Started dance lessons due to a mother/ son wedding dance and have remained a student ever since…read more Great instructors, friendly and comfortable teaching environment and my new language is dance!!! Thank you Joel and Maria and your entire staff

Great people, positive vibes, exceptional support. As a novice, I'm enamored with the…read moreencouragement. Major kudos to the instructors and Maria. This is the go-to destination for learning dance the right way. Every investment of money and time is worthwhile. No need to hesitate--just come on in and join the fun!

I was getting my new boyfriend into dancing. We started with a two 5-week group classes of…read moreEastcoast Swing and then joined Clara and Michael for two 5-week classes of salsa. They are both very enthusiastic and fun. I already knew salsa myself, so I learned to lead for the beginner level, then switched to follow for the next level of class. If you want to learn salsa, I would recommend Salsa4Life.

Grygorii and Yuliia are the coolest most patient and fun people you will meet. They are both world…read moreclass dancers and their passion for teaching others is unparalleled. I am not a natural dancer, but this place makes it fun, comfortable and safe to learn as much as you want to. Cannot recommend this location enough.

I can't recommend this place enough for dance lessons! We were soooo nervous for our first dance…read moreand Yuliia was an incredible instructor! She taught us sooo much in only 4-5 sessions and squeezed us in only a few weeks before our wedding! She is so beyond sweet and was such a breath of fresh air during our stressful wedding planning season! She made sure we were comfortable with all of the moves and made sure my feet didn't look awkward ;) If you are looking for help with a wedding first dance or want to learn any type of dance, this is the best place in Raleigh! we can't thank you enough for all of your help!!! love, Morgan and Luke

A friend gifted me a few classes here and initially I was annoyed. I finally scheduled my class(…read moreeasy to do) and headed to class. The inside is small and intimate. The class was dark and has mirrors so you can admire you're booty as it shakes. The moves are relatively easy and the instructor was bomb! She demonstrates each move, and corrects you if its incorrect. I love the vibe and plan on heading back soon

Participated in an amazing Aphrodite Yoga Workshop. It was all about self-love and connecting with…read morethe inner divine feminine (which is a focus for me right now). It brought me to tears by the end. The pure amount of emotion and being around a group of women elevated my spirit so much. Candles were lit all around and each of us got our own Aphrodite candle, wax melts, and other goodies. Then top add to that, we made our own bath salts and had a dance class! Suffice it to say, today was an amazing day. I've never loved myself more. The women at TML Turn Me Loose Fitness are so amazing and I will continue to take classes there until I drop lol.

My daughter has been going here for 2 years now. She absolutely loves it. She loves the teachers…read moreand has a great time. She can't wait for the next recital. I think it's a fantastic value.

We've been dancing at Main Street Dance for almost one year. Since my girls have lived and danced…read morein Raleigh, NC, Hampton, VA, and Stuttgart, Germany, this studio offers us a refreshing change with more personal attention. This is the smallest dance studio we have danced with, but its size is perfect, and the owner (Wendy Naylor) is very hands on with all aspects of the studio and very personable with girls and parents, which translates into more personal attention. This is particularly important when you begin to reach the 'tweens age (between 8-13), when girls become even more self-conscious and their self-esteem tends to plummet. There is the opportunity to be in an active company for the more advanced girls and dance camps offered in the summer for those who wish to give dance or the studio a try. One thing we liked is the Christmas recital held at Campbell University in December. It was a mini-show which lasted only about an hour, but gave the girls great experience mid-year performing onstage and in front of a live audience, something particularly helpful for young dancers. We were able to purchase a very good video of the Christmas recital produced in mass locally by a group of the parents for $5 each--sooo much easier than trying to video the recital ourselves too! Main Street offers dance leotards, tights and shoes, as well as snacks & water bottles, all on site for purchase at very reasonable prices, which is very convenient. And this year, our monthly tuition included the costs of our costumes for two dance recitals -- a Christmas recital and the Spring recital. This is VERY helpful to parents to spread the cost out over the year instead of having to make a down payment in the fall and a final costume payment in January, right after Christmas expenses, as we always have had to do at our other dance studios. There are two studio classrooms at Main Street Dance. The only downfall we've found with Main Street is that the facility is somewhat small, particularly one of the classrooms. It can be frustrating for the girls when there are a lot of girls in a class. Oh, one thing that is also very convenient. Wendy and Main Street have been around a while and are known by many of the other area dancers. Recently, when we had to purchase a pair of jazz shoes for my oldest daughter, we realized she didn't have her tights for dance photos. The owner of Releve, a dance shop in Holly Springs, picked up the phone, called Wendy, and had everything worked out for us in less than 3 minutes! This "network" of support for supplies is particularly helpful and convenient--and better than anything we ever had in the larger cities we danced in! We highly recommend Main Street! If you stop by for more information, tell them Alice H. sent you!

