I had not danced in 7 years when Florean invited me to do lessons. I was excited yet apprehensive,…read morebut decided to try it out. I've always aspired to be a ballet dancer, though I never thought pointe work to be possible at my age. Florean sure proved me wrong! After just 4 months of barre and floor work with him, I was ready to try pointe. I've been on pointe for almost a year now and am currently rehearsing a grand pas de deux for the performance. I absolutely love my lessons here and would recommend Florean as an instructor to anyone of any age who has passion for ballet.

For anyone who wants to learn ballet seriously, this is the place. I have basically 0 dance…read morebackground, but I learned all the ballet techniques little by little through each class. Florean focuses on each student's strength and tries to inspire them to the best. The best part of this 1-1 learning is that Florean pays so much attention to improve his students' skills. If for people like me with 0 ballet or any type of dance background and I can make it, I believe for anyone who wants to learn ballet seriously, you'll get even more from this studio.

My husband and I have loved doing classes with Annaliza and Hector. Beginner friendly and also…read moregreat to improve existing skills! We have enjoyed meeting dancers at many levels different ages and different Latin styles; namely salsa and bachata. Also a great way to be a part of a group with classes or teams. We especially loved doing our first dance lessons for our wedding here! Our friends and family loved seeing our wedding's first dance after private lessons. Thank you Annaliza and Hector!

A year into my dance journey, I can say with confidence that I have learned a ton and taking these…read moreclasses at Artista Dance has feed into my new passion for dance. The class cadence and schedule has since changed to once a week series at the new location of Artista Dance School in Santa Clara but you'll learn at an incredible rate just the same. Everything I've mentioned in my first review still holds true on Annaliza's encouraging teaching style, friendly challenges in learning movement, and interesting choreography combos. Highly recommend taking any of the classes at Artista. Annaliza is an amazing teacher and will help you to look beautiful and have fun on the dance floor every step on the way.

I no longer live in the Bay Area and can't take classes here anymore, but having tried adult ballet…read moreclasses all over Southern California, this is still one of my favorite ballet schools and if I'm ever back in the Bay, I'll definitely drop in for a class. I started ballet when I was 19 and in college, and was mostly just doing it for fun. Thanks to Hao Expression, I was able to be a more serious ballet student, improve my strength and technique, and start pointe work at 23, which was a dream that I never thought I'd achieve because many studios don't have pointe as an option for adult students. This studio, and especially Hao and Joyce, improved my dancing so much and gave me a lifelong love of ballet. I came back to update this review because I, a 26 year old hobbyist dancer who didn't grow up dancing, was recently asked by a member of an adult contemporary ballet company if I'd be interested in joining. And I really don't think it would have been possible for me to reach this point in my dancing if not for the wonderful, passionate instruction from the teachers at HaoExpression.

Helpful and friendly teachers/ staff and a good variety of classes catering to different ability…read morelevels. They also offer many hours of training and performances, which can be hard to find for adults. Great studio!

Ananya choreographed a sequence of four songs for my wife and me for our wedding. It was an amazing…read moreexperience. She is a great dancer and can adapt the steps to whatever your requirements are without compromising on the quality. My wife is a non-dancer and was extremely stressed about dancing in front of hundreds of people. Ananya took utmost care of her anxiety and focussed a lot of practice on making her comfortable with the steps. At the end, my wife was confident about dancing and I was happy with the quality of the choreography. Needless to say.. We rocked it! Thanks for making our special day more special.

Ananya is great. She's a very good instructor, very patient and very pleasant. I highly recommend…read moreher class, especially, anyone who is new to Bollywood dancing. I enjoyed the lesson tremendously! Tehreem S

I've been learning Chinese ballet, Chinese classical dance & folk dance for over a decade, on and…read moreoff. During these years, I have had experienced at least 4-5 different Chinese dance schools. Most of them didn't care much about adult dance lessons. Younger kids are their main focus and revenue source. While newly founded APAPA-USA offers pretty impressive kids & teen dance programs, they treat adult dance lessons as a serious business. The owners are extremely diligent & friendly. The curriculums are well designed for beginners, intermediate and more advanced students. All the instructors came from their own professional background as former world-class dance performers, directors & choreographers. They share the genuine passion and respect toward dance art that you can easily tell from the quality of teaching. Being with APAPA-USA for little over one year only, I literarily feel that my dance skills improved probably more than what I had achieved during past five years. I never expected becoming a more polished dancer at my mid-age. Can't say enough thanks to all my teachers who help me getting closer to my childhood dream. You are my angels.

