My daughter has been at this dance school since she was 5 (she's 10 now) and it has been such a…read moregreat experience. Ms. Kim is wonderful. She's funny and quirky yet strict and disciplined. She keeps things light while making sure the kids learn proper technique. Their performances are professionally done and you can tell everyone is having a blast. I highly recommend this school.

A parent from daycare warned me about this place, saying they are ballet Nazi's and are way too…read moreserious and hard on the kids. We enrolled anyway and found Kim the instructor getting very stressed over the littlest things, like a four year old girl's hair being too long. She makes the kids wear makeup and hair spray to performances, and admonished those with imperfect hair...it's crazy. The kids I saw didn't look like they were having fun. You would expect that from all this, performances would be amazing, like a little perfect synchronized dance troop from North Korea, but they are just little kids skipping around on stage...which is fine with me, but if that is the product then what are you accomplishing by going super stress mode when you are teaching them?

We saw "Marley's Ghost" last night - and what a great show. This place has wonderful entertainment…read moreat a great price. Warning - it's small. There were about 110 people at the show and that filled the place up. Reservations are suggested. No drinks, but if you come early, there are three places next door that have drinks, food and snacks. Come early! Featured are root beer floats with Husky Deli ice cream (a local delicacy) and free range root beer. At least, that's how it's billed. Good sound quality, the great Wurlitzer organ during intermission. There are table side seats up front (cost a bit more) and row seating behind. Seniors get a discount. Fun night! Get on their email list and you'll get notice of upcoming shows (4-8/month).

Gypsy jazz is what brought us to Kenyon Hall…read more They call themselves "Ranger & the Rearrangers:" a five-piece band playing the kind of music you'd expect to hear in a Parisian cafe but with the spirit of a Gypsy campsite. It was an intimate and most charming performance sprinkled with humor and wanderlust. Formerly Hokum Hall, this non-profit vaudeville-toting venue was built in 1916 and is a neighborhood treasure. Rumor has it: Eddie Vedder played a "secret" show here once. But it's really a dear man named Lou Magor whose been at the helm of this performance space for decades. He's a warm, quirky character who doubles as emcee and master musician and brings a corporate hug to the whole experience. The decor, old framed photos, hardwood floors and (the pièce de résistance) a 1920s Wurlitzer pipe organ create all kinds of nostalgia from eras gone by.. and the tickets are affordable, too. Check out their website for upcoming shows (live music, drama, silent movies, poetry readings and more!) and see why Kenyon Hall is called "West Seattle's Lighthearted Entertainment Palace."

HiTech Gorilla always has been professional with all of my musical endeavors that Devin was there…read moreto help me with. From his DJing to his production value, he has always aimed for excellence and he has always - from what I have witnessed - succeeded. I would recommend him to anyone who is wanting to align themselves with people who don't take 'no' for an answer when it comes to their future. His work on all fronts of audio, are superb to say the least. I haven't even mentioned yet how much fun he is to work with. I entice you to find out for yourself. Preston Schmidli Euphoria Factory

I bought Salsa lessons with Balorico for my wife as a birthday present. We had recently taken a…read morethree week trip to Cuba and fallen in love with Salsa music and dancing and were eager to learn how to dance Salsa ourselves. After doing some research about classes offered in the South Seattle area I landed on Balorico and booked a beginners package with Vanessa Villalobos. At first I really liked Vanessa and was optimistic about what we would learn under her guidance, but would unfortunately find her teaching style frustrating and ultimately discouraging. Vanessa uses a rapid-fire method, introducing a new dance step, running it a few times, and then quickly moving on. I have some experience with dance lessons and am used to strongly incorporating a move into our muscle memory before moving on, which was an opportunity I rarely got with Vanessa. What was increasingly aggravating were her regular proclamations that we were "getting it!" or excited announcements like, "You got it!"... as I looked around at my fellow students that seldom seemed like the case. It was my impression that the majority of my fellow students were equally lost. Overall, I felt very rushed through this course and was so unhappy with it that we didn't even bother to go to the final class. In addition to not feeling like we were being effectively taught Salsa, Vanessa was regularly promoting other classes and events as constantly up-sales. Considering my frustrations with the class this was particularly irksome. I feel the focus should have been on delivering what we had already paid for. Vanessa clearly knows how to dance Salsa and while it was fun to watch her execute moves I don't feel she was very good at passing that knowledge on to beginners. Perhaps her methods are better suited for more advanced students, but I wouldn't recommend her for those starting out.

