If your kids don't go to company classes or MIT classes and go to regular classes, they won't learn…read moreanything. If they don't like your kids, they will have the ballet teacher yell at your kids. Those MIT parents feed the appetite of the principals because they have to pay a lot of money to get their kids into MIT classes.

Have you ever had a favorite restaurant and one day you go back only to realize the owners changed,…read morethe chef changed, and while the sign on the door is the same, the quality and integrity you associated with that name is bastardized? My heart is broken over this. Fret not. The old owner and chef has a new school - DAA Dance Academy. Send your kids there to learn from instructors who has a passion for dance and teaching. ===================================================== My review of the original Mitsi Dancing School: LOVE LOVE LOVE...Love the school. Love the teachers. Love all the memories I shared here. I'll fully disclaim my bias - I grew up in this dance school. However, being biased doesn't mean I'm wrong. Mitsi Shen is one amazing woman and dance instructor. She's dedicated decades to passing on her passion and technique in dance (ballet and Chinese dance). She hires very well trained teachers and shows extreme professionalism and patience to groom each student that has a heart to learn. It was like a family there. I made life long friends in my 13 years at the dance school and went from being a fidgeting tomboy to loving the art of dance. To the moms concerned with repetition, I'd say that dance training (similar to other trainings) involves a lot of repetition. Your princess might be doing chases and plies until she's 5 (and thereafter I'm sure). But she will improve each year and eventually she'll have strong muscles from the repetitions and move on to leaps and turns. Ballet is a great foundation for other styles! You can't go wrong sending your kids here! ...And it is my humble opinion that all little girls should dance! =D

Omgoodness! This place is a hidden gem. Houston has several ballet studios with good adult dance…read moreprograms. But this studio is by far the best. The teachers are some of the best in their field. They are active and involved and teach and correct like you truly matter to them. Ms Sherese's ballet class left me with a serious workout and gave me opportunities for improvement along the way. This studio is my first choice for dance ! Try it, you'll agree!

I started dance classes here last fall. I was initially a bit concerned because I'm one of the much…read moreolder adult students and had not taken dance classes since I was in grade school in the 1950s. Sherese, the owner, was very welcoming and made me feel like my age was not going to be an issue - and it hasn't been! I've been taking the Diva Jazz class from Stephanie Sermas and it's the one evening that I look forward to every week. The classes are small and the instruction is incredible! I cannot recommend City Dance Studio highly enough.

I have been here for exotic aerobics, pole class and now I'm doing the OSS class. I absolutely LOVE…read moreDrina!! She will push you to be the best you can be but she is super nice! The studio is so adorable and clean. I love that I'm able to shower after the class so that I can go straight to work. The locker room is always clean and she has everything you can imagine in there from an iron, blow dryer, flat irons, lotion...everything. If you are looking to take a boot camp class, or even just a pole class I highly recommend going here! You wont be disappointed.

Love this place and the location. I had a pole party here for my 30th birthday and I had a blast…read more The staff was very nice and the instructor made the class awesome. The only thing I would change is the amount of poles they have for your party. I had a party of 10 and I think there were only 4 or 5 poles in the room so we had to keep rotating people on the pole. I also like they they offer a variety of classes and events.

I used to dance at this place... I had fun...I guess. I didn't really learn much "ballet" I thought…read moreyou were just supposed to be pretty and stuff, but didn't know ANYTHING about technique. I was pretty flexible, but that was only because I attended another dance school at the same time. Eventually, they moved everyone to Katy, which I could NOT do. I eventually started only going to my other dance school, J&H Dance School, where I have thrived!

Anjulena is amazing! We worked with her for our first dance, and not only was it fun, but it also…read moreended up being fantastic. Our guests loved it/ were blown away by our dance, and we loved performing it and learning it. Wedding prep can get stressful, and learning the dance and going to class was a stress reliever and a ton of fun. I have never done ballroom dancing before (my now wife had a long time ago ), but Anjulena was a fantastic teacher and could teach us and get us performance ready for the wedding! She choreographed the dance for us based on what we wanted, and it felt awesome to have someone who could make this dance into something we wanted. We told her what we wanted as the dance developed, and she could add in moves and make modifications to meet our needs. She is also super kind and even came to our wedding rehearsal to help us practice our dance and to make sure we were oriented correctly and comfortable to do our dance at the venue (for both plan A and the rain plan). Overall, I highly recommend working with Anjulena. If you have a first dance for a wedding, she's your person. She helped us create a memorable moment we will cherish forever (I have watched a recording of our dance a friend got for us so many times already!) and a dance that wowed our guests (everyone said it was the best first dance they have seen!). We look forward to learning other dances with her in the future. Thank you Anjulena, you are fantastic!

