The first thing that got my attention about iDance was that it was in English...There are a lot of…read moresalsa lessons around Stockholm but to my knowledge they are all in Swedish unless you ask if they will do it in English on a class by class basis. Not that it's impossible to figure out what's going on in the context of dancing, but it does add an added layer of processing if it's not your native language (and you're not very good to begin with [at Salsa OR Swedish]). But the thing that sold me was absolutely Andreas' personality and teaching style. I first took a lesson during one of the free drop-in weeks for bachata which happens a few times during the year and really enjoyed the class. It was A) fun! B) funny! (different words Swedes ;). Andreas has an awesome teaching style that really takes the stress out of dancing and makes it easy to laugh at yourself, which is essential if you are like me and hate being bad at things. He's also a pretty funny guy leading the class. The other great thing about this school is how many different locations it is taught in! North Stockholm, Central Stockholm, Söder -- there are classes everywhere, and at all sorts of hours! They also seem to remember what it's like to be a beginner. The most defeating part for me with other schools has been taking a lesson and then trying to practice in the socials with the regulars. Of course some people are helpful and most are understanding but it's not necessarily the best situation to learn when you're starting and for me it stopped being fun at that point. iDance has come up with the idea of holding practice sessions for the students in the beginners courses with slow tempo songs and cheap entrance. Awesome idea. Pretty clear they really want you to have the opportunity to succeed. It's a big group of people, so if you're expecting individual attention that's not really how this style of teaching works. It's all about follow the leader and figuring things out with your classmates. I'm not in any position to judge the technical aspects of his teaching style or whether what I'm learning follows this or that style of Salsa. Every time I go to the weekly class I smile and laugh and so does everyone else. That's 5 stars in my book. Recommended!

From the owner: iDance Studio ger hög kvalitativa kurser i pardanserna Salsa, Bachata och Kizomba i Centrala…read moreStockholm. Kurserna hålls på ett roligt och lättsamt sätt och vi hjälper alla att hitta dansglädjen och utvecklas inom dansen

The studio founder and owner, Sabriye Tekbilek, is one of the most personal, involved teachers I…read morehave ever had in my years of dancing. She really gets to know her students, recognizes all their little quirks, and helps each and every one to develop. She's a native English speaker (but also fluent in Swedish), which is great for international students. The atmosphere is always positive and supportive but she also will give you a challenge! This school is more technique focused than many of the bellydance schools in Stockholm, and many of the classes consist primarily of drilling - the best way to build strength and make you a better dancer from the ground up. You will sweat! But there are also great dances in the choreography class. The bellydance technique is Suhaila Salimpour format, based on a famous school in California, and it is the first and currently only certified Salimpour school in Europe. Danskollektivet also has very popular classes in dancehall, afro house, ATS, and tribal fusion. Students can choose to participate in a show at the end of the semester if they want to.

From the owner: Danskollektivet är en trevlig och familjär samlingsplats för dansundervisning inom olika stilar…read more Våra kunniga lärare hjälper våra elever att nå nya mål och utvecklas.

Layali is one of the biggest bellydance schools in Stockholm, and has now been running for ten…read moreyears. There's a great diversity of styles, and you can learn not just oriental Egyptian dance (raqs sharqi) but also Bollywood, Persian dance, ATS, Tribal Fusion, burlesque, and dancehall. There are many levels so you can always find one just right for you. The centrally-located studio has skylights and is light and airy, and the school also has a little shop with dance items and costumes, as well as a shower on-site so you can freshen up after class. Each semester there are big student shows held, which are professionally filmed. There is also a hafla each semester - a smaller show where anyone who wants to gets the chance to perform. Students here can expect to learn technique and fun, beautiful choreography from highly-skilled, award-winning teachers, which students then get to perform at an exciting show. For the truly devoted there are also advanced student show-groups, where you will receive personal coaching and get additional opportunities to perform.

I like this place a lot. It's smaller than telefonplan, but…read moreat the same time the people working there are very friendly, and it feels more personal than other climbing centers. Showers, sauna, etc. are clean and always working. In a way it feels like this place is more for bouldering than lead or top roping, but you can do all three. They change routes and boulder problems with regularity, which is great

The smaller brother of the Telefonplan location. This is quite a bit smaller than the other…read morelocation. There is probably about 33% of the bouldering routes as in the Telefonplan location. Of course there is rope climbing: top-roping and lead climbing as well. Still, it's a nice gym with nice changing rooms with showers, a cafe, etc. One nice thing about this location is that the gym (ie where the weights and etc are located) is larger. It doesn't have a true water fountain, just a sink (if you can't tell, I'm grasping for informative information here). Its not the flagship location, but it's nice if you live closer to it and probably the community is a bit smaller so you might get to know everyone a little better. It's definitely a place I would recommend climbing. Get there before 17.00 on the weekdays for a cheaper day pass!

"Long Island" is a green park that is indeed an oasis in a busy and bustling city. A significant…read morechange from its original history when Långholmen was a prison island until 1974! The old prison (which I did not visit today) has been turned into a hostel. Lots of walking paths criss-crossing the park. Some paved. Some hard-packed dirt. A caravan park. Kayak and canoe rentals. Beaches and swimming. Or just enjoy the park itself that allows dogs. [Review 18747 overall - 80 in Sweden - 2270 of 2022.]

If you are visiting Stockholm this is a must-see, specially in the summer time! It's a small oasis…read morein the city, calm and green, perfect to relax after a busy day. And if you are feeling more adventurous, there are canoes and kayaks to rent, and perhaps why not take a swim in a nearby beach. Also don't forget to visit the old prison which is now a hotel, where the original architecture was preserved.

A big space, lot's of bouldering variety, quite a lot roped climbing, frequent route resets, and…read morefriendly staff are at the heart of this gyms success. There's a good sized changing room with lockers and showers, a cafe to sit and have a cup with a new or old friend, a climbing gear retail store and yes, shoe-horns for their "no shoes beyond this line" policy. They have done a lot of work this Summer on the gym and it is vastly improved by adding hard flooring for "clean and jerk" practitioners and anyone looking for more stabilized footing, olympic rings, a rope climb, mounted ab benches, new yoga mats, and more space by re-organizing a bunch of things. It is definitely a gym for those of us that prefer body-weight exercises. In a previous review, I knocked them for the stiffness of the mats upstairs. I can say that over time they have become less so. Unfortunately they have also taken away the buffet, which was a great deal but apparently was too difficult and costly to manage. At least TellUs Bar and Kök just outside the gym has some good deals. Another thing that is difficult about this gym, but doesn't apply to many is that the monthly rate is very expensive if you can't sign up for their automatic debit plan which requires a Swedish Bank Account (and personal number). They had a Summer deal where you could purchase access through the end of August, but they don't usually have anything like this at any other part of the year. It would be nice if they did something to address this: allowing people to purchase a certain number of months at a time at a discounted rate. It's perhaps too expensive in Sweden but it's a shame they don't have fitness classes or Yoga with your membership as is common in the States -- but probably in Sweden there is enough of that elsewhere. This is a great gym and lots of friendly Swedes and others are climbing here. Enjoy!

This is a great spot for ice skating in the winter! It's HUGE and not crowded at all. Very few…read morechildren. You can do laps on the outside ring or mess around and practice on the inner field. There's a changing room with showers and bathroom inside the main building as well. It's supposedly open till 23:00! Really recommend it for skating if you live nearby.