Step 2 This Dance & Performing Arts - Oakley, California

Cheyanne Ramirez

My family and I love this studio. My daughter has been dancing here for a while now. The teachers are so patient with her and really encourage her to push herself to learn new things.

The competition team members are also very respectful and ensure they involve themselves with the recreational classes. My daughter always enjoys watching their classes when she can.

The communication between the studio and parents is very thorough. Parents are in the loop about everything.

In addition to the variety of dance classes the studio offers, they also offer tumbling classes. I have rarely, if ever, seen a dance studio that offers in house tumbling.

As far as cost, it is one of the most affordable studios around. When we were looking to enroll our little one in dance a lot of other studios were charging an arm and a leg for classes and very high recital costume fees. A bonus are the camps that are offered during holiday breaks from school.

We’ve had such a positive experience here and look forward for the years to come with our little one participating here.

Walter Nixon

My daughter has dance here for over 10 years. She is on their company team. She loves it, the teachers are great and the students have become like family. Highly recommend this studio. Other studios in the area don’t have the technique or choreography to be considered any good and that’s by what I have seen the last 10 years. Nothing compares to this studio.

Amber Davis

My daughter has danced at this studio for 10 years doing both rec classes and on the competition team. I have no complaints. All staff have been amazing to my daughter and she’s grown into such a beautiful dancer. I moved out of the area 4 years ago and still choose to bring my daughter to this studio 2 days a week.

Ashley Nutter

My daughter and I have been a part of this studio for 3 years now. The teachers make the classes fun. The point of taking a dance class at a young age is to build confidence, friendships, and a love of movement and dance. Too much pressure is put on children beyond that, and I believe the studio does a great job at loving and building up their students.
We love Step 2 This!

Kiki B

I am a dancer at this studio, this dance school is very professional. All of the teacher there love and care for us all equally. There is no favoritism all kids and parents get treated equal. I've made so many friends here and have so many great memories and stories. This studio is a second home to me I would 100% recommend this dance studio is you have a passion for dance.

Zoey McCullough

I have been dancing for about 5 years now. I love it here, all the teachers and students are very kind. I have seen myself improve as the years go by. My dancing has gotten a lot better ever since I started dancing here. The teachers are fun, yet professional, they help me whenever I need and are understanding. Also, I have made so many friends here. So, would definitely recommend this studio for competitive dancing or recreational classes.

Annette Chandler

It’s comp season again and I will share, we left this studio last year, after paying thousands for comp costumes and comp fees in the middle of the season due to its unprofessional treatment by studio owner and teachers to my child. I can elaborate on the very specific events that crossed the line but will hold off for now. In the beginning as a rec family, it was fine. Things changed. There is favoritism for specific students and her own. There is overcharging for costumes and comps. And we noticed there isn’t full support for all dancers at comps. Teachers didn’t show up for their dancers. If you were
to go direct to the young, previous dancers of this studio, they’ll give you truth. It doesn’t match what the 5 last posts from what looks like friends, or current families of the owner are claiming. The truth matters. Dancers that have left this studio, nearly wanted to walk away from dancing forever. There’s been mental, emotional stress and damage to previous families and I’m speaking now as we have healed and I don’t want another mom to make a mistake of trusting this studio. Parents that are friends of this studio, I get you want to stick up for them if you’re happy but it doesn’t discount other people’s bad experiences or memories they have to deal with now that we’ve walked away and still processing. This is my honest review.

Anne Nixon

My daughter has been dancing here since the age of 3. She is now 13. She loves it here. She has made lifelong friendships and the teachers challenge their students (she is on their competitive team). If you need a studio that actually invests in their students and puts out quality dances that are competitive in the entire Bay Area, this is the place for you.