TESTIMONIALS
At KPop Dance Dallas, we love to connect with our students. It's more than just a dance class! Our little community has grown to be a fun, supportive group of dancers and Korean pop music fans. Read and see why so many of our students return to class every month!
jordan
I am so, so grateful that I found K-pop Dance Dallas...
I didn't really come from much past dance experience. I was in ballet for less than a year when I was very young, and silly baby me wasn't really into it.
I didn't really get into dancing until a few years ago, when I discovered K-pop. It was just absolutely mesmerizing seeing the idols dance - the power, confidence, grace, and synchronicity was addictive! It did not take long at all for me to want to try it myself.
Learning from videos was okay, but having no dance foundation made it difficult - my best friend and I tried a couple different places that taught, but they just didn't work... and them my friend saw a Facebook ad for KDD and immediately told me, knowing how desperately I just wanted to dance!
I was terrified my first day, but the instructors are so incredibly welcoming. They assure people they don't have to be the most amazing in the room, they just want you to have fun! And it is so immensely fun to be there! The instructors are sweet, patient, and don't make you feel silly for asking questions. They give you tips and tricks that help you improve as a dancer, and I most definitely have improved in my dancing skill.
I absolutely ADORE my experiences at KDD and recommend them to anyone wanting to learn original, fun choreography to K-pop songs! Or anyone wanting to dance in general!
As long as you have fun!!
I grew up a dancer with 15 years on the international Irish dancing stage. Endless hours of practice, travel, tears, sweat, etc. I loved it. And I was good too, really good. But I got burned out. I reached the height of my career and left to go enjoy college, other sports ... essentially anything other than structured dance. I continued to love being on the dance floor whenever I could but before this class I hadn't stepped foot in a studio in 6 years.
I went to a school with a lot of international girls so I was introduced to Kpop way before BTS was even a thing (Bi Rain fans anyone?). I was always amazed at Kpop groups performances but never thought that it would be anything more to me than just a fun genre of music to bop to in the car.
This past winter I found myself desperately missing the dance studio, but I was too chicken to join a proper one, since I hadn't done anything outside irish dancing and I wasn't sure if I'd be match up to others who hadn't been on a hiatus for 6 years.
Oddly enough I remember googling "Kpop dance classes in Dallas" and this group/studio/community popped up. "Open classes with no experience required" - I signed up two months ago and can confidently say that this dance class has become the highlight of my week.
Chantha and David are the most encouraging, kind-hearted, and talented teachers I could have ever hoped for. They're incredibly talented in their craft and it shows every week. Not to mention they LOVE teaching. I'm fairly certain not one person leaves that class without learning something new and a smile on their face. Not to mention, everyone is incredibly nice and welcoming; as I've found the Kpop community to be.
As for me? I'm absolutely thrilled to be back in the studio. I'm being challenged, learning new things, improving, and most importantly, finding my passion again for dance. I owe Chantha and David a lot for that - thank you.
Abby w.
Courtney B.
I have been living in Arlington, Texas now for a little over a year. I moved here from San Diego, California (where there is an abundance of dance classes). When I got here, I began looking for studios to take dance classes, but the majority of the studios I found focused on teaching younger children or were fitness oriented. Upon seeing an ad for K-Pop Dance Dallas, I was really excited because their workshops incorporated two of my interests: dance and K-Pop.
I recently participated in my first workshop and I had an amazing experience. The instructors are very supportive and down-to earth. They understand that we are all at different levels of dance and try their best to make sure everyone is grasping the choreography. I also really like that they give us tips and advice during workshops to help and challenge us to become overall better dancers. I personally have been incorporating the tips given to us during our last set of workshops and am already starting to see some improvement. All the students that I met were extremely nice and we bonded quickly over our shared interests. The environment was very fun and supportive.
Before taking my first set of workshops with K-Pop Dance Dallas, I was quite nervous about taking dance classes. I wasn’t sure what the environment would be like and I was worried I wouldn’t pick up the choreography quick enough. But after completing my first set of workshops, meeting the instructors and the other students, I am super excited and can’t wait to go back for the next class!
I discovered kpop in 2013. I was a huge gamer back then, and through some portal, found a short video with a song that I really liked the sound of, but couldn’t look up because I couldn’t understand the Korean lyrics. Long story short, I got obsessed with kpop, especially BTS, and admired the passion these boys put into their performances, whether practicing or performing.
So in the fall of 2015, I began teaching myself dance. It was difficult, especially because I decided to start with BTS’ “Dope” and EXO’s “Overdose." The day after Christmas, I began teaching myself Korean. I decided if I was going to get into this, I might as well go all out. And I loved it. However, despite starting my own dance crew and trying to organize some performances, I never felt supported. I had to do everything on my own (being an only child, especially, I felt alone), and sometimes I was told that what I was doing was just a waste of time.
In 2017, I won two free front-row tickets to a Seventeen concert. I joined a group chat of people attending that concert, and became friends with many of them. Some of them happened to be students of K-Pop Dance Dallas and encouraged me to try it out. So I did, not really knowing what to expect but excited that I had finally found dance classes where I wouldn’t be put through two years of ballet - and these classes were for KPOP too! I knew about two or three people, but it was so easy to make friends with people around me. The community was so welcoming and so energetic about the dances, I could feel their passion and excitement. My fears about practicing in front of people disappeared in about two classes. I also love the teachers. You can see not only how much they love what they’re doing, but how much they love each other. It’s really sweet. I’m so grateful to Chantha and David for their classes and helping me improve. I really look forward to more classes with this family.
Tiara B.
LaQuenta J.
I have a little dance experience but it was mainly for partnered dancing. I wasn’t having much fun with it so I decided I would branch out to hip hop. This was around the end of 2017. I was searching for a hip hop class when K-Pop Dance Dallas class for Mic Drop showed up on my newsfeed. I was new to kpop and BTS was my current favorite K-Pop group. I was loving the song so I was definitely down for the class. I am so glad I went. The class was very fun and challenging. I have been to almost every class since then. It has become a staple for my Saturdays. I love this class because not only does it help me grow as a dancer but I am growing in my K-Pop knowledge as well. Plus it’s just a great time. It’s one of the few classes I have been to where I can learn and have fun!
