I have visited Ambiance several times for Argentine Tango lessons and have enjoyed it each time…read more The instructor, Susana, is very passionate about Tango dance and her personality helps make the class fun, interesting, and informative. The classes are two hours and go by quickly. There are warm ups, instructional time, demonstrations, partner practice dancing, and instructor feedback. Susana tries to keep it a relaxed, family atmosphere and is very welcoming of new students. The facility is nice, clean, and comfortable. There are ample bathrooms. I believe there is a water dispenser, but I usually just bring a bottle of water. There's only a small parking lot, so you may have to find a spot on one of the side-streets nearby. The students are of various experience levels and also friendly. New students can attend solo and use socks until they get some proper dance shoes. I have taken some classes at other studios for different styles of dancing and Susana's class is my favorite. I find it the most challenging, appreciate the extended class time & depth of explanation, and like the physical training exercises the best. If you haven't tried Argentine Tango @ Ambiance yet, I recommend giving it a shot and think it will fundamentally improve you as a dancer overall.

I have a room at the Upper Level next to the dance studio. On my way out, I met Hector the owner in…read moreconversation saying he's from NY. In passing I said I'm from Jersey, from there we just started chatting. He had a room full of people learning to dance as we watched through the large panes of glass. Hector is very friendly and if you desire dance lessons, this is the place.

I attended a Zumba class to benefit the Philippines typhoon victims at this dance studio. It's a…read moresmall place in an industrial park. The floor is amazing to dance on. Although small, it's clean and well lit and serves it purpose.

My two girls love it! The instruction is top notch and the girls have so much fun! They have…read moreimproved immeasurably since just starting a few months ago. I even took a class on a Saturday for my first dance class ever and had a ball! :)

Where do I start? Best gym ever. Fitness felt luxurious, yet welcoming at the same time. I was…read moregreeted with such kindness from the front desk to my cycle instructor Amber. Everything was clean and they gave me a towel. I will certainly be coming back to this gym, I truly have nothing but positive things to say about this place.

This morning I was 7 minutes late to Pilates. Keep in mind it's a rainy Monday morning and the…read moreclass is definitely not fully booked. Due to the lack of parking I had to circle around and this caused me to arrive 7 minutes late to the class. The rude attendant at the front insisted that the teacher would not allow me in. But I know so many times I have seen people enter way beyond the 7-10 minutes. She stood there and argued with me and instead of letting me in. This behavior is the worst I have ever experienced. I have been attending class all over during my work travel to cities including New York, Miami. It is the gym's responsibility to provide parking and the fact that they don't even validate should mitigate a 7-10 minute grace period. The same girl at the front didn't care that I would leave this review. Also later that day I made it to a class and noticed a woman walked in 7 minutes late with no issue.

I am currently sitting in their lobby. I have a show at the Kravis Center and we were told that we…read morecouldn't park in the garage. We had to park in the school's parking lot. The security guards were very friendly and showed me where to park. There is a buzzer to get you in the building, but once you are in, there is no way out until the school is out bell rings. It's a performing arts school and you can tell this by the kids. If I could go back in time, I'd love going to this school.

Campus is right behind the Kravis Center. It was nice to see many artsy students heading back to…read moreschool after lunch in Rosemary Square. Students are selected to major in one core art area: Communication Arts, Dance, Digital Media, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Music is sub-divided into programs in Concert Band/Jazz, Orchestra, Vocal & Piano. Burt Reynolds was a graduate and the pick-up/drop-off area of the school as "Burt Reynolds Drive." This is the oldest high school in Palm Beach County. It was originally for white students but integrated merging in the 1970-1971 school year with the black Roosevelt High School following integration, forming Twin Lakes High School. In the 1980's this became a magnet school where students needed to perform for admission. Alexander W. Dreyfoos donated funding for the transformation of the campus, making the largest private contribution ever made to a public school in Florida, pledging $1,000,000 to support the Palm Beach County School of the Arts. A total enrollment of almost 1,300 students, with 41% minority enrollment and 16% economically disadvantaged. They are selected from across Palm Beach County through a process of competitive auditions in one of the six art areas. Most students commute to the school by District buses, by Tri-Rail to the train station across the street on Tamarind Avenue, and by car. A few students live locally and walk or bike to the campus. The Class of 2010 collectively received over $19 million in scholarship offers.

I grew up going to Ballet Florida and I'm so excited to see that Lauren has brought it back. She is…read morea Julliard graduate and is so talented and kind. We are so lucky to have Ballet Florida back and better than ever.

I have watched Ballet Florida through the years take several children with no experience and groom…read morethem into incredible dancers before my very eyes. I would recommend the company to anyone! Lauren Carey is the very best around at taking a child and invoking the spark of passion that is vitally necessary for dance.

