energy. I paid my $5 and figured that worst that could happen was that I'd give a room full of mostly strangers some comic relief. As has been mentioned before, the studio is nothing fancy, but for this it really doesn't need to be. There are a few mirrors, some rope lights along the floor and a light machine. The music is courtesy of guest DJ's, not pros, but fellow DDPP'ers; you only need to attend once before becoming one. There aren't many rules to DDPP, but the two key ones are no judgment of yourself or others and no talking (singing along is ok). I'm still working on that first rule; I was truly wowed by the other ladies in the room and silently quite critical of my own, but the dimmed lights helped me work on my inhibition. A warm up and cool down song sandwich the non-stop dance party. You can move with as much intensity as you like, but it's hard not to get caught up in the infectious energy in the room. As far as apparel is concerned, anything goes. However, I would strongly suggest layers and breathable fabrics, leave the denim at home but defo bring a water bottle and maybe even a hand towel. I consider myself to be in decent shape and it wasn't long before I was crazy sweaty and a touch winded. If you're looking to work out some emotions, burn some calories or simply get your grove on, you've got to try it - it probably will cost you less than some fancy Starbucks drink. I may never convince myself that I look any better than Elaine Benes on the dance floor, but I'm working on not caring.

What if he was Romeo in black jeans? What if he was Heathcliff (it's no myth)? Maybe she's just…read morelooking for...someone to dance with.... Hell, what chick needs to find some guy to dance with when there's Dance Dance Party Party? To echo my fellow yelpers, this is awesome. It's like when you dance around your house by yourself, pretending you're Madonna, but with 20 other ladies doing the same thing. No judgment, no talking, no boys. Aside from being a good workout, it's incredibly liberating. No better way to spend 5 bucks and an hour. Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance. Don't you wanna dance? Uh-huh. With somebody who loves me. Eff that noise, he can stay home. I got my girls.

Wonderful dance studio and teachers. As a super bonus- the kids get to have their dance recital at…read moreThe Skokie Performing Arts Center. Also, Miss Kate is the best!

My almost 4 year old has been taking ballet (& recently hip hop) for a few years now at Starland*,…read moreBaby Take a Bow**, etc. However, this year I wanted her to find a "real" dance studio where she could continue to dance her heart out for many years to come (if she happens to love dance as much as I did/do). There's not many local studios that offer tap for 3-4 year olds so that was one of my deciding factors for DancED. When researching I also stayed up way too late one night watching video clips of their performances (like I said...I LOVE dance) and was hooked. It reminded me so much of my dance studio from South Florida. My daughter has been in Miss Erin's Creative Dance class since September now and DancED has proven to be everything (and more) I was looking for in a dance studio. At first I worried that one teacher couldn't handle a rowdy group of 10ish pre-schoolers, but after attending this week's parent watch week was in awe with the way Erin has them all under control. I really like that Erin (and it appears most of the other teachers) have a lot of experience teaching little ones. At Baby Take a Bow my daughter mostly had really young ballerinas teaching her who had absolutely no experience dealing with 2 & 3 year olds. And it's a lot more difficult to control a group of pre-schoolers than it is to do a pirouette. The class consists of 20 minutes of tap followed by 20 minutes of ballet. They are working on all the basic tap (shuffles) and ballet (first, second position) moves. My daughter seems to really enjoy it, especially the tap portion of the class. Anything really noisy makes her happy. There are typically 3 consecutive classes going on at the same time and I think she loves checking out the "big girl classes" even more than taking class herself. We're just about to order their costumes for the June recital, which I have to admit I"m excited for. I was a bit bummed to hear that the little ones have their own 45 minute version of the recital, although my husband and I'm sure other parents were thrilled to hear that news. I may just have to go on my own to watch those big kids dance. DancED also have a very busy calendar of events going on all year long. Everything from father/daughter fun nights to princess camps to circus weeks. The owner does a great job showing off pics of their fabulous dancers throughout the studio and on facebook. Speaking of which I'm a bit surprised that the owner (I believe Nancy?) hasn't come by the class to introduce herself to her newest group of dancers, but I'm sure we'll meet her in due time since I hope my daughter will be dancing her way thru DancED for many years to come. * http://www.yelp.com/biz/starland-deerfield **http://www.yelp.com/biz/baby-take-a-bow-winnetka

The teachers here are wonderful. They are very patient and very good at breaking things down and…read morepracticing certain steps with you until you have it figured out. I still have a long way to go, but I have learned so much here. It doesn't matter if you are dancing with a very experienced dancer or someone who just started, the other students are friendly and supportive. It is a very inter-generational, international place. I've danced with people of all ages from all over the world here. It's never to late to start dancing. You will be glad you took a class here.

I have been going to this studio for over a year and it is due time I leave a review. There are a…read morenumber of dance options in Chicago but I really value Latin Street and keep coming back. The instructors are all so approachable, FUN, and helpful in learning moves, building upon them, and being aware of musicality. I have had such positive interactions with each of them and would recommend them all, but I do have to say - Yanira is just someone I look up to so much as a dancer. She has so much to offer and teach and somehow she also presents herself so humbly and beautiful all at once. #goals Those that work admin have worked with me with my changing schedule and I value their patience with me So much! So much. I definitely have been blessed by Latin Street and I would recommend this school.