Awesome Zumba classes, and really nice, fun, friendly environment. They offer Zumba every day of…read morethe week, usually twice a day. Highly recommended!

My little one just finished her first year at this wonderful studio. Miss Carmela is…read morefantastic--firm but loving, with a great sense of humor. The recital was also top-notch--professional, entertaining, and very well run. This is not a studio obsessed with competitions and trophies, but nurturing its dancers. Love it!

My daughter has been Dancing at Casa Dance Studio since she was 14 months, 9 years later she is…read moreabsolutely loving it! Bethani and Tara are amazing owners and all of the teachers (including Miss Bethani) are incredible. It's a caring studio that is inclusive for both boys and girls, the teachers are patient and beyond helpful. My daughter dances competitively and absolutely loves being on the dance team! It gives her a whole new experience of being on stage. The studio does competitive and non tracks and has all skill levels for dance and acro! Having a certified acro teacher makes all the difference in what the kids can be taught and they also make sure things are done safely as they learn. All around the best parent and students experience we could ask for!

Casa Dance Studio is "mi casa" for dance! My daughter has…read morebeen dancing with Casa for approximately 3 years now and the family atmosphere has made us feel like we were at home the minute we walked through the front door. Their experienced dance instructors are awesome, their prices are very reasonable, and all the dancers are amazing! Great place to learn how to dance at any age at any experience level. Everyone should make Case Dance Studio "su casa" for dance!!!

The talent here is amazing. The space is wonderful. It will be sad when Jeanne Ruddy Dance is…read moreclosed. I hope it does not close but that it is handed to someone who will continue in the great Jeanne Ruddy mission. You must attend one of the shows ASAP.

Joan Leof's "Write To Heal" workshops are outstanding for the experienced writer as well as for…read moreanyone with something to express on paper. I've taken her workshops three times in the last 5 years, and each time I'm really taken with how compassionate Joan is. She creates a safe environment for people to be wherever they are in their release and creativity. Joan is also extremely generous with the material, giving out no less than 100 excellent exercises for writer's block. She is wholly respectful and genuinely encouraging of people's therapeutic release, too, no matter what they are. She is also a talented writing coach, and it shows in these workshops. I have seen people who have never written a word transform into flowing writers! I've also seen seasoned writers pick up crayons and draw a memory and delight in trying a visual form of release. If only this workshop was required in schools, prisons, addiction programs, etc... what a different world we would live in.

Let me start off by saying that I danced here for 8 years. If I could give this place 0 stars, I…read morewould. 1) The dance teachers here aren't professionally trained. Most of the dance teachers that work here are high school kids or adults that were taught to dance through this studio. It's a chain of untrained dancers, getting taught by untrained dancers. 2) When I danced here, it was very cliquey. Everyone had their own friends and plenty of the girls that I went to this studio with, were not open to inviting new people into their group of friends at all. Also, some of the girls will sit there and laugh at you, directly in your face. It was very intimidating. 3) Even the studio owner, Miss Barbara, makes her dancers feel insecure about themselves! She would not allow me to be in the competition group and would constantly tell me that I 'don't dance like my sister', rubbing it in my face that she thought my sister was better than me. She even gave me a movie to watch and told me that I need to dance like the people in the movie and have the same passion. She does this to her own students to be spiteful! In all, I haven't danced there in 10 years. Things might have changed. However, I I doubt it. If you want your kids to have low self-esteem, bring them here. If you want your kids to feel important and love what they are doing, go somewhere else!

