I currently have 3 daughters enrolled in classes at Synergy. They have been there for 10, 6 and 4…read moreyears and they have enjoyed each and every year. The studio is very well run and the instructors are very professional, qualified, and excellent at what they do. The focus is on nurturing the love for dance while learning correct dance skills and technique. My oldest daughter is also a competitive gymnast and Ms. Sherrie has been extremely flexible and supportive throughout the years. She has offered private lessons and make-ups for my daughter whenever she has had to miss rehearsals or important classes due to her gym meets. Ms. Sherrie has even gone to one of my daughter's meets to cheer her on! My second daughter has cerebral palsy and all of her teachers have been kind, compassionate and generous with her. They have encouraged her and focused on what she can do and not what she can't do. They have made her feel loved and important and every year she asks me to take dance again. Needless to say, our family loves Synergy and all of the staff. Two enthusiastic thumbs up for sure!

It's difficult to find adult dance instruction in Austin geared towards the older dancer, but…read moreSynergy's Silver Swan ballet program does just that. Theoretically, one should be at least 55+ to enroll, but exceptions can be made! The instructor, Maureen Slabaugh, is certified by the Royal Academy of Dance to teach under their Silver Swans model and does an outstanding job of making the class work for both absolute beginners as well as dancers with some level of experience. Currently classes are offered two days a week. I enrolled two years ago and really wonder why I didn't find out about Silver Swans years ago!! I hadn't taken a ballet class in at least 25 years and I simply love it! Highly recommend.

West Austin Dance is like family! It's been a second home to both my girls for years. WADA teaches…read moreexcellent dance technique but also emphasizes team work, commitment, and personal responsibility. Great life lessons that reach far beyond the stage!

Ever went well with professionally trained instructors and happy, well trained dance students.read more

Great dance studio and really nice teachers. Lobby had room for all the parents. I just wish they…read morehad bigger windows to watch the kids dance.

If I could give zero stars I would! Today I received the worst customer service ever by a retired…read morewoman named Gina at the front desk, who should not be working anymore period. I am a first time mom and had questions about pricing and dance classes and this lady was so condescending in how she treated me. She was a huge smart ass and unbelievably rude. It was a huge deterrent to gaining my business. I don't know what kind of business they are running but this was extremely unprofessional. Awful, just awful. Look elsewhere and save yourself the trouble.

I can't recommend this studio enough! The owners are first class and take their job as role models…read moreseriously. They take utmost care in choosing teachers and routines. My girls have learned so much every year! I am so thankful my girls get to benefit from this growth centered environment.

The sheer amount of thought and heart that goes into every aspect of this studio is what makes it…read moreso special. The teachers take such care to help each kid develop both as dancers and people. The attention to detail in the development of each student's technique is what helps each kid rise to the high standards set, and take pride in their accomplishments. I've been watching my daughter dance for years, but since moving to this studio, I have seen not only her technique improve by leaps and bounds, but her confidence in herself as a dancer and person. So grateful to Ms. Brianna and the entire Premiere Dance family.

Dance Institute is an outstanding place to send your kids who are interested in dance! I moved my…read moredaughter to DI b/c of its ballet program. Having danced for many years, I was looking for a studio who would take ballet seriously. Ballet is the foundation for all dance genres and without proper instruction, a student will not master the proper technique to perform at his/her best. My daughter has improved tremendously under the instruction of Linda Holland. Her love for dance has exploded and now she dances with the Dance Institute Performance Academy, one of DI's award-winning competitive dance teams. DI also has a hip hop dance team called Street Heat. Its many talented hip hop dancers have also competed extremely well. The facilities and resources available at DI are not found elsewhere in Austin. If you are looking for a great studio to grow your child's passion for dance, Dance Institute is the place! Check it out!

