Santa Rosa Ballet offers the most hours of classical ballet training per week for the upper level…read morein the area. While Pilate, stretching, and weight training may be necessary for strengthen different weakness of individual dancers, the total hours of actual ballet classes are "MUST" for muscle memory and musicality for advanced technique. For the little ones, you may not distinguish many differences between other dance studios. However, starting around 8-10 years old, Santa Rosa Ballet is the best school to study classical ballet in Sonoma County as it is the basic for variety genres of dance. My daughter has been accepted to San Francisco Ballet School summer session for 2 years by in person auditions and Royal Ballet School (London) on waitlist. This assures me the excellence of Santa Rosa Ballet teaching curriculum.

My daughter has been dancing with Ms. Stephanie for over 10 years now. Looking back, a parent…read moreenrolls their child into all sorts of programs. She started with ballet at age 3, and is now almost 17. Year after year she pulled away from various other sports and programs and chose ballet. At age 3 your little one attends ballet once a week--it's a joy to see them dance, learning little by little. It fills your heart. Now at almost age 17, they're dancing five days a week. It's not just ballet. With classical ballet and the wonderful instruction of ballet, Ms. Stephanie has helped my daughter be the strong person she is today. Ballet teaches so much: memory, focus & concentration, quick thinking skills. Additionally it can be relaxing, fun, difficult, and when playing classical music it can also bring a positive and calming effect to the brain. All while releasing endorphins. Looking back, it's incredible to see not just the physical strength, but the emotional and mental strength it can bring your child. We love Ms. Stephanie, her teaching style, professionalism and love for the performing arts. You're not just choosing a school, you're choosing a partnership in helping your child grow. Santa Rosa Ballet is wonderful school.

We couldn't have asked for a better instructor than Karen! We hired her to choreograph our first…read moredance for our wedding and couldn't have been more impressed with the dance she came up with for us. She was extremely patient and took all the time we needed to go over our dance step by step no matter how many times it took. Her expertise and passion for dancing really showed in each practice. She was the first dance studio we called and we're thankful we went with our first choice! We would highly recommend her for any need or want pertaining to dance.

I googled dance studios in the Sonoma area and California Ballroom was the most affordable at…read more$65/session. My husband and I needed help choreographing our first dance. Emily McAuliffe was great! Both me and my husband had zero ballroom training and Emily introduced the foxtrot to us in a way that was stress-free and fun. Even my uncooperative husband enjoyed the sessions! Emily taught us the swing at the second lesson and the ending (the drop!) at the third and last one. Our wedding guests enjoyed our performance! We're so grateful to Emily and we are thinking of coming back for group lessons.

I feel so lucky that I have been able to take adult tap classes with Carole at Footloose Dance…read moreCenter. She is a great teacher. Her classes are fun and, also, challenging.

Amy is an exceptionally amazing dance instructor and choreographer, especially for children! I wish…read moreI was a kid so I could take her class! I can't stress how important it is to love what you do, be enthusiastic about it and teach with fun and excitement! I am thoroughly impressed! And I will definitely write more when I have more time!! 10 stars by far!!!! Bravo footloose!!!

I just love New World Ballet for their amazing productions and their great work in the community…read more Their outreach program does so much for underserved youth in Santa Rosa and outlying areas.

We love this dance studio. They have been flexible with our crazy schedule, and Victor is great…read morewith kids. He makes learning classical ballet fun!

amazing studio, great teachers, incredible dancers. Their new space has beautiful lighting and…read moretheir location is convenient. Highly recommend

Congratulations to the O'Brien Center of the Arts for 2 things. (1) for your move to a new…read morelocation closer to downtown, at 226 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. Also (2) for your fantastic original performance of a ballet story set in at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. I especially the detailed backdrop of a painting of your gifted artist husband. I felt like I was in the same street at all the bakery and coffee shops! Here are some other paintings by him. (3) and best wishes for another successful year in 2024.

I have danced before, and I felt it was time for me to brush up and to enjoy Dance for the exercise…read moreas well as pleasure. Edwin has been my predominant instructor. He is very gifted, and makes it fun! Jose is also a very good teacher.... Every time I go, there's somebody smiling and welcoming me, I noticed everyone there is having a great time. I can't say more wonderful things about it. Do yourself a favor and learn to dance if you haven't already.-- there are countless types of dance that they teach so there's never a dull moment, and they offer a lot of free parties that you can practice at and other more formal events!

I always felt too awkward to ever learn to dance, ask anyone to dance, or accept any invites to…read moredance, but I've always loved singing and playing instruments, and always wished I could dance. I waited until I was 39 and walked past the grand opening sign for this studio last year, went in on a flight of fancy, was instantly put at ease and found myself having fun dancing before the end of the visit. 80 private lessons and several performances later, I unfortunately had to move away from this studio and all the amazing people there, but they're all friendly and passionate and skillful and excellent enough teachers to recommend to anyone wanting to give dancing a try. Can't wait to continue my lessons at the studio I transfer to!

We have been going to Ms Cheryl for the last 4 plus years. She is excellent and our children have…read morebecome quite the little muscians! Our 10 yr old was just chosen to become a member of the advanced band at his school. A great accomplishment for a child in his grade. Our two younger children love their weekly music class too! She is great with kids and we highly recommend her!

My child has taken lessons with Cheryl, she is great with children. I do feel her prices are…read moreridiculous. Just know the half hour lesson for 45.00 involves only about 10 minutes of teaching. By the time the person in front of you leaves, your child washes hands, gets to the instrument, she chats and chats then finally... they start the lesson which is maybe a full 10 minutes, then they have 5 minutes of free time and have to check out and make another apt all within your half hour. .I feel like it is the biggest waste of time and money.

Studio C , under Celeste's leadership, has played an invaluable role on the development of our…read moredaughter's self-confidence, dance skills and friendship development skills. Our daughter was very shy when she started at Studio C. But after spending many years at Studio C, learning the dance skills, with the help and caring of their staff, she proved to herself that she could do it. Her Dance skills and self-confidence simply blossomed. She loved the June shows at Spreckels, and so did our family. My message here is not only a recognition of the importance of ART on the lives of all children, but also a recognition of all the other benefits a child can get from attending a great Dance academy like Studio C.

My two year old and three year old have recently started here. The studio is large, clean, current,…read moreand upbeat. There is plenty of parking, and chairs for the parents who stay to watch. All of this stuff is great, but what I expect. The reason Studio C deserves 5+ stars, is because of the teacher. Both of my girls have Tressa. She is absolutely hands-down amazing. She is sweet and patient, and holds their attention for the entire class. We love Studio C!