Well, I have to say after reading a previous review I was angered, upset, and personally hurt to…read moresay the least. Miss Barbara's Dance Studio was my home away from home from the age of two and a half to the age of eighteen. That being said, if I could give this studio 10 stars I would. 1) The dance teachers at this studio are professionally trained. The owner (Miss Barbara) was a rockette and her daughter, who is also a teacher, danced for Brandywine Ballet Company. I myself have had the amazing experience of dancing under both incredibly talented women. Not only did I have the privilege of being taught by them, but I also had the privilege of teaching with them. The "high school" teachers that were talked about in the last "review" are ASSISTANT TEACHERS teaching alongside extremely talented women. 2) In one review the reviewer mentioned that the studio was "cliquey". I cannot speak for anyone else, but in my personal experience the ladies at this studio were always welcoming and always had another's best interest at heart. I can also speak from personal experience of being the "awkward girl" in middle school and high school, that girls can be down right mean and "cliquey", if you will. In fact, I don't think I have ever heard of a place full of young girls that hasn't had a problem with girls being mean to one another. But, I will say, if and when this ever happened in this studio it was always taken care of if the problem was brought to a teacher or the directors attention. I have learned many things growing up in this studio, one being to love myself through any stage of life, and that dancing is an amazing outlet for feelings of insecurities or self doubt. 3) Miss Barbara was taught, professionally I might add, in a completely different period of time where hard love was the best love. I can say from experience of crying in the studio, on my way home from class, and on my way to class, that Miss Barbara's "tough love" attitude is nothing BUT having her students best interest at heart. Her tough love is what made me into the dancer and woman I am today. If she didn't care about her students she wouldn't sit at her desk for almost every class and watch each of her students grow from year to year. Miss Barbara personally gave me movies to watch, not to be spiteful or mean, but to inspire me and to push me harder, because she knew there was more in me than what I was putting forth. I have actually never had a teacher in school that cared or believed in me that much to personally give me a movie to watch to inspire me or push me harder. If I had, I would have probably graduated Harvard with a doctorate degree. You have to work hard for the things you love and want in life. No one is going to hand you a spot on a competition team, or job position for that matter, if the hard work and passion isn't seen in that particular person. 4) I have not danced or taught in the studio for 5 years now. I normally don't care about another's opinion, but when it comes to my family I am very protective and stand strong in my own opinion. Miss Barbara's Dance Studio is and will always be my second family. Miss Barbara's Dance Studio is a wonderful place with high standards for every single one of their students. I have recommended Miss Barbara's to many parents and will continue doing so in the future.

I am only reviewing Ballroom Joe's parties, which happen every month on the first Friday of the…read moremonth. Please note he also teaches a class every Wednesday at the Tango 411 studio in Media. Also, the address above is the address where this dance is held, which is the Rose Tree Fire House. In the interest of full disclosure, I have become good friends with Joe through attending his parties and lessons, and I occasionally help out here on a volunteer basis. This dance is my recommendation for all beginner dancers. The people are all very friendly, and are very beginner friendly. This dance boasts a one of a kind "coaching corner." If one is not familiar with the steps of a dance, you can go to the coaching corner where an experienced dancer will teach you the basic step of that dance. The free lesson at the beginning of the dances is also very beginner friendly. The food generally is pretty extensive and is enough for a simple meal, although I usually eat dinner again with all the calories I burn off (hahaha). There are usually two songs played back to back of the same dance throughout the evening so one can really practice that dance - another beginner friendly feature. A friendly tip: The firehouse can be tough to find. It is not right off of Providence road, but you have to make a quick turn across from the Wawa. Look for the Wawa, because it is really off of that small side street across from it.

my daughter attended a princess camp here for a couple weeks...I feel that it was way too expensive…read morefor the little amount of anything they did. They were supposed to teach the girls the basics of ballet....well that didn't happen. instead they had older dancers show off. its a very small location, but very clean and tidy. i'm sure the kids who take regular classes here are happy, but I was sadly disappointed

I've been a student of Defino II Dance Studio for nearly 20 years and I've loved every minute of…read moreit. All of the teachers there are incredibly caring and truly feel like family. They want the best for their students and encourage their creativity through dance. The student's own dedication to the art will determine how much they flourish, and the teachers will support them throughout their journey. Many of the teachers also teach throughout the Northeast and the suburbs so they are well-known in the area. I'm happy to say I consider many of the teachers close friends as I've grown up with them. Thank you to the entire staff at Defino II for everything! It's great to see a family business that continues to grow after more than 50 years.

I have three children that's been going here off and on since 2017 my kids love it the teachers…read moredon't screaming yell at the children they're very easy- going

My daughter has been dancing here for 12 years and we would never go anywhere else! The staff and…read moreowner are amazingly talented and supportive of the students.