Dance Spa

I went their with my class pass membership and was a little hesitant because I had never done zumba. But when I arrived everyone was friendly and the instructor was very nice. The workout was so great I will be going back again!

My now wife and I just returned from our honeymoon and need to write a review simply to thank Christa at Dance Spa.
In 7 tightly packed lessons she prepped us for our wedding’s first dance. Armed with a killer box step and along with some crowd pleasing drips spins twirls, our first dance was perfect for us and I have no idea how we would have pulled it off without her.
Dance lessons can be tough particularly for the uncoordinated like us. Christa is very flexible and disarming with a great sense of humor and great mediation skills (very important when dealing with the the stress of a wedding).
Despite having a very tight timeline she got us where we needed to be. I would recommend dancespa to anyone looking for formal lessons or just a fun date night with your special someone. Look no further!

I really like Dance Spa. Christa is so nice, friendly, welcoming, and enthusiastic. I was scared to take a Zumba class but there’s nothing to be nervous about in Christa’s classes. Go for it!

Christa is the best! She is a lot of fun and very kind and knowledgeable. She knows how to explain the dance moves to her beginning clients. She has helped me for six years with private dance lessons, and I have learned more than I thought possible. I would recommend Dance Spa to anyone who is interested in ball room dance lessons. Oh, and her Zumba classes are terrific too.

Our dance instructor Christa was amazing!!!
She worked with us to choreograph everything from the entrance to the dance to the exit from the dance floor for our first dance for our wedding. Creating a dance specific to our abilities and design for our skills/​strengths took us both through every step and we were two people who never had any formally dance training before… she made every lesson fun!
We looked great for our first dance as a married couple.
Thanks to Christa

We LOVED Christa! She is simply fantastic! My husband and I wanted to do dance lessons before our wedding, but we were super strapped for time. Christa helped make our dance come together in just one group lesson and one individual lesson — she worked wonders. She has so much energy and spunk, and she makes learning how to not look like a fool during your first dance so easy! My husband, who self proclaims his disinterest in dancing, even enjoyed himself during the lessons (which was such a nice surprise, since I had to beg him to do them!). Christa definitely goes above and beyond. She even sent us shortened version of our first dance for us to give to our DJ! She is a fantastic teacher, and I would recommend anyone to take lessons from her — you won’t regret it!

I just started going to Zumba classes, and they are so much fun! I am completely new to Zumba, no previous experience. The instructors are so welcoming and encouraging, and emphasize that as long as you’re moving — even if you’re still getting the hang of the steps — you’re doing a good job. I have been looking for some type of exercise that keeps me interested, and Zumba is wonderful! It requires so much presence that the time flies right by. Never boring!
I also appreciate how easy the transaction part of things is — no membership needed, no sign-​up ahead of time needed… just drop in for a single class, or buy a punch card in studio or online. Nice and simple, and no pressure to commit.
Thanks, Dance Spa!

Christa, our dance instructor, was so much fun to work with! My wife and I used dance spa to help out with our first dance on the wedding day. She helped us with every part of the song. We had a great entrance, ending, and fun moves in between. Lessons were very comfortable. Lot’s of joking and laughing. Christa is outgoing and easy to get along with.

Christa helped my husband and I for our wedding dance. She is very sweet, patient, friendly and professional. Her teaching is energetic and easy to follow. The lesson definitely worths the price! Thank you Christa!

My wife and I have been taking classes here for a few months now.
We are both new to dancing and I was intimidated about my two left feet.
This quickly went away once we started our first session.
Christa is the best and we look forward to the classes. She does a great job of helping us stay positive and jumps in to help us each learn new steps.
We wanted to learn Salsa, which we have, and Christa also helped us find 3 other styles we are also learning.
Don’t hesitate to give it a try. Lots of fun!

Christa, the owner, is a wonderful dance instructor and person. I’ve been doing private dance lessons with her for a year or so now and couldn’t be more happy to continue them. Christa, and the other instructor Emily, are always so much fun to hang out with and the real bonus is that you end up learning to dance really well as a result. My wife and I are huge fans and always look forward to seeing Christa and getting our groove on.
Currently she is teaching us a mix of Waltz, Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, and occasionally some Fox Trot. I can be a difficult individual at times and her patience with me when I get frustrated has really helped me become a better dancer. She also holds occasional group lessons and get togethers for us to try things we wouldn’t normally do (the last one was American Tango). It kind of blows my mind how she is able to do so much and always be so cheery and energetic. I simply can’t write well enough to tell you how awesome this place is! Oh, and my wife says her Zumba classes are great as well, but I wouldn’t really know as that isn’t my thing :)

My husband and I had private lessons with Christa for our wedding choreography. She was so sweet and patient with us! On top of that, we wanted a classy song and a comedic one and she made the transition between the songs flow so easily. She was also super accommodating to our tight schedule. I would definitely recommend her!

