DanceLova Dance Academy

My daughter loves the Acro Dance class at Dance Lova. She was terrified to go into class on the first day and Heather the teacher made her feel welcomed and comfortable. Thank you Heather and Dance Lova!

Terrible place. Rude employees that are confused and gaslight you when asking prices. Instructor was late to class which is a red flag. Daughter said the instructor bent her foot and injured her (I witnessed this as well and was furious) first day and last day. Do not take your children here!!

I enrolled my 6 yo daughter in a beginner ballet class and have regretted it from day one. Apparently, I paid for my daughter to do little more than spend an hour standing around every week surrounding by other bored children. Little to no attention is given to the students, and the instructors seem disinterested at best. There is a group of older students constantly running around the studio being obnoxious, disruptive, and rude, which the staff does nothing about. I spent my entire childhood, teen years, and a fair amount of my adulthood in dance. I have never experienced a studio so poorly run and unprofessional. As a single, working mom of two, I refuse to waste mine and my daughter's time here a moment longer. Please comment with suggestions if you know of a better place for children's dance in Irvine.

Very clean and organized studio. You rarely find any adult hip hop classes in the community but DanceLova gives adult a chance to fufill their dance dream. I took a free hip hop class from here and the teacher was awesome and let you express yourself and be creative. I'll come back when I have a chance.

Small, too crowded.
Teachers seems nice but not all of them
Payment system and schedule not so good. You loose money for prepaying for classes, especially during holidays. Can't make up those classes

Those comments that mention tuition issues are all true, if don't believe my comment see other's with same issue

DanceLova gives adults the chance to be reunited with their love for dance. I'm so grateful that I tried their adult ballet class, been hooked ever since. The teachers are incredibly talented, passionate and kind. The classes are fun and challenging and very welcoming!

I love how Miss Stephanie walks us through the steps with useful imagery (as it takes a while for me understand the ballet terms) and how Miss Ivy reinforces your best dancer self ("don't second guess yourself" is what she would to tell you).

All in all, whether you're looking for fitness or perhaps a venue to grow creatively with dance, Dancelova is the place to be. Quality dance classes with morning and evening schedules, excellent teachers dedicated to their craft, and reasonable price choices catered to your needs.

Take that leap of faith. Dance!

The parking is horrendous.

The waiting lobby area is really cramped.

This is not the dance academy's fault but I feel I should mention that almost all of the students we saw this morning (Saturday) were Asians (I'm Asian btw). We saw ONE student/family that wasn't asian. It was just a little too much for me to handle.

My daughter did the hip hop class-- she enjoyed it but mentioned that it felt more like exercising and not dancing.

Will be looking for a more diverse studio.

First off let me start off by saying that the front desk staff is great. Very friendly, welcoming and professional. There was also an instructor who stepped out of her class for a second and struck up a conversation with me who was very sweet. My review is strictly for the Pre Dance(3-5yo) class we tried at 3:30 last week.

I took my 3yo here for a trial class and I was not in love with the way the class was taught. She was in dance prior to us moving to Orange County and it was a great mix of instruction, fun and creativity which is what I am personally looking for. She takes a minute to warm up and feel comfortable so she didn't stay in the room the entire time, but I still stayed and observed what was going on through the window.

I feel like the instructor is too much of a drill sergeant and needs a little more training on how to work with kids in this age group.
One example is the kids were given blocks to practice balancing on and she warned them not to touch them until she gave the ok or else they would not get a turn. Then she instructed them to stand on their left or right foot but if a child wasn't standing on the correct one would not go over and help them, instead just stood there and called them out on it until they got it right. Some children at this age are still grasping the concept of left and right and could use a little help instead of embarrassment.
Another thing I observed was this period of class when each child had to hold a back bend for 10 seconds while the other kids counted. First of all, some of them looked very uncomfortable in the position and it made me uncomfortable to watch. If not all of the kids were counting to 10 she would praise the ones who were and call out the others as "not paying attention" and threaten them with not getting a turn. I just feel like having to sit through 8 or so kids holding a back bend for 10 seconds each, 2 rounds of this and 45 minutes into class they're rightfully so starting to loose interest. Lets not forget they are 3-5 years old... It didn't look like any of the little dancers were truly enjoying the class and if they did start to have a bit of fun it was shut down immediately.

