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Step I Dance & Fitness

Step I Dance & Fitness

4.5(54 reviews)
45.5 mi•Natomas

My Ate Rachelle invited me to try out Step 1 Dance & Fitness' Wednesday 7pm beginner adult hip-hop…read moreclass with coach Joe H. Personally, I'm more of a Zumba gal so this style of dance was really out of my comfort zone and I didn't know what to expect. First time in, and the drop-in price for the class was $15. While waiting for the previous [full] class to finish in that room (Zumba), restrooms were all the way down the hall and they also have an Elkay water bottle filler. There were at least two or three more rooms in use for youth/teen classes, and folding chairs along the hallway for parents/spectators too. There were less than ten people total in the class by my estimate, and it is once a week recurring. It sounded like the past two weeks they were working on choreography moves, but this evening Joe wanted to focus on a basic skill tutorial/demo -- the Wave! The arm wave is one of the coolest foundational illusions in popping, where you make your arm look like a ripple of water. After a warmup meditative movement set, he really broke it down step by step, practicing each position, first a cappella then with music, slow first then sped up, then added variations/flair. Isolating each joint is the key: fingers/hands up, then pop wrist, elbow up, pop shoulder up, chest, then once at opposite shoulder, reverse the path down the other arm! He also showed us a trace wave transition into a body wave, popping the left knee, then right knee, hip, chest, head, then trace back to the arm/hand. You could even do the arm wave at shoulder level, down at your waist, with both arms parallel, or point at each pop of the body wave. He also showed us the difference between waving out versus waving in. One water break pause during the hour, but otherwise it was fun to learn and follow along. The class after us was Beg/Int Contemporary Fusion 8pm, then Heels at 8:30pm. For adults they also have Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Line Dance, Fierce Funk, Soca Dance Fitness, Stretch Fusion and Sculpt & Define. https://step1danceandfitness.com/pdfs/Adult-schedule.pdf

Amazing studio, amazing instructors. We've been going there for over 3.5 years, both my girls love…read moreit. They have a great variety of different dance classes and competition teams.

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Yoga Well

4.2(5 reviews)
1.2 mi

When I first joined Yoga Well I loved it. I thought they were body positive and amazing. I even…read morewent so far as to pay for their yoga teacher training. In the last few days I have learned that the owner, Sarah Molaro, is petty and hypocritical. She boasts about her training in trauma and being trauma informed as well as spouting yoga principles of doing no harm, but does not live what she preaches. Due to mistakes made in budgeting by Sarah, when the yoga teacher training class collapsed half way through due to lack of attendance, Sarah informed me that I could only continue training if I paid an additional $720 on top of what we agreed to for training. I refused and requested she apply the money for hours of training I had not received(a total of $300) as studio credit so she didn't have to pay me back but I still got my money's worth. She has refused all options I have given her and is demanding I follow her original refund policy of applying it towards another teacher training class. Something I would be okay with, execpt she has repeatedly informed me that she doesn't intend to continue the yoga teach training classes and is likely closing the studio in less than 3 months when the rent is raised. On top of this, in the dispute of the refund, she chose to lose her temper and lash out in a very unprofessional way, taking private personal things I had disclosed to her as my teacher and throwing them in my face in an attempt to wound. Please be careful with this teacher. She preaches yoga philosophy and being respectful of trauma, but she does not practice what she preaches. The second you disagree with her, she becomes defensive and attacks. This studio is not the safe space it claims to be.

Sarah at Yoga Well is amazing! I'm a kidney dialysis patient and have gone through countless of…read moresurgeries, operations and procedures. Sarah works with my pains and is gentle with poses. She brings not only her beautiful strong energy to the class but she also heals. Sarah has been working with me off and on in the past 4 years. I'm now giving into weekly yoga with Sarah and I'm on on 4 week now. I'm bringing my 3 year old niece to kids yoga on Tuesday and hopefully my dad will come along with me to this weeks Thursday class. I highly recommend checking out a class with Sarah even if's you think it's not what you'd be into. It's worth a try to relax and release stress I'm Awesome, You're Awesome, EVERYONE is Awesome...... namaste

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Jess rocks!

