I have tried the Thursday Beginner Ballet and Strength and Stretch classes here. Both are taught by…read moreMacKenzie and she is incredibly patient, kind, and sweet! I do think the Beginner Ballet sessions are on the short side (they are only 45 mins) and as a result are better suited for people looking to refine their technique than complete beginners who need to build foundations. Strength and Stretch is also probably best suited to experienced dancers, as the class has students doing crunches for consecutive minutes with no breaks and going into straddles, side splits, and advanced yoga poses with very little preparation and no modifications (this class is also only 45 mins, so warm up and cool down are quite brief). I would rate my experience as a novice to dance as 3 stars, but more experienced dancers may get more benefit from these particular classes, and it seems the ballroom classes are much more popular and well reviewed. This is a convenient location right off Foothill Expressway with ample parking in the back. There are classes in other dance styles (especially ballroom) almost every day of the week, so I may try those another time.

About 8 months ago, I resumed ballroom dancing after a long hiatus and started taking group classes…read moreat Arete Dance Center. This place is great! Not only are the teachers very good, but they also create a very welcoming environment. Most of the group classes are small enough that students can get some individual attention. At the outset, I had no intention of taking private lessons, but one thing led to another and now I'm also taking a weekly private lesson.

Dina was a great dance instructor and very friendly. My fiancé and I took private dance lessons for…read moreour first dance. My fiancé had very little dance practice but she helped both of us perfect our skills for our big day. We didn't feel pressured nor judged of our skills. Highly recommend any couples seeking lessons. We looked forward to our weekend lessons. Thanks!!

Dina is a terrific insturctor. I really enjoy her dance and salsa workouts. They are fun,…read morechallenging, energetic and I have a blast every time! Seems like everybody else are having fun too as people keep coming and smiling. I love her choreography it's interesting, not too easy not too hard (well sometimes it is challenging for me) and I love to watch her demonstrate. she has a great sense of humor and tells interesting anecdotes during class. I wish she'd teach more classes during the week.

Ananya choreographed a sequence of four songs for my wife and me for our wedding. It was an amazing…read moreexperience. She is a great dancer and can adapt the steps to whatever your requirements are without compromising on the quality. My wife is a non-dancer and was extremely stressed about dancing in front of hundreds of people. Ananya took utmost care of her anxiety and focussed a lot of practice on making her comfortable with the steps. At the end, my wife was confident about dancing and I was happy with the quality of the choreography. Needless to say.. We rocked it! Thanks for making our special day more special.

Ananya is great. She's a very good instructor, very patient and very pleasant. I highly recommend…read moreher class, especially, anyone who is new to Bollywood dancing. I enjoyed the lesson tremendously! Tehreem S

The schoolmaster Lu laoshi is a very rude and ill-bred teacher. She takes the insult to her…read morestudents as a form of strictness. If you want your kids lose confidence, be humiliated, you can sent your kids to the school. I just give you an example, she asked some students to take off their ballet skirts, and show their hip to the other students.The reason is she want other students know how fat they are. Even in China, there are no teachers treat students like this! If a teacher does this action , the parents will prosecute her. She also said your mom is very fat, do you want like your Mom? She not only disrespected the students, but also disrespected the students' parents. In addition, she discriminated against Chinese Children even though she is a Chinese! So ridiculous!