I know each parent is different, but I just feel that with this age group there needs to be a bit of fun and positive reinforcement when they are learning something creative like dance or else you're more likely to have them hate it than love it.

Our daughter always dances around the house, so my husband and I decided to look for a dance class to get her in to see if dance was something she would want to do. Being 3 almost 4, we didn't something that expecting too much out of their students, but something that would be fun and at the same time introduce dance to our young one.

A lot of studios that we saw were too expensive, dirty, extremely strict (looked like it wasn't fun), or simply hard to get in contact with. We saw on Yelp that Dance Lova was open so we stopped by. We were met by Miss Keisha. She was extremely helpful and nice. She told us about the free try out class and after getting a tour of the studio along with the studios general information, we signed our daughter up for the free class.

The free class ended with a HUGE smile on our daughters face. She asked, "when can we come back?" So we signed her up for the pre dance class. It was once a week for a hour with other kids her age. It introduces them to movements that will be used in all dances later on. Our daughter absolutely loved it and started to see her teacher (Miss Stephanie) as someone she wanted to be like when she's older.

It has been a couple years since we started here. Going from pre dance (once a week), to pre ballet (once a week), to ballet 1 (twice a week), and now she got asked to be on the competition team (four times a week). Summer to December in all the classes are focused on technique. Come spring is when classes start to put routines together and recitals are around June.

The staff here are all really friendly. Taylor and Keisha do a great job remembering all the kids names making it feel like the kids are important to the studio. With all the traffic of people coming and going, the studio is usually really clean. Of course there are kids constantly around so as a parent I know that kids don't always pick up after themselves.

The location of the studio is right behind 99 Ranch Market. Yes it's in the back alley. There's parking, but at times is overwhelming. I personally love that the studio is kind of hidden. It takes effort to find the place which makes it hard for those random looky loos to just stop by. You only get the ones who are truly interested in joining the studio or who have heard about the studio.

The owners, Miss Ivy and Mr. Mario, are two of the most kind hearted people. They truly care about their dancers. They hire some of the most talented teachers. We love to watch the other classes dance and during water breaks for the kids or in between classes, the teachers would sometimes free style. That's when you can REALLY see how amazing these teachers are. The studio is always looking to grow, they have added a couple of newer dances since we started, tumbling for tiny tots and adult classes. The teachers range from super gentle and sweet to one's that really push you to do all that you can do. If you miss one of your classes you are able to try out another class (even if it's a different type of dance) as a make up. There is no extra fee for this make up class, but you do have to use it in a certain amount of time.

Stop by, see what this studio has to offer. Try a class out. Some days are busier than others, so call to see when the best time for a new student should come to check out the classes. Go on to their website and check out more. =)

My daughter start with dance lova on 2016. Too many kids in one class, teacher control children behavior with yelling, so I switched to a new class with Miss Emily, she is a good instructor, she encourages kids with positive action. My daughter enjoyed her class. They get star from her!!

First recital, costumes were too small. They changed schedule of the show one week before show. Backstage didn't have staff to take care your child. They asked parents to volunteer. No activity for kids to do while waiting backstage. Showtime for young kids very late. I volunteered because I didn't want to leave my kid with them.

Second time, same problems, they change schedule of the show one week before show and parent pay ticket already. They say we will refund your money back and you can buy ticket for new day but all good seats were gone already.

My husband called them to let them know we finish dance class after recital is over, May gonna be last month we pay for class, and could our daughter still attend recital on June 3rd, she said, "OK." He ask about do he have to send written request too stop going there or not and she said, "No." She stated she would enter in computer system for us, supposedly dropping us in May. Two weeks later someone called me to say, "Your daughter can't do recital, if she wants to attend, you have to pay for June." then I say no she not go for recital, we were moving in a few days, we done with you. And we didn't show for recital. Now they charged my credit card for June.

I don't know what happen there. I gonna call them tomorrow. Will update!