My girls have been going here for the past 2 years and absolutely love it! They have done ballet…read moreand hip hop classes. The instructors are wonderful and very caring. They offer many different types of classes for all ages and skill level. Their costumes for their performances are modest which is much appreciated as a mom. One of my daughters also had her birthday party here one year and the kids absolutely loved it!

Studio West Dance Academy is Fabulous with Kids. The teachers at Studio West know how to encourage…read morekids to the best of who they are. The Girls run in giggling and come out dancing; best part is they are all smiling. SWDA stress the importance of keeping up with homework and offers a study room to for students to work between classes. Studio West offer a way to help kids shine!

All the staff is very friendly. My granddaughters absolutely love the Jazz/ hip hop class. They are…read morein the summer classes. We just signed up to continue on for the school year. I highly recommend this place. My granddaughter have already learned many fun dance moves.

I love how in these days there's screaming for equality for everything, from work place issues to…read morehouse hold issues. Apparently not when it comes to time with our kids though. This place is closed on Mothers Day, and open on Fathers Day. Apparently time with dads means ZERO to Debbie's. Lets be honest, half the kids out there are part of a divorced family, and maybe just maybe the time with the dad has been stripped down to crumbs via a not equal court system. So lets treat both days and parents the same way.

If you are looking for a dance studio with a positive learning environment, South Sound Dance is my…read morego-to studio recommendation. Experienced and knowledgeable staff offer a wide variety of dance classes for all ages and levels. As a mature (and I mean mature) adult with two left feet and zero prior dance experience, I moved out of my comfort zone and purchased pair of ballet shoes. No tutu yet but I am enjoying the exercise and comradery I found at South Sound Dance. Each class is an enjoyable learning experience.

Oh My Goodness!! I cannot say enough about this place!…read moreFrom the first time I "enquired" about this business they were PROMPT, not pushy. Persistent but not pushy. Thorough without being annoying. A+ on info and reaching out to answer your questions and encourage you to "try on" a class before you commit. I was new to the area and thought it might be a fun way to establish a routine. As an adult with grown children I wouldn't have thought the dance studio that was a family kind of thing would have been a place for me to thrive as an adult. I'm not competitive and wanted a reason to exercise. I've found a family type of environment, a fun way to exercise with out the pressure to be more than you are (or want to be)... the folks that work here are professionals that welcome any level, positive and encouraging. At 55 I'm having the best time! Thank you SSD!

Our daughter has been dancing with Johansen's for 2 years now. She has felt welcomed by staff and…read moreother dancers and has found a passion for dance. I find the studio to always be body positive which is important to us. My daughter wants to be challenged and she finds that here and in the same note dancers who enjoy participating for fun are welcomed as well. My favorite part of the studio is the intergenerational classes. One of our daughter's classmates this year is in her 70's and the kindness and encouragement she has shown our daughter has been such a gift in her life. We are grateful for this studio and their impact on our daughter's life.

I love this studio with my whole heart and think anyone who is interested in taking dance classes…read moreshould come here. This year will be my 5th year dancing at Johansen, and the staff have always been so friendly and kind. The studio truly does their best to make everyone feel accepted, and they have some of the most talented dancers I've ever seen. Not to mention Johansen has won the title of Best of South Sound 2 years in a row.

Oh so bad every way. For the price we paid (80.00 per ticket) we thought we were getting a…read moreprofessional production. Nope. It's a children's recital and the children were not very well rehearsed. The costumes were so cheap and the set was very bland. It's a Christmas party! Decorate and dress up! And teach the children how to dance! My granddaughter, who is one, loves live production. She is enthralled. O bought tix for me, my daughter and my son-in-law and assumed she could sit on out laps. Nope. She needed her own 80.00 ticket. It was cheaply done, the dancers were terrible, and all I got was k owing I paid 240.00 for someone else's child's tuition while my son-in-law stayed on the lobby with my granddaughter. Expensive lesson. ​​​

We watched the Haunted Ballet and it was the perfect Halloween event. The performances were short…read moreand sweet. They invited the kids to sit up front which was nice since there is no stadium seating. My 3yo was very engaged. At the end they encouraged the kids to come and have a dance party with the Ballet cast. It was great. I might make this a yearly tradition! The theatre was intimate, charming, and clean. The staff was friendly. I would definitely come again.

