MyArt Dance and Art Studio

I’ve been to this studio a couple of times — once for a Zumba class I saw on meetup, and yesterday for a ballet class with Veronika. It’s a small space in the dodgy part of portobello, right next to the food co-​op. You enter the building and go up one flight of stairs, and to my knowledge there’s only one studio. It’s a strange space, with a long narrow room and not exactly suited to Zumba sized crowds, but I LOVED my experience at ballet last night.
Veronika is great, really detail oriented and focused on getting everyone to learn with proper technique. I wish she was around when I was learning ballet the first time around! The class is 85% barre work, with the other 15% across the floor (ie jetes, Shanay turns) and a brief floor combo at the end. I thought it was suitable for beginners and improvers, and at € 15 for 90 minutes I think you really get your money’s worth. Veronika is strict (as you would hope with a ballet teacher) but keeps class fun and is really encouraging. Found my new Wednesday night spot :)

The studio is conveniently located right on Dame Street. It can a bit hard to find, but there is always someone to answer the phone and give you directions.
I took their intermediate adult ballet class and was very satisfied.
The studio is quite small, which accommodates 5 – 6 students tops. This means a very personalized class. The teacher is very good too. This means she will pay attention to your technique and push and pull and bend and stretch and move and yes, muscle soreness will ensue but that’s just another way of your muscles thanking you, isn’t it?
Because of the small size, the teacher gets to know you and what areas you need to work on. I was unaware I can’t do a correct side port de bras without twisting my shoulder.
The class is made up of mid 20s — 40+ both male and female.
The one thing that could be better would be to have mirrors under the bars to see your footwork, but other than that I am one happy dancer here!