Nobody puts Baby in a corner…read more Really, that's all you need to know. That and... come on guys, do you want to be Johnny's cousin manning the record player (excuse me, Ipod) again, or would you rather be Johnny singing "She's Like the Wind"? Er...ok that came out totally wrong. This is the Dance Institute, a beautiful brand new school built from the ground up specifically for the purpose of teaching you to shake your maracas or for your children's pointe preparation for Julliard. You might not think this is too special, what with dance schools all over the place, and Austin still not widely considered a bastion of dancing, despite the fact that Ballet Austin is the 4th largest ballet company in the U.S. But typically dance schools are constructed in preexisting spaces, and they do the best they can. This place is, well, bangin', from the design standpoint. Some pro dance folks have shown up here from out of town already to give workshops, and say it is one of the most killer dance spaces they have ever been in. Open, airy, that sort of thing. So if you care about that, voila! A very nice space to learn in. The Dance Institute's logo incorporates a couple doing a hot salsa or ballroom type number, and it is the partner dances that DI is primarily designed for (at least in terms of sheer physical space and adult classes), if you ask me. Their space is huge though, so really they can teach anything they want in there. In addition to the ballroom dance classes that start you on your way to Dancing With The Stars type stuff, and social dancing classes like salsa or two step, they also teach pilates and yoga. I am not familiar with their fitness classes, so I cannot comment on them, but they do have them. They also have regular social events (with byo beverages, last time Monichacha O and I attended) which are preceded by mini lessons in a variety of social dances that you can choose to pay for, or not, if you are already skilled in that sort of thing. On my 5 year journey to learn how to do some ballroom dancing here in Austin, I have taken lessons from many people, and at most of the schools in town. As I have improved, this has led me to become a picky picky bastard about my teachers. DI has several of the finest in partner dancing that Austin has to offer. And imho, Austin does not offer a whole lot of fine partner-dancing teachers (though I believe their number is slowly increasing). Teachers I like at DI: my faves there are Sabrina, Kat, and Denis. I do tend to favor the Latin dances, though, so these are the folks I have had experience with who I like, who do latin. Sabrina, the Ballroom Director, has had years of dance training, and uses a lot of crafty plain language descriptions to help you figure out why you can't seem to do a box step after 50 attempts Edison. Kat was a professional ballet dancer and not only teaches the ballet program for kids (I do not think there is an adult ballet program there now) but is a superb salsa dancer and instructor as well. Often she will get folks to go out to salsa dance at local clubs in town. Denis is a former U.S. 10 dance champion (this means that he and his partner competed against other people in ALL the dances they do on dancing with the stars, really really well) from Russia, yet despite being from a country that churns out seriously hardcore ballroom pros sorta like Bela Karolyi makes gymnastics champions, he is quite nice and caters to your ability without making you run through the snow like Stallone in Rocky IV. Additionally, you can take private lessons from all their folks rather than group classes, and they do lessons for couples getting ready for dancing at their weddings. Ok, so why not the 5 star? 1. they are located in BFE for a big chunk of Austin - you can see from google maps that Sitio Del Rio is near 2222 and 620. If you don't live close by, you are going to be burning a lot of gas to become Johnny Castle or Baby. 2. they are probably the priciest in town, though with the current state of the economy, perhaps they've got some deals going. 3. The number of truly intermediate to advanced dancers that are available at this point in time, in Austin, who frequent their classes there (or anywhere in town), to do Latin Ballroom, is still pretty low. This probably doesn't apply to most folks in the universe, but it does to me, so. The Dance Institute is pretty sweet. If they were closer to the heart of Austin, I'd say there is no good reason you shouldn't give it a shot to get your dirty (or Fred Astaire & Ginger Rodgers' style) dancing on.

My 3y8m daughter went to one of their Princess Dance camps this summer, and loved every second of…read moreit. 5 days, 9am-1pm, ages 3-5. She'd never had any dance classes or anything else of the sort, but like many little girls she adores tutus so it was a perfect opportunity to try it out without a commitment. Yeah, we're signing her up for weekly classes there. The teachers were great with all the kids, it was well organized, no dress code (my DD wore a different tutu outfit every day of course, but there were kids in all kinds of outfits), and they have loaner shoes so you don't have to shell out $$$ on gear only to find out your kid hates dance. The director of the school was great with communication and wasn't bothered at all by me checking in- DD had never been to a drop off program other than her 2x/wk preschool where she already knew some kids and this was all new people so I was nervous. She was one of the youngest in the class so of course her dancing skills at the week end recital weren't as... "complete" as the others but you could tell she had been practicing movements and was doing her darndest to show them off when she wasn't saying things like "Hi, Mommy! There's Daddy!", "My gramma's here, too! My gramma!", and "Look Mommy, I'm doing my arabesque!". I highly recommend their camps, and after a few months of classes I'll update my review.