What a great venue, I didn't even know this place existed, they should have far more events here,…read morethe festival they put on was wonderful and I don't think there was a bad seat in the whole place. Would definitely go back for more.ticketa were a little expensive and there were fees of some sort but that was really the only down side I could see

I went here to see my friend compete in the Mrs. Washington pageant. It's a reasonably sized…read moreauditorium but a typical size for a small college. I did like that the seats were all at an angle where there was no one blocking your line of sight. We sat up in the higher seats toward the back so it was definitely no one blocking our vision. I will say that I was expecting more at the pageant. I don't know if it was due to the people who put on the pageant or if the performing arts center helped them put on the show, but it was very basic. Maybe the background and general set up was basic, as not to detract focus from the lovely ladies parading around the stage with the hopes of winning. I will say that everything looks new and clean and it doesn't give off that old high school auditorium feel. The rest of the center is very nice. The bathrooms are reasonable and there is some cool sculptures hanging overhead in the lobby. I still prefer the size of the auditorium and stage at other venues like the Washington Center for Performing Arts or the Pantages Theater, but this one works for this campus.

If you love community theater and an intimate setting, OLT is for you! Between the two of us, we've…read moreseen several plays and always look forward to returning with each new season! It's great to share with family & friends and especially if you throw dinner or dessert in to continue the joy!!!!

The shows at the Olympia Little Theater are well-prepared and definitely has good value. The…read moreactors are very serious with their craft and the audience members are most of the time supportive and respectful of the shows. Attending the theater shows in Olympia is always very inspiring and interesting as this theater has a variety of plays for all ages and interests. This is truly a hidden gem in the Olympia - Lacey area. Performers are truly motivated to hone and show their craft.

Once upon a time, I fell in love with a photograph of this exotic, lovely, dark belly dancer. Years…read morelater, I found out her name, and then I looked up her style/type of belly dancing. Her name isn't important here, but as I started to read her biography, I knew she studied American Tribal Style (ATS) as a big part of her bellydance fusion baseline. I read further and found that she had studied Fat Chance Belly Dance (FCBD) ATS in particular. I went to a restaurant up in Seattle to see some bellydance performances...I knew there would be more traditional styles represented, but it seemed like a fun thing to do. Then this trio of dancers came into view. A tall woman with great poise, a tiny woman with an imp-like smile, and a man....a genie!! Yes, there was a genie on the dance floor! I had never seen ATS in person, and I was flat-out AMAZED. I loved their style, their pose, their HUGE smiles and the fun they were having! Afterward, I spoke to them (and Nancy Brown, unbeknown st to me) about classes. I started looking into instructors in the Seattle area because there weren't FECUND ATS in my South Sound area, and stumbled into one of Nancy's Seattle classes, with a couple references from other area (both professional and student) dancers. Since day one I was hooked! I don't know whether to start with the style itself, the costuming or the class's style is a codified set of cued movements drawn from many other styles of dance. This enables dancers to have a mealtime "discussion" while dancing with one another, even up to dancing in large groups, with different people taking the lead position and "leading the conversation". It's a very interesting dynamic that I enjoy very much and keeps my mind engaged. The costuming is modest but beautiful and lavish as well. Exotic, sultry, and not outside my comfort zone! As time has continued, Nancy has added Tacoma classes, which is really nice for the South Sound students. I usually attend the Seattle classes due to a schedule conflict, but there is no quality difference between the two, just some different students. I do try to get a Tacoma class when I can though doesn't need more dancing in their life? Everyone is very supportive of one another. This is very important for me; I do not learn well in a negative environment and Ucanto is far from that. Every Sunday I look forward to the smiling faces, the laughing, the dancing, and the learning that occurs. My boyfriend, a professional performer himself, loves to watch us dance. Others tell us how much they love to watch us dance too. I've asked them why. The answers are mostly about how pretty we are (costuming), how pretty our dance was (technique and style), but more often than not the comments focus on our smiles and genuine fondness for one another. This is my dance family, come join us.

I have never been as comfortable in my own skin while dancing as I have been since starting lessons…read morewith ucanto bellydance. I have taken bellydancing lessons from other teachers and I always felt awkward; that I didn't understand how to properly move. Nancy, of uncanto bellydance, helps break down the moves so you can learn them easily. She is always willing to take time out to answer questions and help you with your body position and technique. Because of her instruction, I have really learned that You Can Too (ucanto) bellydance.