My Ate Rachelle invited me to try out Step 1 Dance & Fitness' Wednesday 7pm beginner adult hip-hop…read moreclass with coach Joe H. Personally, I'm more of a Zumba gal so this style of dance was really out of my comfort zone and I didn't know what to expect. First time in, and the drop-in price for the class was $15. While waiting for the previous [full] class to finish in that room (Zumba), restrooms were all the way down the hall and they also have an Elkay water bottle filler. There were at least two or three more rooms in use for youth/teen classes, and folding chairs along the hallway for parents/spectators too. There were less than ten people total in the class by my estimate, and it is once a week recurring. It sounded like the past two weeks they were working on choreography moves, but this evening Joe wanted to focus on a basic skill tutorial/demo -- the Wave! The arm wave is one of the coolest foundational illusions in popping, where you make your arm look like a ripple of water. After a warmup meditative movement set, he really broke it down step by step, practicing each position, first a cappella then with music, slow first then sped up, then added variations/flair. Isolating each joint is the key: fingers/hands up, then pop wrist, elbow up, pop shoulder up, chest, then once at opposite shoulder, reverse the path down the other arm! He also showed us a trace wave transition into a body wave, popping the left knee, then right knee, hip, chest, head, then trace back to the arm/hand. You could even do the arm wave at shoulder level, down at your waist, with both arms parallel, or point at each pop of the body wave. He also showed us the difference between waving out versus waving in. One water break pause during the hour, but otherwise it was fun to learn and follow along. The class after us was Beg/Int Contemporary Fusion 8pm, then Heels at 8:30pm. For adults they also have Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Line Dance, Fierce Funk, Soca Dance Fitness, Stretch Fusion and Sculpt & Define. https://step1danceandfitness.com/pdfs/Adult-schedule.pdf

Amazing studio, amazing instructors. We've been going there for over 3.5 years, both my girls love…read moreit. They have a great variety of different dance classes and competition teams.

Worst dance place ever not recommended at all instructors are not professional. Both the girls…read moregive so much attitude for no reason. Also if you have one little hair out the place they will not let your daughter in. They don't answer the phone ever so don't bother calling. Most unprofessional place I've ever been to. This is not a place for your little five-year-old to have fun doing ballet my daughter was so excited and the Women tear made is so unpleasant she doesn't ever wanna do Valley again. She went to multiple classes was just fine for over a month. If I could get them a zero I would.

CCDA is a serious dance training facility. The studios focuses on strong ballet technique while…read moreoffering all styles of dance. The instructors are professional, friendly, and much respected by all students. They also offer competitive dance teams and put on a wonderful annual performance. If you're looking for a home for your dancer you've found it. CCDA is producing wonderful and technically sound dancers. To all those people with negative reviews perhaps you should learn how to read a contract and balance your finances.

April called her 5 year ballet class to the side with all parents just before the recital…read more She gave each girl a compliment. I love your beautiful blonde hair, it's always so cute. The next girl, I love your beautiful blue eyes. The next girl, you always try your best.i smiled as she went one by one to each girl lifting them up. She got to my daughter (the only brown child) who was new and just there for a week. She crunches down in my child's face & in front of everyone says with a frown, "you need to smile more! " and walks off. No words of encouragement at all that she gave to all the other girls. My daughter dropped her chin so sad & discouraged& my heart sunk! Countless other things happened while we were there including April always coming to me with sarcasm saying, "God! You're so pretty. I just hate you". Needless to say that was our first & last recital.

Miss April is awesome! We've only been coming for a couple of months but it totally fits our needs…read more Our girls love it and its a fair price. Love that the kiddos are doing a combo class, half tap half ballet. Was a little hard to find at first, so arrive early your first time.

Best dance studio in Sacramento!…read more Top down, this is the place to go if you want to learn more about dance. It has various dance classes: k-pop, hip hop, jazz, ballet, etc. They also have youth lessons, and doing performances, studio rental. It has separate building for students lounge which has small gym, sofa, mini bar (honor system). If you are new student, there is special classes package discount!! Check-in upon arrival for the class. Everyone is friendly and helpful. The class seems always full as I observed the class before mine and the classes around my class. In short: this place is pretty hip and popular, good flow of people. For my hip hop class: it was around 40 people (mixed gender and ages). During hip hop class: the instructor was explaining step by step and section by section, to make it easy to everyone. What I like was he also rotated the class: so if you were at the back, you will be on the side or at the front at some point of the class. The class ended with full choreography, then students were encouraged to perform by groups and cheered by everyone. In overall, good vibe and community with great instructors. Parking: free in the complex If you are new, the GPS will direct you to the other side of the building which is the healthcare. The studio is at the back of the building, so after parking, to walk to your right side.

