Stepsnyc.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
53% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
40% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
3.68 s
File size
128.90 kB
Words
696
Media files
25
Number of links
86 internal / 32 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Steps on Broadway
The length of the page title is perfect. (246 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Steps is the true epicenter of New York’s professional dance community. It is home to many of the best and most world-renowned teachers, and a training ground for generations of aspiring and professional dancers
The meta description is too long: 1314 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.stepsnyc.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionSteps is the true epicenter of New York’s professional dance community. It is home to many of the best and most world-renowned teachers, and a training ground for generations of aspiring and professional dancers
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article:modified_time2025-07-08T13:35:23+00:00
langen-us
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og:typewebsite
og:titleHome - Steps on Broadway
og:descriptionSteps is the true epicenter of New York’s professional dance community. It is home to many of the best and most world-renowned teachers, and a training ground for generations of aspiring and professional dancers
og:urlhttps://www.stepsnyc.com/
og:site_nameSteps on Broadway
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og:image:typeimage/jpeg
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 53.5 words is high.
This page contains 696 words. That's ok.
17% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (21). We recommend using a maximum of 14 tags for this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: steps academy
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...content/uploads/2025/01/Steps45-blue.pngSteps on Broadway
...890467ad0764d95621ab23f5/Home-Slider.pngslide 1
...e0902d74da603e438be415/Home-Slider-2.pngslide 1
...3632009165c68f2fbd048/academy-banner.jpgslide 1
...etch-strengthingDSC05926-copy-scaled.jpgslide 1
...ontent/uploads/2024/10/washington_sm.jpgHeadshot: Maleek Washington
...ent/uploads/2024/10/wilson_fatima_sm.jpgHeadshot: Fatima Wilson
...ontent/uploads/2024/10/turteltaub_sm.jpgHeadshot: Andrew Turtletaub
...nt/uploads/2025/06/YANIS-MARSHALL_sm.jpgHeadshot: Yanis Marshall
...content/uploads/2024/10/pizzi-joe_sm.jpgHeadshot: Joey Pizzi
...t/uploads/2024/10/lombardi_jordan_sm.jpgHeadshot: Jordan Lombardi
...ontent/uploads/2024/10/hicks_madi_sm.jpgHeadshot: Madi Hicks
...nt/uploads/2024/10/williams_jason_sm.jpgHeadshot: Jason Williams
...nt/uploads/2024/10/plamquist-nick_sm.jpgHeadshot: Nicholas Palmquist
...Tooth-Photography-Toronto-Canada-100.jpgMillie Brinck-Dubuc dancing, photographed by Aidan Tooth
...uploads/2024/11/BVID-header-1200x800.jpgA person dances energetically in a bright room, wearing a cap and a Steelers sweatshirt. Their joyful expression and outstretched arms convey enthusiasm. Large windows in the background allow natural light to fill the space.
...ntent/uploads/2024/11/ultimate-intro.jpgSmiling hip hop dancers in Steps Studio taking Ultimate Intro Dance Workshops
/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/iisp.jpgWoman in blue top reaching toward the camera in a busy dance studio, two other women are in the same pose with a full blurry class behind.
/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/molina_sm-1.jpgHeadshot: Frida Molina
...nt/uploads/2024/10/plamquist-nick_sm.jpgHeadshot: Nicholas Palmquist
/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/krouse_sm.jpgHeadshot: Kolton Krouse
/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mitchell_sm.jpgHeadshot: Derek Mitchell
.../12/Jazz102-2-academy-for-steps-home.jpgA Steps Pre-Professional Dancer seen dancing in the studio from the waist up, head held high with curls flowing behind her
...etch-strengthingDSC05926-copy-scaled.jpgPhoto of a group of 3 participants in a yoga class at Steps on Broadway
...ontent/uploads/2025/01/Steps45-white.pngSteps on Broadway, Celebrating 45 Years

