If you are looking for a dance class/school for your little one, I can't say enough about Bella…read moreBallerina in North Andover. This is a school that gets kids! Parents are allowed to watch class in a comfortable setting. The studio is fun, bright and adorably decorated (I'm happy as soon as I walk in). Dancers wear what they are comfortable in, no set uniforms. (You can buy adorable and reasonably priced dance leotards, shoes, headbands, leg warmers etc. right there) The teacher has a wonderful disposition she expects your child to listen, respect and perform, it isn't a problem because she is so great with them they WANT to follow in class. Class starts with a short fairy tail story. Then the teacher incorporates the story into that day's class. (Fairies? Sprinkle "fairy dust" on your legs to straighten them). They also do jazz and tap as well. Children get to wear a costume at the end of class (part of the fairy tail story) and have free dance with wands or ribbon streamers. The dancers earn hand stamps for a job well done (as well to distinguish between right and left ). Also, you aren't gouged for spring recital. You aren't expected to sell multi overpriced tickets. They also have great priced school vacation or summer themed camps. Really if you are looking for a great experience in a great location don't look any further.

From the owner: Children's Dance Classes, Ballet Classes, Jazz Classes, Preschool Dance, Toddler Dance, Mommy and…read moreMe, Children's activities, Things to Do

Creative arts dance academy is above and beyond one of the best dance schools I've ever seen. The…read moreowners (Stephanie and Stacey) are amazing, their desire to teach the new generation of dancers is unlike anything I've ever seen. The studio is decorated beautifully with plenty of room for tons of student and a window for the mothers and fathers to watch :) parking is not a problem as there is a parking lot right across the street from the studio. Located on Main Street in Andover, it's a very easy and convenient drive. If you want an enjoyable experience for both you and your dancer, then this is the place to go. Highly highly recommended.

From the owner: If you are located in the state of Massachusetts and you are looking for a dance class and dance…read moreschool near to you that will be able to provide you with the very best quality of patient, understanding, experienced, and all around excellent instruction and education out of any of the many dance studios in and around Massachusetts, be sure to look no further than to the dance class and dance school of Creative Arts Dance Academy. Here at Creative Arts Dance Academy, our highly experienced, skilled, qualified, and patient dance instructors will certainly take the time and the effort in order to provide you with the best quality of ballet and jazz class, tap and hip hop class, Mommy Daddy and me dance class, and more. For the best instruction when it comes to 'dance classes near me', be sure to choose the dance studio of Creative Arts Dance Academy. Our highly intelligent, knowledgeable, skilled, experienced, and passionate dance instructors will certainly be able to provide you with the dance education that you have been able to get, for all of your musical theatre and special events needs. Creative Arts Dance Academy is sure to be the very best choice of dance class and dance school that you could choose for yourself or for your children to come to, as our classes are the most intensive, entertaining, fun, and educational ways in which for you to exercise and learn different ways of how to dance...

I wish I could give this place more stars…read more My daughter started dance at the Y when she was in preschool. By 2nd grade she needed a different studio for several reasons. Checked out a few in town but I liked the non competitive atmosphere here. Jane (the owner) is the most personable manager you'd ever want to meet. The motto is that everyone is a star (and at the end of the year everyone gets a medal). Some kids do get trophies but not for competition reasons. They have programs for all level kids and everyone regardless of age, ambition, ability or socioeconomic level is treated equally. My daughter has been in intensive ballet for four years now and is in her second year of toe. She's given the drive and push she needs to succeed without creating an environment similar to certain reality show nightmares. She's worked her way onto performance team. It's something she's wanted since 2nd grade and she's happiest when she's there. She's just finished her second year on team. She is happiest when she's with her PT gang. If you want your child to enjoy himself/herself I suggest you go there. Everyone is equal and Jane and her daughter Meghan are available almost 24/7 via phone, email, txt, FB chat -- the only thing I haven't personally tried is FaceTime but I suspect if I needed to they'd make it happen (everyone deserves some down time). These ladies truly care about the whole student. What matters is that the focus isn't solely on how they dance. Taking the personal feelings of each student into account is part of the corner stone of what they hold near & dear to their teaching philosophy. If you need to hear more, feel free to reach out to me. I can't sing their praises enough. Every year I ask my daughter if she wants to go competition, and before I can finish the sentence I get an emphatic NO. If that doesn't say it all I don't know what else would.

I am a student at CPA and recently joined the performance team, which I am very excited about! I am…read moregoing into my fourth year at CPA and my third year in the ballet intensive program. Ms. Katelyn McMahon, the director of the ballet program, is very knowledgable and trustworthy. She is hard on her students but truly wants the best for them, and pushes them to succeed. Not only is she an outstanding ballet teacher she is also incredibly knowledgable about dance related injuries and physical therapy. I can not stress enough how much of an amazing person and teacher she is. She truly goes above and beyond. Jane, the owner, and her daughter Meghan, an assistant director, know each student individually and always makes sure all students feel welcome. I would feel comfortable talking to them about dance and non-dance related issues. Overall, after attending another dance school for a few years where I felt unwanted, I feel truly blessed to have come across CPA, when I was looking for a new dance school. The ballet intensive program is truly an intensive, complete with levels, auditions, end of year evaulations and teacher/parent conferences. I would highly recommend CPA to anyone, no matter what level or age. Truly an amazing, welcoming enviorment with highly qualified teachers and outstanding dance training.

This an ok dance place the recital is well organized but dance teachers at snobby. And if you talk…read moreto much they'll pull you a side and talk to you . Competitive students costumes are better quality then recreational students costumes.