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Dance With Sarah

5.0(42 reviews)
37.5 mi

Where do we even begin...Starting off, Sarah was very much approachable from the conversations we…read morehad on here just to get an inquire to the start of us meeting with her so she knew what couple she was going to work with. Scheduling with her was so easy and straight forward. She listened to what we wanted for our first dance. We had a mashup of songs & each song that she listened to, she had a dance in mind. She also asked for our input which she added onto the dance. She definitely makes you feel welcomed at her dance space. She's funny when critiquing you. She'll tell you what you're doing wrong and how to fix it. We're so extremely happy that we chose Sarah to help choreograph our first dance. I will say (me the bride) had a bit of a hiccup due to my dress being longer than I had anticipated & a bit of my nerves getting to me, but for the majority of it, our dance turned out great & the crowd was impressed with our dance, especially bc my husband and I don't dance ourselves. Overall, we strongly recommend booking with Sarah!

My husband and I came to Sarah looking for a few lessons to help with our first dance for our…read moreadventure elopement. We had choreographed it but we wanted help feeling less awkward, slow dancing, and for my husband learning how to lead. Sarah helped us with all these things and offered tips and alternatives to help our dance choreography flow better. We had so much fun learning with Sarah. We felt each lesson was very efficient and definitely worth it! Sarah is very talented, knowledgeable, and professional and it was a joy learning from her. We hope to come back for more lessons in the future!

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Our first dance

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Première School of Dance

4.5(15 reviews)
38.1 mi

Terrible experience, Communication skills are horrible and there could be so many better approaches…read moreon how to handle things. The owner is very rude, will record you without your permission, and is not understanding whatsoever. And while I understand there are expectations and contracts and all, if you as a business owner don't tend to your customers, how do you expect people to bring there kids? Meant to be a nice and welcoming experience, and the owner makes it very unwelcoming for all. She will falsely accuse you for very terrible things and escalates things way too fast. Take your kids elsewhere.

We've had an amazing experience with Premiere School of Dance. From the very first day my daughter…read moreshadowed a class, she loved it and felt right at home. She fit in seamlessly with the hip hop students, and it was clear this was the right environment for her. Her hip hop teacher, Titus, is fantastic, talented, encouraging, and great at connecting with his students while maintaining structure and professionalism. My daughter truly enjoys his class and looks forward to every session. The studio is very professional, with well-run shows and events that feel polished and thoughtfully produced. You can tell the owners are highly skilled in their craft, creating high-quality productions while fostering a supportive and positive atmosphere for the dancers. We're so happy to be part of the Premiere School of Dance community and highly recommend it to families looking for a studio that combines talent, professionalism, and heart.

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A snapshot from the bar practice the kids warm up with in ballet 1.

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Première School of Dance - This was a costume from the last summer show one of the ballet classes wore.

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This was a costume from the last summer show one of the ballet classes wore.

Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Arthur Murray Dance Studio

4.8(50 reviews)
38.4 mi

Love love love Arthur Murray Dance Studio. We hired Renata to teach us a few dance lessons and…read moregenerate a dance routine for our San Diego wedding. It was one of the best decisions we ever made. Everyone at Arthur Murray was super inclusive, welcoming, supportive, personable, professional, and gave off a happy go lucky and good times kind of vibe. They always remind us of upcoming dance lessons and they did a wonderful job rescheduling appointments when something came up. Renata was phenomenal, masterfully skillful at teaching, and patient with us as we attempting to perform the routine with two left feet. It's now after the wedding and life is returning back to normal. But we enjoyed the positive and inviting environment that Arthur Murray Dance Studio so much, that we now want to continue with them, and want to learn other dance forms. I would highly recommend Arthur Murray Dance Studio to anyone looking to learn a new dance, make new friends, get a decent aerobic exercise session, be uplifted with support, and generally want to have a fun time. My favorite phrase they use there is, "Dance is for everyone".

