Rae Studios

I came here for the first time yesterday and decided that I will be definitely joining this studio. From the moment you walk in, you are treated like a long lost friend. All of the instructors are so nice!
Then it came time for class… and it absolutely gave me new life! Feliciano is an incredible, fun and motivating instructor! Twerkology is a must. I can’t wait to try all of the other classes.
If you are looking for a new gym experience, with a little fun and fab infused in it, this is your spot. #werk

Great locaish and sassie instructors! Everyone is super nice AND they have twerk class hayyyyyyyyyy!

Love love coming here. I can see my body shape changing, Jess is amazing and positive, and lawd I never knew how much I love to sweat. Dance your way to a healthier body

It’s hot in this space so be prepared to sweat, although they use fans and open the windows.

This review is long over due! Jessica Rae is an awesome instructor! I feel the burn every single time I go to her class! From Pop to Hip Hop she really knows how to give you a workout. I attend several workout/​dance classes around the Bay and Jessica’s class would have to be my top favorite ones! She has fun routines, and always keeps the class going! I sweat like a pig at every class, which is great because I know I had a great workout!

Safe to say, this is where you can find me every Saturday morning doing one of the following: grinding, pumping, crunching, twerking, panting.
It’s a small studio, but I always prefer a small, cozy place with fewer people and more focus rather than a huge place where you can get lost in the crowd.
I’ve done two classes here till date and have loved them both!
Hip hot abs with Jessica Rae: She is fun and her enthusiasm is contagious. A great tracklist of songs promises to start your weekend grooving.
Cardio dance with Feliciano: A hip hop style cardio class. Again, love the energy and the enthusiasm. Learnt a part dance step that I can actually use on a variety of songs and feel cool: P
He is going to have a Twerking class next Saturday, which I cannot wait to attend!
I’m always on the lookout for staying fit while having fun and really getting to unwind, this studio surely is high up on my list.

Loved loved loved this space! As a freelance choreographer/​performance artist I’ve booked just about every rental space in the city, and I am so glad to have recently discovered this gem. Gorgeous light, friendly and accommodating staff. Excellent floors, great air flow, and its location in the heart of the city makes it super accessible. Clean entry and secure building. Will definitely recommend and use this space again. They’ve got some awesome looking dance classes too!

Took the Hip Hop Abs class with Jessica. It was an awesome class. I feel refreshed and took all the stress out of my week. It is fun and not too crazy hard, but challenging and leaves you feeling like you had a good cardio workout. Would definitely recommend. Jessica has such great positive energy that makes you happy and wanting to go back again!

A very minimalistic studio (no locker rooms or water fountains) in an old office building, but absolutely love the Zumba classes with Libby, she is awesome!

Tuesday night strip tease with Jayde makes you feel sexy. She does the routine in 2 week spurts so I’d recommend asking which week it is for her before coming… If you come for the second week only you miss the first part of the dance. She picks great songs & will go over the moves as many times as the class needs. At the end you put it all together a few times & then the lights go down so you can really give it your all without worrying about how you look. Oh, and at the very end she does the routine by herself … Kills it. #goals
I’ve done Pilates fusion here with kelsi too & that was also a great class. Was a mix of barre, yoga and Pilates moves.

Did I miss something here? I just took a class here through ClassPass (which I do love), and I honestly think the only reason I worked up a sweat in their Tuesday evening Cardio Dance class is because they obviously allowed the class to overbook and it was PACKED.
The people running the studio (I believe one is the owner Jessica, and another young lady) were very nice and organized when I checked in. However, the space itself is tiny, and there is very little storage for your personal belongings, which also becomes an issue because of class size.
Allie (the instructor) was very nice, and did her best to break down the choreography for the newcomers to the class, but I have also experienced better; I think if she used 8-​counts (which is standard for most dance/​dance cardio classes) and talked through the moves more throughly, it would be far easier to pick up the sequences and actually enjoy the class. It’s still pretty basic moves, and if you have any prior dance experience, you will likely zone out a bit because you’ll settle into the rhythm of the class.
It’s obvious that this studio has its followers, and they love to stand right in the first row and give kind of a show-​off attitude for everybody else taking the class. Frankly, I was not impressed at all with this class, and won’t be returning, despite the fact that it was implored at least twice that you should come three times in order to really get the most out of class.
If you are on classpass, there are other/​better classes in the city where you can both dance and/​or get your sweat on.

Energetic, experienced teachers who know what they’re doing. Combined with smaller class sizes (anywhere from 3 — 12) and a clean, small but efficiently organized space, this studio has got a lot going for them. The classes here are a variety of dance styles, always a cardio workout, and will absolutely make you sweat hard. Plus, they put a lot of example videos on YouTube & Facebook, so that helped form my expectations before going into a class. Found this place via ClassPass and signed up for more directly with them once I ran quickly through my quota!

Strip tease class! There’s no other place in the city that you can take this class. Sure, you can take dance at other studios. And sure, I’ve done strip tease-​type floor work at pole studios, but nothing that’s just strip tease.
The studio itself is pretty small, so the classes aren’t huge. The strip tease was hard to follow because the instructor used the lyrics of the song to teach us the steps rather than using 8 counts for instance. However, because strip tease is so sensual and jazz-​like, I could see how it would be hard to use counts for that type of dance. You just kind of have to «feel» it (:
What I liked was that the class itself is pretty flexible because it’s small. The instructor asks whether you want to go over certain moves again or keep going. So don’t be afraid to speak up! She also takes song suggestions for upcoming weeks. I believe the Weeknd’s «Often» is up next!
For the strip tease class, the dance is learned over two weeks, so go in sets of twos if you can’t make it all the time!
And of course you can bring it home and show it off to the lucky person you’re learning to strip tease for.
Haven’t tried out other classes yet… fixated on this for now!

Thanks to a Gilt City deal, I discovered Rae Studios. Rae Studios is fantastic. I love the Cardio Dance class taught by Allie L. It is such a great workout, and the dances are so much fun causing me to release my inner Beyoncé. Well, I actually am not the most coordinated person but the combination of Allie’s ability to keep you motivated and high energy dance music, you can’t help but just keep moving and feeling great afterwards.

I just started going to this studio for a high cardio dance class. The location is great, right off union square, and the staff are very friendly.
I used to go to this class at Club One (Fillmore Center) and it was cancelled for a while as the ownership of the gym transferred to Fitness SF. I was excited to find out that the class has moved here. It’s such a great workout.
My only problem with the studio is space. For a class with more than 10 people, it gets a bit too crowded (especially when you are all moving around)…

Gorgeous studio, and super clean! It’s not huge, very intimate, and feels boutiquey and upscale. Will go back for more samba!

The studio is really nice, and the staff was really friendly!