Terrible Dance Studio, don't waste your money! In trying to find a dance studio for my 5 year-old…read moredaughter, I signed her up for dance camp at Dance Kraze and I was highly disappointed. The rudest, most unwelcoming environment I have ever seen- including the teachers and other parents. The Owner, Andrea, never once introduced herself the entire week nor wanted to meet the new families attending her studio. There was a 6 year age range for the camp, which I felt was far too great. I was a dancer for 16 years and have seen many amazing studios, this is certainly not one of them!

From working in a similar environment, I will say the majority off the staff as well as the owner…read moretakes a lot of pride in their work and makes their students a priority above what a typical business would. They deff go above and beyond with their efforts.

My daughter joined Alyson's School of Dance 6 years ago. She started dancing here at the age of 3…read more Her love of dance has only grown along with her skills and confidence. All of her amazingly talented teachers at Alyson's School of Dance have given her so many opportunities to enhance her skills along with the confidence to compete. The dedication and commitment that each teacher provides is demonstrated through their outstanding choreography, support for their dancers and fun events for all dancers to participate. Thank you to each an every teacher that my daughter has had the opportunity to work with in the past six years. Alyson's School of Dance has been a wonderful environment for my daughter. I look forward to watching my daughter continue to enhance her dancing skills at Alyson's School of Dance. -Amy

Both my daughters go to this school. I travel all the way from Norwich because it's that great of a…read moredance school!!!

There is so much good I can say about Footloose School of Dance. As I sit here ready to write a…read morereview, I'm trying to think of any potential bad and...I don't think I can! The instructors? Amazing, and so patient with each child. The classes? Worth every penny to see the kid's faces come recital weekend. The facility? Always clean, regardless of how many people are inside. The owner? A great person. There are many different classes offered for all ages. Ballet, tap, hip hop, acro, lyrical/liturgical, musical theater, combos...even ballroom dancing classes for adults! The studio is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and like a fine wine, it just gets better with age!

I have two children that attended this school for a few years. I will say that when we first…read morejoined the studio, we were very happy to meet the teacher and get started. Miss Heather was the teacher at the time and she was knowledgeable about dance, fully engaging with all of the children (every age group) and also put all the parents at ease. It was a small studio but it was packed with goodness. That was 3 years ago. Miss Heather passed on and the business was taken over by her sister. We stayed on w the studio and we quickly found that the new teacher, Haley, was not a trained dance teacher! We had signed a contract so therefore we were obligated to finish out the year (we will not be returning now that the year is finished). What I found in the last year with the studio was very unprofessional leadership, neither of my daughters were challenged or learned any new dance moves, the children were not put in classes based on ability but rather, to make it easier for scheduling on their part. Example, my 16 year old daughter (third year acro) was in a class with 5 year olds that were first year and still learning very basic moves. In my opinion, it became more about fundraisers, after hours wine parties, a place to hold a birthday party and such. It became time for us to move on when I realized that my daughters (who LOVE to dance) would moan and groan about going to class because they felt they weren't being challenged. Because of the lack of learning and being challenged, my daughter (younger daughter) would occasionally daydream and rather than pulling her back into the dance routine, the teacher called her "annoying" in front of the whole class. Sad to say that the quality of this studio has gone down, the teacher is not qualified and the ability to engage the students is also totally absent. I would not recommend this studio. I have read the response and I stand by my review 100%. I highly recommend visiting and seeing for yourself and asking for dance teacher credentials. Also speak to families that have gone before you, as I can guarantee there is not a 97% return rate. I know of more than 5 families not returning next year.

Very unprofessional. Manager/Owner tends to talk about everyone and share private information (who…read morehasn't paid tuition). Plays parents against each other. No mirrors in the studio. Studio is set up like a living space without any private rooms for the dancers. Dance teacher is an art major, did not go to school for dance (she did grow up dancing) but she took over the business her sister started. Three dogs and a rabbit live at the studio in a back room on a full-time basis.