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 29 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 SPOTLIGHTS
H2 MALEEK WASHINGTON
H2 FATIMA WILSON • UNITED TALENT AGENCY
H2 YANIS MARSHALL
H2 JOEY PIZZI
H2 GUESTS
H2 JORDAN LOMBARDI
H2 MADI HICKS
H2 JASON WILLIAMS
H2 NICK PALMQUIST
H2 UPCOMING
H2 BALLET JAZZ Montréal AUDITION WORKSHOP with Alexandra Damiani
H2 BLACK VOICES IN DANCE
H2 Ultimate Introductory Adult Workshops
H2 INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROGRAM (IAP)
H2 NEW CLASS
H2 FRIDA MOLINA
H2 GUEST CLASS
H2 NICK PALMQUIST Duplicate text
H2 GUEST CLASS Duplicate text
H2 KOLTON KROUSE
H2 GUEST CLASS Duplicate text
H2 DEREK MITCHELL
H2 STEPS ACADEMY
H2 STRETCH & STRENGTHENING
H3 Newsletter
H4 Dancers of All Levels • Domestic and International
H4 Training the Dancers of Tomorrow
H4 Building stamina, flexibility and strength for today’s dancers
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (32) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.stepsnyc.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain LOG IN
https://www.stepsnyc.com/academy/STEPS ACADEMY
https://www.stepsnyc.com/Subdomain IMG-ALT Steps on Broadway
A-TITLE Steps on Broadway
/classes/schedule/Subdomain Classes
/classes/schedule/Subdomain Daily Schedule
/classes/guest-teachers-master...Subdomain Guests, Series & Master Classes
/classes/schedule-updates/Subdomain Schedule Updates & New Classes
/classes/workshops/Subdomain Workshops & Series
/classes/virtual-steps-a-lives...Subdomain Virtual Steps
/classes/class-level-key/Subdomain Class Level Key
/classes/rates-regulations/Subdomain Rates & Regulations
/gift-cards/Subdomain Gift Cards
/create-new-account/Subdomain Create New Account
/classes/workshops/Subdomain Text duplicate Workshops & Series
/classes/workshops/spotlight-s...Subdomain The Spotlight Series
/classes/workshops/professiona...Subdomain Professional Performance Workshops
/classes/workshops/college-spo...Subdomain College Spotlights
/classes/workshops/ultimate-in...Subdomain Ultimate Introductory Adult Workshops
/classes/workshops/basic-adult...Subdomain Basic Adult Workshops
/classes/workshops/professiona...Subdomain Professional Work Sessions
/classes/workshops/black-voice...Subdomain Black Voices in Dance
/classes/workshops/celebrating...Subdomain Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
/classes/workshops/hispanic-he...Subdomain Hispanic Heritage Spotlights & Guests
/classes/workshops/Subdomain All Workshops
/professional-training-programs/Subdomain Professional Training
/professional-training-programs/Subdomain Introduction
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Steps Conservatory
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Summer Study NYC
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Independent Artist Program
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Housing
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Partners
/group-visits/Subdomain Group Visits
/discipline/ballroom-swing/Subdomain Ballroom/Swing
/discipline/ballet/Subdomain Ballet
/discipline/contemporary/Subdomain Contemporary
/discipline/jazz/Subdomain Jazz
/discipline/modern/Subdomain Modern
/discipline/street-hip-hop/Subdomain Street/Hip Hop
/discipline/stretch-strengthen...Subdomain Stretch & Strengthening
/discipline/tap/Subdomain Tap
/discipline/theater-dance/Subdomain Theater Dance
/discipline/world-dance/Subdomain World Dance
/discipline/guest-teachers/Subdomain Guest Teachers
/discipline/musicians/Subdomain Musicians
https://www.stepsnyc.com/rentals/Subdomain Rentals
https://shop.stepsnyc.com/External Subdomain Boutique
/gift-cards/Subdomain Text duplicate Gift Cards
/about-steps/Subdomain About
/about-steps/Subdomain About Steps
/about-steps/facilities/Subdomain Facilities & Location
/about-steps/administration/Subdomain Administration
/about-steps/employment-opport...Subdomain Work with Us
/create-new-account/Subdomain Accounts
/steps-in-concert/Subdomain Steps in Concert
https://www.stepsnyc.com/support/Subdomain The Carol Paumgarten Fund
/classes/schedule/Book a class
/classes/schedule-updates/SCHEDULE updates
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Login/Sign Up
/classes/workshops/spotlight-s...SPOTLIGHTS
/faculty/maleek-washington/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Maleek Washington
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Virtual
/faculty/fatima-wilson/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Fatima Wilson
/faculty/andrew-turtletaub/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Andrew Turtletaub
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
/faculty/yanis-marshall/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Yanis Marshall
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/joey-pizzi/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Joey Pizzi
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/classes/workshops/spotlight-s...More Spotlights...
/classes/guest-teachers-master...GUESTS
/faculty/jordan-lombardi/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Jordan Lombardi
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/madison-hicks/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Madi Hicks
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/jason-williams/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Jason Williams
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/nicholas-palmquist/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Nicholas Palmquist
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/classes/guest-teachers-master...More Guests...
/classes/workshops/spotlight-s...Subdomain Anchor Learn More
/classes/workshops/black-voice...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/classes/workshops/ultimate-in...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/professional-training-program...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/faculty/frida-molina/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Frida Molina
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/nicholas-palmquist/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Headshot: Nicholas Palmquist
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/kolton-krouse/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Kolton Krouse
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/faculty/derek-mitchell/Subdomain IMG-ALT Headshot: Derek Mitchell
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate In-Studio
https://clients.mindbodyonline...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual
/academy/pre-professional-summ...Text duplicate Learn More
/discipline/stretch-strengthen...Subdomain Find a Class
/classes/schedule/Subdomain Text duplicate Daily Schedule
/classes/workshops/spotlight-s...Subdomain Text duplicate The Spotlight Series
/classes/guest-teachers-master...Subdomain Master Classes, Guests & Series
/classes/schedule-updates/Subdomain Text duplicate Schedule Updates & New Classes
https://www.constantcontact.co...New window External Subdomain Emails are serviced by Constant Contact
/gift-cards/Subdomain Text duplicate Gift Cards
https://shop.stepsnyc.com/External Subdomain Shop
/privacy-policy-2/Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.stepsnyc.com/academy/Steps Academy
https://www.instagram.com/step...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.tiktok.com/@stepso...External Subdomain TikTok
https://www.youtube.com/@StepsNYCExternal Subdomain YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/steps...External Subdomain Facebook

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.stepsnyc.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (3.68 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (129 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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strict-transport-securitymax-age=63072000; includeSubDomains
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
dateTue, 22 Jul 2025 22:09:06 GMT
serverApache
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 142 referring domains.
This page has 261 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 136 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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www.stepsnyc.com
Home - Steps on Broadway
Steps is the true epicenter of New York’s professional dance community. It is home to many of the best and most world-renowned teachers, and a training ground for generations of aspiring and professional dancers

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
STEPS82%Check
STEPS ACADEMY63%Check
dance61%Check
Steps Conservatory58%Check
dancers56%Check
World Dance55%Check
dance community55%Check
New54%Check
New York52%Check
Int51%Check

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