I realize that most people have enough common sense to do their own research and not believe…read morebaseless bad reviews. Nevertheless please be sure to read this one in response to the completely dishonest one posted before it. I have been a CDC VIP parent for 5 years and on staff for 2 years. Not only is this disheartening to read, it's also simply untrue. It's fine for a family to share their experience but it is absolutely unacceptable to lie about it to gain sympathy and fire people up. It's not ok to twist the truth and bash the studio when this family did not properly communicate their need. Each summer before auditions our competition parents have a meeting with the studio owner and director and are given an information packet with all rules and guidelines and a full year calendar from August of that year through August of the following year. We know that we are committing to the team for the full season when we make the decision to allow our students to audition. Before allowing a child to audition, parents are to read through the information, rules, dates etc and then we have to sign that we read it and agree to adhere to the rules. Scheduling updates which include hours needed to rehearse and prepare are given throughout the season with plenty of notice. The rehearsal was absolutely not planned at the last minute. CDC is proud to be family oriented and while commitments are expected, the studio always schedules around commitments if given proper notice. Our director always works with people who have schedule conflicts as long as it's prior to schedules being released. The studio has always worked around everyone's schedule to make sure each family is able to be accommodated. This parent did not contact the studio or the director about this wedding until after the rehearsal schedule was released. When schedules are released they come with a forewarning about rehearsals being mandatory and it is communicated very clearly that no exceptions will be made at that point. Multiple parents contacted the studio well ahead of the same schedule being released and as a result of following the rules, the schedule was adjusted to allow those students to participate in whatever they needed to do. A wedding is not planned in a day. There should have been plenty of time to notify the studio and had the studio been notified before the schedule was released there would have been no problem at all and they wouldn't have had to choose. The parent had a conversation with the director after the schedule was released. During the conversation, they agreed that they failed to contact the studio when they should have and that they would " figure it out." The director made it clear to this parent that the student would have to be in rehearsal to be in the routines at recital and nationals. So whichever rehearsals they were in, they would have been able to participate in those dances at recital and nationals. The student was at rehearsal earlier in the day and then left with their parent without telling anyone they were leaving. The student missed about 3 hours of rehearsal. I know this because my children were at those same rehearsals that this student missed. The student was allowed to participate in our annual recital and our nationals competition for any of the routines that they were at rehearsal for. The parent decided to break the commitment they made and withdraw the student from the program. I must say that I was absolutely shocked, saddened, and genuinely grieved when this parent decided to send some of the most vicious, hateful,and dishonest emails to the studio that I've ever seen in my life and I had always assumed that this parent was one of integrity. The bottom line is that this never had to happen. The parent should have just communicated their conflict to the studio in a timely manner and I can say with all certainty that the schedule would have been adjusted to allow the student to be in the wedding. This student was and still is very much loved and cared for. We would have loved to have them participate in the recital and nationals. It breaks my heart that this family is now bashing our studio when this all could have been prevented with proper communication in advance so that the schedule could have been set up to work around this event. It's really that simple.

This is the best dance school in the area. My two daughters have received excellent instruction in…read morea nurturing family environment They gained, besides exceptional dance instruction, self confidence as well as help in personal development in a structured, but fun, environment. Love this place!

My continual disappointment with Shea and the management of Miller Street is beyond measure. I have…read morereturned only for my children, but I am at the end of my patience and will never be returning. They treat the classes as if the children are on a competitive team, when my seven year olds just love to dance and want to enjoy the process of learning. We were recently kicked out of our class because of a family emergency that made it impossible to attend the recital at the end of the year so now my children who love going can no longer attend classes through the end of the year. The lack of understanding, flexibility and quite frankly care for the CHILDREN is astounding. I have more examples over the years - this is just the most recent.

Everyone that works at this studio from the office staff to the instructors are so helpful, nice,…read moreand joyful. The studio makes it a priority to put the children in age-appropriate costumes. I love that the studio offers so many different class options and I feel like the instruction is great. We love it here!

Amazing Dance Studio. My girls are 4 and 7 and are loving every minute. Lots of class options!read more

My three daughters have been dancing here for years. We adore the staff here, and the girls have…read moregrown so much in their dance ability. Highly recommend!

