About Small Fry Dance Club
Small Fry Dance Club has been a beloved institution in the Bay Area since 2007, offering preschool age dance classes that foster a love of movement and creativity in young children. With a proprietary curriculum that covers various styles including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and musical theatre, the club has taught over 6000 kids, many of whom have continued dancing into their teen years. The studio's convenient mid-peninsula location and on-site classes at local preschools make it easily accessible to families. The club's nurturing environment, talented teachers, and kind owners create a positive energy-filled space where children can thrive. Parents praise the club's ability to engage even the shyest of children, and its unique approach to teaching dance through play and movement with props and toys. With regular recitals and a seamless transition to the sister program for older kids, Small Fry Dance Club is an excellent choice for families seeking a fun and enriching dance experience for their little ones.
I just love this place so much! My older one went there for many years and now we are back with our little one again. He loves his dance class so much! Owners Jana and Carlos are genuinely kind wonderful people! No wonder they hire people like them. The teachers are very talented and nice, they all know how to work with kids. Small Fry Dance club is such positive energy filled place. Thank you!
My daughter has been attending Small Fry Dance Club for a month now. I would recommend the toddler classes to a friend! My daughter has a blast dancing and being goofy. She's a very timid kid who's normally very clingy to me. Since her first session she felt comfortable and ready to participate and looks forward to going back each week. She's 3.5 for reference. I do have two cons: The first: parking. It's not really within their control and there are options. The small parking lot and garage are very narrow but not a deal breaker. We prefer to park on El Camino (which has its own challenges with how busy the road is). It's close to HWY 92 which is a plus for us. The second: there are huge windows to watch your child dance/participate yet parents grab chairs and pull it up to directly in front of the glass which makes it harder for everyone else to watch. And those same parents that put their chair against the glass (blocking everyone else's view) end up on their phone not even watching. I wish the school would put up a sign and remind parents to sit further away so everyone can watch.
My daughter has been taking class here starting at 3 years old. She has been introduced to tap, hip hop, and ballet since coming for about a year and a half. It's a nice way to introduce different styles of dance to younger kiddos before committing to a specific style of dance. They do two recitals a year - one in December and one in June. I will say, this is definitely not a conventional dance class. It's more play, movement with props and toys. But my toddler LOVES it. I plan to keep her in Small Fry until she turns 5. I will then transition her to PCPA, which is the sister program to Small Fry for older kids.