I love the service and the environment here really makes you feel welcome and comfortableread more

I've been looking for a new place for my daughter since Covid and we decided to try out this spot…read more The dance teacher was so sweet with the girls, patient and even with a mask you could tell how happy she is with the girls. She was teaching technique along with some fun dance parties for the girls (age 6). Just know that currently only one parent per class is allowed in and the girls need to wear masks but thankful they are open! Such a sweet little dance studio.

Kai is a wonderful person and great dance instructor. He breaks everything down into easy to learn…read more parts. Moves look great when you put it all together!

Best dance lessons ever with Kai as the most energetic, enthusiastic and positive teacher. Our…read moreentire private group had a wonderful time and can't say enough good things about Kai as an instructor!

This is my daughter's second season at West Coast. We are so incredibly glad we made the switch…read more The environment is so welcoming. Which is difficult to find in competitive dance. The families welcomed us in with open arms, the dancers support each other and the teachers support each other. I believe this starts from the top down with the ownership and management. Paula is extremely hands on with the teachers, students and families. And it shows. She doesn't care just about their dancing but cares about their character as an individual. The quality of the teaching staff is exceptional; with the primary focus on technique. But they continue to grow and expand their teaching and choreography styles.They treat the kids as the individuals they are and unify them as a team as well. In the current COVID-19 environment everything has been moved online. The entire staff has been energetic and motivating. They have provided a sense of stability in an unstable environment for our kids. Every week the teachers take time with each kid just to check in and see how they are doing. If you want a positive, creative and safe environment for your child to experience dance than I would recommend West Coast.

Our daughter has been a part of the West Coast family for the past 7 years and it has meant so much…read moremore than dance to our family! The culture at WC is amazing. The dancers support and encourage each other and the parents are kind and helpful. These are competitive dancers who strive for excellence but never at the cost of character or class. The tone is set from the leadership of Miss Paula who runs the studio like a in impressive CEO that can also wear the hat of mentor, artist, and friend. I am constantly blown away by the talent and reach of the staff who is well rounded on style, technique, and has a proven track record of developing dancers to the highest levels. They take an interest in the dancers personally and have created a community our whole family enjoys being a part of. They way that the business pivoted during the Covid-19 shutdown is remarkable! They quickly acclimated to virtual while keeping the positive attitude and commitment to excellence we've come to expect from them. When we first started at WC I would not have imagined that dance would become such a high value for us, but because of our West Coast experience it is something we eagerly remain connected to and proud to be a part of! I could go on and on about the costumes, the wins, the opportunities, the conditioning that keeps the dancers safe, the communication, etc...Even my sons have taken classes and loved it! I would give them 100 stars if I could!

We love ODA! My daughter has been dancing here for a few years now and it is always her favorite…read morepart of her week. There is a lot of dance classes to choose from and the teachers and staff are so kind and easy going. They are wonderful teachers and it's been amazing to watch my daughter's dance skills grow each year. ODA puts on 2 beautiful, high quality, recitals a year and they offer week long themed summer camps. We feel lucky to be a part of the ODA family and look forward to many more years of dancing with them.

Odyssey Dance Academy has been a wonderful experience for our daughter and as a parent. The class…read moresizes are small, the teachers get to know each student individually, they are building confidence, having fun and becoming great dancers! I recommend this studio at any age!

we absolutely love tutu school. The manager Faith is so helpful and supportive. the lessons are…read morecarefully structured and incorporate so many facets of child development. our little dancer has been going since she was 20 months old and we have made so many beautiful memories here. We have had two recitals so far and they have both been magical. we can't wait to watch our daughter having many more memories over the years to come! The Ayoub Family

My 3 year old daughter has been dancing with Tutu School since May of last year. I cannot believe…read morehow much she has grown... not only as a dancer but in her confidence! Last year was the first time she ever took classes and she fell in love from the start. What I love about Tutu School Irvine is how encouraging and kind all the teachers are. I also appreciate the structure of the classes from ballet manners, to learning new techniques, to story time, to coloring. This definitely helped my baby girl feel more and more confident each week while having fun twirling and embracing the magic in the moment. The school also puts on a Bravo Bash every spring & winter where all the dancers have the opportunity to dance on stage if they want to. This is where I can really see my daughter's personality and confidence grow. She just performed in her third Bravo Bash she's already asking when she can get on stage again lol. No one would ever know that she cried the whole time during her first Bravo Bash performance. Now she's addicted! Its only been a year with Tutu School and so far it's been amazing for me and my daughter! Thank you to all the teachers and staff for the magic :)

