My daughter has been dancing at this studio since she was 3 years old. She is now in 10th grade…read more Sue who works in the office is friendly and helpful and generally gets back to inquiries very quickly if you email. The teachers are wonderful and pour a lot of attention and time into each student. They want them to be successful and give lots of great feedback and offer great instruction. Their summer intensives each year have guest teachers from out of state and some of the studio teachers. This gives the students a chance to learn from other artists who may not teach in the same format they are used to. They also do a performance for the parents at the end of each week of intensive. There is a contemporary intensive and a ballet intensive. They also offer many summer day camps for young ones like fairy princess camp on up to older girls. The fairy princess camp is so much fun! My daughter attended when she was little and went on to be a class helper when she was older. The studio just got new floors this spring. And they are very clean. If you are worried about covid they are taking all kinds of precautions. Small class sizes, x's on floor to mark where students should stand and more. They put on the Nutcracker production each year at the lincoln center and generally do a spring performance as well in addition to the spring showcase where the students get to show off what they have been learning all year. This is a fantastic studio! Highly recommend it if you are looking for a great dance education for your child!

I dance here, and this place to me seems like a home away from home. I have grown so much as a…read moredancer here and I wish that this amazing place continues to grow and thrive.

I'm so thankful to have found this place. Dance has been a dream of mine since I was a girl. (My…read moreeyes would tear up watching any live dance performance. But I didn't have the opportunity to pursue that dream.) As an adult, most options were barred by my work schedule, the price-tag, or prerequisite experience. There were a few exceptions--times when I've slipped into ballet shoes and into an adult dance class. But, despite my desire to learn, I'd fall behind, feeling like an outsider in a club for the more experienced. Thankfully, since moving to Loveland last year, I noticed SlapStep Studio online. The location (near King Soopers on E 29th St), and the price-tag ($25 two week trial), made it convenient to try. I jumped into 4 classes the first week, and returned to two classes the second week. I found all the instructors to be helpful and insightful, reminding me of some of my favorite yoga instructors, as they highlight muscles used for each move. Bonnie's Lyrical dance on Thursdays is emotive, and unites the entire body for poetic, fluid motions. In Vixen or other classes, Marlene's dance expertise and care is evident in her smile and elegant display of each glide and gesture. You don't need to have prior experience to join beginner classes, and instructors and fellow students are encouraging and positive. Marlene's classes especially draw dancers from a span of ages--from twenty-something to retired. In every class, including Flora's Pound Fit on Friday, there were ecstatic moments where all levels and ages danced together harmoniously. Thanks for making dance classes for grown ups of all levels, and for the introductory offer of $25 for two weeks. (Also, I should be able to afford the $55 for 4 classes a month, but I'm searching for a job right now.) Hope this studio and its students are around for a long time!

I am so impressed by how welcoming and comfortable SlapStep Studios is!…read moreJackie, the owner, is so friendly and made me feel like I definitely made the right choice going to SlapStep Studios! The classes that I tried with their 2-week unlimited class deal were fun, very well taught, and in a clean, bright, spacious studio with a beautiful sprung wood dance floor. Everything was very professional, yet personalized, so that I have been really excited to go back and try more classes! Marlene's Vixen class really got my heart pumping, yet was slow enough for me to learn the dance steps, easily, and it was jazzy! Flora's PoundFit class with the drum sticks is unique, and a great workout, followed by revitalizing relaxation techniques! I am so happy to find this wonderful, new dance studio! It's a great way to have fun while getting fit! There is plenty of parking in the Orchard Shopping Center, too!

I have supported Dance Express for years. The Director of the program is an amazing teacher and an…read moreoutstanding caring and patient woman. The dancers have a variety of disabilities that makes an appreciation of their recitals and public appearances a special meaning. Don't miss this wonderful dance troupe in and around Ft. Collins, CO.

I was able to easily book a trail art class and was very impressed with the 1 hour of instruction…read morefor only $15 and decided to sign up for one month of weekly classes to see how it goes. The instructor was terrific, very skilled, helpful and not judgmental. I had never tried working with pastels and learned a lot in the hour class.

My husband and I have recently moved here and I was looking for a place to take painting classes…read more Studio "H" offered a trial class and I was immediately hooked. Katie is an amazing instructor. She has a unique way of sharing her skills and knowledge. I am loving my classes.

One of the best Christmas presents I've ever received was an 8 week package of pottery lessons at…read moreSmokestack Pottery! Each week we get a short lesson focused on one piece, then we are let loose to create, throw, trim, and glaze. During the days between lessons you can come in to practice. Sue has the best teaching style and is positive and encouraging. The atmosphere is amazing with lots of great people and music and you are allowed to bring drinks and food, if you wish. I love the therapy of clay and when a piece turns out, I'm grateful and surprised. Chewy is the studio dog and greets everyone with love and good will before he goes to nap. It's a place you want to be.

