Before our wedding, we took dance lessons here with Maria. We didn't have any previous dancing…read moreexperience and wanted to learn something simple for our first dance. We signed up for the 5 dance package. It very easy to select times for our dance lesson that worked for us and our schedule. We really enjoyed our lessons with Maria. She did a great job demonstrating the steps and breaking down each step so we knew exactly how to move. Each class, we would revisit the previous lessons and learn more advanced moves. We went through lots of reps and practiced a lot to the music. By the end of our sessions, we felt extremely confident and our first dance went really well! Our wedding guests were so impressed with our turns and dip. Definitely recommend coming here!

We booked a dance lesson with Maria at Dance Studio Lioudmila to practice our first dance for our…read moreApril 2024 wedding. Neither me or my husband dance and we were nervous for our first dance and our dance lesson. From the moment we stepped into the studio, Maria made both of us very comfortable. She broke down all of the dance steps into small parts to build our confidence and had us put them all together once we mastered them. We left the dance lesson feeling much more confident in our skills and continued to practice at home according to her suggestions. On our wedding day, we were able to enjoy our first dance as a married couple and feel confident in our skills thanks to Maria!

I love Cerdafied! I've been attending intermittently over the past year taking a variety of…read moreclasses, and they're all amazing. The caliber of teaching is unmatched!

took the beginner intermediate hip hop class!! It was my first time dancing like this. It was a lot…read moreof fun! The choreographer had great energy and was super encouraging. I would take another class! good vibes all around

I love the aerial yoga class! I took the beginner intro class and then another class. The teacher…read moreis amazing, patient, and supportive. The class was extremely fun and she walked us through various poses and inversions. It's a great workout! Definitely recommend if you want to try out aerial / hammock yoga.

Quite possibly the best workout I've had this year. It wasn't strenuous, nor did I overexert…read moremyself. I left feeling like I had a great workout out, and a great stretch, and it was an amazing feeling. Our instructor (her name escapes me) was amazing! We went as a group of 10 I believe and just had a good time. I'm looking into joining for regularly scheduled classes.

Cecilia came into my life from a random dance video that popped up on my Facebook. It was during a…read moredark part of my life when nobody or nothing could inspire me to do anything. I saw the video and said to myself, "Thats what I want in my life, to be able dance so freely and powerful, in a random street in Barcelona. I hadn't been to any dance socials and Cecilia was super friendly and had a family warm feeling. I was very shy to see my inspiration but when a particular guy was badly bothering me, I told Cecilia and she protected me by blocking his passage my way. With Cecilia I gained a proper Salsa and Bachata foundation. Today I take her Zoom classes twice a week because she is so fun and explains the movements so well. One day I may take the courage to dance in the middle of a street in a foreign country!

Cecilia Villalobos, DC Salsa Queen, hosts an awesome salsa and bachata party at Lioudmila's Dance…read moreStudio in Alexandria VA on the fourth Friday of every month.She starts with a mixed level salsa lesson and bachata lesson and then has open dancing and fajitas until late. A bailar!

The instructor was 30 minutes late to our lesson, which was very unprofessional. She was eating…read moreduring the session, and she stepped on my wedding shoes multiple times with her black dance shoes, causing permanent damage. The studio is a shared space, and the instructor played music from a phone or a weak speaker, making it extremely difficult to hear our song. The lesson itself felt disorganized, and my partner and I had to continually redirect the instructor to stay on track. Ultimately, we sought out a different studio because we did not feel we were getting the guidance we needed. We would appreciate a refund for this disappointing experience. Would not recommend -- consider booking elsewhere.

Deborah was an excellent instructor! In 2-1 hour classes we learned awesome choreography for our…read morefirst dance. She thoroughly explained each move and made an instructional video to practice on our own. My fiancé and I are looking forward to making dance a special part of our marriage. Definitely worth the investment and one of the more exciting aspects of wedding planning!

