My daughter has been dancing at ATTD for the past four years. All of the teachers are amazing and wonderful with the kids. Ms Kim, the owner, knows the vast majority of the kids by name. I can't say enough about how great our experience has been with this dance studio. My kiddo struggles with new things and meeting new people and all of the instructors have been patient with her and provided comfort when she needed it. They meet kids where they are at in their learning process and work to get them a quality number for the recital. Recitals are well produced and kept to decent time lengths. Highly recommend. read more

I have been with this studio for ten years! The instructors at ATTD cultivate a love for dance, and God through each and every class. The environment at this studio fosters kindness, good work ethic, and above all love. I have so much love for the instructors and this studio. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a positive and safe space for their child. read more

Extremely toxic if you child is not part of the click. Several teachers are extremely disrespectful to both us the parents and our daughter who danced and was a student aid. Removed my daughter after 9 years with the studio from all senior dance teams and classes. Several teachers heard that we where looking at different studios when my daughter was on the East coast looking at colleges. They never talked to her or us and refused to meet. So her senior year Gotta Dance called her asked her if she wanted to join their teams, and now she teaches there. If you care for your kids well being don't take them there. read more

Best Dance Studio! I have my 5 year old daughter signed up here and can say with all honesty the teachers, staff and Mrs Kim love what they do! My daughter cries if I am running late and she adores Mrs Mikaela! Amazing studio can't say enough! read more

A Time To Dance - Dance Schools Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

My daughter has been attending ATTD for over 2 years now. I have no qualms about the dance education she receives there, I don't feel that they are the best but they are also not the worst. I do however have an issue with how they run the company as a business. First of all, dance fees have to be paid in person in either cash or check. Not such a big deal if the process was streamlined. But it's not! Instead, there have been numerous occasion where you are standing in the studio waiting 30 minutes or more just to pay. There are no options to pay online, there is an option to pay over the phone, that is if you are lucky and have someone actually answer the phone. And you bet they are on top of charging late fees if you don't pay on time. They basically make it as inconvenient as possible for you to pay on time. Then there is the deal with dance recitals. I just received an email stating that there is a minimum purchase of 4 tickets per family & if your child has a solo you have to buy a minimum of 6 tickets. Now, I myself have a dance background and I have also paid money to see other recitals/professional dance productions and I have NEVER been told that there was a minimum number of tickets I had to purchase in order to attend! Not the San Francisco ballet where my friend dances, not the UofA dance productions when I performed, not at the super trendy Millennium dance studio where I have also attended. But I digress! My point is that, it seems like all this business wants is your money! The facility and room to dance is small, the instructor quality is mediocre and their customer service....sucks! read more

I hesitate to give 5 stars because this place will get even busier but I have to give credit where it's due. Kim the owner is amazing, her daughter Maria teaches my 5 year olds class and my daughter adores her. Hands down we just love this place they aren't a business they are family!!! read more

Compared to other studios in the valley, the prices are very reasonable and this studio is very well run and organized. Jayline must not have much experience in the world of dance. Good luck finding a studio where you do not have to stay informed and on top of policies. My daughter has had 12 costumes from this studio in the past 2 years and all have fit well and needed minor alterations, however, any parent of a dancer knows that you need to be ready to sew if the costume calls for it. read more

DON'T DO IT!!! This was the most unprofessional-unorganized dance studios I have ever seen. I signed my son up for hip hop class and was told it was 50.00 a month-do able right?? Wrong- they then stated they would need 75.00 for a costume for the recital that was 3 months away( and nope that costume did not fit, nor could they return it and did not try to compensate me in anyway-in fact basically told me "there is nothing they could do about it" and I had to deal with or he would not get to perform, nice right??. The class started at least 10 min. late every Thurs. and they did not attempt to make that time up for the kids- it was another "oh well" attitude. Apparently the recession is over because they wanted you to purchase recital tickets for your "immediate family" and then everyone else that wanted to go could purchase them at the door- WRONG AGAIN. I almost did not get to see my son perform because they SOLD OUT and then when I question Ms. Kim about it- she advised me about the "pre purchase warning" and again it was another "oh well" and I'll see what I can do-basically she acted like it was my fault, when in all reality -THERE WERE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!!! All of my sons friends and other "non immediate" family members are now unable to attend!! I'm just wondering if they have ever heard of the policies such as .. "customer first, the customer is always right and first impressions mean everything to a business"???? APPARENTLY NOT!!! read more

My daughter has been attending ATTD for approximately a year. She attended another dance studio where she barely learned a few basic moves. In her time at ATTD her dance skills have grown exponentially and she's only 8 years old. The teachers are very nice and answer any questions my daughter or I have, and welcome when she asks for extra help. This June was my daughters first dance recital, I have many years experience myself with various styles of stage performance, and considering how much they had to do for their recital, it was a well put on recital, they do have enough classes that they put on 3 shows to which my daughter was in two of them. Her ballet costume was adorable and very appropriate for an 8 year old. I also checked out the other costumes for her age group since we're looking at adding a class or two and they all seemed appropriate. The only classes that had outfits that showed tummies were the older girls which is perfectly acceptable. Their competition has some great dancers, something to look forward to, and I appreciate that all the dancers seem well behaved as well as I have yet to see any parent drama in the waiting area. I love drama free environments! I have and will continue to recommend this dance studio to friends and family. read more

