Ooh La La Dance Academy - La Jolla, California

Roxane Rasolomanana

Went to my first salsa class and the person teaching was one of the co-owner. While we were LEARNING, me and my partner obviously made some mistake since this was our first class. Susie made the comment that I didn’t know how to dance. How rude is that. And did I highlight that this was my FIRST lesson EVER.

Ivan Copado

Outstanding private dance lessons! Susie’s expertise and adaptability made our first dance prep a joy. My fiancé and I have vastly different dance experience and she was still able to adjust her lessons to fit both of our levels seamlessly, allowing us to develop a perfect dance to share on our big day. Highly recommend!

Melly Watt

This review is so long overdue- and yet no less sincere and heartfelt. My daughter has been dancing with Susie and Ooh La La for the past 6 years, and will continue to dance with Susie for at least another year until she graduates from high school.

Susie and her studio have become my daughter's second home. As a working mom, we all know this is priceless. Susie became her mentor/teacher/coach/trusted friend over the last 6 years. Additionally, my daughter became very close with several teachers at the studio. Susie has been instrumental in shaping my daughter in her formative years ( middle school through high school). She taught my daughter hard work pays off, grit and to never give up. But more importantly, Susie modeled kindness, generosity, and strength of character, each and every day.

My daughter knew the studio was always her safe haven. Her closest and dearest friends are all from the studio. The girls are all from different schools, different ages, and some have even graduated; yet they all stay in close touch with one another. They have created a sisterhood with deep bonds.

Lastly, during the pandemic, Susie was able to keep her studio open and create an outdoor studio. Again, seeing your daughter go off and dance during the pandemic was pretty amazing, especially when everything was closed down.

I will always be grateful to Susie and the studio for creating this magical space for my daughter during my daughter's impressionable years. Susie and the studio will always hold a special place in our hearts!

Catherine Galton

We are so grateful for Susie and Ooh La La Dance Academy! My fiancé and I selected the 3 class wedding dance lessons package and are so happy we did! We've learned so much from Susie and we cannot wait to show off our dance moves at our wedding! Honestly the only thing we were stressed about for our wedding was our first dance because neither my fiancé nor I are dancers by any means. We are now much more confident that our dance will be smooth and effortless because of Susie's guidance. What we loved the most was Susie's sense of humor, her knowledge, her flexibility to work with our tight schedule, and her patience with us! Susie and and the team at Ooh La La felt like a family from the second we walked in the doors. Everyone was so welcoming, friendly, and accommodating! We're so happy we booked our dance lessons with Ooh La La!

Danny P

My six-year-old daughter has been taking classes at Ooh La La for the past year and a half. This dance studio is a magical place for children to learn! They get opportunities every year to be in a full scale dance show production. Last year, my daughter was "Baby Moana" from the Disney movie "Moana" and it really shot her dancing up to the next level and gave her a tremendous amount of confidence in herself to be able to perform on stage.

I've included one picture where she got to be on the cover for the Moana show flyer and another photo to show how she's developed herself as powerful, dance competitor in a very short period of time.

Suzanne Mello

If you're looking for a fun dance studio in San Diego, Ooh La La is full of wonderful teachers and even better friends who will inspire you to be more sassy and improve your dance skills so you can perform with the best of them! They have the best burlesque classes, dancers and shows, not to mention an awesome Hot Tamale Salsa/Latin team. I'm so happy to have met such a great group of dancers!

Betina

I found this dance studio 3 years ago to learn how to dance Brazilian samba. I have been there ever since! I had no technical dance training and yet the instructors and dancers there welcomed me and made me feel at home. The instructors push you out of your comfort zone and you walk away feeling such a sense of accomplishment!

Ooh La La Dance Academy offers so many different varieties of dance classes. You'll find jazz, ballet, hip hop, samba, salsa, bachata and don't forget burlesque! If you have children there is no better place for them to learn and grow and they also have productions they are featured in. And if you are interested in performing with a professional dance troop that performs locally and tours around the world don't look any further!!!

If you or your company is looking for dance entertainment Ooh La La Dance Academy can provide you with professional level dancers who are sure to entertain and delight!

I will always be grateful for the welcoming and fun atmosphere at Ooh La La Dance Academy. Go for the fun and the exercise. You'll dance and sweat and make new friends.

Tiana Davis

I absolutely love this studio! The girls are all so welcoming and fun. It really caters to dancers of all skill levels, ages, and styles. As a lifelong dancer who has danced in several places in San Diego, I can say that Ooh La La is the best that I've been to.