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| - I recently took a a series of absolute beginner's ballet classes here. Being a non-dancer (I was a big ol' tomboy as a child and definitely was not interested in girly ballet classes), I was intimidated as hell by the whole idea of a dance studio. Imagine my surprise when the reception staff were lovely, welcoming, and as supportive as they can be during a three minute registration conversation.
The studio (we were in studio 2) itself was nice, if a bit run down. Two walls of big windows let in lots and lots of light. One large wall of mirrors so we could all see just how bad our posture was. And plenty of barre space for us newbies to practice our bending and toe pointing. The room could use a new coat of paint and the hardwood floor has definitely been around for a while, but I like a bit of creakiness in most things, so I'm good with that.
I had two different instructors and both seemed ok to me, but I have nothing to compare them to. They did some barking at us loudly, and harsh, repetitive correcting of our technique. The second instructor (Angel) seemed to have a bit of a sense of humour about the whole thing, which I appreciate. I mean, come on. We're a group of adult women learning to dance. It's got to be funny.
The changeroom is large enough to be comfortable-ish. No lockers, but everyone took their bags and stashed them in a corner of the large studio, so no worries about security.
I'm looking forward to trying the absolute beginner's jazz series next.
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