This studio has been such a magical place for our dancer! She has confidence, has fun, and learns…read moreevery time she comes to the studio mostly due to the amazing teachers and the environment they create. Ms. Lori and Ms. Kristi have been a source of positivity and guidance since the day she started two years ago, and we are beyond thankful for them both!! Thank you DW for a great experience!

We are going into our 4th year at Shirley McPhail School of Dance and our experience has been…read moreexceptional. Watching my girls dance at this studio has created memories that I'll cherish for the rest of my life. There's nothing like watching your daughter dance on a big stage in front of an audience in a beautiful costume! The instructors have been amazing to us. They have always made my daughters feel safe and well cared for. Everyone that we've met, from the owner, director, manager, instructors, and sales associates in The Dancers Den have been nothing but kind, welcoming, and helpful. My daughters are always excited to go to their dance classes. We also love the other dancers and families that we've met through SMSD! The directors of the studio put in so much work to make dance a wonderful experience for the dancers and their families. The recitals are phenomenal and they split them into 4 shows that are 1 hour and 15 minutes each, so you don't have to stay 3-4 hours to watch your child at a recital. To the wonderful staff at SMSD: we see how hard you work, and we appreciate everything you do for us! Thank you for fostering a love of dance in our children!

We have had the most wonderful experience at SMSD. Not only does our child talk about dance class…read moreevery week, we've really felt like we are a part of a family at SMSD. We've enjoyed every teacher and can't say enough about the management. I'd recommend SMSD without a doubt!

Tap n Toe school of dance has always treated my daughter so well in her journey for performing…read morearts. They offer a variety of classes from tap, ballet, hip-hop, jazz contemporary and free special-needs dance. They work with the children each session to memorize several counts of eight that end up into a dance performance at the end of the season. The dance performances have been everywhere from malls to downtown at ballet Austin where they put on a beautiful production for all the children. My only wish is that they would work harder to traditionally refine each movement.

Unfortunately I would not recommend this studio. We paid $285 for the recital package and there…read morewere only 3 practices total. Communication and organization were poor throughout the session. At one point parents were texted only 10 minutes before practice (cancelled), even though we live 20 minutes away. Costumes were handed out only two days before recital, leaving almost no time to address sizing issues. No measurements or sizing confirmation were done beforehand, and my daughter's costume was extremely oversized and unwearable. The only solution offered was pinning it, and a refund was declined despite the costume not fitting at all. After being with the studio for over a year, this experience was disappointing enough that we decided to withdraw our daughter from future classes. I would also like to add there was one practice my daughter left her water tumbler and I text the teacher immediately and asked to grab it the following class and we were just ignored completely.

Erik and Consuelo are great salsa teachers. The ladies will love it. Best place for salsa lessons…read morein south Austin

Just finished my first private salsa lesson with Erik, and I can't stop smiling! The new studio…read morespace off of North Lamar is airy and pleasant, with wonderful light but a private feel. Erik has a splendid teaching style that really put me at ease and felt very natural to understand. Of course, he started the lesson asking what I was looking to get out of it, and he truly delivered! It was the perfect combination of technique that I needed and some really fun partner dancing where we focused on how to follow a lead. I would definitely recommend a private lesson to anyone playing with the idea. I look forward to all that Impulso dance studio has to offer!

Both of my children went to Escuelita and they learned so much. Not only dance, but also Spanish…read more The director of the school is fantastic. She and the other staff members are so caring. They love the kids and it shows. I would recommend this school / day care to anyone, and I do, all the time.

Have three children who have all studied with this director. Excellent! Escuelita curriculum is…read morefun and engaging as it teaches them dance, art, role-playing, music and so much more in a SPANISH. Love the way it helps them love learning.