Amazing atmosphere! Friendly staff!!…read more Attended Rob Rich's 2-day masterclass and will definitely be back here again

Probably the best dance studio around. The culture at this studio is so great. Incredibly welcoming…read moreand encouraging. Everyone I take to class here loves it, especially my absolute beginner friends. Management and front desk are also awesome, and I feel like they set the tone in this lovely space. I've only started coming here for a couple months now, but it is the place I look forward to visiting every week! They also host very intimate and valuable workshops with amazing choreographers. I took my first heels foundations here, and it was life changing! Irvine is seriously so lucky to have S1L!

My husband and I just graduated from Align 3, and I will continue to attend open classes. I…read morestarted to practice ballet a couple years ago, and I always wanted to introduce this art to my husband, who is a real beginner at dancing. The basic level adult ballet classes in other dance studios are sometimes too difficult for people who have zero background, and this could often cause them feel left behind. However, the Align method avoids this problem by providing constructive classes that help my husband to systematically learn basic skills, and also help me to adjust my postures accurately. As an adult practitioner, I am amazed by the efficiency of this method. Our instructor, Miss Kiara, is the perfect teacher that I highly recommend to people who want to enjoy dancing with good music in a pleasant environment. For me, she is very artistic. Her movements and the design of combos are smooth, elegant, poetic, and match the music well. There were some moments that I felt I was too engrossed in dancing and couldn't believe that one hour just passed. Kiara is also good at using creative ways to explain techniques, which make perfect sense and at the same leave strong impressions of the correct ways of doing a specific movement. Her language can capture the "spirit" of a movement. In a nutshell, the classes that Kiara offer are energetic, enjoyable, and most importantly, her classes will lead you to see the beauty of ballet.

Where do I even start? Align Ballet Method is the ideal program for adults who have never taken…read moreballet before and want to learn. From talking with other students in the class, there isn't any studio or program that is like this one. As a 30-something, with Kiara's instruction, I revived my childhood dream of dancing ballet. I don't have any dance experience and am oftentimes not coordinated or have musicality, but I've definitely improved so much since starting with Align Ballet Method in July 2019. I'm so, so, so happy and thankful that Kiara is able to teach down here in OC (more studios are based in LA). She is such a blessing to have as an instructor. What I always imagined how a ballet class would be like is how Kiara instructs us, her students. I feel that I'm getting professional ballet instruction with a more relaxed atmosphere where a beginner can learn more comfortably without judgment. You can advance through the different levels at the pace you feel comfortable. What makes the Newport Beach location special is definitely the great instructor of the workshops. Even if you retake a workshop for another 6 weeks, no class is ever exactly the same and you still continue to build on previous classes. I always leave each class feeling more motivated and inspired to improve my dance practice. Happy dancing!

We went to the Atomic ballroom as a triple date, and took one of their beginner ballroom dance…read moreclasses. We were welcomed by one of the long term instructors as we waited who was very friendly. During the class, our teacher was kind and walked us through the steps with ease. They had social dancing after the class and while the rest of our group left, my husband was willing to stay and try it out. Their ballroom social dances call out the appropriate style for each song, but we really only knew one or two. Our instructor was so kind to come over to us multiple times to give us some help learning the basic step for an additional 2-3 styles so we could get out on the dance floor more times! We don't live super close but I'm looking forward to returning when we get a chance.

This review is long overdue! My husband brother in law and a friend of ours all tried the bachata…read moreclass and we had the absolute best time! I forced everyone to go at first but at the end they were all loving it! The instructor was very friendly and patient and everyone participating was too! They had us switch up partners every couple minutes which I was hesitant at first because bachata can be an intimate dance, but everyone was professional and we had the best time!