My family has been a part of Rhythm Pointe Academy since 2011. I cannot express the talent and…read morepassion Maria has along with patience and dedication with each student. Love being a part of this studio.

best dance studio around!!! We are so happy to have our…read morechildren train under the mastermind of dance

The Dance Scene is a great place for all dancing levels. You can count on a great party on…read moreSaturday night to practice your skills . Anna is a great instructor to build your skills with a partner or on your own. Try the group classes or private lessons - Salsa, Bachata, Rumba, Fox Trot, Waltz and many others.

I wanted to find a date night for my husband's birthday and I got bored of dinner and movies. So I…read morehad a classic bad idea: "Hey, we haven't danced since our wedding! I LOVE dancing! Let's try dancing again! OK, maybe dancing isn't HIS favorite activity, but I'm the one scheduling it, right? What choice does he have?" This birthday outing was basically a bowling ball with the name Erin on it. A did a quick web search and found that on Friday nights, the Dance Scene has an hour lesson on a short routine within a style followed by a dance party (they're separate admission fees but can be combined - we paid for both). On date night, we arrived about ten minutes late to find the group working on an International Rumba routine, meaning, we were desperately lost and unprepared*. Since we couldn't follow the routine steps and the other people there were having some success, my husband didn't feel comfortable or happy staying for the dance party afterward. This was HIS birthday outing, after all, so I buried my disappointment and we decided to leave and find another activity. Anna the owner noticed we were having trouble keeping up and she was kind enough to offer us a free private lesson to make up for our bad experience (which, again, was totally our fault by virtue of arriving late!!). I didn't expect my husband to be interested, but we took her up on her offer and had a great time re-learning some basics of foxtrot and swing styles, and practicing our form. Our "frame" is pretty flimsy and our stride lengths probably never match, but I think we've improved! I'm personally excited to go back for another group lesson (though I might be going by myself... I'll just introduce myself to one of the silver foxes without a partner! Don't tell my husband). In regards to the private lesson: as a professional classical musician and private teacher of same, I've experienced hundreds of lessons from both the teacher and student perspective. I've got many friends and colleagues who teach as well, and whose methods (and results) I've observed firsthand. I've taught and been taught enough to know that, for learning efficiency and depth of subject knowledge, instruction must be tailored to the student. This probably sounds trite; ALL teachers would say that they tailor instruction to the needs of each student. MOST teachers, from my experience, don't tailor instruction. I wish I was better at it, myself. It's the hardest part of teaching. From a lesson alongside my husband, I observed that Anna does that gear-switching with the best of them. I can't recommend her services highly enough - literally, I'm not an experienced enough dancer to give her an objective professional review on how good a dancer she is. But I CAN give this review as one teacher to another: Anna is champion of pedagogy. *In regards to the group lessons being too advanced for us, Anna did assure us that they usually have two instructors in a group class and try to accommodate different dancing levels in the same evening to the extent possible. We came in too late and on the wrong night (her co-instructor had an outside commitment).

Our daughter danced at Juliart Dance for 16 years. She had a wonderful experience and is still…read morestudying dance, now in a university BFA program. The Juliart instructors are incredibly talented, knowledgeable, and committed to the dancer's development, pushing them to reach their full potential while in a supportive and fun environment. Super cute programs for little ones and then as they get older there is an opportunity to audition to be on a competitive team. The choreography is fresh, innovative, and challenging, ensuring that they are always learning and evolving as dancers. The dancers also learn about teamwork, time management, public performance and discipline. These skills show both in and out of the studio.

Juliart is a mediocre dance studio, but they lack any rigorous tap program. Like Gotta Dance (a…read morelocal competitor), they are more focused on entering their dancers in competitions than on teaching them to enjoy dance or improving their technique in any significant way. For instance, they offer beginning and intermediate classes, but they have no option to take advanced classes without participating on a competition team. (And training for competitions often does not translate to teaching best practices in technique.) Furthermore, since tap is not found in most competitions, they honestly do not have any tap classes that are challenging for kids ages 8 and above. We will be switching to another studio on Cole Street in Birmingham that focuses more on proper dancing and less on competitions.

