My little dancer LOVES Creative Steps!!! Season after season she asks to come back…read more Miss Michelle is always taking care of every single detail and she does a great job communicating and even though she has lot of students she manages to know each of them and be sure they are in the proper class! Strongly recommended!!!

Really grateful that they have a camp with a daily program and availability, and they start at 3…read moreyears old! Miss Jess helped my almost-4-year-old feel immediately at ease, and I feel confident that I left her in very competent hands. There was plenty of supervision (2 adults + a CIT) for ~6 kids in the younger age group. I am sure she will be asking to go back!

I came to Spingold several times throughout my freshman orientation at Brandeis for lectures on…read moreintegrity and diversity. My first legit visit would be to see the play Tommy! It was excellent! I didn't know who the Who was and had just seen the Lion King so my mind was made up that some stupid student production at Brandeis would not be topping that...I was so wrong. I was on my feet clapping at the end of the show. Not the most talented bunch but reflective of the Brandeis student body: not great looking but hard-working and charismatic. I'm looking forward to frequenting more of their productions.

What a vibe! Teachers are passionate and really supportive. Body positive and meets you where you…read moreare, breaking down moves to help grow. Fun and inviting environment!

We were absolutely thrilled to welcome History At Play to our community, and they exceeded every…read moreexpectation. The performance was beautifully done, incredibly engaging, and kept our entire audience entertained from start to finish. Everything ran so smoothly and professionally--it was clear how thoughtful and experienced the team is. Our community includes assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing residents, and History At Play did an exceptional job connecting with everyone in the room. The energy, storytelling, and interaction made it a truly memorable experience for all. We cannot recommend them highly enough and would love to have them back!

We've seen History at Play performances in traditional theater like settings (Keeler Tavern Museum…read morein Ridgefield Connecticut and Phillips Manor Hall in Yonkers). Both times we found the performances incredible. We are history lovers, how did we not know about this amazing woman, Judith Kaliora and her performances? We thought watching Judiths first performance via Facebook video would be an interesting diversion during these stay at home Covid 19 days. It was so much more! Judith is a trained dramatic actress who makes influential but often unknown women in American history come alive. Stuck home with your kids? Take them to them theater in the comfort of your living room. And learn about the women who helped make history. Hedy Lamar, Crista McAuliffe, Debra Sampson, Lucy Stone and more. Don't miss this opportunity!

When I was younger, I took ballet, pointe, modern and jazz extensively in the New Haven area, but…read moretook a hiatus during college. Feeling the desire to move beyond the monotony of the gym, I returned to ballet, starting with the adult classes at Fresh Pond Ballet 2 years ago. Nina Alonso Hathaway is a wonderful teacher. She presents clear, no pressure instruction while helping her students to improve their skills. I've had many teachers who believe the path to becoming a better ballerina involves insults and physical torment, and Nina is about as far from that camp of teaching as possible. She works with Blake Barich as well, who teaches with her, and Blake maintains a similar philosophy to teaching as Nina does. Her studio is affordable and a good choice for adults with hectic lives, as instead of a semester fee, she offers a 10-class card for $105 dollars. If you need to miss a class, you are not going to lose on your investment. Adults of all levels join her adult beginner classes, and students who have had training in the past are welcomed to dance with her advanced students (and even invited to take part in their annual ballet production at Pine Manor College).

There is something not quite right about Fresh Pond Ballet…read more Fresh Pond Ballet is past its prime. I learned the hard way and don't recommend sending a youngster to classes w Nina. I have 2 daughters and both have taken classes at FPB and other schools and the contrast is dramatically different. First of all, the place is a disaster. Having a lifelong relationship with dance - I have always taken lessons and belonged to gyms. I am an athlete, not a princess, so I don't need my workout space to look like a spa. But this "school" is a joke. There is no place to change, you have to step over strollers and parents changing diapers in some weird hallway, and I always feel like I am in the way or somehow in the wrong while trying to get my daughter ready for her class. I asked Nina if the bathroom had any more paper towels one time and she snapped at me with too much detail about her landlord not doing something or another and how it wasn't her responsibility to potty train children! I was astounded. Which brings me to Nina. My girls started classes with Nina last year. They were so excited to take dance lessons and learn how to dance like ballerinas! But Nina's critical nature and short temper soon took the wind out of my daughters' sails. Like I said, I've taken dance classes off and on for my whole life and have an understanding and appreciation for the discipline and hard work it takes to become good at dance or any of the performing arts. But Nina seemed more focused on keeping her students well behaved than well trained. My oldest daughter never asked to quit (even though 2 of her friends did) and went to every class, but I could see her mood change and as we would get closer to the class. She would set her jaw like she had to endure the class. It was stressful. My younger daughter's class was completely disorganized. Beginner classes always have a variety of levels but my daughter's skill actually got worse in Nina's class. The girls went to a different (not to be named) school this year and have blossomed. The school welcomes parents w a pleasant environment and they don't harass us with rules about where to sit and how to stand and when to pay. They have parking for cars and strollers and the teachers can focus on teaching the art of ballet. The teachers are firm but kind and my daughters have re-discovered their love of dance. Reading the previous reviewer's post about how the school really worked for her as an older returning student makes a lot of sense. I think that the teachers at FPB just don't have the energy for teaching to youngsters any more.

This is "the place" for dance lessons in Boston. Liz Nania is amazing and I'd give her 6 stars if…read moreI could. My partner and I started taking lessons this winter, and with Liz's help I've gone from avoiding the dance floor to looking forward to dance in just a few sessions. She is knowledgeable and patient, and focuses on what you are doing right before moving on to ideas to make you even better. Her class is the perfect end/beginning to the work week, and it seems she also has a strange telekinetic ability to attract some of the nicest people I have ever met to her classes. :-) In addition, her rates are extremely affordable and she offers discounts for taking more than one class in a term.

I have zero dance skills. I saw liz for a basic intro dance class so that I could get onto the…read moredance floor with my friends for once. One hour with Liz and I left feeling like I actually could get on the dance floor without being totally humiliated. She is so great! Makes you feel so comfortable - talking and dancing with her! Love love love her and would highly recommend her for all levels of dance. You won't regard a class with her!

Dance with Energy at the Weymouth club is fantastic! My daughter started a year ago at 2.5 years…read moreold and she has been dancing all throughout the summer. Her skills have amazed me! She started out not knowing how to stand single file in a line to now knowing how to do a plié, tendue, and arabesque! When I was in dance school I didn't learn the technical names for any of the moves until I was about 7 so I'm very impressed! The dance teachers are great because they make learning the dances so much fun. Anyone interested in dance definitely needs to come here!

Yes, yes, and yes ... If you have kids and they are interested in theater, you need to bring them…read morehere. They are lovely here and I have not had a bad experience even when we had a bad situation arise with my daughter's first production. I love that they are instilling the love of theater into these kids. They also discuss the process of a production and the characterthe child is portraying even when it is a small, non-speaking roll, They utilize all of the children that try out and it works wonderfully. We have thus far only been able to do the musicals but one day the stars will align in our schedules and we will get to do a black box production. My favorite production so far has been "The Pirates of Penzance".

Got kids? This is a great program. Spectacularly-run and lots of fun for serious actors, plus they…read morerun vacation camps with arts themes for those of us who can't just stay home all day with our kids because we, you know, have jobs... Wonderful counselors. Really beautiful facilities in the New Repertory Theatre building. Even if you don't have kids, check out a show sometime and support the arts!