I hate to do this as my daughter previously danced here for Level Up and we had such a great…read moreexperience from that. Coach Lauren is 10 out of 10 for choreo and working with teen students. The following review is not a reflection of her in any way, shape, or form as she was phenomenal and my daughter admires her greatly. However, let me get into my most recent experience that will have me never coming back or supporting this business & I will tell anyone who asks.... Recently I attempted to book a booth so that my daughter and her friend from dance could have some extra rehearsal time outside of their company rehearsals to just rehearse and nail down technique. Nothing fancy, just hip hop style. I booked online through MindBody after being redirected from their website (awful confusing booking/scheduling system). When booking, I noticed it said that minors could not rent the studio -- which makes sense because they're under age and all that. However on the booking site, it did not specify that you have to be a "certified instructor with proper insurance" to book. The wording on the website (screenshot added below) implied that minors could not book the space without an adult present. Not a certified dance instructor but just a general adult. So cool, I'll sit with them while they rehearse and ensure they use the time and space wisely -- not an issue for these two girls but semantics. I booked online and everything seemed good. However, something told me to call the morning of just to ensure that everything was good to go as after my booking the studio I received no confirmation or reaching out of the staff which seemed odd but okay. When I called, the woman on the phone asked the girls ages. I mentioned they were 15 but I will be present with them the entire duration of using the booth. The woman then informed me that because I was not a certified instructor with the proper insurance this would not suffice and the girls could not use the studio we rented. She reiterated to me that it stated all of this on the website. I assured her that if that's what the policy is, that is not clearly communicated on the website and the verbiage reads as though minors cannot book but an adult can on their behalf but would need to be present. She said no. Cool, so we nixed that plan. I asked if since the policy was not clear and now we would no longer be able to use the space, could we please process a refund for the amount. She stated she could apply the credit for me as an adult to take a class but she could not process a refund. I am not a dancer and have interest in taking a dance class. My DAUGHTER is the dancer so applying a credit for me and me only to use is useless. I stressed this and asked again for a refund. She said no, "we do not process refunds". So now I am out money for a studio that I booked for my daughter to use with no clear communication of said policies, my daughter and her friend lost valuable rehearsal time they were looking forward to having, and I am left to wonder how many other people are they doing this to. It seems small but it's genuinely bad business practice. For a small business and dance studio you'd think there'd be better communication, professionalism, and overall customer service. I thought perhaps I was alone in my interpretation of the website verbiage but then found other reviews almost verbatim reiterating my experience. It seems if multiple people were misunderstanding the same thing (as noted in varying reviews), that as a business owner you'd want to clarify the verbiage so as to ensure the process is smoother for the customer/dancers -- however clearly it's not important enough to do so and it's coming off as a way for them to pocket money and not be bothered. Nonetheless, this is bad business practice and it makes the studio look money hungry instead of outwardly curating a space for serious dancers to grow. We won't be back. My daughter has danced at other studios in the area since our time with SDL and prefers them much more, however we were looking forward to the opportunity rent affordable studio space for a few hours of rehearsal on a Saturday. The studio itself is poorly laid out and crowded and doesn't curate the technique of dancers unless you join a Level Up or one of their teams so it's not too much of a loss overall but I would will never recommend this studio to anyone else in the future. The level of "we didn't communicate well but we also are keeping your money because we don't hold ourselves accountable" is shameful on the owners behalf. Don't go here. Don't give them your money. There are better studios in the Sacramento region with a better atmosphere and better customer service. Affordability for drop in classes seems like a great deal, but you get what you pay for -- low price = low standards.

I love that I have Zumba right around the corner from my house. I usually go to Saturday morning…read moreclasses, but there are a lot of other flexible options that match my equally flexible schedule. Try them out, you won't be disappointed!

From the owner: At The Lewis Center of Dance we specialize in dance instruction for ages 5 through adult. Our…read moreyouth classes include Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Acro. Our Adult classes consist of Tap, Flex, and pointe workshops. Independently owned studio in the lovely Natomas Park. *special* ALL Adult classes just $5! No registration necessary.

I had professional headshots taken and also recorded podcast episodes at Studio T…read more The staff is knowledgeable, kind, thoughtdul, insightful and professional. The podcasts came out superb and edits were amazing. They helped auggest poses and outfits for headshots and full body poses. Pricing- best i have found in sac county and you get all photo rights and all photos taken - not just 3 or 5 edited.

