Great for little kids. Friendly and accommodating instructors with content designed for littles.read more

I love this ballet school! It's so private and welcoming. We first attended a Cinderella event and…read morefinally got to enrolling her. Age 3!

Since I the class is held before I pick my 5-year old son up, I don't see him in the class or what…read morethey do. He seems to like it and hasn't complained. He's pretty good in the kinesthetic and social department so I am excited to see the performance in April 2018. He said that he likes the following: -Stickers -Balloons - doing "Boogie-woogie" at the end Update: I got to see my sons class. There was a small after-school group. The instructors were all smiles and encouraging to students that didn't feel like participating. The kids seemed to be having fun.

My daughter goes to the classes right after school and absolutely loves it. It definitely…read morereenergizes her for the rest of the day. The classes are full of fun, music, rhythm, and good workout. I recommend the class to every child to try. Especially if it's convenience!

While Oh La La appears to have great reviews for group classes, I would NOT recommend them for 1st…read moredance lessons for a wedding. First, I did not find the scheduling/payment process to be professional. We negotiated for a package of 10 lessons for $700.00 (1 per month up until our wedding). Suzie, the owner, asked us to pay this entire amount upfront via Venmo. I informed her that having never met her or the instructor or even set foot in the studio, I did not feel comfortable paying up front via Venmo b/c if they were running some sort of scam, they could run off w/ my money, & I would be SOOL. I said that I would gladly pay up front via credit card b/c if they ran off w/ my money that way, at least I could dispute the charge. To Suzie's credit, she was understanding of this concern, & she allowed me to pay for each lesson, one at a time, 48 hours in advance via Venmo. Thank GOD, I had the foresight to be concerned about this b/c as you will read below, our instructor abandoned us after lesson 4, without ever completing our dance, so if we had paid the $700.00 up front via Venmo, he could have run off w/ our money. My 2nd issue was the lack of organization & professionalism in scheduling. Because we wanted to do 1 lesson per month up until our wedding, we asked our instructor, Mehmet, several times if we could book all of our lessons in advance on the same day of the week each month (e.g., every 2nd Wednesday of every month). Every time we asked this, he just brushed us off & told us to text him whenever we wanted to schedule, which just made a lot of extra work for us to have to text him the week b4 every time we wanted a lesson rather than already having it planned. Next, on our 1st lesson, Mehmet spent several minutes trying to talk us out of the song we picked for our first dance, which frankly, I very much did NOT appreciate as I put great thought into selecting it. Thankfully, I stuck to my guns & did not change the song, & eventually, it won Mehmet over, & even he liked it. Given we purchased 10 lessons, I expected we would spend more than 1 lesson on the basics, but by lesson 2, Mehmet informed us he had decided to be a flight attended again but assured us (1) it would not impact our dance, & (2) we would leave that day w/ the 1st minute of our dance complete (which seemed rushed for lesson 2 of 10). He even offered to fly back for our lessons, but we told him that was NOT necessary, & if he needed to, he could pass us off to another instructor. Lessons 2-4 seemed pretty rushed, & frankly, seemed like we were going to finish our dance way too quickly, with way too many lessons left, but we figured it would be good to have lots to polish the dance. We had lesson 1 in Oct, 2 in Nov, 3 in Dec, & 4 in Jan, but we never ended up having lesson 5 in Feb b/c Mehmet was not responsive to our texts. This could have been resolved had he agreed to see us on a consistent night each month like we originally requested. He finally responded after I followed up 3x & asked if we could do Wed, 3/2. Even though it was a bad night for us (we had my mom's birthday dinner), we said yes b/c it had been so hard to schedule w/ him. It was also a little disappointing that he asked us to send him the video he took of our dance b/c he apparently, forgot the choreography. 1.5 hours before our lesson, he texted us that he was sick & had to cancel. While are 100% glad he would cancel if sick, he said nothing about re-scheduling & merely asked us to call the owner, Suzie. My fiancé called her, & she said Mehmet had told her the choreography for our dance was done! We still have over a minute of our dance left that has not been choreographed!!! My fiancé asked if she could complete the dance, & she said she had too much on her plate to fulfill Mehmet's obligations. While she did offer to try & find someone else to finish the dance, we informed her that we have been so disappointed w/ the whole experience that we would rather go somewhere more professional. Now, we are behind on our scheduled lessons & having to find a new studio. We have a 1st lesson w/ another studio this week, where the lessons will be $15.00 more per lessons, but we are fine w/ paying more for a studio that is more reliable & trustworthy. Long story short, Oh La La seems to have great reviews for group clases for children, but planning a wedding is stressful enough. We thought our dance lessons would be something fun to do together, but thanks to Oh La La, it's turned out to be one of the more stressful parts of wedding planning. For anyone looking for private lessons for a wedding 1st dance, please heed our cautionary tale & go elsewhere! I'm giving 2 stars b/c we mostly like the 2 minutes of choreography we do have but are very disappointed that Mehmet not only lied to us when he promised to complete our dance but then also lied to the owner, Suzie, by telling her he completed our dance when he never did!