I've been to a handful of dance schools in the area, but I had just started dating a girl who I had…read morenever danced with and wanted to start out somewhere new. I found a Groupon for Arthur Murray Dance Studio and decided to give it a shot. I thought it was strange that they didn't care to see the Groupon (which cost me actual money) when I showed up for my scheduled appointment. We discussed what I was looking for and got a tour of the facility. All the while my feeling of unease was steadily increasing. This didn't feel like a fun date... if felt like buying a used car. Finally we came to the lesson itself and my opinion was sealed. Despite my practically pleading that we do some actual introductory dance (both I and my girlfriend had some experience), we were forced to go through this canned line-dancing-slash-walking procedure that was so bland and unhelpful as to be insulting. This lasted for what felt like an eternity and finally, once we were both thoroughly mortified, we were allowed to do a bit of dance. A tiny bit. Almost as quickly as we had begun, I was then whisked away to a mandatory sit down session with another of their salesmen, where they tried to pressure me into buying a huge, expensive learning package. If she could read minds, she would know how hilariously wrong she had been to try. This was a few months ago and - needless to say - I never returned for my second lesson. So essentially I paid full price for a single session and what I got was little more than a sales pitch. The silver lining is that my girlfriend and I still make jokes about that awful experience months after the class. A very memorable second date. I've only had the one experience, so maybe this is the school for you... but I've had great luck in this area, so I encourage you to look around.

I've been taking lessons for about 7 years. I was first at the Glastonbury then followed Todd when…read morehe opened the Vernon studio. When I first started, I filled out a form to indicate my expectations. They were and still are. 1) exercise. 2) have fun. 3) learn to dance. Todd has been great to ensure that all 3 are met. At first there was some pressure to learn many dances. This was to introduce me to each. However, I got confused and requested to concentrate on a couple at a time. Todd has been very accommodating and listens to my wishes. I am now testing out of the Waltz Silver 2 level. I've worked on Swing, Fox Trot, and Samba, but still at Bronze 1 level. I also take lessons from the other instructors, and they are all very good. During the week are group lesson that I enjoy. The instructor tried to make sure everyone is engaged and gives individual help when needed. There are also practice party sessions on Fridays, that are fun and a chance to try different dances The lessons are expensive, but I feel that I'm getting good value. We don't bother with the sales conversation. I just pick what I want to do for the year. It's a great place to learn to dance, get a work out , have fun, and meet others that share the love of ballroom dancing.

I am a lifelong fan of Jacob's Pillow! I have been to so many performances here and enjoyed each…read moreone. I am also a frequent visitor of the gift shop, and I even took a dance class when I was younger. Most recently, I came for an outdoor dance performed by two different dance teams that had collaborated on Irish Step-dancing pieces. I was told that I would appreciate the performance because I have some Irish in my blood, not sure how that works, but I really did enjoy it! The dancers worked so well together. They glided across the stage, and they looked so happy to be there. There was one dancer in particular who really seemed like there was nowhere he would rather be. I also came for a tap dancing performance and I was in awe of all the performers who clearly put 110% into their performance. I was beyond happy with both experiences, and I've always greatly appreciated the talent and effort of all performers.

There is no better place to watch a ballet show without air conditioning in a hot summer night…read more Bring your picnic baskets as the on premise restaurant is always booked solid. We saw the Dutch National Ballet and return for Martha Graham later this season.

The communication at this school is very poor and they do not appear to care for fathers too much…read more At the last picture day, fathers were informed that they could not be in the changing room with their child, even though all students changed behind screens and this was never brought up to dads in prior years. They didn't even give fathers an alternative place to wait, they were basically like, "Get out". They also made this announcement at the end of the recital. They did not even give fathers a designated place to wait for their children or a meeting place when they were done changing. These policies do not appear to account for single caregivers who are male. Very sexist and thoughtless. I know it is not just me that feels this way about the policy as I have known other father's of students there who said they felt alienated about the policy and also from the school in general as well. Instructor Nicole Rizzo appeared to be cold whenever I encountered her. She never smiled at me other other parents and seems short, condescending and rude. The whole atmosphere around the school seemed cliquey. Also, their business initials are a joke, MDA. Don't they know that when people hear those initials they immediately think Muscular Dystrophy Association?

BUYER BEWARE! Signed up our daughter and immediately got bad vibes and heard troubling things from…read moreothers. Communication was very poor! She withdrew soon after and the company did nothing to help recoup any of the $650 that they took from us. Did not return follow up emails and avoided answering very direct and specific questions. Would not consider this to be a reputable company.