My daughter has attended New Century Dance for around 4 years and this review will be a mixture of…read moreboth her experiences as a student and mine as a parent. 1) Classes are increasingly going back to in-person and although all students wear masks (and will be provided with one if not), there is no social distancing protocol - Students will be very close together at times - During an online dance competition, students did not wear masks while recording all pieces - Even when the county is in purple tier, advanced students will be expected to go to in-person (especially for competitive team classes) - As of recently, it is required to get COVID tested if student want to be in person - Upon entry Lu Lao Shi (the main teacher) will take student's and faculty's temperature - Equipment is sanitized and hand sanitizer is available 2) There is a lack of planning and communication between the school and parents - Often Lu Lao Shi will expect parents to drive students to school on demand or expect students to show up to new classes with very little notice - Competition dates will not be announced until a few months before - Families are expected to put dance first and everything else second (i.e. missing recitals, events, and tests for a dance event) 3) Lu Lao Shi often demeans her students and lowers their self esteem - I have witnessed Lu Lao Shi telling students as young as 7 that they are fat and should eat less - Students are expected to fit in the body type of professional dancers and students who don't are shamed in front of the whole class - Teens with developing bodies are told to lose up to 10-15 pounds and threatened that if they didn't they would not be able to have private lessons 4) Lu Lao Shi speaks in mainly mandarin and most of the students are of Chinese heritage - Lu Lao Shi can speak English but typically uses very little and only for her non-mandarin speaking students - Ms. Jocelyn Lu, Ms. Asia Bui, and most of the other teachers can speak english fluently and is their primary language in class 5) Class time is wasted with long lectures (regularly 30+ minutes and waste valuable class time) - This is only in Lu Lao Shi's classes, where when I have sat in on my daughter's online lessons noticed that she would talk continuously about things unrelated to the class - These spiels can be centered around specific students and their flaws and Lu Lao Shi embarrasses them (sometimes to the point of tears) - Technique classes will start 5 minutes late and end 10 minutes late on a regular basis 6) Students are accelerated due to their race, body type, or height - As touched upon before, many students are put into a more advanced class or being given more opportunities because of things they cannot control - Older students attend most classes based on height and students of the same age but of differing height don't get the same opportunities to improve - Students with the more ideal "ballet body" will be given solos and will be given more attention compared to everyone else - Most of the Non-Chinese or biracial students will be "showcased" to show the "diversity" on the school's social media and will also get more attention 7) Students with better financial support and who can afford multiple sets of dance clothes/hair supplies will be preferred and Lu Lao Shi will expect all students to be that way - I've witnessed a student with only one pair of leotard or tights get mocked by Lu Lao Shi in front of the class - Advanced students are also expected to be able to spend $100+ on new pointe shoes every 2-3 months 8) Most of the teachers are encouraging, supportive and helpful - Lu Lao Shi has good intentions and as mentioned in previous reviews, truly does want to push students as much as she can. However, since she was brought up in a professional and outdated environment, many of her views and teaching methods harm students more than help - Ms. Jocelyn Lu is trained in both classical Chinese dance and ballet and is a patient teacher who helps students grow their technique. Often times I find my daughter learns more from Ms. Lu than Lu Lao Shi herself. Unfortunately, Ms. Lu only teaches the competitive team dance classes and not the usual technique classes. - Ms. Asia Bui, a professional ballet dancer with the Sarasota Ballet, was only a regular teacher for about 3 months before teaching exclusively adult classes. In this short time, her teaching style was much more laid-back than Lu Lao Shi but also helped my daughter with her basic ballet technique. All in all, the studio has helped my daughter grow as a dancer, but also helped contribute to her low self confidence and her self consciousness (comparing herself with other dancers in her class). The first step towards making this studio better would definitely start with Lu Lao Shi fixing some of the things noted on this review.

Daughter joined start of this year at 2.5 years old and was shy, but after regular attendance for…read morethe Preschool Arts program and dance participation she has grown in motor skills, potty training, and vocabulary. Small class sizes and caring instructors have helped her learn days of the week and gain creativity. Highly recommend the program.

My 9-year-old daughter attended Dance Affair Studio and performed in their Winter Recital of 2025,…read moreand I couldn't have been more impressed. From the moment we walked in, it was clear how supportive, organized, and professional the staff and instructors are. The instructors do an incredible job of balancing discipline with encouragement, helping the kids build confidence while genuinely enjoying what they're doing. Watching my daughter perform, I could clearly see how much growth she's had--not just in technique, but in confidence and stage presence--and that credit absolutely goes to the training and care she receives here. The recital itself was well run, thoughtfully choreographed, and showcased each dancer in a way that made them feel proud of their hard work. As a parent, it means a lot to see a studio that truly invests in its students. I'm very grateful to the entire Dance Affair team for creating such a positive environment and for helping my daughter shine on stage. Highly recommend to any parent looking for quality dance instruction and a supportive community.