My 5 year old Just started going to Ooh La La. She loves dance and had begged me to be a ballerina!…read moreWe did their summer camp and are now taking classes on Mondays and Wednesdays and a part of their competition team, Mini Mob. I was looking for a studio that was welcoming to a child with little dance experience, but still willing to give them a chance and work with them to perform on stage for competition. A competing dance studio said their try outs were demanding and wasn't sure my kid would cut it. They also played music that wasn't very age appropriate. At Ooh La La, the owner's biggest belief is to provide a welcoming place for all. She made all the parents sign a commitment form stating there is no drama at this academy. She said we applaud every dancer's successes and help those who need some extra TLC. It is exactly the right philosophy for how I wanted to introduce my daughter to her first sport. And a couple of weeks in, I already see. The teachers are working with me to help get my daughter her extra TLC and my daughter is learning from older teenage dancers that she thinks are just the most beautiful ballerinas. Thank you for having a great studio!

Found Ninfa online and contacted her to help hold our company summer games as MC…read more She was very responsive. Really good on follow up. Provide suggestions sending proposals. The preparation was already impressed with her. On the day of the event. She showed up on time bring one of her crew members. They both great super helpful. Keep things on tracks. We ran out of games since we pretty active they came up with spare games. The event was great. It memorable to our team members. We laughed and enjoyed our time under her leadership. Highly recommended Thank Ninfa

I went to my first Zumba class last week Saturday and had a fantastic time. Ninfa was a great…read moreinstructor and all of the ladies taking the class were friendly and fun! Great workout and social scene!! Three days later, my husband had Ninfa and Sandra come over to my house to help celebrate my birthday. The party fitness gals had great games and dances for our group to do and made my party extra special.

My daughter has been learning Persian dancing from Ila's Dance Academy for the past 4 months and we…read morehave been impressed by our experience. In researching a dance academy that would be a good fit, we paid Ila's studio a visit and were very impressed with her techniques and approach to teaching. Since starting the class a few months ago, my little one has developed a real love for this style of dance. My kiddo is taking quite a few other extracurriculars (ballet, tap, soccer, etc) but this is clearly her favorite class. Ila is clearly very technically skilled and highly trained, while being engaging with the kids and ensuring the class is fun.

Ila is an amazing dance instructor! Teaching me how to dance isn't easy. I didn't have the…read moreslightest experience in dancing nor were I even flexible. However, she managed to teach me how to dance in less than a year. Her patience with her students is unparalleled which makes her a great teacher. She pays great attention to every single one of her students in each class and provides extremely useful feedback. She continuously strives to help her students improve session by session and is always responsive via text. She offers many classes in San Diego and offers a couple sessions Wednesdays in Orange County. She's also available for private sessions too. I'll continue taking classes with for as long as I possibly can. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to learn how to dance (any style). P.S. She's not only an amazing dance instructor, but she's also extremely kind and caring as well as very honest (which is really rare these days).