I feel very lucky to have found Groovitude Dance. Mandy and Lisa teach many different styles of…read moredance, although I personally take Tap 2 and Tap 3 with Mandy and Lyrical with Lisa. They are both wonderfully talented teachers and choreographers. Their choreography is creative, interesting, and so much fun to learn. But what impresses me even more is the way they teach. They have such genuine enthusiasm for teaching and such warmth toward their students that sometimes I actually feel touched by how much energy and heart they put into every class. And they really know HOW to teach. When we learn choreography, they don't simply teach one section, move on to the next, and assume we can put everything together. They constantly go back to what we learned before, then have us practice the transition from one section into the next. We repeat those connections again and again until the separate pieces begin to flow together and the whole dance becomes smooth. I really appreciate this. Sometimes you can know every individual section perfectly well and still get completely lost when you have to connect them! They explain movements clearly, break them down step by step, repeat them patiently, and somehow make complicated choreography feel learnable. There is a real technique to the way they teach. Another thing I really appreciate is that their choreography always feels fresh. I've taken classes at other studios where, after a while, I sometimes feel as though I'm learning variations of the same choreography--different song, but many of the same combinations--and eventually the class can become a little boring. I never feel that way with Mandy or Lisa. Of course dance has its vocabulary, so naturally some movements will be familiar. But they are so creative in the way they put those movements together--the combinations, transitions, musicality and little surprises--that somehow even familiar movements feel new. I never feel like I'm just learning the same dance to a different song. There is always something new to discover, and that keeps the classes interesting and keeps me wanting to come back. Except for the tap classes, where we are separated by level, students in a class don't necessarily have the same amount of dance experience. Yet Mandy and Lisa somehow make it work. More experienced dancers can still be challenged, while those who need a little more time can follow without feeling left behind. That is not easy to do, and I think it takes a very special kind of teacher. And did I mention that they are FUNNY? There is so much laughter in their classes. They are playful, spontaneous, and never take themselves too seriously, even though they take their teaching seriously. I grew up in a rather conservative culture, so expressing myself freely doesn't always come naturally to me. But dance is about more than remembering steps. Sometimes you have to let yourself go. Mandy and Lisa's energy is contagious, and somehow they can bring that side out of me. I find myself becoming more expressive, more playful, and a little less inhibited. I love that. They don't just teach me how to move; they make me feel comfortable enough to really dance. I take dance classes at other studios too, so I do have something to compare them with. I have had many good teachers, but I have to say that, so far, Mandy and Lisa are the best teachers I have found. You can see how much people enjoy their classes simply by looking at how many students keep coming back. I haven't personally taken all the other styles they teach, so I can only speak from my own experience with tap and lyrical. But I can certainly understand why so many dancers want to learn from them. For me, a good dance teacher can teach you the steps. A great dance teacher makes you want to dance. Mandy and Lisa do that.

Lisa is so helpful and welcoming…read more In this dance class, there are people of all ages, body types, and genders. Everyone feels welcomed and the class is both fun and challenging. If you want an opportunity to exercise in a supportive, playful and welcoming environment Groovitude Dance is worth your time.

As an adult who started ballet at an advanced age, I try when I travel to take a drop-in class…read morewherever I go. I was visiting from the East Coast, and Victoria's adult class was fabulous. The open level class had students of various skill and experience levels, and I fit right in. Victoria knows how to communicate movement concepts and did not hesitate to jump right in with hands-on corrections, which I appreciated and certainly needed! I wish I had the opportunity to study with her more consistently. The only issue is that the drop-in trial class was about twice the cost of ballet classes I have encountered at home or elsewhere (including NY, Paris, and Hawaii), but on a one-time basis, it was well worth it.

My 7 year old daughter has been learning from Victoria since she was just 4. I still remember her…read more1st class where she refused to do anything. Victoria simply let her sit there and observe. 3 years later, my daughter got her skills as well as her confidence from Victoria's ballet. She practices 3-4 times a week but never complains. In fact, inspired by her I started taking the adult class from Victoria this year and so far really enjoy it. I love the fact that she deeply cares about her students, kids or adults, and she wants to let everyone truly understand and appreciate the beauty of ballet. Her classes focus a lot on the fundamentals which I think is absolutely critical for kids at younger age. Thank you Victoria!

My two kids attended NDS for 8 years until recently and we absolutely loved the school! The owner,…read moreAzusa, is an amazing dancer and a passionate educator. She pushes the students' limits to bring them to their highest potential. I must also tell you that she is an incredibly talented choreographer. This dance school is a great place to learn jazz and hip-hop, but also to learn "teamwork". The Annual Show requires some parent volunteers, but it is a great show that we look forward to every year.

Both our daughters have learned dance at this school since they were preschoolers. It's a very…read morefamily and beginners friendly school with a wide range of students from toddlers and bigger kids to adults. NDS is owned and run by Ms.Azusa, who is a professional dancer, choreographer and educator. She is one-of-a-kind type of teacher and absolutely passionate about dance and her teaching role. We have seen this school grow over a decade in the San Jose community and we cannot be any more thankful to them for arranging numerous performance experiences which our children have enjoyed so much and grown through. We also remember during the very challenging period of Covid, Ms.Azusa tried her very best at throwing countless online dance lessons to keep her students and their families active and healthy at home! Ms.Azusa is truly an educator in a sense that her mind and instructions are focused not so much on severe competitions as showing her students the joy of dancing. We hope this school keeps growing and more and more children and adults will get to learn how to enjoy dancing for real fun!