We came for a family outing during the holidays and had an amazing time. Perfect activity to have…read moresome fun and share a few laughs. Two in our group had done other escape rooms previous but a new experience for three of us. Lori from 417 escape could not have been more pleasant, gracious and helpful. Kudos to her for assisting us in this process. We chose one of the "hard" rooms and i must admit, it is a challenge. We had to utilize clues a few times in order to complete this. Once again thank you to lori for making our visit super fun. Its a great team building activity for sure!

Go! If you like escape rooms and great service just go…read more The rooms are creative and personally crafted by the owners and the difference is notable. I hope the community supports these folks as we need to have more creative people making great entertainment options in Springfield

I am so excited and proud to get to be a part of the faculty at the Conservatory of the Ozarks!…read moreHeather is such a delight to work with and she is encouraging on both a professional and personal level. She is an amazing mentor and I hope to inspire my students the way she does hers. I cannot wait to see what I'm able to offer as their newest piano and violin instructor with my music therapy background and see them progress in their love and knowledge for music.

I enjoy teaching piano and voice at the Conservatory of the Ozarks because working with my students…read moreis so rewarding!

Alex cares about his students deeply and invests genuine attention to form, style, and…read moreunderstanding. He knows where you're at and meets you there. Very empathetic listener, and will jump at the first question about dance. If you are eager to learn, he is eager to teach! In group classes he offers something for everyone and expects excellence. We felt like this studio was a major step up from our last one in that regard. Truly an A team experience!

The instructor is totally uninvolved and seems bored. Very basic steps with men who don't know how…read moreto lead.

While I really like all the staff, and the students there seem kind there are just a few things…read morethat are too much. 1. While the prices are very competitive, the hours stink. Most are between:330-5pm which is really hard for a person who has a job, and it's tough to grab the kid from school then rush across town. 2. Closed when schools are closed IE vacations, and breaks. 3. Not letting parents view their children in class. I'm sure some people don't want to, and maybe teachers feel like it takes the attention away from them, but some parents still want to be involved. Sitting in a narrow hallway on uncomfortable furniture is not the idea for parents waiting an hour and a half. 4. Return policy, return unused items within one week for store credit. I mean come on "store credit?" Like I said nothing personal against the staff at all, they are all fantastic, but the studio, and it's hours need some work.

From the owner: Over 33 Years of Award Winning Instructors, Choreographers, and Dancers…read moreRepeatedly Voted #1 Best Dance Studio by Springfield News Leader's "Best of the Ozarks" Readers' Poll Owned and Operated by Debbie Farr, BS, Award Winning Dancer and Choreographer Home to Many Regional and National Over-All Champions Sonshine's Royal Ballroom is owned and operated by Don McCarty, "Choreographer to the Branson Stars." Don has been teaching and earning top awards on the ballroom and country western circuits for over 23 years; he is highly acclaimed for his innovative choreography and his unique, highly motivating teaching for beginners through professionals.

I paid Palen music center $250 dollars for a PLEK. I asked for a plek a setup & a problem with the…read morebridge to be fixed. Danny the Luthier there i guess called & left a message saying No problem me & my associate will have this done in a couple days. I returned there call for two days & never got an answer or a call back. Called the store, Your guitar is here & done. They were doing a pod cast so it was very loud. & by the way they started making people pay for repairs & plek up front. They never offered to take me to another room or plug in to make sure I was happy with my guitar. They were super nice when I came in the first time but when I came to get the guitar they were rude. So when I got home, he did plek it I think but no setup at all. The neck had way to much relief. I took the strings off made sure my neck was level started checking it with my fretrocker 6 out of 24 frets were high. No wonder they make u pay up front. Nothing was done to the bridge either.Danny close enough strikes again. I nick named him that because I spent two days with him at the Palen shop watching him take people's guitars & be doing setups like action, neck relief nut height & being off quite a bit & say closed enough. lol I even saw him do that on one of the pod cast & then say , r u recording? ,Yes, whoops... He is very rough & disrespectful to other people's instruments. Several months ago I talked to Danny close enough on the phone. He was very nice to me & offered to help me with some things I didn't know how to do on my guitars. I had just gone through a heartbreaking divorce. Being able to learn from a real Luthier was a God send. I got to the shop & he scanned me & looked at me like I was a bug that needed squashing & never invited me to came in. I guess we were going to stand in the parking lot. Can we go in??? Yeah ok he finally said. Then he started to make fun of me for have my Jackson in a bag. It's all I've got bro... My emotions are already all over the place & this guy. So my fender needs a nut i just don't know how to cut one right & perfectly as possible not just close enough. Anyway he plek it & then tries to charge me for it. I had hard tailed the bridge so when u loosen the strings the bridge likes to come up on the posts so u have to make sure when u tune it back up that it's in the right place. So I tell him to watch for that. He tunes it up & just hits the bridge with his palm & it pops down. My USA fender stratocaster. He treated my 1990s Grover Jackson the same. None that ever got repaired. This guy had me crying to the point of suicide & mad enough to hurt him badly. Thank God I did not do either one. But I got over my divorce & Danny close enough being an ass. But I wouldn't ever do any business with Palen music center Springfield. Because this is how they treat people. Sincerely Brian Jacobs. Ps The frets were not polished. The nut slots were not cut to the string gauge I wanted. intonation wasn't set It wasn't tuned right. Nothing. Thanks alot Danny close enough! I will tell everyone how bad of a Luthier u r!

Went here on advice from a ephonium player friend to get slide work done on a trombone, I realize…read moreslide work is kinda a black art, however they charged me for repairs and only cleaned the slide no repairs done slide still has a dent and was not aligned, now i have a gig and have to pay again to get the work done elsewhere... at least they didn't make it worse I guess... either actually do the work or don't offer the service!!!