Cool place to learn Tango and salsa. I really enjoyed my lessons with Alexis. She was super patient…read moreand really made learning fun and easy. I can go out dancing now!

We can't thank Grigol enough for helping us pull off a first dance we'll never forget! We gave him…read morequite the challenge--choreographing a routine to a Grateful Dead song--and he absolutely nailed it. Grigol was patient, professional, and brought so much fun and positive energy to every lesson. He had us feeling confident and well-prepared, and our performance was a hit with all our guests! Thank you, Grigol, for making our big moment so special. We'll be calling you soon for those country dance lessons! Scott & Barbra

Grigol is an awesome dance instructor. He is very patient…read morewith me. He puts you at ease from the moment you meet him. I have never attempted any of the dances i have learned and continue to learn from him. It has always been something i have wanted to do for a long time now. I never thought i would be able to accomplish so much, but thanks to Grigol's instruction, i can honestly say i am proud of the progress i have made!

My daughter has been attending lessons at acrodance company for the past few months. Their studio…read morehas an open view for the parents but they close the curtains during practice which i think is bizarre and incredibly tone deaf consider the prevalence of abuse in young women's sports. They say they are doing it because they want what the girls are working on to be a "surprise" but it is creepy and weird. When my daughter was first enrolled, I was manually making her payments monthly. After the first month or two, the owner called me and told me they require you to have a payment on autopay and literally stayed on the phone with me while I put my card in the system to confirm it was done. I now know why she did this, so they could continue to scam me out of my money after I try to cancel my daughter's registration. My daughter decided she no longer wants to take dance lessons, but when I try to cancel, no one responds. There is no way to cancel in their online system. Everyday for the last week, I've texted the owner Jennifer, texted her employee Sharimar or I've emailed the studio's email address. Besides receiving a text from Sharimar telling me that Jennifer would reach out, I've not received a response and I've been charged for this month's lessons. Don't trust this place, or at the very least don't put your card on autopay. They will scam you out of your money and continues to charge you for god knows how long after you've tried to cancel registration.

This is an amazing studio w/ awesome instructors & students!!! Teacher Jennifer Suarez is…read moreabsolutely fabulous & talented. Her bi-yearly productions that showcase the talents of her students are phenomenal. My daughter is challenged & supported by amazing people at Acro-Dance!

We found parking easily and paid $5.40 for five hours. Motown was very enjoyable. There's a lot…read morehappening at the Kravis Center. Lots of interesting performances. Next year series has already come out and there are a few shows that I'd like to see. Nathan Chester engaged the audience & performed Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Sam Cooke, Smoky Robinson, the Supremes...Je is from Chicago, was on America's got Talent & is now in Nashville.

I've been coming to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for years, and it has…read morealways been a place I genuinely enjoyed. Unfortunately, my recent visit to see the Peking Acrobats was a completely different experience--one that left me feeling singled out and deeply uncomfortable. I understand that policies evolve. Paid parking is one thing, even if it feels like an added burden on top of already expensive tickets. What's harder to overlook is how I was treated from the moment I arrived. While parking, I backed into a spot as I've done on previous visits and was immediately and aggressively corrected by a parking attendant. If it's head-in parking only, that's perfectly fine--but the tone was unnecessarily harsh. What stood out even more was that a nearby vehicle was also backed in and remained that way without being addressed or corrected. Despite that, I was the one singled out. Inside the venue, things escalated. When I approached the information desk to ask about a note on my ticket for a complimentary pre-show drink, the staff member questioned the legitimacy of my tickets--where I got them, when I got them--and then had my family and me step aside in the lobby while they rescanned them to confirm they were "real." We stood there for about 15 minutes, feeling as though we had done something wrong, simply for asking a question. What was most telling was what happened next. When an elderly white patron approached the same desk with the exact same note on his ticket, the tone immediately shifted. Only then did staff begin resolving the issue, and only then were we directed to redeem the drinks we had already been delayed over. The contrast was hard to ignore. Unfortunately, the pattern continued. After purchasing drinks and a few snacks, we were stopped almost immediately after leaving the concession line and told we could not take food into the theater. Again, I complied without issue. But once seated, I couldn't help but notice multiple other patrons--directly around us--eating inside the theater: cookies, popcorn, even outside food. None of them were stopped. None of them were approached. By that point, the issue was no longer about the rules--it was about how selectively they were enforced. In the span of less than an hour, I was approached three separate times by staff, each interaction carrying an edge of suspicion or correction that others around me did not seem to experience. As an Asian-American man attending with my interracial family, it became increasingly difficult to dismiss how targeted it felt. What should have been a joyful evening turned into something else entirely. It's a difficult feeling to describe--being made to feel out of place in a venue you've supported for years, and then having to process that in front of your child. This experience left me disappointed and honestly hurt. The Kravis Center has always been a place I respected, but after this, it's hard to see myself returning anytime soon.