A group of 10 of us went to Smokestack Pottery for a fun pottery night out and it was great! Sue…read moreand Joey were there to help us, and after a short demonstration, we were freed to make our pieces. I took a semester of ceramics in high school and while I was never good, the muscle memory was apparently still there because I picked it up again relatively quickly. And they turned out way better than the things I ever made! Must be the good teaching and the smaller lumps of clay :) Sue and Joey were very patient and helpful when it came to centering, providing instruction, and helping us fix our pieces. We were allowed to make 4 pieces of pottery within an approximately 2 hour period, after which we cleaned up and picked our glazes. Music played throughout the session and some cheese and crackers were provided for snacks - it really was wonderful and relaxing. The pieces should be available for pickup in about 4 weeks I think - hopefully they turn out well! I've already talked to some of my other friends and hope to go back again. It's normally $35 for a session where you can make 4 pieces, and $5 per piece after. They also have 7 week classes for $200. I definitely recommend stopping by, it was tons of fun!

So I accompanied my niece to the Innovation Center several times. I was so blown away I wouldn't…read moreeven know where to begin, so I'm going to add some info from the website. But before I do, I wanted to point out that I was surprised that the parking lights were on while it was still very light outside. I was struck by the irony of this. "Student learning at the Innovation Center transcends the traditional classroom and provides experiential opportunities that are developing today's students into tomorrow's leaders, innovators, and changemakers. In addition to rigorous extended learning and mentorship opportunities, students gain valuable experience through employment that focuses on designing and engineering technology solutions for industry and community partners. The Innovation Center is housed in a new, state-of-the-art 50,000 sq. ft. facility that includes a community makerspace, Apple Tech Lab, dedicated and flexible lab and collaboration spaces, Incubator and Enterprise Zone, Studio, Pitch Room, Drone and Aerospace Lab, Biomedical Science lab, Classrooms, Robotics Lab with Underwater Tank, Prototype spaces and more."

This is the best concept for an art store ever! Forget "bring your own wine"... go create art at a…read morebar! Not only is it a relaxing getaway for adults, but they will also host family/children oriented activities as well. During covid, classes have been basically non existent, but they went out of their way to host a special class just for my sister and I. This is a homegrown business promoting community, art, love, and fun. Absolutely recommend 100%!

I went with my child for some painting. The selection was not great. Boring stuff. But what got me…read morewas my total for 2 items was $85!! Not worth the price.

What a strange experience as a non-Christian... I found this studio on Groupon and didn't do full…read moreresearch on it beforehand so that part is on me, but starting a class with a prayer and ending with gospel music stretching was.... quite an experience as a non-religious person with a Jewish upbringing! What a time. I did see after the fact that their website mentions this practice, but it doesn't exactly make it welcoming to non-religious customers. The adult tap class I tried was challenging in new ways and definitely more focused on classical tap with a hint of Irish dancing, which isn't my favorite but I know that is studio dependent. The teacher was knowledgeable but didn't really explain steps fully to the whole class, and the woman next to me was asking me questions throughout about how to break down a movement when the teacher herself kept messing it up, even though I was brand new. They have tape on the floor to mark distance but the teacher stated she didn't know how to maintain distance yet during class and many of the students were right next to one another. Only I and one other student wore a mask in a class of 8-10 people. My biggest disappointment was the lack of acknowledgement and following of the mask mandate. Aside from a couple of people I saw inside and plexiglass at the front desk, it was like entering a pre-COVID world. Staff and customers alike did not wear masks, and yet there were crowds of kids moving about the studio and adults all very close to one another, maskless and without distancing. They had only 1 sign on the front door asking people to distance. Religion will not protect you from a pandemic or a state mandate.

Wow! I'm so thankful for Lighthouse Dance! What an incredible place for my children (and hopefully…read moremyself one of these days) to learn the art of dance at. The staff is very welcoming and professional, and the facility is clean and beautiful. They even have special air filtration systems in place for the safety of their students! They go above any beyond with even having someone man the door so that we don't have to open or close it while coming in and leaving! (At least on the day we are there they do.) The foyer is never packed because they clearly communicate with their families as to how to drop off and pick up their kiddos. I am so thankful my children can have some normality during what's been a mentally challenging time. Not only children, but parents too, need to have outlets of community and lighthouse is a safe place for it. My children get excited for dance days, and I do too. Thank you Lighthouse Dance for offering a safe, professional, and encouraging place in Loveland.