Really love your class jessica . I've been coming for 5 months every Sunday …read more By far the best in terms of atmosphere and actually feeling like I'm developing and engaging with the session, so thanks for creating such a fab environment! " "Relaxed, down to earth and welcoming.

Cute off-the-beaten-path studio. I have driven past this place so many times but its cute! I am a…read morenewb to yoga but this was a fun class for those who wanted to push themselves outside of their comfort zone. Only one room so I wonder how it is when it is the next classes turn. I felt my abs the next day which was fun for me! Would liked a little more direction but maybe in a smaller/non-event class setting. Instructor's voice was calming and i took a lot away from her, now I can focus on my breathing and where my breath came from. Would be interested in another class!

Olympia is such a loving environment and a great place if you want to put your child in gymnastics.read more

I understand this place has produced many great athletes and is professional with many great…read morecoaches and reviews. We found the head of the xcel program woman very warm and genuine. It doesn't dismiss our bad experiences here even though mostly out of the owners/ coach's control. my daughter enrolled into the gold xcel program last summer as a 10 year old. I gave her a text/ call only phone for emergencies to bring to class. A group of girls on the team( 2 and 3 grades OLDER than her!)asked for her number and harassed her over days via text. My daughter was nothing but kind. She was also harassed enrire classes by same girls in person. I screenshoted the texts to send to coach/owner so it was undeniable. Gym had a meeting with the girls families and I was apologized too. Coach said the harassment was jealousy of skills. My daughter broke both bones in her arm very badly during a practice while doing a flip off bar. I met ambulance there and was told by my daughter and another student my daughter landed the flip on her feet and arm hitting bar was cause of break. You sign a waiver and assume risks when doing gymnastics so I did not blame coaches/gym and was kind. I kindly emailed Olympia after incident asking any coach input how my daughter broke her arm so that if she returns to gymnastics she could learn from mistake and not repeat it. Almost 2 WEEKS later , a coach called me and said she saw my daughter fall and she broke arm on ground. I told coach it doesn't really matter but since my daughter's story did not match is there video they could review? Coach told me the " No. No video evidence. cameras don't reach to the back of the gym where the bars are" So I was lied to or they don't have cameras in the back of the gym which is a safety risk on many levels to me.

Mary Ellen is amazing studio I recommend it so much!!!! Send your kids Hear to become the best…read moreversion of them self at dancing!

Horrible. They spend the majority of the class discussing Tv shows and barely teaching any dance…read moretechniques. My child hated every minute of the class. I would highly recommend another studio if you would like your child to receive any kind of dance education.

My kid (2 in the rookie class) had fun, but I thought it was too much money to be spending on such…read moreshort classes. (About $20 per session, which end up being 40 minutes of activity). A lot of the younger classes focussed on skill building, but not much direct soccer which was what my little guy wanted. Lots of obstacle courses and games, but some weeks he didn't even get to kick a ball into a net (the epitome of what soccer means at that age). Also, they make you buy a uniform every year ($40) which I thought was unnecessary and a lame way of taking more money.

Our son started here in January 2021 and as he's in his 10th session/season. We've encountered many…read morephenomenal coaches: Coach Andrea, Coach Crystal, Coach Quinci, Coach Leo, and Coach Ahren to name a few. These coaches spend their weekends getting to know our children and teaching them skills that are useful on and off the field. My son loves the color red and often wants red colored cones, hula hoops, etc...A few months ago one of his three coaches was Coach Leah and we really enjoyed her- she is now one of his main coaches. A few weeks back, not seeing our son in probably months, Coach Leah addressed him by his name and handed him a piece of red equipment telling him how she knows he likes red. It's positive interactions like this, that show how much effort and heart these coaches put into this toddler program. Kickstart could be an easy cash grab with coaches who just show up to work- this is not the case. I love what Kickstart is about and I can't wait until our youngest is able to start this program.