My wife and I have been married 43 years and one of the things we enjoy doing together is dance…read more Now that we're retired, we have more time on our hands so we started dance lessons again. Think College Course DANCING 101.2 Lizza Jackson is our dance instructor. She has a Theatre and Dance BFA from the University of Arizona. She is the most patient and intuitive dance instructor we have had. She has a lesson plan each day. She listens to us and guides us through steps that are unfamiliar. She constantly praises us for our advancement and challenges us with new moves. She is witty and has a way of finding fun in everything she does. We can't say enough good about her and her passionate approach to the thing she loves best --- dancing. The facility is great and has a spring-loaded dance floor. Several dance instructors call this their home and every kind of dance imaginable is taught here. Once or twice a month they have themed group parties, usually with dance demonstrations by more experienced dancers. It is a large facility that is airy and very comfortable. COVID practices are in place and adhered to. There is plenty of free parking on site. Lizza has been dancing since she was a little girl and knows every kind of dance one would care to from ballet, to ballroom to country western. She is the real deal. Her rates are affordable, her schedule is highly flexible and she accepts new students with unbridled enthusiasm. So what are you waiting for? If you want to slip on your ballet slippers, cut the rug with a ballroom whirl, or giddy-up and git ready for a country hoedown, she is the one you should call. You can reach her on her business line: 865.556.1443. You'll be glad you did!

I am a little bias, but Blue Ridge is the best yoga studio in the area. It even has the award to…read moreprove it! Soon as you step through the doors you feel welcome by the smiles on everyone's faces. The studio has lots of classes held 7 days a week and at various times of the day. There's a class for you here, so sign up! The first class is FREE!

I am relatively new to my yoga practice and joined up after trying all the classes with the trial…read moremembership. I am loving all of the classes from All levels flow, to meditation to fascia relief. The weight training class with Juhee is my favorite. The staff is SO nice. They greet me by name every time. The studio is clean and relaxing. Blue Ridge Yoga has quickly become my new Happy Place.

Saw their show and it was good. Ms. Lydia is my daughter's dance teacher from Premiere Dance in…read moreSeymour.

I went to my first class today and let me tell ya it was great! The instructor was very friendly…read moreand more than willing to help. I am looking forward to joining and continuing my practice!

My family really enjoys both exercise and swim lessons at this Y location. I love the Zumba and…read moreDance-It classes, even though I may look like I am having seizures to anyone walking by. The workout machines, namely the elliptical machines, are better here than at other locations and they have all of the weight equipment you could possibly want. It is a fairly small area for both workout spaces and the group fitness classrooms, if you are looking for space or privacy...this isn't the place. We LOVE that our family membership includes childcare. With no family in the area and little time, it is tough for my husband and I to take turns exercising. Childcare allows us to knock it out in one trip and our kids enjoy it here. They even have video games for the older kids and a small playground for the younger ones. Lastly, we filled out a form on the website for private swim lessons and an instructor reaches out to you personally to schedule an agreed upon time. We worked with Jordan for our very cautious swimmer and after 8 lessons, he is SO much more confident. Private is surprisingly affordable here and we saw much better results than when we did group lessons where they take turns getting instruction.

Staff is very friendly, gym is very clean, plenty of equipment to choose from and rarely crowdedread more

Love the passion of the dancers and instructors and their willingness to give back to Blount County…read morethrough helping with local non-profits. Great addition to our local community!

My Daughter has been dancing at ADU for 4 years now. The teachers are amazing and the owners and…read moredirectors are wonderful. They put a lot of time and effort to make this studio the best in this area. I highly recommend. My Daughter has gained so much from working with this talented studio.

This is the primary location where my family works out, takes fitness classes, and swims/does…read moreswimming lessons. We love that there is both an indoor and outdoor swimming pool. The family membership is affordable and worth it if you have young children who can utilize the child watch while adults exercise. There is a great variety of group fitness classes to meet differing interests and fitness levels. We really enjoy the swimming lessons as well. We have done private, semi-private and group and they really helped our kids with water skills and confidence. Lessons fill up quickly, so start checking mid-month for the next round of lessons to spring up on the website. This location isn't the most modern or well-kept. There seem to be lots of issues when it rains, and the layout is very strange. The small-ish workout/weights space is accessed by first going downstairs and then back up another set of stairs in the back of the building. There is also a musty/moldy smell that kicks up our allergies at times.

Unfortunately this location is very poorly managed. It's a shame because the facilities are pretty…read moregood, but the schedule may as well not exist because it is rarely updated/accurate. On six separate occasions I have not been able to do my planned workout because the area which was scheduled to be open was not open. I get that schedules change but the very least they could do is update the online schedule. I am done wasting my time here.

I've been a member for six months. This studio is consistently clean and the instructors are…read moreknowledgeable and friendly while still challenging you to push yourself harder. Barre class is about small moves that target specific muscles and the result is a great total body workout. It doesn't raise my heart rate a huge amount so I still have to fit in cardio throughout the week, but it is really great to strengthen & tone.