I basically grew up here... taking classes from about age 4 or 5 'til graduating high school…read more Despite the assortment of odd costumes we had to wear from time to time (for example, one group of girls realized they should not have ever said they hated pink at age 11... since they were made to wear pink in some form every year until they graduated!) Karyn's is a great place to be. In addition to becoming dancers, the students inevitably become close friends over the years they spend at Karyn's DP. Karyn is talented and professional in every way. I highly recommend having your children take lessons - even if they don't take classes for years, they'll always be able to find the rhythm in a song and they'll have fun. *Karyn also offers adult classes, too. I think some of those ladies have more fun than the kids!

From the owner: Explore a world of imagination, music, and dance while developing poise and self-confidence at…read moreKaryns Dance Place in Holt, Michigan.

Steve was absolutely wonderful! We loved having him as part of our wedding. He went way above and…read morebeyond what we ever expected when we were looking for a DJ. He was on top of everything from the music at our ceremony to the music for our reception. He had an amazing depth of music, sharing tons of suggestions, while also having all the off the wall songs that we requested. Our guests loved using the photobooth, and loved the energy and excitement he brought to the dance floor. He blew guests away when they realized that he was singing some of the songs. One of the things we loved the most was the security and comfort we felt while working with him. We truly knew that Steve had our best interests at heart with every decision and everything he did for our wedding!

Stephen and Katie are an absolute dream team. They DJed our wedding last week and he made sure…read moreeverything went off without a hitch. His website where you put in all your schedule and information is so user friendly and comprehensive. He had people on the dance floor the whole time! He also handled a multicultural Playlist very very well! And the photo booth was a hit! He also suggested a photo-dash where we take a photo with every table before the song ends and everyone loved it!! More than anything, he is just the kindest individual and a joy to work with. We cannot recommend him enough!!

I will start by saying this is based on my personal experience as an adult student. An acquaintance…read morewas teaching a class at this studio this summer, and I decided to take her class alongside a few friends. The class was fun, gave us a great workout, and was an overall extremely enjoyable experience. The studio is smaller, but adequate - I do not have a dance background but took the class to stay active in a fun way. Because of this, I will not rank the studio at a 1 star because of that experience. Things changed this fall, when there was disagreement between the studio and our instructor, and she was no longer with the studio with a few weeks left into the class. The studio did not reach out to me to inform me of the change by the morning of the class, and when I received the information through a mutual friend, I emailed the studio asking for a refund as I was taking the class only for the specific instructor. The owner was extremely prompt in responding - with some major attitude, she informed me she would refund me for the class. Great, she didn't have to do that, but every time we would come to class, whenever we saw her at the studio she seemed extremely cold to us, and now she was extremely rude when I did my best to send a professional email when I was already irritated at the situation. Finally, I get my check refund in the mail extremely promptly - again I will credit her with that. However, attached to the note is a sticky note informing me I "hadn't paid the registration fee for the year" and subtracted over half of my refund. I wouldn't have had an issue with this, except for the fact that I paid the registration fee during the summer session and was informed that I only had to pay the fee once a year (so when I paid it for the summer, I did not have to pay again for the fall). It strikes me as extremely unprofessional to not communicate this with me prior to sending the check, and feels like an immature response to my not continuing the class, especially after the tone of our communications. I didn't bother reaching out to debate this point, as communicating with the owner was more trouble than $20 is worth. Overall, I cannot speak for the quality of the remaining instructors there, but the toxic attitude of the owner really says a lot to me about the company. It may be a different experience taking classes as a "real dancer", but for a studio who holds introductory/armature classes for adults, they should hold more adult and professional conduct.

I feel compelled to rate Danceworks due to some of the negative reviews. Our daughter has taken…read moremany, many classes for 13 years at Danceworks. Bridgette has always allowed our daughter to make-up classes she has missed due to sports, school functions, injury or illness without question. She has also personally paid for classes for students that did not have the means to pay and is truly passionate about dance and teaching. A studio is no different than a gym membership or exercise class one might enroll in. They are all businesses with bills to pay. If I join an exercise class, or buy a membership to a gym, I do not expect to be reimbursed if I am unable to workout. The fact that she allows the kids to make up classes proves she is not unreasonable. Lastly, the size of her summer recital speaks for itself. The number of students performing is very large and I don't believe Danceworks would have that kind of attendance/loyalty if it weren't a great place to learn, dance and have fun.