OK, so I decided to surprise my partner with salsa lessons before our commitment ceremony. She…read morewanted to do a first dance and I always wanted to learn how to lead, so... Thankfully, Balorico came up when I searched for lessons in the West Seattle area. Vanessa (the instructor) really put me at ease from the start (I can be shy and a little neurotic). She is incredibly good at breaking down the steps/movements in ways that are appropriate to your style of learning. She is very good at knowing when one should be challenged further and when to pull back. She pays very close attention to detail and hey, she even laughs at my lame jokes-my partner and I are full of those. How she gets thru a lesson with the two of us I will never know, but we always have a great time and somehow she managed to make us look pretty damn good. It's really cool to see how much pride she takes in what we learn. There is genuine excitement when she sees that we are putting things together. I really can't say enough. We got a lot of compliments on our dance and that was really cool, but even cooler still is the fact that I can't wait to learn more.

My friends and I attended Brooklyn's comedy show last week. It was so funny that we couldn't get…read moreenough of it. Brooklyn was very unpredictable, spontaneous and witty during her performance. She was able to engage the crowd and made everyone laugh by making improv jokes. Brooklyn's energy on the stage is infectious - you won't want the show to stop!!

From the owner: Brooklyn Comedy Live is interactive improv stand up comedian. Every show is new different and one…read moreof a kind. It's largely based on audience suggestions and interaction. Perfect entertainment for weddings, corporate events, holiday parties, and more.

I'm a 73-year-old recent widow who was looking for a new activity. I hadn't sewn in over 50 years…read moreand didn't even own a sewing machine, but I decided to sign up for a class with Katie. What a great decision. Katie is a wonderful teacher, sewing machines were provided and I quickly fell in love with quilting. The class was welcoming, encouraging and I enjoyed learning a new skill. I'm now working on my second quilt, with the goal of donating to hospitals. This experience has given me a relaxing activity and a new chapter in my life. I am so grateful that I took that first step, and I highly recommend this class to anyone-especially those who think it's too late to try something new.

I'm so glad I found Sew Katie Did. I signed up for my first sewing class with zero sewing…read moreexperience, and Katie made everything approachable and fun. She's patient, fun to talk to, and a wonderful teacher. I've now taken several classes and even started sewing on my own at home thanks to what I learned. Excited to sign up for another workshop! Below are photos of my first projects. I love how they turned out!

Took the "Sip and Spin" introductory pottery class. I really looked forward to it but was pretty…read moredisappointed. As the class progressed, it was pretty obvious that I needed some help but either the kind of hands-on help I needed wasn't part of the program or the instructor didn't "get it." After trying 4 different balls of clay over the course of an hour or so, I was very frustrated at not being able to get very far in the process with any of them. I tried to get help from the instructor but he seemed more interested in other people and seemed to think that saying how to work with the clay was all that was necessary. On top of the frustration on the creative side, the class was instructed on how dismantle and wash/clean the wheel and other equipment we had been using (and that had, I think, been used for an earlier class). Not a good experience for which the cost was $100.

I've been taking classes at RCC since they opened 2 years ago and absolutely love it! The…read moreinstructors are highly experienced in their craft, excellent teachers and engaged with their students. The class offerings are really fun and there are tons of hours for open studio practicing all week long. The studio is set up so well with all the supplies you need. Deb, the owner and reknown ceramicist, continues to improve the studio layout and information sharing on our community app. She obviously takes feedback seriously and strives to continually improve the experience. We're very lucky to have this top quality studio for learning in the West Seattle area.

Our daughter Sally has been going to sweet pea for almost a full school year now. We love the…read moreteachers and how they treat the children with love and welcoming arms. She comes home each day truly happy. She has FUN at school and loves the kids and teachers. This is not a child factory- each child is well known, loved, and well cared for. We have gotten to know the other kids and families well. This school has something very special and unique. It's an amazing place for children to thrive! I cannot say enoigh good things about Sweet Pea Cottage!

A really wonderful preschool program. Highly recommended. My son has been attending Sweet Pea for…read moreabout 6 months, and he loves it. It's a 4 hour program (longer than most preschools), so I'm able to get a lot done while he's there. He does art, languages, nature walks and more.