My eight year old niece has been taking ballet here for three years and LOVES it!…read more Both grandma and I have had the opportunity to drop her off/pick her up from class and the place is always organized, friendly and brimming with excited and well-mannered kids of both genders. If you want a fabulous family outing at the holidays, consider attending their annual performance of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" in December at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center. It's a visually stunning, professional production with live music. It's also family friendly, there isn't a bad seat in the house and it's CHEAP compared to heading downtown to the Nutcracker. I believe tickets are about $14. There are 90 dancers from age five to 18 in the show. Please consider supporting this establishment! The two women who own it/run it have expertise and great energy.

Our daughter has been dancing at Dance Fremont since 2012, and it has been one of the best…read moreexperiences for her in elementary, middle and high school. She even wrote this about her time at Dance Fremont in one of her recent college essays: "Five, six, seven, eight. Glissade, jeté, pas de bourrée, assemblé. Then grande allegro: I explode across the stage, leaving all else behind. I melt into the movements, connecting mind and body. Then removing my stiff pointe shoes, I feel the floor again and take from the studio this momentary peace. " She has learned confidence and discipline through this art, and her teachers at Dance Fremont have been outstanding. I believe that Dance Fremont also really works hard to teach and model healthy body image which can be a difficult thing in the culture of dance, and I have been grateful that they celebrate all sizes of dancers. My daughter has had teachers who have invested deeply in her and who have been so creative in their work with the students- especially during COVID with online teaching. This program provided so much for our daughter and it has given her a lifelong love of dance, a healthy attitude about movement and body image, and an incredible creative outlet during this very formational part of her life.

If you're on the fence about taking dance lessons before your wedding--do it! Catherine was an…read moreabsolute joy to work with and made the whole experience so fun. Neither of us are dancers, and we were nervous about being in the spotlight, but our first dance turned out to be one of the most special moments of the night. Our guests raved about it, and my husband even impressed his mom with his new skills. We couldn't be more grateful--thank you for everything, Catherine!

My husband and I got married in mid-May 2024. I always dreamt of doing a choreographed dance at my…read morewedding, so we decided to give it a shot. We weren't sure how to begin, so we went to Groupon to begin our search. After finding Abayas' Ballroom, we walked into the studio and met with the fabulous Catherine. We were nervous but she welcomed us with bright and gentle energy. My husband is a guy who never took dance classes but enjoyed moving to the beat. I am a gal who has a minimal dance background and a habit of wanting to lead. Sharing this with Catherine didn't phase her. She adapted her instruction to our experience and learning styles and I could tell she wanted us to believe in ourselves. The most beautiful thing about Catherine and FJ is they don't have cookie-cutter choreography for any of their couples. They dig deep, listen to your story, learn your personality and help you tell your story through dance. FJ wasn't our instructor, but he was so friendly and encouraging, and we got to witness a few times how he teaches his students as well. You will be in equally adept hands with either Catherine or FJ. We requested more sessions because we felt a strong connection with Catherine. She is kind and honest, determined and mindful. She celebrates growth and inspires confidence. I learned to give up the reins and my husband learned to take the lead and immerse himself in the dance. We fell even deeper in love with one another through this intimate shared experience. We were very confident and excited to share our performance with our loved ones. Everyone was so surprised and it was a beautiful addition to our special day. We can't thank Catherine enough for all she has done for us.

Called to ask about 3 classes I was interested in booking was helped by Jericho (must've misspelled…read moresorry) but assisted with my questions so much that I purchased a package and booked all 3 over the phone. Thank you so much for your help. I just moved to the area and have been eyeing / following poprox on insta. Super friendly and helpful and kind overall thank you Jericho (sorry again if misspelled)

It was my first time doing something like this, and I had a BLAST!! I tried the kpop class led by…read moreDerrick. My experience was amazing from start to finish! The dance moves were easy to learn and the instructor goes step by step! Which helped build my confidence too! I ended up in the front and I really enjoyed the one hour class. I'm definitely coming back and do more dancing! The bathroom was clean and well stocked too!

