Member Testimonials
Good classes, clean environment
Very good awesome
Clean, every one is very helpful nice and friendly
Pleasant employees, nice environment, nice equipment, only 7 min from my house
Group classes. Good instructors. Pickelball. Nice, friendly people. Well appointed facility.
Great classes and pools. Great free coffee, the staff and other customers are so friendly.
Weaknesses;: insufficient parking: lockers are old and some have defects. Some of the showers have defects. The sauna is too small so I can’t get in half the time.
I luv the workout classes and the pool!
I've been going to the Dancel Y for over a decade and it has been a great home gym over the years. While not the largest YMCA in Central Maryland, fellow gym members are regularly courteous about not hogging equipment and letting people work in!
I like Y so much.
Staff is friendly and very helpful.
Classes are the BEST!
Great staff and fitness equipment is the best! Many excellent fitness programs available as well as swimming pools!
Friendly staff. Great equipment. Clean facilities
The great staff
All the activities and the convenience of the location
Atmosphere, facilities and programs
The Dancel Y is great for families and all activities are fun.
Kelly the water aerobics instructor is the best instructor ever. She works the entire body. I’ve been to several YCMA water classes close to where I live and they don’t come close to her fitness program.
Clean environment. Friendly staff.
The YMCA is like a family! Everyone from the front desk staff to the administrative/executive staff, are happy, welcoming and it’s all because they like what they do. I enjoy all the classes that are offered, especially the ones for specific folks like those with Parkinson’s Who know that exercise is the key to their well-being.
I love the classes. I do wish more of them were available virtually.
All the activities that it provides
Specially the activities class
We are loving the Y so far. Our whole family (including our senior parents) are enjoying various fitness programs at the facility. We would totally recommend and refer it others.
The staff are friendly and they have a lot to offer to the kids. Very family oriented environment
Very Good Gym with Great Equipment
Friendly and helpful personnel. High quality facilities with access to all.
Really appreciate this.
The people are great, the classes are good. The equipment is good most of the time.
I joined the Y for lap swimming in the main pool. My purpose is to train for long open water swim. I find the pool and locker room facilities to be very good. I find the other Y members to be courteous. One of the staff persons working in the main pool went out of her way to encourage me. Until about a week ago, I had not been in a pool for a very long time. The Y staff person complimented me for the effort and for improving gradually.
Tim
We think that our swim manager, Chris, does an excellent job supervising the other life guards and upkeep the pool areas. He's very professional. We all know that we are in safe hands with him supervising.
Nice, well managed place to work out. Occasionally too much phone use in the fitness center when it's busy.
This is my home away from home. I always look forward to the Aqua Arthritis class on Tuesday and Thursday. Trisha Smith is outstanding as the instructor. The variety of exercises and stretches always leaves me with a sense of real accomplishment. Since I have double hip replacement the warm water pool is just what the doctor ordered. In fact it is what the doctor ordered. He recommended this type therapy as often as I can.
The staff at check in and lifeguards are always smiling and helpful. I feel safe and comfortable the entire time at the Y. My fellow classmates are friendly and curious as to my progress. The parking lot is usually full which causes some anxiety but I guess the word is out. This is truly my heaven on earth. Thankyou Y for being so close and convenient to my world.