Rip off. Train the teacher program while the teacher tries to pretend to teach you dance for…read morethousands of dollars. Owners grew up in the exact same environment and are never around to actually teach. They will show up when they are selling outrageously priced events to put you in FOMO mode. The model is new students all the time so the inexperienced teachers can fake their way thru lessons and charge a fortune. Go ANYWHERE else. Check out any of their annual holiday videos on YouTube and see for yourself. Not one good performance and lazy inexperienced teachers full of crap to pump you up and out of your money. The reason there are so many five star reviews is because they make it a requirement to go online and give them a review as part of a system to qualify for freebies. So again using their model to sell sell sell, you have to give them a good review so you can get a free lesson or a small party at the end of the month in which they ask you to bring your own food and supply all of the drink drinks for them and in my opinion is never a good deal.

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South Yuba Club - Great hydro the cold plunge is cold in the AM

South Yuba Club

3.0(76 reviews)
0.6 mi

I've been a member for more than five years. I have seen so many changes for the good! They have a…read morespecial now so you pay for three months in advance and you don't have join free as long as you stay. The newer sauna is great as well as the steam room. They have so many classes for all ages. Pickleball is really popular a.t the club and have about 10 courts and teams. The outside is looking good by Sam who works out in the hot sun. I so recommend this family fun club for families that need child care it is there. The front desk is manned by experienced staff that can set you up with the help you need. They have a great physical therapist on site that is really good for people in recovery. Please visit and see what I say is true. I have lost over 100 pounds since joining a feat I thought was impossible. Tks too all of the staff including Theresa who is a class instructor at 9:00 am Monday Wednesday and Friday. Tks to all. My name is Jerry and hope to see you there.

What a great surprise. I travel often for work and they're…read morearen't too many crunch or 24 hours outside of my area so I'm usually forced to pay for a day pass somewhere and the usual $20 a day is such a rip off. This one I was so surprised with what the money got you. The weight area is smaller than a standard gym but it has so many great old school hammer strength, plate loaded pieces with the old metal plates! A great mix of standard, old school body building and new machines. Makes a great workout! I didn't even use all the sports courts, pool or anything else. The only thing that would make this better is if the day pass was 24 hours and not just til end of day.

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Mike Carville is the mendacious coward who thinks of his ego over member safety

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Pamelot A School of Dance

Pamelot A School of Dance

5.0(2 reviews)
21.5 mi

Can't say enough wonderful things about Pamelot. My daughter has attended this studio for the past…read more4 years. Everyone is amazing! The teachers, the owners, the students..... such a family-like atmosphere. 5 stars all the way!

My daughter and I love Pamelot Dance! We live in Rocklin and have tried at least four dance studios…read morein the Rocklin/Roseville area and were not very happy with what they offered or found them to be just way too strict or formal for young children. We feel that dancing for young children should be fun and creative and that teachers should be child friendly, fun and keep the instruction age appropriate. We found Pamelot almost a year ago and immediately loved it and could instantly feel the difference from other studios. The atmosphere is so relaxed and the owners are so kind and personable and are genuinely just really nice people who care about their students and parents and welcome and ask for parent input in regards to their programs. The teachers are wonderful, fun, energetic and are very good with children. The facility and dance studios are clean and every room has a viewing window with plenty of seating for parents to wait and watch their children dance. This is very important to me as a parent and something other studios do not offer in all rooms. They also regularly invite parents into the room to watch the children perform something they have learned. They even have a lounge room with tv and activities for siblings to wait in while their siblings dance. This makes waiting so much more relaxing for us parents. We love everything they offer including the month long summer camps and find that making the drive from Rocklin to Auburn is so worth it for us. Thank you Pamelot for offering such a wonderful family atmosphere, fabulous instruction and an amazing experience for girls and boys! You rock! :-)

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