I truly thought that I would be giving this place a 5 star review, and I'm sad that wasn't my…read moreexperience. I am always looking to support the Arts, small businesses, museums, and such - especially now - and this seemed like a good way to do that while also having a fun, unique work-out experience. I have actually had this place on my bucket list for years, so I was super excited to go. My husband and I paid $100 for a 1-hour private aerial silks lesson. We decided on a private lesson partly due to COVID, partly because we were hoping for a class that was at least partly-tailored to us, since it would be just the 2 of us, and partly because I am at one of the least physically-fit points I've been at in my entire life. (My excuses are: a couple of severe medical issues that affected my weight and my energy levels, and my rescue cat who is very needy and loves to cuddle, but he's worth it... but really I just need to get my butt in gear and get fit again.) Despite my low level of physical fitness currently, my minor physical limitations, and my total lack of experience, I was feeling confident that I could adapt or modify anything that I couldn't do, hopefully with the help of the instructor. I didn't even necessarily expect to be able to do every move. What I didn't expect was to be able to do NONE of the moves. None of them. Okay, I'm not THAT lacking in physical fitness... at least, I didn't think I was? I've done many virtual physical fitness classes throughout the pandemic - though yelp, through a few friends of mine who are fitness class instructors and I wanted to support them financially while trying to stay fit, and a handful of other classes, too. For some of these other fitness classes, I wasn't able to do every single move, and I did have to modify some of the suggested moves. However, this is literally the first time in my entire life that I was able to do NONE of the moves. I started feeling frustrated by this. My husband mentioned that it seemed like the instructor, Jen, had no idea what to do when I started feeling frustrated. I certainly didn't receive a single word of encouragement from her, which might have been nice. Although she did suggest corrections, she didn't really suggest modifications or alternate moves for me to try. When I asked her if the private lesson had a set curriculum and was really similar to the intro class, just with only 2 people, or if she was able to adapt to our specific needs and limitations, she got really defensive and insisted that she had given me "another option" for a move. But there were only 4 total moves that she taught us in the entire hour, and it seemed like the "other option" was just the next thing on her list of moves in the pre-set curriculum. My husband also mentioned that Jen seemed ill-equipped to trouble-shoot if one of us was having an issue with any of the moves. He only really had an issue with the last move of the 4 (go, Leo! It was neat to watch him go!!), but the instructor gave him feedback 4 separate times but none of her feedback enabled him to complete the 4th move successfully so she clearly had no clue what the problem was. My poor husband, who is an excellent problem-solver in general, felt badly that HE, as a first-time beginning student, wasn't able to figure out what the problem was - isn't that a big part of the instructor's job, especially for a private lesson? My husband also commented that the instructor's energy was really "flat". I agree with this - she had zero enthusiasm whatsoever, and almost no encouragement. When I was encouraging my husband and cheering him on for the 4th move - by this time I was sitting on my mat letting the lesson be his lesson since I hadn't gotten anywhere on ANY of the 4 moves - she looked over at me and then said a couple of encouraging things to him herself. This was the first time in our entire lesson, with about 5 minutes left to go, that she had said anything encouraging. This seems weird for a fitness instructor, they usually have a pretty infectious energy that is really motivating, and I started out this class super excited to learn this. We sadly would not go back, unless maybe in 5 years when I'm super fit again (it might take that long, LOL), but if we did go back, we would request a different instructor for sure. I will say that our instructor was friendly and welcoming to me when I arrived. My husband was still parking, so I arrived alone for the first few minutes. This reminds me - parking is horrible at this location, and super hard to find. We went today, on a Thursday afternoon. We arrived almost 10 minutes early. By 1 minute until our lesson started, we still had not found a place to park near the studio. Really sad and disappointed. It was nice to watch my husband do 3 of the moves, though. I feel like giving 2 stars really, but their COVID precautions are/were A++ which matters a lot to us since we're super strict ourselves, and the facility was nice.

I'm taking private lessons here and I've worked with several coaches. They are all great! The gym…read moreis not too warm in summer while the ceiling is high, which makes it the best aerial gym in the Seattle area.

We absolutely love the Ballard Academy of Music & Dance and our daughter gets so excited each week…read moreto attend!! She enjoys it so much, we added a second class-- and now she gets to learn from both Eva and Madison. They're both excellent, patient teachers!

High quality school, with teachers who get it. My kid didn't want to do tap.. the teacher walked…read moreover and said my daughter may have sensory overload and may need headphones. That's what I'm talking about! She didn't say oh your daughter is "having a bad day, or not participating" She looked at the situation and provided a solution! They're moms... they get it!

I purchased the 2 week unlimited Groupon pass and am a little over halfway through. I had planned…read moreto check out some other studios, but Alyssa fosters such an inclusive, supportive, challenging environment for people of all levels that I don't feel the need to look any further. She starts her classes by asking for your name, pronouns, injuries, and usually some other fun question that gets everyone relaxed. The beginner classes are useful whether you're a true beginner or are a year in, because she give you multiple options of things to work on. The classes are diverse and interesting, and the spirit of inclusion, body positivity, respecting gender identity, and disallowing racist beauty standards make me want to come to class and support her mission statement. Getting into your underwear and writhing around on a pole can be intimidating, but I've felt completely at ease in this space. I look forward to seeing where I am a year from now.

The most inclusive and welcoming pole studio ever!! When I took dance classes in high school, the…read moreenvironment was very intense and there was a lot of pressure to behave and look a certain way. So when I started at Positive Spin three years ago, I was initially intimidated and expected a similar level of intensity. But the vibe here is very different. All the instructors encourage individuality and choosing your own adventure. I like knowing that whether I am trying to train really hard or just have a more lowkey day, I can always show up and get something out of class. Also the community is the best. Everyone is incredibly supportive and there is always lots of cheering in class.

They moved to a lovely new location, so I am increasing the number of stars. This was a positive…read moreexperience for our family.

Absolutely love some of the ballet teachers here, but the studios are poorly maintained and there's…read moreno air conditioning in the spring/summer--which caused multiple students in evening classes last year to get heat stroke and stop coming to classes, including myself. The floors are just so dirty and chewed up lately, plus with the warmer weather picking up again, I'm seriously considering changing studios.