Sweet Water Dance & Yoga

Swdy is my place of peace, fun, and happiness. I love that swdy found me! Been attending for about 3 months now, and from my first step into sweet water and still to this day Ive been welcomed and I feel a huge since of family!
Ive been taking pole classes here and i love them! I am a Big Girl and i was so afraid to start. I remember emailing Yosara (Owner) stating my size and is it possible for me to actually do pole. She emailed me back like girl yes bring your self in!!! (not her exact words but exactly what she ment lol) i came in a week or so later and ive been going strong ever since!
I plan on coming here forever! Lol
I will also start taking a few other classes!
SWDY IS MY SECOND HOME ! COME ON IN YOU’LL FEEL RITE AT HOME SOON AS YOU STEP YOU FOOT INSIDE !!!
THANK YOU YOSARA !!!

Sweet Water is a breath of freash air in the S. Bronx. Found them via a Groupon deal and am hooked! The staff (from front desk to instructors) is kind, accomodating, patient, and more than welcoming. Class sizes are small and instructors are supportive and encouraging, while catering and accomodating to all levels of experience and comfort levels.
With limited options for these types of classes in the area, I had some doubts — but was happily proven wrong.

Great local place with good charm. It is clean, professional, and has a staff that is very friendly. This is a true Gem in the Bronx.

I Attended my first yoga class with my Husband. We loved it. They have a small play area for kids. Our kids waited while we were in class. The ambiance is just so warm relaxed very Soho like. We felt right at home from the moment we entered. Yosara, the owner welcomed our family like her own. Chris was also great, he gave me a walk through of the place. Sweet Water Dance yoga will be our second home. So glad to have this place in my neighborhood. Looking foward to taking our kids to their Saturday Dance classes for kids.
Our first class was with Cathy… she is a great yoga instructor

Sweet waters is a jewel in the Bronx. The atmosphere is calm. The instructors/​staff is wonderful. They cater all levels of fitness. I will recommend it to everyone I know.
Anita. S

I run my Poetry Meet up called Poetry on Demand at this Center. The rent is very affordable, the room is very cozy, the location easily accessible. The customer service here is great, always welcoming and very helpful. Even though I have not been here for any yoga classes, I love how the owner of this business opens her space to other art forms, such as poetry!

Great space, easy public transportation, great, professional friendly owner and staff. They have a good assortment of classes and activities. I highly recommend.

Sweet Water is a much welcome addition to the neighborhood, constantly providing good vibes. They host classes and I’ve been to their evening and community events as well. Find out about the next one because they get better every time!

Beautiful space, lovely instructors, great prices, right by the 4 and D trains, and I can stay in the Bronx. This place offer so much more than I knew and they really are community oriented.

Fun and fantastic classes!
Great place with a friendly and patient staff. I never felt rushed. Selection is extensive and I found what I needed at a fair price.

There are a lot of good things to say about this studio, firstly that there is even an offering like this in our South Bronx neighborhood. They’ve done a nice job of creating a peaceful space for community health and wellness. I’ve only been for yoga classes so that is what I can speak to. Two of the teachers I took classes from earlier this year were young but well trained and enthusiastic, and provided solid flow classes. Not necessarily in line with the best downtown studios, but good; I was happy with the offering. The second yoga room is carpeted which is not ideal, but it does have nice natural light. However my last experience there left me with a very bad taste and I haven’t returned. There was a teacher substituting for the scheduled yoga class and it felt that she had no training as a yoga instructor at all. It was more like someone who had been to a bunch of yoga classes and was repeating postures in a haphazard order with no real sequencing or flow. Perhaps as a beginner you wouldn’t notice, but as a certified instructor myself, it was evident throughout. An example is when she ran out of postures and started us back into warm up moves to fill the time before finishing in savasana (rather than continuing with cooling postures appropriate for that part of the practice). It just felt very irresponsible to me on behalf of the owners. Either they were in a pickle with a last minute cancellation by a teacher (then just tell me so I can choose whether or not to take the class) or they don’t insist on proper certification of teachers, ensuring they can teach a quality class. In either case, it’s made me gun-​shy to try another class there as there are very few bios published for their teachers (including that substitute — whose name is still on the schedule), so I don’t feel reassured that I’ll be pleased with the experience, and would rather just spend a little more time traveling elsewhere. If I could offer some advice to the owners it would be to show off the quality of instructors with clear bios so that new prospective students know who they are dealing with! It seems they are already doing this effectively with the dance instructors, and need to do the same with yoga.

Sweet Water is a mystical Bronx haven that is aiding and will continue to bridge the health disparity gaps within The Bronx. It’s a multi-​dimensional facility providing more than just dance and yoga/​hot yoga.
Community meditation, drink & draw’s, open mic’s, art showcases, child care, support and advice, not to mention the up-​coming events.
SWDY ROCKS. Yoga teachers all have different styles, if you purchase the unlimited class intro week ($ 25) you can take them and see.
My favorites are Aya, Nyota, and Ibeliz. Energy, meditation, and flow. Powerful women with precious practices I can’t even deal. I always feel so good after taking their classes. Wish I had more time in the week to take them all the time.
Pole dancing lessons coming soon and you’ll want to take advantage of the 14ft high ceilings! Don’t miss out.
Love you guys don’t stop doing what you do.

I LOVE Sweetwater!!! The atmosphere from the moment you enter is calming and cool! The owner is lovely and welcoming as are the teachers!!! I work in this neighborhood and can now take a class during lunch or after work. Yay! so far I’ve done piyo with Michelle and hot yoga with Susan (I hope I have their names right!) — both classes were fantastic and both teachers were knowledgeable, fun, and really nice. They’re opening a spa so soon you can also swing by for a massage. Sweetwater is a win! I’m a fan and will definitely be back.

I loved this place. It was open and spacious. Clean and welcoming. I’m so happy it opened up in my neighborhood. The owner was extremely gracious. The hot yoga room was hot and clean and smelled fresh.