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North Leeds Dance Academy
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North Leeds Dance Academy offers IDTA Ballroom and Latin, Street/Commercial and the new and exciting high impact Bokwa Fitness classes from beginners to advanced! Dancing and fitness has never been... show more
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23 reviews of North Leeds Dance Academy in English
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After travelling backwards and forwards from Leeds to Middlesbrough for 3 years it was time to find a dance school in Leeds which offered the same competitive tuition which I needed. After looking at many different schools I came across Nicola's and I was welcomed from the very start.
Nicola is a fantastic teacher with lots of enthusiasm and has helped me develop my competitive dancing from IDTA to the open circuit.
I would highly reccommend Nicola's school as she delivers dancing tuition not only for competitiors but for social dancing too and she makes every class as enjoyable and fun as the last!
In regards to prices; as I can see one review stating - as you can see by other reviews Nicola's school offers more than just 'cheap' classes, (yes her prices are reasonable and if you contact her she will happily give you her price guide) however, she personally welcomes every single person that walks through the door, makes you feel part of the school from the beginning and strives to accommodate you with what you are looking for! That's what you want from a school, not just the price of a class!
Nicola is a fantastic teacher with lots of enthusiasm and has helped me develop my competitive dancing from IDTA to the open circuit.
I would highly reccommend Nicola's school as she delivers dancing tuition not only for competitiors but for social dancing too and she makes every class as enjoyable and fun as the last!
In regards to prices; as I can see one review stating - as you can see by other reviews Nicola's school offers more than just 'cheap' classes, (yes her prices are reasonable and if you contact her she will happily give you her price guide) however, she personally welcomes every single person that walks through the door, makes you feel part of the school from the beginning and strives to accommodate you with what you are looking for! That's what you want from a school, not just the price of a class!
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I started the Ballroom dance classes at the start of January, turned up on my own and was made to feel extremely welcome by both Nicola and Steve who are extremely helpful and accommodating. Their enthusiasm for dancing got me exited from straight from the start, to the point I look forward to each weekly lesson with excitement. After six weeks of weekly lessons I am extremely happy I joined up and would strongly recommend this to anybody looking for a fun social activity to participate in.
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I have been coming to Nicola's dance classes for a year now, and am totally hooked! Nicola has an enthusiastic and infectious way of teaching, that is both fun and also technically challenging. You can see that she absolutely lives for dancing and to teach others. Everybody in the classes is really friendly and there is a really good atmosphere - something which worried me when I started as I thought that people would already be great dancers and it may be intimidating.
Nicola is a very approachable teacher and I can't recommend it highly enough!
Nicola is a very approachable teacher and I can't recommend it highly enough!
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Oh dear! No prices on the website. What are they scared of? I don't want to have to make contact and wait for the information. It needs to be there now. I'm sure any competitors know how much they charge anyway. Shame.
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oic3120, 24 February 2013:Hi NicolaGreen,
The website is part of the business – increasingly so in this day and age. My comment highlighted that the website did not have a price guide. This is something that must be easy to do. I wanted information and the website did not have it. I did not want to go to the hassle of making contact and then waiting for a reply. I did not want to have to wait until there was a class and then make sure I was available to go to it – and just to glean a simple bit of information! The reluctance to let visitors know the price is baffling. I’m sure I can’t be the only visitor to the website wanting to know the price. Is it known why people visit the website and leave without making contact or going to classes? By putting the prices on more visitors would be encouraged to consider going to classes.
Your comment on my review implies you expect visitors to the website to contact you or attend a class. The whole point of the review was to highlight that lots of people don’t want to have to go through the bother of that. They just want the information.
Why is it not made easy for visitors to the website?
Will the website be changed so that the prices are displayed?
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The classes are fun and Nicola, Steve and assistants are all brilliantly encouraging. We joined cautiously, liking the fact that you can just pay as you go and not have to commit to a whole term. A couple of weeks in and we wanted to do extra classes to learn more dances and are gutted if something comes up that means we can't make a class. Totally recommend it!
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I started dancing since the middle of last year. It's something I've always wanted to do but never did as my partner was never interested. I contacted several dance schools and Nicola was the only one the replied telling me I didn't need a partner, even in her first email I could sense Nicola's enthusisam and passion. I now have the same love of dancing, the classes are fantastic and there is a great atmosphere with everyone else there. It's great exercise and just brilliant fun! So if you were thinking of giving dancing ago call Nicola you will love it!
