Etoile Dance Academy

If you are looking for us, we are right on the first floor above Gold’s Gym. It’s in that Sarjaa Hotel Lane in Aundh. Sometimes it gets a bit noisy because of the weights clanging downstairs, but you get used to it after a while. We spend a lot of our mornings just mopping the wooden floors and making sure the mirrors are clean for the afternoon classes. It’s not some big fancy corporate studio. We just have a few rooms here in Jeevan Bhima Nagar. Most of the people who come here are just locals from around the neighborhood. We started this because we liked dancing, and now it’s just our daily life. The stairs up to the first floor are a bit steep, so watch your step when you come by. On rainy days, the lane gets pretty muddy, which makes keeping the studio clean a real task. We’ve got some old chairs in the waiting area for parents, and they usually sit there on their phones while the kids are practicing. It’s a simple setup. We don't have a big reception desk or anything. Usually, one of us just finishes a class and walks over to talk to whoever walked in. It feels like a second home to most of us by now, honestly. We’re usually here until late evening when the last group finishes up their routine. It's a lot of work but it keeps us busy.