Studio A Dance

Micah Moch’s Monday morning ADULT ballet class, 10 – 11;30, although class generally doesn’t get going until 10:15 or so and often runs to noon, is great. His musicality is exceptional. We have danced to Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, David Bowie, many many more and of course, the classics. There isn’t a «Music to teach Ballet Class» CD in sight. He changes the selections each week to suit whatever combination we are doing.
The barre is creative and varied as is the center work. You feel like you’ve danced and not just done a series of technical exercises.
There are beginners and advanced students in the class and he can handle it. He is patient and creative. The class is something that most ballet classes are not, fun.

Try Bill’s new Stretch Zone on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. The lift and opening up can be experienced first hand as you repeat the same floor back stretch at the end of class. You can definitely move more! Hard to measure but you can feel the difference. Pretty amazing. Plus the music is matched perfectly to the moves. If you like to follow verbal directions (verses watch and copy), you will be surprised at how easy it is to watch yourself in the mirrors while following Bill’s excellent verbal directions. Great for balance not to mention improvement!

This is my absolute favorite place to dance. Sarah’s beginning ballet classes are amazing and I’ve been going on and off for years. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or a professional trying to prefect your technique. Sarah is funny and entertaining making ballet super fun– she critiques in a gentle manner and strives to improve everyone’s dancing. Her routines are fun, the music is great and she’ll always make time to answer any questions you have before, during and after classes.
I have also gone to Bill’s jazz classes on the weekends sporadically– not as often as I would like. His routines are amazing and music choices are always great. It doesn’t matter if you fall behind– he wants you to have fun. That being said, he’ll repeat sections if you ask.
Both instructors are always happy to see their students and the pricing is some of the best in Los Angeles. The workouts are fantastic as well; I always leave feeling refreshed and I always leave feeling like I want to come back and improve my dancing.

Sarah is an amazing teacher and is so helpful! I love this little treasure of a studio. It beats the others by a mile. I also like that you can come and have fun and work on your skills without feeling like you are being judged by other dancers. There’s none of that here, only working hard and having fun in the process. Five stars all around.

A nice large studio that opens to the outside… so good ventilation. I took beginner ballet with Phil, which was pretty good. Not really for absolute beginners, some parts were not explained much and instructor didn’t go through much basic technique. There were good ballet dancers there, and the choreography was definitely more fun than any other ballet class I’ve been in. I also took a basic ballet technique class that was good, and would be ok for absolute beginners.

Took the int./ adv. ballet class last Wednesday 7÷23÷14. As you walk in from the street there’s a cool hallway with lots of foliage. Not like any studio I’ve been to but I liked that. There are two dance rooms with wood floors. The place seemed pretty old. The other dancers were friendly and helpful. I liked the instructor but I wish they had an iPod set up. The barre exercise would move at a faster pace if she didn’t have to fumble with CDs. What I loved the most was the challenge of the combination. I had tons of fun and will be back! Maybe even for the class tn. Oh and I loved the ease of getting going as a first timer at the studio. No papers to fill out and you can pay with cash at the end.

Studio A is by far one of my best LA discoveries. I danced for a couple years when I was younger but stopped because I moved around a lot. My love for ballet has remained however, so this summer I decided to test out a class as a birthday present to myself. I’ve been taking Sarah Kruger’s beginning ballet class at 8PM on Tuesday nights (
) since August and I LOVE IT. I’ll admit that I was pretty lost the first couple of classes after a 10+ year break, but Sarah is sooooo gracious and helpful. She recognizes everyone’s strengths and weaknesses and encourages us to both have fun and work on our craft.
She is a wonderful, beautiful dancer and she makes class fun and challenging every week. She uses a combination of classical and modern music and the mood in class is always pleasant. I’ve heard horror stories of scary adult ballet classes but this is the farthest thing from that. The atmosphere is always lovely and anyone can be comfortable in her class regardless of skill level.
If you’re looking for a place to start or reintroduce yourself to ballet, Sarah is the polished dancer to take that journey with. Her dedication to ballet is evident through her effortless dancing and instruction. I’ve already seen slight improvements in my own dancing and she’s helping me correct some of the bad dancing habits I’ve built over the years from cheerleading and other sports.
Go to Studio A!!! Sarah is ahh-​mazing! Also, take her cardio barre class on Thursdays at 7.

I came to studio A after not dancing for over 10 years and I’m so happy that I did. Phil’s class on Thursdays and Saturdays is awesome! He’s a great teacher and I highly recommend his classes!

I decided that deep down inside, I was a petite butterfly ballerina, wanting to fly, so without any training whatsoever decided to take a ballet class. I found Sarah Kruger at Studio A Dance. YES! My hopes were not dashed, even though I was the tubby kid in the back against all those beautiful ballerinas! Sarah is very nice and helpful, even saying I had good foot placement. :)
If you wanna dance… Go here and if you wanna dance good… See Sarah! :)

dive Barre class with Sarah is the freakin’ sh%t!!!
What a great experience.
Sarah makes it fun and interesting.