Our daughter enjoys the classes at Starpath very much. She's been dancing for 10 years and we love…read moreto see her dance and we enjoy that she found a new "dance home" after moving here a year ago. Starpath is a great dance studio and we love that she is greeted with a warm and genuine smile from Ms. Sierra. The costumes Are age-appropriate and the recitals are enjoyable to watch. Five stars all the way!

3 stars is maybe generous here, but I'd be not so honest to give anything higher. We've been here…read morefor going on a year and my daughter learned more in one day from the princesses at Disney than she has here. The location is great for us and my daughter just likes acting goofy so we let her stay for now. If she continues to be interested, I will put her in a more serious program. On the administrative side, it's been less than stellar given early troubles with costume ordering. We followed details to a T, and as a first time dance mom was a bit neurotic. Costumes arrived and you not only had to melt her I to it, but craftsmanship was poor as there were visible tears in the fabric in multiple spots. Uncertain of what to do, I naturally turned to the dance studio front staff who were rude and basically said I must not have paid attention to the instructions. Needless to say, I was clearly on my own to find a remedy which was not only irritating and confusing but costly. On a side note, and maybe by design but the front lobby is always packed and boiling degrees given it's small cramped size.

My daughter just completed the hip hop summer class and I am so impressed by how this whole…read moreinstitute is run! Hats off to the enthusiastic teachers! Compared to other dance places we've been to...this is by far the best. Plenty of seating for parents. Monitors up for you to watch your kiddo. And everything so organized and well run. Thanks DDI and I hope we'll be back soon for more!

After being at this studio for ten years here are the reasons I would not recommend it…read more 1. . If you're looking for a studio with an owner who doesn't have a backbone this is the studio for you. 2. If you're looking for a studio that allows volunteer parents to discipline students without the other child parents being present this is the studio for you. 3. If you're looking for a studio that allows kids to rip masks off other kids faces with no consequences this is the studio for you. 4. If you want a studio where kids are allowed to come to class after being home from school the same day with fevers this is the studio for you. ( This happened multiple times and the administration did nothing) my child had the kid who came with a fever cough in her face and thought it was funny. This is the studio for you. 5. If you're looking for a studio where you volunteer over 600 hours in one year and are still treated like crap by the owner this is the studio for you. 6. If you are looking for a studio where parent volunteers basically manipulate to get what they want for their kids and are allowed to get away with whatever they want even lying and having other families ask to leave the studio ( after ten loyal years) this is the studio for you. 7. If you want parent drama, bullying ( by students and parents), and false accusations made about you that are never even investigated this is the studio for you. WFYB I give 4 out of 5 But DDI 1 out of 5 This studio has changed over the years and not for the best. If you are taking recreational classes you will probably be fine but if your child is asked to join any of the companies I would be very concerned.

The teachers are tireless and dedicated to the mission. Children are inspired and always treated…read morewell in class, but they learn rules, discipline and hard work. A true conservatory ballet training is available. When your child is ready for pointe, there will be enough classes to keep the ankle strong and safe. The modern/contemporary training has been phenomenal in the past few years. There are some entry level classes for younger children who want to try out the various forms first - jazz, tap, contemporary. The focus is on artistry, teamwork, and step by step advancement. A full ballet with ages 2.5-professional is put on stage each year with costumes by the side by side theatre company.