My daughter has danced competitively at C&C Dance Co. for three going on four seasons and this is…read morenot only a fantastic dance studio but place you'd want an adolescent to grow. Coming from another local studio, I can attest that some only value winning and not pouring into your child in the process. C&C teachers not only teach your children and create fantastic routines but they pour into them ultimately boosting their confidence and aiding into shaping them into kind, caring, and supportive young adults. My daughter has a community of people (friends, teachers, and parents) that want what's best for her and that is priceless. On top of all of that, I've seen my daughter grow tremendously as a dancer! She started off only really doing jazz and hip hop and here at C&C she was exposed to so much more! She's grown in all genres (especially contemporary, tap, acro, and lyrical) but she also just got en pointe! Thanks so much for all that you all do for our dancers and I can't wait to see even more growth in future seasons!

Great dance company! I love this place and I know my daughter loves it as well! The instructors…read moreare amazing and everyone is very friendly there! It feels a lot like family! And my daughter is learning a lot even though she's still a awkward preschooler! Miss Mandy is great the the little girls absolutely adore her!

Before our wedding, we took dance lessons here with Maria. We didn't have any previous dancing…read moreexperience and wanted to learn something simple for our first dance. We signed up for the 5 dance package. It very easy to select times for our dance lesson that worked for us and our schedule. We really enjoyed our lessons with Maria. She did a great job demonstrating the steps and breaking down each step so we knew exactly how to move. Each class, we would revisit the previous lessons and learn more advanced moves. We went through lots of reps and practiced a lot to the music. By the end of our sessions, we felt extremely confident and our first dance went really well! Our wedding guests were so impressed with our turns and dip. Definitely recommend coming here!

We booked a dance lesson with Maria at Dance Studio Lioudmila to practice our first dance for our…read moreApril 2024 wedding. Neither me or my husband dance and we were nervous for our first dance and our dance lesson. From the moment we stepped into the studio, Maria made both of us very comfortable. She broke down all of the dance steps into small parts to build our confidence and had us put them all together once we mastered them. We left the dance lesson feeling much more confident in our skills and continued to practice at home according to her suggestions. On our wedding day, we were able to enjoy our first dance as a married couple and feel confident in our skills thanks to Maria!

I rented space at dance expression for a dance practice with my sisters in preparation for my…read moredaughters sweet 16 birthday dance. We had never used a dance studio before and were not able to find a space after two other studios cancelled on us. Dance expressions opened their doors to us - twice - before my daughter's birthday and I'm eternally grateful. The staff was on time, welcoming and pleasant and was always there to answer questions when we needed them. Highly recommend!

I love the patience and professionalism of this studio. My daughter actually chose this place for…read moreherself and said she felt she could learn a lot since the teachers don't talk to her loudly or yell. The children should have a choice too you know. I also find them to have the perfect amount of patience and understanding to deal with my chaotic life as a single mom.

We love Chris Collins dance studio. I have two daughters that dance there and it has become their…read moresecond home. Their teachers are so caring! You know if a business has been around 50 years they are doing something right!

Our family has been a member of this studio since 2012. It is family ran, and they work very hard…read morewith the dancers teaching them skills. The parents all connect with one another, and it's a great environment for the kids. No toxic Dance Mom stuff and the kids really make long lasting friendships. If your dancer is in Company, it truly is a commitment (time and money), but what the kids take away from it, is so worth it. I would highly recommend this place.

This is only the second time I've been to this local theater to see a play. My daughters did a…read morelot of theater and music in high school so tonight's performance was full of their high school alumni and was produce and directed by their former high school theater and music teachers... so exciting. This particular run of legally blonde was sold out practically every showing and they even had to add shows. Fabulous... a lot of talent came out of that high school. The theatre it self looks like it can accommodate just under 200 people. The parking is limited with threats that you will be towed if you park in the wrong areas in businesses next to the theatre. They did have light snacks for sale during intermission. The performance its self was close to broadway worthy with great performances by the leads and supporting cast. We throughly enjoyed ourselves and our daughter and I so enjoyed catching up with all of their former high school classmates and teachers. They wanted to get in the pit and play or get on stage again. Such a great evening. If you enjoy a good performance, and want to do something different support local theatre. The arts need support. It's the soul and culture of any community.

I have been living in the Waldorf area for quite sometime and never knew about the Port Tobacco…read morePlayers Theater until about 2 months ago. My wife and I love going to plays and were pleasantly surprised to find out that this place has been in our own backyard for all these years. We went to the opening night performance for Legally Blonde and we were blown away by the amazing performance. We didn't know what to expect going in with this being our first time at the theater. We kept our expectations low because we figured, oh well this is just a small county theater so let's not expect a broadway performance. The performance however was much better than we anticipated and it very well could have been a broadway play with how great the performers did. The show was put together so well and everything was done flawlessly. My wife and I left that performance thinking we can't wait to come back to see another show!