Deb is a superstar! Your child will feel safe and accomplished here, with no pressure to compete,…read morethough their competition teams are top notch. They work with your child's schedule, so that kid's don't have to feel torn between dance and other things they would like to do. There are also classes for adults, whom always seem to be having a blast.

Attended one class and it costed me 250…read more I was hoping this studio would be a good fit for my daughter but after one dance class my daughter refused to go back. I signed her up for princess dance camp and when we got there I realized it wasn't handicap accessible so I couldn't bring my mom in a wheelchair up. I also had my 5 month old with me. It was extremely hot in the waiting area and I didn't feel comfortable leaving my child with the student teachers alone because then there would have been no adult. I left and brought my mom and baby to my mom in-law because it was too hot for him and my mom was not able to come up. My daughter was the only one in a princess dress and the youngest student and with that she felt very singled out. I decided with these reasons if my daughter is refusing to go back I won't force her. We also live 40 minutes away. I attached all the payments they made me make. Around $250.00 She's only attended one class. I was made to pay $45 for her to have a spot in the fall dance class, 15$ as a holding fee And $183 for her princess camp The owner refuses to refund me anything instead refund my account of $163 that can only be used at the dance studio that I pulled her out of. I find this to be extremely greedy and really really really mean as her last words to me where "I hope your daughter finds a home dance studio" If you cared about my daughter dancing or cared about dance at all... you would do what is right.

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!! I enrolled my son in the Special need to dance class and it couldn't…read morehave gone any more horribly!! It was advertised that the teacher is a BCBA and with a quick license check, i discovered that the teacher is NOT A BCBA. She is at best, an occupational therapist. So many times i came to get my son from class, and a different person was teaching the class. It was advertised that your child will benefit in such areas as posture, strength, coordination, concentration, confidence, spatial awareness and socialization. I can assure you none of that happened. With special needs children, they need consistency and this school isn't the place. The "teacher" made a false report to DCF and the school has refused to refund me for the rest of his classes citing their "policy". I sent emails to both the teacher and the head of the dance school and every email was ignored. Yesterday when i had to go in to speak to the owner, she literally told me she got my emails and chose to not respond. She also forgets who she meets. A few weeks ago, she came up to me introducing herself to which i had to tell her "you met me the week I enrolled my son" she turned beet red in embarassment. The week that they made a false claim to DCF, I was in disney world with my son, and i spent thousands on a vacation to have it practically ruined by these false calls by the dance studio. I had to get on the phone to DCF instead of enjoying a family vacation. I'm a single mom and I save all year long to be able to take my son on this vacation and it wasn't right or fair to have our vacation ruined by the false reports that CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS made. I was threatened by DCF over this. All I wanted was my money back and michelle refused to give it to me. Apparently her school must be hurting for money if she cant give me back my $30. Had they not called and placed a false report, my son would still be attending their school, even with the other issue. She also has her husband and family write reviews of her dance school which is actually forbidden. Any review you see with the ast name mitchinson is family, and of course your family would write you a good review no matter how disorganized your school is. This school is very disorganized. constant children running about, food trash all over the place and other clothing items just scattered about. For the winter performance we were told that the class would be performing in the theater, the lady at the desk told me the class would be coming down to the theater. 715 came and went, and then it was 725 and still no performance. My parents, my sons dad and myself were sitting and waiting because we were told that was where they would be performing. I went upstairs only to find out the class already performed. My parents cannot do stairs well at all and there is no elevator to go upstairs. they don't have any disablity access. If you can't climb stairs then it sucks to be you. Do not send your children here!!! There are much better dance studios out here!!

Best dancing school ever! taught me so much. Have been going since I was a toddler. Keep up the…read moregreat work!!

My daughter and two of my nieces dance here. They offer a wide variety of classes for ages 2 and…read moreup. Their classes are fun while also teaching solid technique. The teachers are wonderful and the studio is beautiful. The recitals are always well planned and organized. We would not dance anywhere else!

My daughter whom has been gainfully employed for 2yrs at her job left to start working here and…read moreafter her first week here told my daughter she can't offer her the pay originally requested and also cannot offer her the hours she was hired to. Really left my daughter really defeated, unemployed and in a really bad spot. I know there's two sides to a story but per my daughter; 'they really treat staff badly, owner is tyrannical and a bully to teenage students and employees alike' My daughter was a 8yr East Celebrity Elite full yr and if you're reading this: I'd recommend them for a program. blech !!

This is by far the worst place I've ever worked for and it was just part time. The office manager…read moreJillian argued with me at the front desk in front of colleagues and customers. Needless to say I quit that exact moment. I even told her I felt uncomfortable and her solution was to argue in the back room instead? Poor management on Jillian's end. The rest of the staff was nice but had nothing but negative things to say about the facility and management. This is a very toxic place to work for.

The person running this group, Ralitsa, tried to hire me as a photographer for an event. We agreed…read moreon a price and she asked for a phone call. I called her and she asked for more services, more gear, etc. and I told her NO PROBLEM but the quote will have to be adjusted. That's when she pulled out the NON PROFIT card and said I should be doing everything we agreed on PLUS extra services for the same amount, if not less, because they're a non profit. She used the kids she teaches as an excuse to pay a contractor less. Disgusting. Stay away. The owner then went out of her way to leave me a negative review, which impacts my business and me making a living. We never worked together but she felt it necessary to leave a negative, dishonest review as if we worked together. Shameful behavior. I can't imagine what disgusting practices she implements when running her business and working with kids.

The coaches are incredible, dedicated, knowledgable and care so much! The training is fantastic and…read morefair, coaches don't push students too far but teach them how to push themselves to be their best to keep improving. The management is fantastic and fair...not to mention the most fairly priced rhythmic gymnastics program in the region. The gym is ran smoothly, always clean and everyone is friendly- coaches and students alike.