City Dance Studios — Local services in San Francisco

To clarify the previous comments: "City Ballet School" and "City Dance School" are completely separate schools. City Ballet is a ballet school offering classical Russian Vaganova based training, taught by the finest teachers, and modeled after Artistic Director Galina Alexandrova and Men's Director Nikolai Kabaniev's own training at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow, and the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg Russia. This is a superb school for serious ballet students.

City Ballet School rents out space after ballet class hours to "City Dance School", an entirely separate organization without a "home" studio, so it rents out five different studio spaces around the city and hires teachers of various dance forms including jazz, hip hop, and flamenco. Smuin Ballet also has, in the past, rented studio space from "City Ballet", but no longer rehearses at...

I commute 25 miles one way to get to this studio at least 2-3 times a week. I wouldn't do that for just any studio. This studio is amazing. If you want to learn hip hop dance it's the best place to go. They've got beginner classes, they've got advanced classes. The people are beautiful, generous, and kind. Never danced before? No problem. Take an absolute beginner class with Rocko and you'll be pretty cool in no time. Danced a little bit but want to get better? Take classes with Emerson, Amber, Leslie, D'arcy and much more at this studio. I can only speak to hip hop classes (which is bountiful here at this studio) but I know this place has much more. Ballet, West African, Yoga....You should just go. They have free parking at the main City Dance studio. A short walk from the Van...

Ever watched a Hip hop dance video or 'So You Think You Can Dance?' and thought, 'Damn, I wish I could learn to move like that'? Well lucky for you that you have ran across this review! I was one of those people, and after consistently taking class at City Dance I am well on my way towards that end. Their instruction in basic, groove-based, old school, and advanced contemporary Hip hop is by far the best in the area. Home to SF Funkanometry, San Francisco's original Hip hop dance company, City Dance's advantage in instruction is its experience and longevity in the Hip hop world. They know how to produce dancers complete with technique, control, and a sense of performance. Check the website and...