We've had nothing but a good experience with CCDS. Over the years, my daughter has tried 3 other…read moredance schools in the area. Each of them have their strengths & weaknesses, but FOR MY DAUGHTER, CCDS has offered the best balance of classes & quality of instruction for my daughter's interests. These are MY impressions. If you're just casually interested in having your daughter or son take a few classes, that is probably fine for a couple of the early years at CCDS. Your child can be involved as much or little as you want. However, after a couple of years, they do seem to want you to be more serious about it. They will ask that you enroll your child in more varied classes including technique classes. You can only learn so much by learning steps for a recital. At some point you need to learn technique outside of the framework of a routine. For instance, they offer "Leaps & Turns" and "Cecchetti" (google it) classes. My daughter, age 11, was asked to be on the competition company this past year. It was a tough decision to let her do it. For us, it is a huge commitment, both time-wise & financially, with 3 nights of classes each week (2 of those nights with 2 or 3 classes) & one class on Saturday. That's basically a minimum schedule for being on the company, but my daughter loves it and NEVER complains about going to class. To the contrary, she runs in the door because she can't wait to get into the studio. We do it because we want her to experience the opportunity to do something at a high level. She has no plans to become a professional dancer, but she loves the art & the process. But, unless you child is on the competition company, your commitment is not likely to be that "strenuous". I'm not sure what the comment is about Mr. CC yelling or being rude to anyone. I've never seen anything of the sort. In fact, I've seen the opposite... nothing but concern & happy faces. At a parents' meeting, he once said something to the extent of "If you've ever seen Dance Moms, that is NOT what we are. We are the opposite." and I've found that to be true. Yes, they insist on regular attendance, typical for ANY team activity. It is just basic respect for the members of your dance "team". If one person is missing, it spoils the choreography & requires others to adapt to that empty spot which slows down the learning. If you can't commit to your child being at most classes or rehearsals, then you MIGHT want to choose a different school with lower standards. I think CCDS strikes a good balance between having high standards & being aware that people have lives outside of dance. But, you will be required to show up for classes in the correct outfits, or correct make-up & costume for recitals. Also, you have responsibilities as a parent to be aware of the requirements for participating in recitals & dress rehearsals. There are deadlines (including payments) for ordering costumes. There are picture days and your child will be required to wear the right makeup, have their hair done a certain way, to have the right tights & shoes, etc. This is typical of all dance schools that we have experienced. Also, there are schedules for recitals, rehearsals & such. The information is there, you just need to open your eyes & read it. The teachers are not going to pound you with information. Newsletters, websites & Facebook will keep you informed. You, as a parent, have to be involved more than merely dropping your kid at the door & picking them up when class is over. That doesn't mean you need to be a helicopter parent (or "overbearing" per Halie J's review), but the studio is not a babysitting service either. Either you want your child to be involved in dance AND you are willing to do what you need to do to support them, or you aren't. If you don't want to put in any more effort than signing a check & dropping your kid, then you possibly don't want to enroll at CCDS. But it's not a massive effort, it's just "being involved", the same as any school sport or activity. CCDS is not an insane gung-ho studio (ala Abbie Lee), but they do have standards to adhere to - for everybody's benefit. At the same time, there is a lot of fun happening there too. All of the parents I have met are really nice. The teachers are very nice and the girls (& boys) all seem to love them. They seem to honestly love the kids. I have seen real tears from teachers when their oldest students "graduate" to move on to college & life. It's like family there. THAT's the real gauge of the studio for me. When I see hugs & smiles between the kids & the instructors AND my girl is excited about going AND her skills are growing, I know we've got a good situation. The best thing I can probably say is that CCDS has been in business for 35 years with hundreds of students attending & returning every year. You don't achieve that without being good and fair. There are too many other dance schools around. From OUR experience, CCDS is right there in the top layer.

We love Chris Collins dance studio. I have two daughters that dance there and it has become their…read moresecond home. Their teachers are so caring! You know if a business has been around 50 years they are doing something right!

Outstanding gym. And I've been to a lot of gyms over the years, especially for treadmills and…read moreweights. I was visiting a relative in town and was just looking for a place to run and work out in that wasn't outdoors in 90+-degree weather. (We Southern Californians are weather wimps.) It was so nice and cool - which is not true of all DC-area gyms. It was also clean and felt very safe for my first indoors post-pandemic workout. Best of all, the people that worked there were super helpful while being low-key. And it wasn't crowded both times I went, with the customers also seeming to be pretty low-key while being focused on their workout. (No grunting loudly every single rep and slamming weights down at the end of the set, which, any pro will tell you, honestly means you need to take the weights down a bit until you can control them.) I just wish I could transport Energy Club to Southern California. But if you live in the area, do yourself a favor and check them out.

Have been a member now for about 6 weeks and can say that this is the best gym I've been a member…read moreof. The equipment variety is endless, giving you a ton of creativity with workouts so you never get bored. The facility is clean and very well maintained. Not only is the entire staff incredibly friendly, helpful, and welcoming but so are the rest of the members. There is zero judgment or ego here.