Testimonials

I started dancing when I was 4 years old and quit my senior year of high school. I really missed dance and this was a great way to get my fix with dance and get exercise! I LOVE IT!! The instructors are great and the dances are great! The hour goes by way to fast. It is a great way to get exercise and I enjoy dancing. It is also a great way to meet new people.

I joined Gold's Gym to lose the post-pregnancy weight I was still carrying around 6 months after my daughter's birth. Using cardio equipment and weights has always been a chore for me, so I immediately turned to the class schedule to see what alternatives there were. As a long time dancer, Dance Trance appealed to me -- I could do something I loved AND regain my pre-baby body! I went into my first class not knowing what to expect, maybe a series repetitive movements, a few turns and a grapevine thrown in here and there for good measure. What I got was a fun, high-energy, challenging dance fitness class with a wide variety of music and dance styles....it was exactly what I needed! I've never experienced anything quite like Dance Trance! I love the format - 15 songs in one hour. I love the choreography and the music. But beyond all of that, what keeps me coming back, is how much fun each class is! The energy is high, the music is pumping, everyone's having such a great time!

DT for me started at a low point in my life. After years of graduate school and eating late at night during study sessions, I gained over 100 pounds and now weighed over 300 pounds. During a doctor’s visit, I also discovered my blood pressure and cholesterol level was borderline high. The doctor suggested I be put on medication for the rest of my life. That experience scared me really bad. I asked her for a one-year waiting period. Then I set out to lose weigh and change my eating habits. After years of diet failures, I asked God to send me something he knew I would do and do consistently. I walked into the door of Steel City Gym and my life has not been the same since. My first song was PM dawn’s song “I’d die without you.” God has answered my prayers. And that stared my DT journey. As a result of my consistency and dedication to DT, I have lost 145 pounds. I also have experienced drops in my blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Dance Trance has changed not only my body and my health but also my spirit. Through DT, I have learned how to love harder, longer and more often. I truly couldn't imagine life without DT.

The teachers are AWESOME - very friendly, positive people and very talented dancers. They are also encouraging to new people, helping them to get caught up with the dances. I remember Marissa gave me a high five after about my third class and it made me feel like maybe I can do this. I like Dance Trance because Your mind is so focused on the dancing and getting the moves right that forget you are exercising. For me, in the past, exercising was a chore. Now exercise is FUN! Every day after work I think how I much I am looking forward to going to Dance Trance! And, an added benefit, my teenage son thinks I am cool cause I know a lot of the same music he does.

I've lost 20-25 lbs, lost inches, toned up (especially in my problem area -- Abs), gained a greater self-confidence, truly feel sexy about myself, rediscovered my 'passion' of dancing & gained friends through DT. It has truly made an unbelievable impact on my life. I like Dance Trance because it provides exercise but it is so much more than that. It has and continues to be a place to release the stresses of the day/week and friendships that turn into a family atmosphere. It's like a a nightly dance party with all your girlfriends. I have no idea what I would do without it in my life. I can have a horrible day and then as soon I get on that dance floor and start dancing my horrible day just melts away and I'm energized & soaking wet with sweat but I wouldn't change it for the world. I love DT B'ham!!! We ROCK!!!

I am *SO* thankful I found Dance Trance....it made every day of living in Jacksonville more exciting and was a super "lifestyle" enhancement. The friendships I made from DT are lifelong.... I like Dance Trance Because it's SO MUCH FUN!!!

It's hands down the coolest dance fitness program ever created. The atmosphere is unlike anything you will ever experience anywhere else! The music and routines are always changing and you never get bored.

I love Dance Trance! It's the one place where you can be yourself and dance like no one's watching! The energy is unbeatable! The workout is incredible! And you'd never know you are working out!