Energy....something you must have when coming to this dance academy. Miss T expects it and she…read morewill push you to show it. Growing up wtih breakdancing in Los Angeles, I wanted to find a place that had that down to earth, friendly, urban city feel to it, and I think that I have found it. This place offers hip hop, jazz dance, breakin', and fitness classes like zumba to get the blood flowing. Located in the back of a huge gymnastics bldg, there are two rooms available and usually two classes going on at the same time. Cost varies depending on how many hourly classes a week - 1 time a week is $50 a month. A one time initial registration fee is $25. To try the class one time is $15. Don't forget to stop at the front office (gymastics entrance) to fill out a waiver form before attending the class. Miss T. and the instructors are super friendly. They want you to have fun and workout that body. Two things you must have: Fun and energy... Check it out: http://www.studiotdance.com/

Went for a cooking and dancing class and it was awesome. Highly recommend it for anyone interested…read morein making pasta while dancing at the same time

We had so much fun! Thank you James and his wonderful assistant Janessa and of course, Cookie! The…read morefood was AMAZING! The dancing was super fun too! I am pleasantly full and totally satisfied.

My child danced here for 4 years after moving to Sacramento, 3 of which were on the company team…read more Initially, she and I loved it. We felt like the teachers cared about her growth as a dancer. There are always teachers who play "favorites" but I've yet to come across a studio that truly doesn't. But after covid, things felt different. My child suffered her final year...with extreme favoritism, yelling teachers (even for asking questions during classes?!), teachers who couldn't be bothered to show up and cheer them on at competitions (even the local ones), and expectations mentally for my child and financially beyond what our family was willing to continue to meet. My daughters growth plateaued as a dancer because there is no true technique taught past a certain age/level. The owner tried berating us for taking a last minute very serious mental health day when she was supposed to be a TA that night. No ma'am. And oh, the parent/company meeting where the dancers were told to leave their drama at the door? But boy did the teachers bring their own to class. Exclusion even written into their own competition contract about dancers not allowed to date each other (good luck with that!). The past 3 years' recitals were at the teen center for overpriced recital tickets and terrible seating unless you paid even more money for the front row. It was laughable. I debated writing a review, to wipe my hands of the studio. But people should know before they invest way too much $ and time. The only reason they received 2 stars was because of the wonderful ballet teacher, Ms Natalia. That's it.

We LOVE taking class at River City Dance Academy! It's a great family established studio, the…read moreteachers are so nice and love teaching their students. I love taking their adult tap class, we call it "tappy hour" Tuesdays! I started with ZERO experience with dance let alone tap and I can now confidently say I am a tap dancer! I could even teach, that's how much I've learned to tap. Come join us at River City Dance Academy! They have all sorts of dance styles for any age group, can't wait for my nieces to take when they turn 3.

Nice place to indulge in a relaxing, meditative yoga class amongst other yogis. Building itself…read morelooks like a residential building- however this studio has been transformed to a nice sized excessive room. Hard wood floors, huge mirror in front of the classroom. Warm inviting environment with essential oils and great meditative playlist during workout. Bring your own mat and water (not sure if the studio provides either). Donations accepted. Parking is street or in the back of the building.

I came to Hot Pot studios to learn their dance format, and found an amazing community as well. Not…read moreonly dancers, but extended families of extremely creative people tend to congregate here. The teaching style is clear and concise- you will learn more in one hour at this dance studio than you do in MONTHS at other studios. I can't say enough good things about the format- from beginner to advanced you'll never stop being challenged. Hot Pot (and its teachers) will continue to instill the FUN of Improvisational Tribal Style and fusion belly dance in your life!

Kaia Fit has been my life saver throughout the pandemic. When everything shut down, Kaia figured…read moreout how to get us live stream workouts. When they said we could be outside, Kaia started holding workouts at the park and in the gym parking lot. When they said we could go back inside with social distancing, Kaia taped off sections so we could be safe. They have adjusted to all the changes and continue to provided awesome workouts and a welcoming atmosphere.

What started as a simple Groupon purchase, to win a biggest loser competition at work, has turned…read moreinto a complete lifestyle change. The coaches at Kaia Natomas are extremely dedicated to OUR success. They give modifications for different abilities, and even towards those with injuries. I've even joined the side program, I Kan Run (there's also an I Kan Tri for triathlons), and have seen a lot of improvement in my running time, which primarily was for Nike Women's, and now into CIM relay. If you're intimidated by the gym, and those unisex crossfit gyms, try Kaia. You won't regret it. Btw, I won that Biggest Loser competition, losing 13lbs in 5 weeks.