In Motion Miami

The quality of technique and choreography taught in the adult classes is magnificent. As a former professional dancer, I am well challenged by the complexity of the classes. However, the instructors themselves are completely unapproachable. Some simply walk in, fly through their choreography leaving little room for questions and never crack a smile or encouraging remark along the way. It’s as if you are learning from a youtube video at home. It’s unfortunate, especially for a retired dancer who wants to have fun as well as keep her technique fresh. There is zero camaraderie and the overall ambiance of the studio feels cold and detached (unless you are one of the little girls who regularly takes classes there). If you are a beginner, I would walk in prepared to ask for clarification/questions/feedback…whatever you need, even if your instructor looks like he/​she doesn’t want to be there. YOU ARE PAYING FOR IT!

THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE ADULT CLASSES ONLY
Dancer at heart! I took dance for a few years while I was in high school (a decade ago)
I was very anxious about going back to a studio since I have not worked out as hard since then.
I decided to take the Beginner Ballet class on Tuesday nights, as my first class. IT WAS THOUGH! More Intermediate than Beginner (even the instructor agreed it was more intermediate) I had fun, but my body was not remembering much from ten years ago. I do not want to be a great dancer but I wanted to workout and most importantly have fun while doing it. This class was good but not good enough for me. Maybe a real basic beginner’s class would have been more fun.
My second class was yesterday, Beginner Hip Hop!!! IT WAS AWESOME! Very hard and challenging but it felt great! You get to be more relaxed and everyone in the class was in the beginner’s level, which helped a lot!
Both instructors were great, very nice and always making sure the class understood everything well. I will definitely go back to take more classes here (or maybe only Hip Hop haha)
— NO need to wear real dance attire/​shoes
— The studio recommends wearing comfortable clothes and shoes

C

Very nice dance school with friendly and talented staff. I recommend their adult program to both beginners and professionals

I started yesterday Jazz class adults with Roberto, just amazing!!! I’m a dancer I now what is good and this is so good! don’t miss this class.

As you can see from my previous review, I had a good time here. The same does not go for my daughter. In fact, we had such a bad experience that we won’t be going back anytime soon. Make that ever again. My 2-​and-​a-​half year old had been asking to go to ballet. I called In Motion because I knew they had classes for kids. Turns out, they had a toddler dance class. Not only did I get the info for myself, I also blasted it out to a bunch of mom friends, because I support local businesses. But after this experience, I won’t be supporting In Motion again. First, I was told classes were $ 17. Then, I was told they were $ 18. And, on our first day, they charged us $ 20. Despite the price flux, the first class went really well. The second, not as well. My daughter was more interested in watching than participating. And, being that she’s 2, I didn’t see anything wrong with that. All kids need an acclimation period, especially for new experiences. From my experience, the teacher, who is also the owner, seemed less tolerant of my daughter this go-​round. But rather than trying to get her to engage in the class, she just ignored her. I feel she also got quite upset when we pulled out a video camera (like other parents), saying that filming was not allowed because parents were posting them to YouTube. None of that information is posted in the building. (PS, welcome to the digital age). But I digress. While my daughter did not follow along with the rest of class the second class, she told me she still wanted to go back to ballet. As the parent of a 2-​year-​old, I firmly believe in giving something three chances to gauge her interest level. And that’s why we went back. And that’s where the madness began. My daughter again spent the beginning of class watching from the front. She was actually participating on her own terms, making small mimicking movements in the mirror. When we were asked to dance around the room, she and another girl collided and she hurt her ear. She started crying and stopped participating. I went to comfort her and try to help her settle back down and focus, which was difficult. Rather than trying to engage my daughter, the teacher interrupted the class and said, «Maybe you should come back in a few months.» A FEW MONTHS? Wow, if she didn’t want us to be there, just say so. Chances are, we weren’t coming back anyway because my daughter obviously didn’t like the class, and she could not get my daughter’s attention and rather than working to get her involved in class, she asked us to leave. And she did it in the middle of class, in front of everyone. Rude. Unprofessional. A good teacher works to get her students interested. A good teacher takes extra time for the ones who need extra help. A good teacher has patience. And anyone who works with small children has to have a different patience level than most people. I dont’ feel the owner of In Motion did any of these things. It is my opinion that she expects 2-​year-​old children to follow her every word. If 2-​year-​olds had longer attention spans and followed directions to a T, they wouldn’t be 2 year olds. They would be 5 year olds. I think the demands put on the kids in her class are unreasonable. And, as I see it, clearly the teacher/​owner has no respect for the families who are paying to come to her classes. If she did, she would have waited until class was over to come to me privately and suggest that maybe this wasn’t the right class for my daughter. Obviously, it wasn’t the right class. And she isn’t the right teacher. And I don’t think that she ever will be. Instead, we’ll just do ballet at home where it wil be fun and we can enjoy the experience together – unlike at In Motion.

