Excelling in the art of dance requires patience, swanlike grace, and a pair of feet strong enough to squeeze two lumps of coal until milk comes out. Massage coal-teats into a dance-bucket with today's Groupon: for $24, you get four drop-in dance or fitness classes at HYPE Studios in Torrance (up to a $56 value).

HYPE's talented, experienced instructors keep dancers and wellness seekers of all ages and experience levels on their well-stretched feet with a wide range of drop-in dance and fitness classes each week. A seminar in street jazz prepares teens and adults for engaging in a tragic midcentury pas de deux, while the beginner-friendly Zumba class burns fat with a piquant blend of salsa, merengue, and reggae beats. On the sexier side of the spectrum lies the belly dance fusion class, which uses graceful hip swaggering to tone midsections, and an adults-only freak class that bands together a sensual slew of cardio-kicking moves straight from the dirty dance-floors of the carnival. See the online schedule for a full run-down of the myriad dance styles covered.

Reviews

HYPE Studios comes recommended by CityVoters, and it has a four-star average from 10 Yelpers and five Insider Pagers:

• Fantastic facility. Helpful staff. Great variety of awesome classes! – agluzio, CityVoter
• This establishment is the best kept secret in Los Angeles, CA. They have expert instructors who are very professional and punctual. – LaShann S., Insider Pages