Bill Brown, the studio owner, is awesome! This is a great place for dance and community! A real treasure in the city…

Finally a studio in LA that doesn’t feel like I am in LA (see: judgemental looks when you ask about arm positions)! After 2 years, I finally got up the nerve to get back into dance class. I found Studio A due to its great Unilocal reviews and decided to buck up and go to the first class I could. I got home about an hour ago and I am loving the endorphins that I have been missing these last 2 years! I took Bill’s jazz class and it was the perfect amount of challenge. There were all likes of people in the class but you could tell everyone had some sort of dance experience. We did a 30 – 40 minute warm-​up, a short across-​the-​floor, and then a routine.
It wasn’t the hardest class I have ever taken but I was definitely sweating by the end of it. It was definitely a good class for getting back into the game and after a few more classes at this level, I am hoping to see if Studio A has a more advanced class.
Parking was easy, there is open street parking across the street– just watch for cars when crossing Hyperion.
I will definitely be coming back! AND with prices at $ 15 a class, I actually can :)

Delightful space for dance classes. Clean, well-​lit and located in a fun and funky part of town.
There seem to be two spaces here, as sometimes you can hear music emanating down the hall for a yoga class in a pseudo-​found space.
But the studio itself is class dance studio and if there’s a class for you (or someone you love), it’s a fun place to be for an hour.

This dance studio is a gem. When I decided to get back in to ballet after years of sitting on my ass, I checked this place out. They have two studios, both good sizes. They offer ballet, jazz, and cardio dance as part of a «dance unlimited» monthly pass that costs around $ 100 bucks and is well worth it if you go twice a week. Alana is a great teacher and changes the barre and combination on a weekly basis so you’re constantly challenging yourself. They also have other classes that are run through the teacher– some of these have start dates. These include kids classes.
But the best thing about this place is that the people are friendly, the classes are non-​competitive, and the teachers are knowledgable and make it a point to reach out to new students who show up.

This little studio is quaint and charming. On Friday morning I went and took a Jazz class with Bill, he was so enthusiastic and encouraging. Regardless of your skill level, Bill will make you want to keep dancing.

PHIL IS GREAT !!!
He teaches an Adult Ballet class on Saturdays 2−3pm and it’s perfect for beginners/​advanced beginners. The class is very enjoyable, entertaining, and great for refining technique; plus he’s a hilarious guy!

I highly recommend Ballet Bootcamp with Perry Brown, whether you’re someone who hasn’t danced in awhile, are a professional dancer, or just want to stay fit, this is the class! It is an open environment with a teacher who actually teaches technique and gives you the tools to figure out what the issues are; you will end up seeing improvement from week to week. This is the class to take to build your strength, core stability, and balance— But its not all work and no fun, Perry always emphasizes the importance of dance as a form of creative expression, and as someone who used dislike ballet, I now can’t live without it!

I love this studio. Very no frills, but a nice big space with lots of mirrors. I have only come for Christina’s dance class, and it is great! I love her high energy, and fun and sexy dance moves. The class is fast-​paced and Christina moves quickly through the moves, but if you keep at it and keep going, you will eventually get the moves down. The good thing is that she uses the same dance routines over and over, so it is easy to remember the steps even if you haven’t gone to her class in months. I try to go when I come visit LA, and I wish they had a studio like this and a teacher like Christina in Mountain View!

This review is only for Jillian’s donation-​based yoga class on Sunday.
For a beginner, like me, Jillian fosters such a warm and inviting atmosphere to try out yoga. I’ve had two previous yoga instructors, and I can say that Jillian is one of a kind. Her teaching style is sincere, and our sessions focus on the individual experience. Unlike most yoga instructors I’ve seen who focus too much on getting the form down 100%, she’s more concerned that you’re trying new things with your body and feeling comfortable in the space. She’s awesome, and the class is such a great workout.
This class is also great for newcomers to yoga because it’s donation-​based and gives you the opportunity to try it out with no strings attached. You’re not sucked into an expensive package or a binding commitment (which is the case for most yoga classes). She recommends a donation of $ 10, but she repeatedly says that if you can only do less, then bring a friend or just pay a little more next time. It’s about making yoga available to all.

I’ve been going to Phil’s Saturday class at 2pm for over a year now, and I love it. I didn’t have any previous experience in ballet (I don’t think a 4-year-old’s ballet class counts), and Phil was perfectly accommodating. At the same time, I’ve seen more experienced dancers come through the class, and benefit as well.
Phil has a teaching style that is fun, constructive and exciting. He makes you work hard and is very encouraging. I love his focus on technique. I feel like I make improvements every week, and every week, I feel like I have a ton more to learn. I will continue taking Phil’s class as long as I am in the area. He is a talented teacher!