Anjulena is awesome. She helped us learn a dance for our wedding and we couldn't we happier. She…read morehelped us create a unique dance to go along with our body type, song, and style. We were really happy on how well our wedding dance went. When we first came, we didn't know anything about dancing. We were pretty stiff at first, but after a few lessons, we were moving a lot more elogantly. It's a lot of fun and it gets even more fun along the way because you start putting the puzzle pieces together. Anjulena has been a professional dancer for much of her career so she knows a lot. She is very personable and has a lot of experience teaching. I highly recommend her as a dance instructor for any occasion. We plan on coming back to learn other styles of dancing.

You get the best dance resources here! Everyone who teaches here has amazing resume. I've been…read moretraining here for two years and I love it!!!

Not to start off a review by venting, but a little personal touch on why I'm so upset right now…read moremight go a long way in understanding why this is a one star review. I have personally been going through quite a bit lately that has led me to purposefully drag myself out of my apartment and channel my life frustrations into healthy activities and ventures. Between travel, trying to find a cat to adopt, and other every day oddities, I decided that I wanted to get back into an old hobby of mine: dancing. What could go wrong, right? I took ballet at a young age and was encouraged to stop, as I looked like a "flat piece of cardboard flapping in the breeze." When I got older, I dabbled in dance in high school, and went on to become a professional mascot for some years. Dancing isn't something that I find hard, and many routines, I am able to easily memorize, and have a lot of fun with. But, you know, I haven't learned an actual serious routine in human-form in nearly 7 years. Relevant. Today, I ventured to SoReal after being advised by Yelp that this would be a great place for "beginners" to come and "learn how to dance." Let me advise you: there was no learning HOW to dance, rather... after 10 minutes of the class, at least 10 eight-counts were shoved down my throat and I realized, I am being taught A dance. One must learn to dance before being taught an actual dance. So, you know, I took my cardboard-flapping body and left the studio mid-class. This wouldn't have happened if SoReal did a few items off the basic customer service checklist. First of all, when I arrived at 4:30 pm for a 5:00 pm class (early to ask questions, get info, etc.) the door was locked and a very bland young man answered the door. He let me in, and was not welcoming or cheerful or anything at all. I was obviously uneasy and frankly, a little shy, to be out doing something so bold after having spent the last few months hiding under a Calvin Klein comforter, downing margarita wine, while binge watching Grey's Anatomy. Despite my personal issues, kindness is a universal language that this man was obviously not fluent in. He did nothing to sell the studio or class to me, not phased whether I stayed or went. He did assure me that anyone attending this class would likely be their first class, and that you don't need any prior knowledge of dancing to attend. So, I went with it. There were about 10 people in my class, none of whom were very friendly. They stayed mostly to themselves during the warm up and stretching, which was fine by me. But the instructor was a very heavy-set young lady who seemed to be gasping for air after the set of stretches. Then, she played us a clip of the song we'd be learning the choreography to, and within seconds, she was shouting, "And then you do this! This! And this!" First of all, have you ever heard of an 8-count? Do you know how to break it down for us "beginners?" And when you picked on the little Asian guy in the class for adding his own style to a move, did you mean to insult him? I had all these questions streaming through my head as the instructor sped up the pace on a choreography that was FAR from beginner. We didn't practice with music through any of this. I finally gave up about 20 minutes in the class. I wasn't enjoying myself. It wasn't a beginner choreography (or even a good choreography at that). No one was at the front desk when I left, so I was unable to get a refund on my lousy $12. Basically, I left here feeling like I paid $12 to feel even more badly about myself. Thanks SoReal for keepin' it real.

BOOK SUSAN! SHE IS AWESOME! Even if you think you can dance, this is such a good work out and I…read morelearned SO MUCH. Susan left me feeling so empowered, she is so kind and very knowledgeable. Everyone should try this at least once!!

What a blast! I booked with Striptease Houston for my friend's going away party, and Susan was…read moregreat! Professional and knowledgeable, but so much fun. She came over to my house, which is a great option because we were able to drink some wine before she arrived! There were about 9 girls in our group, and she was able to work with all experience levels. By the end of the night, all of us had some moves that we were comfortable doing, and we were laughing and having a blast the entire time :) thanks Striptease Houston for making my friend's going away party memorable!

Master Wu is a brilliant artist and teacher. Her sister is also a very skilled Tai Chi artist - and…read morea friend for many years - We are lucky to have this school in Houston.

We started practicing Taichi recently. Master Wu is really good, and other classmates are friendly…read moreand helpful. Great place!