I know there are so many who rave about Metropolitan School of Arts but honestly there is so much…read morethat goes on be hind the scenes, children get ignored and dismissed and the parent in my opinion looses money. My mini started with the summer program in 2025 which was great, so my daughter wanted to try additional programs in the 2026SY. Fall 2025 we signed up for the home school program and musical theatre class. The homeschool program allowed bullying by other students, my child's concerns were not being addressed until I started communicating with staff that I would file suit if my child was assaulted again. There seem to be many moments where children were left unattended which is how the bullying was able to happen in the first place. The children who did the bullying were allowed to continue in the home school program despite negatively impacting multiple students within the program and in my opinion the parents of the bullies were coddled instead of being reprimanded or terminated from the program. The musical theatre class I feel like I threw $1095 down the drain. Class was posted to start at 4:45pm on Fridays and end at 5:45pm however; an full hour of class only happened twice during enrollment, there was always a substitute teacher, and students were released at 5:20, 5:25 and 5:30pm regularly. On top of not having 1 hour classes which was posted, the finale performance was confusing so I missed the performance while literally standing in line to see my daughter perform. Needless to say we will NOT be returning! The 1 and 2 star reviews are very much so accurate! BELIEVE THEM!!!

Metropolitan School of the Arts has been our family's home for over 10 years. The quality of…read moreinstruction by all teachers was always top notch. The annual shows, Follies, Nutcracker, spring ballet and the end of year productions, gave participating students a time to showcase their talents in all genres. The community is always very supportive and welcoming of new families. I certainly would recommend MSA to anyone interested in dance, acting, musical theater and private music lessons.

Great People‼ Great dance teachers‼ very caring environment, and they are really concerned with the…read moresafety of the children. Overall great experience.‼

Another outstanding year at Dance Etc School of the Arts this years Spring Recital was awesome…read morecheck out a few of my favorite pictures of my daughter from the recital. Come check out the studio.

The quality of instructors here is without question top notch. My daughter has been here a year and…read moreif it weren't for the steady improvement I see in her dancing and her awesome instructor, I would have withdrawn her a long time ago. From an administrative perspective this place is incredibly disorganized, the staff is misinformed and they do a poor job of communicating important pieces of information. They just had their spring performance at the Manassas Center for Performing Arts this past weekend and the experience was nothing short of infuriating. First, they wanted the kids there at 5:30 pm for a performance that starts at 7 pm. Ok, that's reasonable. When I checked my 11 year old in backstage, they told me I wasn't allowed to go any further, that made me incredibly uneasy but of course I complied. The performance was to start at 7 pm, and it did but prior to the performance (meaning the weeks and days ahead) we we're not given an idea of when the show would end. I'll just cut to the chase and tell you now, I did not have my daughter back until nearly 11 pm. When her performance was finished (she was in the 4th act), which was around 9:45 pm, I excused myself from the auditorium and went backstage to get her. I was told the kids would not be released until the end of the show and that all children 10 and up (this part is important) would be released into the lobby of the performing center on their own. That was an absolutely terrible idea.... So the show wrapped up about 10:30 pm. Someone from the school made an announcement on stage that all kids 8 and older would be released into the lobby on their own for parents to retrieve (more like search for frantically in a sea full of strangers). So while someone in the back was telling parents it was 10 and up, they just made an announcement to hundreds of people that it was actually 8 and up. Prime example of the kind of misinformation and lack of communication they demonstrate on a daily basis back at the school. Once I finally had my daughter back and after congratulating her on a job well done, I asked her about her experience backstage. No snacks or hydration provided (because the ADULTS backstage did not inform the children they were allowed to grab one from the table they set up) and when the children attempted to go to the bathroom they were told they could not and had to go back to the dressing room. So you put my kid in a room from 5:30 pm to 9:15 pm and tell her she can't go to the bathroom and don't bother to tell her she can grab a snack..... THEN after she performs, she is stuck in that same predicament another hour. THEN you send her out in a lobby full of HUNDREDS of people to search for her guardian when it's all said and done?! The levels of negligence, lack of planning, consideration and common sense is astounding! I was willing to overlook the fact that after paying for tuition we were forced to pay $20 a head to see her perform. I was willing to overlook that after spending all of this money up till performance night, we were told we were not allowed to take pictures or video (ushers were kicking parents out if they were caught recording). I was even willing to overlook their seriously flawed system for releasing kids back to parents but to have the audacity to keep our kids from us for several hours and not have the decency to make sure they were well taken care of and attended to absolutely pisses me off. I'm sure there are schools that will treat you, your children and your money much better. Don't do it.