ATTD is a fantastic studio filled with loving teachers, owners, children and parents who all interact as a big family. The previous "review" is nonsense and sickens me as a parent who is very active at this studio for several years. There was no indecent behavior at the recital. I must address the above critic, If you are watching children working so hard at their recital that they are changing their costumes so fast behind the stage with their MOTHERS and you catch a quick peek at a( 8 year olds) bum and call this indecent you should be ashamed of yourself... I ask you...why were you even looking back there? She was changing fast with her mom because she works so hard to perform there is no time to go all the way to the dressing room. This was an accident by a child performing! These small children are putting on a show for YOU. Besides, you should be looking ON the stage not BEHIND it!!! I invite anyone reading these reviews to challenge the "overtly sexual" accusation and come in to our studio anytime, look at the pictures of our girls on the walls in their costumes, beautiful young ladies, looking like beautiful young ladies. You say that at recital when there was this 'indecent', ' inexcusable' exposure you were treated disrespectfully and rudely. Perhaps you were offensive to the children who work very hard all year long, could it be that no one was actually rude to you at all and a fantastic business owner's husband just defended the families who attend their studio? Yup...that's what I think! read more

A Time To Dance Performing Arts Studio is an incredible business, beginning to end. I have had the privilege of attending this studio with my children for several years now. And I have nothing but praise for Ms Kim, Ms Debby, Ms Joyce, Ms Lisa and all the other teachers and staff. I have seen and read the other negative reviews posted about ATTD and I would highly encourage you to try to the studio out for yourself. (Keep in mind that for 5 or 6 bad reviews, there are hundreds of students and parents who have attended and LOVED the studio). The biggest complaints that I'd hear from people is that it gets too hot and crowded in the studio ..um...we live in Phoenix, where is it not hot?! And it IS a dance studio with lots of kids coming and going. If you don't like people, leave!! People should absolutely NOT ever complain about the costs, as it is some of the cheapest dance prices I have ever seen. Dance is an expensive sport. Parents should be smart and know this BEFORE they enroll their student. Yes, costumes do, and always have, cost anywhere upwards of $75. The studio doesn't make that price; the costume companies do, so please take your complaints elsewhere. And YES...you DO have to buy tickets to attend the recital! Don't you buy tickets to watch a movie?? Or a Broadway show?? Or the circus? Or a concert? ANY event should require a ticket, especially when it is as big a production as the ATTD Dance Recital. There are three shows, very well put on, with upwards of 1,000 people attending. Shows have costs! So please stop complaining about buying tickets! I always feel so terrible for the receptionists who have to listen to one complaint after another from parents who need to be slapped. The studio doesn't get to rent Valley Vista Auditorium for free, so why on earth do you think you should be able to watch a two and a half hour performance for free?? Unreal. I could go on and on. With as much time as I have spent in the studio over the years, I have seen and heard everything. And I would say this; I have never met a group of people who love my kids like these teachers do. No matter what one gripey parent might say, these teachers actually care about growing your child's dance education. They are loving and patient and talented. Parents need to back off and let the experience dance teachers, actually teach the classes!! So please, be cautious when you read one ranting review. There are a lot of selfish people in the world with outrageous expectations who do not understand the complicated dance world. Either respect the teachers and staff, or put your child in a less expensive sport where you can bother other people. As for me, I will continue to attend this excellent place!! And PS to the person who left a previous review about sexual movements and inappropriate outfits, she is absolutely out of her mind. Ms Kim and her husband are Christians and run the studio in a very professional and moral way. She has standards for what the kids wear and I have never seen a single costume that was sexual or revealing. If you can't handle seeing a title belly when you are in a dance studio, then you really don't belong there. But for me, with young girls who have danced there, I have NEVER seen anything I'd deem as sexual. I am always impressed with the costumes as well as integrity and conservatism with which they run the studio. read more

Such a disappointment! Our daughter danced there for 2 years. Seems on the surface to be a well-run business. Then I interacted with the owner Kim's very rude husband during the recent dance recital. Very unprofessional and the husband treated us with such disrespect. We pulled our daughter and will be sending her instead to the West Valley Conservatory of Ballet. We are tired of our little girl being dressed in costumes that are so overtly sexual and taught to learn inappropriate movements for her age. In addition her dance skills have only slightly improved in the last two years of attending this studio. It is disheartening to see that a local business cares so little for its clientele and is not looking out for the best interest of our children nor respecting the concerns of the parents. Not a reflection of the teachers by the way, they are all sweet! Just the owners. But unfortunately it's a trickle-down effect. Will never go back and we want nothing to do with their establishment. There was even indecent exposure of some of the girls during the recital that was seen from the audience. Completely inexcusable! read more

Absolutely LOVE the studio!!! My daughter is 4 and just finished her second recital and had a blast! I hate it that the above post had such a terrible experience. My daughters class costumes came in wrong as well but you just have to go with the flow and hopefully they won't use that company again. All the costumes run about $75 or more. I do know you have the option of not doing the recital if you do not want to pay that much money. As far as the tickets there were signs all over and in the newsletter about pre purchasing up to 8 tickets in advance the first couple days then be able to pre purchase as many as you wanted. A friend of mine pre purchased her 8 then came in the next week and purchased 8 more. With anything you run the risk of it being sold out if you wait to purchase at the door. I understand her frustration but have always had remarkable service with Miss Tracie at the desk, with Miss Kim answering all my questions and with Miss Carlee and Miss Krissy the two teachers my daughter has had. I would recommend this studio and have on numerous occasions. read more