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Dans en Siel - Dance, Yoga, and Gymnastics - Albuquerque

  This building is a dance school, and its first two floors are dedicated almost entirely to this function. Just off the main entrance is a stairwell and elevator, and a large reception area with a polished antique desk where someone is always situated to take calls, greet newcomers, set schedules and provide information. In this same lobby area are comfortable chairs for waiting parents or visitors, with potted plants to give comfortable ambiance. There is a coffee/tea/water station as well, with magazines centered around dance, athletics, and other physical art.
  Framed and in cases throughout the lobby/reception area are shining examples of dance clothing and accessories for various ages, from toe and tap shoes to tutus to spangled competition outfits on posed mannequins, all of which are for sale through in-house catalogues. In handy spots on the walls are framed business licenses, awards from competitions and exciting action shots of top students and instructors.
  One ground floor room is not used for dance at all, but is instead a secure day care for employees and students to use, filled with toys, colorful paintings and carpeting, with several attendants to care for kids while their parents are busy.
  Access to the third floor of the building is restricted, requiring keys for locks at doors and elevator.

Obvious exits:
3rd Floor <3>  Out <O>  

What does a ballet class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MolxRL6uo4k
This is classical ballet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8bzADbcxm8
This is contemporary ballet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLQMYMP8Ck
This is acrobatic ballet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcEq4Qz95i8

Tap:
The tap dancing room is a large and wide-open space with a polished hardwood floor. Several full length mirrors provide a good view for dancers to observe their steps from across the room. A small stereo system in the corner provides music through subtle surround sound to dance by.
What does a tap dance class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyU3drLc_cc

Foreign:
A tiled floor and colorful murals on the wall give this room an exotic and foreign feel, decorated with colorful bands of flowers and spangles. Traditional Indian and African dance is taught in this room to music piped through a subtle surround sound system from a small stereo system.
What does an Indian dance class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyd5XeGT-Dw
What does an African dance class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb0FRJV4-j0

Swing:
A room for swing dancing is floored in short nap, semi slick carpeting that provides just the right amount of friction and slide. The walls are painted with images of happy dancing couples from the 1950's, judging from their painted outfits. Catchy, upbeat music is piped from a small stereo through subtle surround sound.
What does a swing dance class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcbU0qY1VT0

Belly:
This room has short nap, semi slick carpeting that feels soft but firm underfoot. Spangled scarves and middle eastern patterns decorate the walls between full length mirrors, and subtle surround sound pipes fine belly dancing music from a small stereo.
What does a belly dancing class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKxz0dzf1yg

Exotic:
This room has a polished hardwood floor and its walls are lined with mirrors. Along one side of the room several floor to ceiling metal poles are spaced widely apart, and a selection of folding chairs are neatly stored out of the way. Music flows from a small stereo through subtle surround sound.
What do exotic dance classes look like?
Female: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-kRaR8yfqg
Male: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MkQzGmc0YE

Couples:
A wide open space with a polished hardwood floor, several full length mirrors are arranged around the room and between them are paintings of couples in elegant suits and dresses in ballroom dancing poses. Subtle surround sound provides music from a small stereo system.
What does a couples dance class look like?
Latin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QCoKxv9N38
Classic Ballroom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNt0LF0A3AQ

Hip Hop:
This room has walls painted in a riot of colorful graffiti art, and its floor is a polished hardwood. Several thin padded mats are rolled up and laid against the walls, ready to be used during dance lessons. Subtle surround sound vents upbeat music from a small stereo.
What does a hip hop dance class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NemNdJI06Zc

Yoga:
A polished hardwood floor is dotted all over by colorful yoga mats and its air is spiced with incense. The walls are painted in vibrant nature scenes and there's a few potted plants in the corners. Soft, soothing music is played through the subtle surround sound from a small stereo.

Gymnastics:
This large room is studded with classic gymnastics equipment and thick, bulky floor pads that cover the springy rubber coated floor. A few mirrors dot the walls as well as towel racks and benches for resting. A large bowl of chalk dust is available for those using bars, rings, and other such equipment.
What does a gymnastics class look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIOjUbfLs6g