When I lived in downtown, I used to take Paula’s class as well and I loved it. Having danced in high school, it was cool to take a good no-​nonsense class with a great instructor. I also tried the hip hop class and a soul rhythms class, although that wasn’t my cup of tea. Overall, I’m a fan and if I lived closer I’d go back.

I’ve danced my whole life so I was so happy to find a dance studio right in between work and home that had adult classes every night.
I take Paula’s ballet class on Tuesdays… she is wonderful and it’s a great work out. I like to learn combinations and this beginner’s class doesn’t really offer thats so that’s what keeps it from 5 stars.
The classes are $ 15 or $ 16, some of them are even 90 minutes at the same price for the more advanced classes. Buy a card of bulk classes and the prices go down.

I am officially in love with this dance studio. Just when I didnt think I could find something to inspire me to workout I discovered In Motion Dance Center. Not only do you workout and learn fun routines but you get the chance to perform in front of audiences and even perform in movies. I love the location, the instructors and the routines. The prices aren’t too bad either. I officially feel like a youngn again! =)
Oh and there are classes for both children and adults!

Hi, my name is Maria and calling me a klutz would be generous. My lack of coordination and rhythm didn’t stop me from taking my first dance class. That’s right, no elementary school ballet or high school jazz hands. When my sister aka the Dancing Machine asked me to join her for a Hip Hop dance class I hesitated thinking of the Tuesday night trivia I’d be missing. Still, I’m a firm believer that improvement is about going outside your comfort zone. I know my way around a trivia board but a dance studio is a new and somehow scary thought.
As we walked into In Motion we were greeted by friendly faces. We coughed up $ 16 each for the class and watched the class before ours wrap up via a television in the waiting area. Nothing like watching little girls bring it with leaps, twirls, and bounds to reassure you that you can’t dance. Once I stepped into the room I knew this would be more difficult than I thought.
During the warm up I quickly realized I was out of my league these people dance while stretching their shoulders out. Really? Really? You need to add a bounce will leaning your head left to right? OK, whatever. How could I be lost during the warm up? How could I be that uncoordinated? Two left feet? More like two left hands screwed on backwards. Oh but the worst wasn’t even near…
The class lasted an hour and I got through it by conjuring every fantasy I’d ever had about:
Flashdance,
Fame,
Napoleon Dynamite
etc.
This was it my moment to really own it, to impress myself, to shine, OK that’s what I told myself but in reality, I just wanted to get through it without making my classmates laugh or needing the paramedics called to the scene.
As I finished performing the last 8 count beaming with pride a Cheshire like grin on my face. I heard Loui (the amazing instructor) say something about no smiling and this isn’t supposed to be pretty… Go ahead, take my approval seeking smile, dash my hopes. But trust me my performance was far from pretty.
So there you have it, a klutz takes dance class and lives to tell the tale. One thing is for sure, I’m coming back to In Motion as soon as possible. Any other uncoordinated girls care to join me?
Side note:
I ended up feeling like I belonged in an episode of MTV’s Cinderella story reality drama better known as Made.

In a desperate attempt to lose my muffin top, tone my legs and have more «me time» I decided to take up the Thursday night adult begginer’s class here at In Motion.
Three other gal pals joined and let me just say, we all had a blast.
Sure, none of us haven’t danced since pre-​puberty, but surprisingly enough, we were able to get through the class.
The best part? We all got to rock the leg warmer look and that in itself is pretty priceless.