Dance Quarter is a haven for dancers in the New Orleans area, especially those of us who thought our dancing days were far behind us, left way back in our high school glory days. If that's what you think, how wrong you are! Get yourself over to Dance Quarter and check out their schedule. There's something for every dancers taste- Tango, Salsa, West Coast Swing and much more. It's even the home of the Les ReBelles dance troupe which takes on the vintage dance styles like the Charleston, GoGo and Can Can and infuses them with a French Twist - all to celebrate the empowerment of women. The 4 studios in the 2 story building are large and well lit and are available for rental for any type of artistic endeavor; from dancing to performance art rehearsal space, photo shoots and more! The owners and staff are super friendly and live to be creative. They may even inspire you to rent their space for something you wouldn't have considered. I've even been to a wedding reception there! Parking can be a bit of an obstacle some nights but that's just because the word is out that Dance Quarter has a lot going on. Check it out sometime their motto is "If you can walk, you can Dance!".

Do not waste your time or money. Classes are way overcrowded. In my young daughters class at age 4, there were 16 kids. Impossible to teach that many anything. She didn't even learn basic ballet positions over the whole year. This studio is clearly all about the money. The more money you gave, the more attention you got. Terrible communication. They don't have dance picture spots for all kids who attend class. Clearly not a place to learn ballet or tap. Even at the show the older kids ballet and tap was sub-par at best. I took dance for 18 years and this was the worse experience. I would have pulled my daughter sooner if parents had been allowed to watch the classes at all. the only good thing I will say, is at the performance the clearly should only specialize in hip hop and jazz which is obviously their interest and strength.