Miss Donna's School of Dance has multiple locations in the Charlotte area. We have attended classes…read morein the Fall and Summer at the Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd. studio with Ms. Lynne. Why 4 stars instead of 5? The waiting room at the studio is small and tends to get overcrowded between classes.

This bellydance program is fun and accessible. I travel often and am able to make online and in…read moreperson classes with ease. The choreography is fun, challenging, and includes a few different bellydance styles to explore. I LOVE IT! I am not a formally trained dancer, but have a blast each and every time I get the moves right. If you're a Beginner or Intermediate or Advanced dancer, you will definitely find your bellydance "groove" here.

I had an awful experience in this class. I called ahead of time and spoke to the owner who seemed…read morevery nice and helpful. I asked about each class and where I would fit. The class that evening was described as basics and learning choreography. That sounded great to me...a little choreography with what I learned would be phenomenal for a first class. I asked again if I'd be OK as a complete beginner. Yes yes I was assured. When I arrived there was a teacher at the front of the class and no one else inthe room but me. I was ignored. A few minutes later a second teacher arrived and stood talking to the first for over 5 minutes still completely ignoring me standing there. Eventually she turned her attention to me and lo and behold she was to be my teacher AND knew to expect me....yet she had still let me stand there awkwardly before finally saying hello. The greeting was lukewarm but okay. So then class started and all was well for about 10 minutes. We went thru a warm up then she taught me two moves the first slowly and well , the second rather quickly. The second "move" was showing the students how to exit the stage after their recital. Then she started the dance. And it went all the way thru, start to finish, with directional changes and moves I didn't know. She said we're gonna keep repeating this....wow sounds fun. If i knew what i was doing. I literally stood there unable to follow and she went thru the dance twice before addressing my awkwardness... "poor cherie you really got thrown into a full dance" she laughed. I said " yes, and I specifically asked on the phone if I'd be OK starting this class" her response was to half laugh and start the dance with the class allover again. I stood there again unable to dance then finally left. I was so upset and demoralized. I had literally driven an entire hour to take this class and paid $30 to stand there while they practiced for a recital. If she had paid any attention to details she would have seen by my movement that I obviously have dance experience and was wearing good Bloch dancing shoes. I would have been a dedicated long term enthusiastic student and they would have likely made $1000's off me. I'm going through a divorce and this class was my way of getting out of my pain and trying to immerse myself into something positive for me..only to get treated that way. I waited an entire day and a half after the class before writing this review fulling expecting the owner to reach out and apologize or try to make it right. But no one did....either Rhonda the teacher hid her poor classroom management skills and didn't tell the owner or she didn't care. I had also stopped at the front desk upset and explained my experience and how far I'd driven to them as well.. I'd have been perfectly happy being put in a corner of the room and practice a few moves with her checking on me between their dance practice but no options were given to me except to literally stand there lost.

My daughter has danced at Miss Donna's since was 3 years old. She transitioned to competition at 5…read moreand has enjoyed learning all genres of dance. She takes tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, technique, and ballet classes. When she was younger she also took tumbling courses. The teachers have been great, from her recreational teachers to all of her competition teachers. I've met friends that have become family and will always be a part of our life. We love this studio!

I appreciate the energetic dance teachers who teach at the Sardis Rd and Harrisburg locations. I…read morehave two kiddos with polar personalities and if one entered classes crying or nervous they always left happy and fulfilled. My kiddos absolutely love the tap/ballet combo classes. I highly recommend either of these schools due to the excellent and engaging teaching staff!

I like miss Donna's a lot it is professional and the staff are very friendly and the system there…read moreis amazing

We loved our daughters instructor Miss Connie. And we stayed a while for her, but for a school that…read morehas multiple locations and huge profits they didn't even have real dance floors for their students at this location or video monitors for parents to watch their kids practice. The recital at the end of the season lacked proper security and we did not return for a second season. We have our daughter at a different dance school with high quality everything and good prices. This location needs video monitors and proper dance floors to avoid injury. Sad this studio is not cared for by Miss Donna. I would not recommend this studio until they update the facilities. Poor.

First time parent to dancing. I was blown away by their hospitality and their sweetness! All the…read moreladies are incredibly nice. They took their time with my daughter learning a new thing. I hope more people find out about them and how great they are!