My 3 year old daughter loves this class! Teachers are patient, kind and engaging. We come every…read moreweek, and if we have to miss a class it's really easy to make up classes.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel due to scheduling issues, but I also observed that the 18-month to…read more3-year age range felt challenging for us as we hit our 1-year anniversary of being at Tutu School & my toddler was closer to 3. There's a big developmental jump between new walkers and 2-3-year-olds and while our teacher did a wonderful job trying to engage everyone In our class, the younger children understandably needed more support, which made it harder for the older toddlers to stay engaged. I'm hoping maybe smaller or more age-specific grouping in the future, if possible, would help create a calmer, more focused environment for the kids. Also, the routines started to feel a bit repetitive for the older toddlers, which I suppose is understandable, but there was less enthusiasm to participate with my almost 3 year old as our class became a majority of younger babies.

Edit: Just learned that the 2026 seniors were allowed to…read morevote on who *they* wanted to dance with instead of promoting dancers that should have earned that spot by the audition process. Also amazing is the placement of dancers who pay for private lessons always seem to be much more prominently showcased. One particular teacher is quite bipolar, yelling one week and 'i brought donuts' the next, our kids are downright frighted by A. While most of the instructors here are very professional, supportive, and put the best dancers in the front, sometimes you can really tell who the 'golden child' is (sometimes as obvious as the offspring of a faculty) by how they will always be featured and front and center. New for 2025 is their SPOTLIGHT Award, which will be handed out by staff to the most Above and Beyond, and who do you think those will go to? Betting right now the same set of insiders that already get the best spots. There are also many extra fees and costs that are just added to your account without asking: including a year end 'pizza party celebration' that didn't include any actual pizza, 'team bonding' events like going to a movie, or 60second Holiday performance AND a season end show that require more makeup, shoes & costume purchases. I guess kids had a great time but no thought by staff on costs parents have to pay for these add-on. Updated to add: make sure your kid keeps an eye on their things... I've heard recently that several things have gone missing, wallets & phones gone through, cash & clothing stolen. Given the size of the number of studios I suppose there's no way to do a locker system but the casualness of the staff response to the thefts was a little troubling. I had to hear about it from the dancers as nothing was ever mentioned to the parents. Youd be better off at a smaller, more caring studio, IMO.

More than a dance class, West Valley Dance Co is a dance community! My daughter has been attending…read morefor 4 years now. We love the teachers and staff (yay Rebecca) My 8 year old dancer says, "Ms Julianna and Ms Vanessa are the nicest teachers who push our whole team to be better and stronger! They are the best!"

During the past few weeks, I had brought 2 friends with me to my dance lessons with Hristo. They…read morewent to the same studio at different times and days. There were other dance instructors teaching on the same dance floor. Both of them had no dance experience, had never been to a dance studio, and they don't know each other. One is a sixty year old lady and there other one is a fifteen and a half year old young lady. Without hesitation and prompting, the first comment they both said to me at the end of my lesson was, "You have the best teacher among all of them and both of you looked the most graceful and best on the dance floor." My lessons with Hristo began late February, 2013 when I was looking for someone to choreograph 3 dance inserts in a modeling number for a fundraiser scheduled for April, just 2 months away. He listened to the request and was willing to take up the challenge to work with me, who had no ballroom dancing skills and to create a show dance that would wow the audience in a very short time. Needless to say, the performance was very successful and he did not choreographed just a beginning, average ballroom show dance routine...he lifted me, twirled me, and added dropping moves to the routine. With his skillful, experienced teaching, scaffolding the steps, and creativity, he made and transformed a novice like me into a dancer. I had so much fun learning from Hristo I had decided to continue with my lessons even though the program was over. Hristo had always been positive , kind, patience, and professional even when i stepped on him , make mistakes, and taken a long time to learn the steps. He loves what he is doing. My lessons with Hristo is always one of the highlights of my week No matter what your age is, Hristo will be able to customize his lessons to your needs. As a public school teacher for 35 years, and as a dance student, I highly recommend Hristo Minev to you. A teacher who teaches from the heart.

Wow what a great dance teacher! No matter what level of dancing, Hristo brings talent, skill,…read morepatience and humor to every lesson. We have fun and learn a lot at the same time. He does group classes and private lessons and both are a great way to learn how to dance. Highly recommend.