Christa teaches the most energetic and upbeat Zumba classes I have ever taken. I started doing Zumba about one year ago when my teenage daughter introduced me to Zumba. Since then I have taken Zumba classes at the East Bank Club (boring!), Midtown Tennis Club (ugh), and LA Fitness (Andrew Martinez is okay).
A few months ago, I researched Zumba classes on Unilocal,saw these great review and went and took an introductory class with Christa. I now go about three times a week. it is crazy –I am a member at the East Bank Club which is close to my house but I drive out of my way to Bucktown for the most amazing Zumba classes.
Try a class with Christa and you will not be disappointed. She is energetic, and upbeat– you will not be sorry. The instructor on Monday evenings is pretty good also.

I first met Christa years ago taking group classes but recently found her again and boy am I glad I did. My partner and I have been taking private lessons with Christa for a few months now and we are loving it! I think Christa is an insightful instructor who marries humor and precision together to help you be a better dancer than you ever imagined. I have consistently been impressed at how well Christa explains things to me and to my partner because we learn *very* differently (we’re kindof the classic opposites attract phenomenon which can be really hard when teaching us at the same time) but Christa manages to get us both on track and having fun. We went from getting into arguments every time we tried to dance together to looking forward to our lessons and trying new things out when we have occasion to dance together socially. We look forward to many more lessons at Dance Spa!

The best zumba class I have ever taken. Low key atmosphere with a high energy superb instructor. Christa is energetic, sweet and always in good spirit. She is such lovely. High impact class with great music. You can modify the moves. You will get a great work out while having fun. She has classes 6 days a week. No pre-​registration required for classes. Very affordable. easy to get to with plenty of street parking.
I go 3 – 4 times a week. Best work out.

Just attended the Valentine’s Day group dance lesson — and we had a great time! Christa is a really good instructor with a Iot of energy. The class was not difficult and she was so accommodating and helpful. If we lived closer we would certainly take more lessons here.

We had our first lesson today as a Valentine’s Day present to my wife who loves to dance. I am not a dancer but had a great time. We had a great time and Christa was a great instructor for our first ballroom and salsa private lesson. Christa was very accommodating making time for us on a packed Valentine’s Saturday.

Christa South and her crew at Dance Spa are easily some of my favorite people in this city. As someone who has never loved to work out or come even remotely close to getting that «cardio high» in the past… I feel so at home here in the zumba classes. You don’t have to be the best dancer in the world… or really even a GOOD dancer for that matter, you just have to get into it. And they make it so fun and easy, you’ll feel like a regular in no time!

I’ll break it down into a TOP FIVE reasons to come to Dance Spa:
1. Your hour workout will FLY by
2. You will sweat your buns off… quite literally in most cases
3. You will meet stellar people
4. You won’t feel silly or awkward
5. And most importantly, you will never regret coming to a class
So what are you waiting for people?! Come and shake it!

We couldn’t really afford the expense of taking a package of dance lessons as we were already in a big financial black hole planning for our wedding. My now husband and I debated back and forth whether taking 2 lessons would be worthwhile. It absolutely was and we are so glad we did!
Christa is an absolute professional and incredible at teaching dance. She is upbeat, friendly, and will describe dance steps in a way that is both memorable and easy to understand. Those two lessons were worth every dollar spent, as she took us from two poles swaying back and forth in place to a couple that looked like they knew what they were doing and received several compliments on their first dance.
The most valuable lesson she taught us was using the expanse of the dance floor and how to get from one part of it to another. Stop reading — go take lessons from Christa!

Sometimes, when I tell people I’m going to zumba, I wait for them to laugh. Hell, even I laugh. Before class starts I’m frequently asking myself if it’s a «good enough» workout, but ya know what? With Christa or Ania… it really freakin’ is.
If you’re not sweating, you’re not trying. Big, small, short, tall, you WILL sweat. Your body WILL feel it and if Christa is teaching, your abs will probably hate you. All of this from dancing? Yes.
I tried a zumba class elsewhere and the intensity just wasn’t the same. If you’re like me and do stupid things (like admit things to people when you probably shouldn’t), do it before a zumba class. You’ll leave without a care in the world because you will be so damn proud of yourself for getting through the class.
Also, other classes are being offered like a Turbo Kick Class which looks intennnnnse and soon a «hoop fitness» class. On Saturdays there’s a Bollywood class that always has a nice turnout. Maybe one day I’ll make it to something else, but for now, zumba @ Dance Spa is a pretty darn good workout.