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Put on your dancing shoes and dance away your blues! My husband and I are in our late 50's and enjoying every step we take. People are lovely and friendly, tuition relaxed but thorough, not to mention all that excercise tripping the light fantastic. Come along and join us! Carol Thomas
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I started beginners classes with Nicola a couple of months ago and it's been so much fun! On the first lesson Nicola introduced the classes as a great way to shape up, have fun, meet people and she promised we wouldn't think about work at all! Ever the sceptic I under took the first class and after what felt like 5 minutes we were already at the end of the class! I was grinning from ear to ear, a little flustered and I really didn't think about work once. Every week we add new elements to the dances, it gets broken down well and I come away grinning (if a little sore footed from mine and my partners stumbles!)
I really couldn't rate Nicola and her team more highly, it's a fantastic class - fun friendly and full of laughs.
I really couldn't rate Nicola and her team more highly, it's a fantastic class - fun friendly and full of laughs.
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Superb fun and highly infectious dance classes. Nicola and her brilliant assisstants have allowed me to find that I have 2 different feet not just left!
Thoroughly recommend and great value too.
Thoroughly recommend and great value too.
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I started at the end of September (2012) as a complete beginner and just a couple of months later I now know steps for the cha cha, tango, quickstep, jive and waltz and I am absolutely hooked! Nicola's classes are so full of energy and fun and the hour passes in the blink of an eye. My 7 and 5 year old daughters have now started the children's class and they are just as enthusiastic as I am! Fantastic classes - I definitely very highly recommend them.
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Cannot rate Nicola highly enough. She is an amazing teacher and the classes are so much fun. We were complete beginners when we started and have only been dancing a few months now but can't believe how much we have learnt already. I would recommend to anyone. You will have lots of fun, learn a fabulous new skill and it's great exercise too!
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We have been dancing with Nicola for a few months and love it. We come away from every lesson feeling we have learnt something and had such fun. Nicola is so positive and encouraging. Come and give it a go!
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My parner and I joined Nicolas beginners dance class in March and I can honestly say it is one of the hilights of our week. I can't believe how much we have learnt in this time and on so many different dances. Nicola gets the perfect balance of learning new routines and practicing what we have already learnt, and seems to instinctively know when we are ready to add extra moves and when we aren't quite ready! She is a pleasure to be around and the classes cheer us up even on the most miserable or hard days at work! Nicola is an excellent teacher and shows bucket loads of enthusiasm and cheer, and never tires of offering genuine encouragement and praise! Thanks Nicola! Hannah and Andy
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My partner and I started our beginners ballroom class on a Tuesday evening in May. Having never danced before, I am impressed by how quickly my partner has picked up the routines. I've been dancing for many years (but never ballroom) and I have tried many different classes with various teachers. Nicola is one of the best I've come across, she definitely gets the balance right! We progress, learn new steps, gain confidence, have a laugh and make new friends. It is a welcoming atmosphere and the Saturday Socials are an added bonus, enabling us to practise our new skills.
I'd recommend it everyone, we love it!
Zoe
I'd recommend it everyone, we love it!
Zoe
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Nicola runs one of most flexible and friendly dance classes we have had the pleasure in participating in. Nicola has an infectious positive personality that makes every class enjoyable. She has a natural perception of the progression and understanding of the class - and adjusts the routines appropriately. Having had the experience of over 20 dance instructors - NIcola is one of our favourite and most exciting.
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Nicola's classes have enabled me to have so much fun doing something I never thought possible - whizzing around a dance floor in high heels and looking like I might know what I am doing with my feet! Its such fun; come on guys give it a go!
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My wife Lynn and I stared the beginners class in January. From one who has always had two left feet, I feel that we, and me in particular, have come on due to Nicola’s relaxed and enthusiastic way of teaching. We thoroughly enjoy the class on Thursday and recently moved up in to the improvers’ class and I don’t think it’s just to make up the numbers! Nicola has taught us well. We now also enjoy the fun, relaxed atmosphere of the Saturday social.
Lynn and Steve Gledhill
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My 6 year old daughter has loved watching Strictly from a young age and has wanted to learn ballroom and latin for some time. I was so pleased when we found Nicky’s class 8 weeks ago, although I wasn’t sure my daughter would enjoy the reality of learning a prescribed set of steps, but how wrong I was!
Caitlin absolutely loves the class and already knows the steps to the foxtrot, waltz and cha cha. She loves coming home from class on a Thursday evening to show her Dad what she’s learned and then plays at dance classes in the playground at school with her friends.
Nicky has suggested the children can start taking medals in April if they want to but there is absolutely no pressure to do so. I just can’t wait til my husband’s injury free so we can learn too!
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We joined the beginner ballroom class in January and are well and truly gripped with dancing. This is thanks to Nicola’s teaching style, friendly approach and enthusiasm which has really motivated us to want to learn more. We look forward to each Thursday and the new elements we will learn and the Saturday Social is a perfect way to practise our skills.
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I joined the class with friends and we are all having a great time. Nicola has a friendly flexible style of teaching. There is a saturday social practice dance which is very good for consolidation and has a different feel to the lessons.
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