My 4 year old has been coming here for 1 year now and we have no complaints. The clear is 30 mins long and she loves every minute of it. This is the first year she is in a class with a rehearsal and we are so excited read more

My girls have been dancing at Summit since they were 3 years old. They are now 7 and 11 and both are on the competitive team. They absolutely love the studio and the kids that dance there. Such a great place to spend their free time surrounded by amazing role models in the teachers, staff and older kids. We love summit (now Elevation Dance Academy) and the new owner Alyssa Marks! She is building a dance studio but also a dance family! I highly recommend this studio. read more

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I wish I could give a zero star rating. I flew out from California to be here for my granddaughter's final dance "drive-in event". She was in two dances and had the costumes and knew her parts well. However, because my granddaughter is changing dance studios next year the management of Summit Dance Studio refused to let her dance in the event! The month of May was already paid for and yet my poor granddaughter has been informed that she can not perform. read more

Elevation Dance Academy - Summit Dance Works letter informing students they wouldn't be allowed to perform at the drive-in event. - Performing Arts Near Me - Colorado Springs, Colorado

even if you give 30 day notice they will still charge you the full amount for the next billing cycle. they also will not waive it for deployments for service members. money hungry studio read more

Sadly disappointed in this Studio. Their Contract is structured to force your child into a year long commitment, no matter what. If your child is injured, doesn't like the Studio, decides they want to pursue other interests, whatever, you are charged thousands and thousands of dollars. After discussing the situation with the owner of the Studio, our fees were reduced by half, to a "mere" $3400. Just seems ridiculous to me. The owner claims that that is the amount they prepaid in fees, costumes, and teachers, but also readily admitted that my daughters' spot will be filled by another student, who will pay the same fees! My daughter also told me that the costumes ordered for the Christmas show were literally ordered a few weeks ago, so obviously the future shows haven't been provided for, yet. The numbers haven't even been picked yet! In addition to this problem, the difficulty in communication between the teachers and the students has been epic, and has led to horrible frustration in my child and myself, and resulted in her missing trainings and classes fairly frequently, as the schedule changes weekly. The students are expected to learn material from videos, which doesn't work well, and if you need any extra support, it's $140 an hour, on top of being horribly expensive in the first place. I am hugely disappointed in the Studio, and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. read more

So far I have really enjoyed taking my 2 year old daughter to summit dance works. All the staff is so friendly and you can tell the teachers love their jobs and the kids they work with. The parent and me class is a great starting point for dance. I love how it gets the kids moving, working on listening skills and even some dance moves and lingo. I hope to be taking my daughter here for a long time. read more

I wish I could give a zero star rating. I flew out from California to be here for my granddaughter's final dance recital. She was in two dances and had the costumes and knew her parts well. However, because my granddaughter is changing dance studios next year the management of Summit Dance Studio refused to let her dance in the recital! The month of May was already paid for and yet my poor granddaughter has been informed that she can not perform. read more

My daughter started her first class here at the age of four. The owner was her first apprentice. 13 years later we are preparing for my daughters graduating year. She has had the opportunity to train and dance with numerous choreographers, has been accepted to every intensive from contemporary, to tap, to ballet. All because she wanted to wear a tutu. She had a well rounded dance education. She could have stayed recreational and the studio has a huge rec program or join the team and focus on this talent. In both groups, they develop friendships and family. She has been raised to be a leader, work hard and reach for goals. The staff is caring and take a personal interest in her as a person. The studio is a beautiful facility with lots of different classes, times, abilities and commitments. Truly the best decision was choosing this studio. read more

Elevation Dance Academy - Performing Arts Near Me - Colorado Springs, Colorado

This school is constantly disorganized and in disarray in their planning of practices and events as well as they cannot seem to keep their books straight as well and incorrectly charged my account on severely occasions not to mention the bait and switch tactic where they tell you that the monthly bill you pay will cover everything but then they hit you choreographers fees which is ridiculous since I am already paying them to teach my child choreography, then costume fees then make up fees fee fees and so on frankly I would recommend one of the other dance schools in the Springs. read more

My daughter has been at Summit for over a year now. She has made wonderful friends, loves all her teachers, and has grown so much as a dancer! She looks forward to dancing every day! My son took the boy's hip hop class last year and liked it so much that he expanded his classes this year and is also there every day. The teachers at Summit really invest their hearts into each student who walks through the door and helps them be the very best dancers and kids that they can be. Beyond the pliés and cramp rolls, my kids have learned how to be part of a team, the importance of commitment and to work hard every day. I love knowing that they have a place to go where they can be active, are surrounded by positive role models, and have so much fun! Summit is more than just great dancing... We are a family. read more

The class is ok, BUT...HUGE amounts of HIDDEN FEES and horrible communication between owner, teacher and parents. First the FEES. The class fee($40/month) wasn't bad and that was up front but then there's the recital. You have to buy your own tickets($10-12) to see your child(ren) after paying for the use of the facility ($55). Then you buy the costume($75). We got to the rehearsal for the recital and I was told that parent couldn't watch. As a dad that is military and doesn't get to see his daughter at all these classes, when I have the day off and my daughter is excited about me being there to see her dance you bet I'm going to watch. They moved the recital from one place to another and they made it on a Saturday during Memorial Day weekend. Families are busy and make plans for this time off from work. There's the front desk person that always looks like she just rolled out of bed and looks unprofessional. She had her PJ's on at work one day. The owner is very hard to deal with and several of the parents complain about her. read more

This school is horribly disorganized as well as they bait and switch their customers by telling them that their monthly fees cover all the costs associated then a few months in they tell you owe choreography fees which is pretty ridiculous since I'm already paying 265 bucks a month to have them teach choreography then you get hit with costume fees competition fee make up fee. Oh and not to mention their poor book keeping we were paid in full then all of the sudden after the contract for the new season was signed they sent an email to various members of the school stating that oh well because of the virus we didnt bill you correctly and then when presented with proof that we were paid in full for the previous season they basically said nope you're not because we say so and so we requested an itemized invoice basically showing what we paid vs what they say we owed they sent the same generic email that basically just said you owe us because we couldnt we supposedly made a billing mistake because of covid and you owed more. So quite frankly if you're looking for a dance school I would recommend you take your child anywhere but here read more

Well where do I begin? This place is appalling in my opinion. I took my 6 year old daughter here and on her FIRST ever ballet lesson she was treated so very poorly by the teacher. After the lesson the teacher proceeded to take her hand and bring her directly to me. When I asked how she did the teacher replied "Alright I guess". The teacher seemed annoyed. When I walked up to the reception desk to receive the refund of the enrollment fee like I was promised and to schedule her next lesson I saw the teacher there speaking with the lady working. She then proceeded to ask me, in front of my daughter "Does SHE have a disability!?" I responded well, yes she is blind in her left eye but this has NEVER been a problem in gymnastics nor her schooling. The teacher says "Ok, ok, I wish someone had told me". Very disgusting and unprofessional. Apparently this company doesn't know how to treat children. Needless to say I've been asking for a refund for months now and was lied to saying it was send to my house. NEVER recommending this place to anyone. read more