South Carolina’s Top Rated Local® Dance Schools and Studios Award Winner: MAYA Movement Arts

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that MAYA Movement Arts is an award winner for dance schools and studios in 2019.

Aerial fitness is a wonderful way to gain mobility and confidence while enjoying a killer workout. If you’ve always been curious to try aerial arts or yoga yourself, look no further than this award-winning company!

MAYA Movement Arts has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across three different verified sites with an average rating of 5.00 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 96.00 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top five dance schools and studios in South Carolina!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“The programs and instructors are all fantastic. No matter what your level of experience or area of interest, the staff is encouraging and helpful. If you are just getting started, or are interested in pushing your boundaries, this is a great place to be. Plus, the facility is beautiful. It is located in an old mill building that has been refurbished as an apartment building. This is a great place to try aerial arts, yoga, belly dancing, AcroYoga and more.” – T.P.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that MAYA Movement Arts is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Fitness Class

We were excited to learn all about MAYA Movement Arts and how they have gotten where they are today, so we sat down with the owner, Kelly Van Leeuwen.

MAYA Movement Arts was the first Movement Arts studio in Greenville and offers an impressive selection of ways to get your body moving, such as aerial yoga, sling, trapeze, and yoga. They stand out from the crowd because of their unique and interesting class offerings.

Being the first of their kind in the area meant focusing first on educating people about who they are and what benefits their classes offer. Kelly said that she had heard from a lot of women that they simply don’t exercise; MAYA gives them a reason to get off the couch and explore something new that they may have been curious about. Many people have even told Kelly that MAYA is on their bucket list. She said that she hopes to encourage women of all ages, colors, and cultures to come on by and enjoy the experience.

Kelly shared:

“This can be really intimidating because it is people flying in the air. So, what is most important isn’t how advanced my students get, but that they feel more confident after being in the studio. We ask you to step out of your comfort zone. We help people feel vulnerable, and they even end up surprising themselves. Through this, they try more things and get more and more curious.”

MAYA doesn’t stop at their class offerings, either. As a way of supporting wellness and mobility, they also offer various massage options!

Building Success by Knowing Who They Are

MAYA Movement Arts has managed to grow its unique business largely thanks to word of mouth. Kelly told us that they have also gotten their name out because of their Youtube channel.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as MAYA Movement Arts has managed to. We asked if Kelly could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what she had to say:

“I think that knowing who you are is key. You have to create a culture. You create an atmosphere that reflects on you. Think hard on what you want to be known for.”


Congratulations to MAYA Movement Arts for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Kelly for taking the time to speak with us!

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