I took a cardio tap class at Tap Fever in Feb 2023 and was immediately hooked! Since then I have…read morebeen going to as many classes as I can! It has completely changed my life for the better. I came for the workout but ended up finding SO much more than that- a welcoming community, supportive teachers, lifelong friends, and my passion for dance has been re-ignited. Larisa plans so many fun events to showcase our hard work. There is something for everyone! "Vaudeville Fever" cabaret shows, three recitals each year, holiday parades, performances on stage at Disneyland, Fringe Festival/ Taptastic shows, community events, and so much more. There is never any pressure to participate in the recitals. However, if we end up in a class together I might try to pressure you into it because a lot of people end up discovering how much fun it is to perform on stage! All of the teachers have their unique styles and their classes are all so much fun. I always leave feeling inspired and energized! The unlimited package is a great option if you want to try a variety of tap and other styles of dance classes. I take ballet, tap (technique, broadway, and cardio tap), and sometimes drop in for jazz. $600 for a 16-week session and I took about 150 classes- what a deal! They also allow people to pay for one class at a time, or packages of 4+ classes to use throughout the session. Also you can rent tap shoes for just $3! I did that for my first class and then immediately went home and ordered a pair of my own since I could feel in my bones that this was going to become a big part of my life again (after taking 20 years off from dance). I could go on about how much I love Tap Fever. Being part of this community has truly changed my life and I am so thankful to Larisa, Diane, Chantal, Chelsea, Andrea, and Britt for keeping the classes fun, challenging, and inspiring! You can tell you all pour your hearts and souls into teaching dance! I highly recommend Tap Fever to anyone of any age and any abilities! Teachers are all more than willing to work with you and offer modifications that you might find helpful. No worries if you have never put tap shoes before. My dad came to a cardio tap class and it was his first time wearing tap shoes. He did a great job and was smiling the whole time! The routines are easy to follow and over time it is cool watching yourself improve and be able to do steps you couldn't do before. Thank you Larisa and all the staff at Tap Fever!!!

My 4 yr old has been doing dance here and we love it. There's a great variety of class times & they…read moredo lots of performances (which are my daughter's favorite part) I personally love that they also have the adaptive program to help make dance accessible to everyone! Reasonably priced & you can do makeups at any class which helps when you've got lots of schedules to manage!

very professional teaching even for little kids. plus they make it so fun the kids stay engaged the…read morewhole time.

We've taken 2 sessions at Carmel Valley. The first was when our daughter was barely 3 and we wanted…read moreto give her a place to work on her physical confidence and motor coordination. The first day she basically just stood on a spot and then fell over and I assumed that she wouldn't want to come back but as we left she exclaimed, "I loved it! When can we come again?" By week 2, Ms. Andrea had her stretching and jumping and learning new moves and we watched as each week she did grow more coordinated and confident. We took some time off due to a schedule change but are back a few years later and we've appreciated seeing the way their instruction strategies grow with the age/development of the child. We've worked with Ms. Andrea both times and she is warm and engaging and teaches the kids both the real dance terms and kid-friendly catchy ways of remembering how to perform them. If you are looking for a very formal dance studio with uniform pink leotards, Dance to Evolve is not for you, the dress code is very flexible and it's held at the rec center, which works perfectly for us because our daughter lives it, it's convenient for us, and our other child gets to play on the playground while her sister dances.

During the month of October, this studio offered a free class almost everyday. My friend told me…read moreabout it and we checked out a few classes. Please keep in mind that this review will be about these classes. I think it's incredibly generous to offer this trial as it allows you to check out several types of dance styles and instructors. They have an app, which I found to be really easy to use. They clearly label which classes are part of the trial and provide confirmation and reminders. The schedule accommodated work schedules and if weekdays were too tight, they had classes on weekends as well. They have 3 studio rooms and they had a person checking people in which could let you know where the class you were taking would be. One studio was large and the other two were about half the size. Each has its own bathroom which was nice. I tried a few Bollywood classes, Latin dance, a barre class and a Tahitian class. While the Bollywood cardio and Latin classes were the most popular, the instructors were all very patient and energetic. The Bollywood cardio class wasn't geared to really teach moves but more for you to follow along as best as you can and hope you get it before the next move. My personal goal is to stay on beat and try to get 60-80% of any class I take which I was easily able to for the classes. There is plenty of parking and the rooms are clean. When I have some discretionary income I'll definitely come back to buy a package so I can keep shaking my groove thang.

This review is long overdue, but honestly, I've been coming to Studio K for years and it's not an…read moreexaggeration to say it's completely changed my life. When I first walked in, I had basically zero dance experience and no idea what to expect. Fast forward to today, and I've not only developed real dance skills, but also a level of confidence I never thought I'd have, and built some amazing friendships along the way. What truly sets Studio K apart is the instructors. Every single one of them is insanely talented, highly trained, and genuinely passionate about what they do. The class variety is another huge highlight. There's always something new to try, and I constantly find myself learning different styles and technique. I'm always leaving class feeling better than when I came. If you're even thinking about trying dance. whether you're a complete beginner like I was or more experienced, Studio K is the place to be!! I can't recommend it enough!!