I am a 50+ year-old adult woman absolutely loving the Wednesday at 10 am tap dance class at RockStar. We are a small group of local woman in beginner to advanced beginner stages. The gals are nice and non-judgemental. Teacher Stevie has the patience of Job and smile, kindness, to match. Come join us. I understand 1st lesson is free to see if you like it. read more

My 5 year old has been attending classes at RockStar for a few months now. She loves going to class every Saturday and is all she talks about all week. Miss Nicole is awesome and we love her. She is an amazing dance instructor. Miss Stevie has led the class as well and she is awesome too. Their love for dance has instilled a love for dance in my daughter and I look forward for that love to grow. read more

Still trying to figure out how to give less than one star on yelp.If I find out I'll let you know.

I want to start off by saying that we're a military family. We are on a stricter budget than most who send their children to dance studios here within the Monterey County Peninsula. Having said that - we consider quality just as important as value. We moved here in Nov 2014 and after getting a good grip on the area, allowing the girls to transition into school and get comfortable, we began searching for a dance studio that would suit our daughters' needs and styles. I looked at everything from CAPA to Spector and the list goes on. Every other studio was asking for more $ and none of them responded to my messages within 24-hours. I saw Rock Star's Facebook page, skimmed their photos and got that "feeling" of nostalgia; a throwback to our daughters' old studio in Florida. Their style seemed similar to what we were used to, all of the girls were in smiles and in appropriate costumes with lots of positive and supportive comments beneath the photos. I messaged the page and not even an hour later, heard back from Stevie. Not only were their prices reasonable - but their studio is SUPER militarily supportive - giving discounts and very understanding of military-related conflicts. I explained that we would only be here for 18-months, gave the heads up on my daughters' previous experience and we were given the opportunity to take trial classes and test it out without paying. My youngest daughter bowed out, because she's a wild one, and headed over to a Rock Star parent's gym in Seaside - Monterey Peninsula Gymnastics (where she is in Heaven and treated so wonderfully) and my eldest daughter fell in LOVE with Rock Star. She was immediately hooked. She has now had the opportunity to take classes with almost every instructor/choreographer at the studio and adores every one of them. She had never taken an interest in tap, in years prior, but Devin is magic and one class with him sucked her in. She even convinced me to buy tap shoes of my own, to practice with her :) We have personally seen live performances, outside of the studio, featuring the instructors at Rock Star and they're phenomenal. Nicole, Stevie, Devin, etc... they're all such great performers, in excellent shape, well versed in the arts and truly love what they're doing. These are the types of choreographers we want around our children. With all of that said - the prices for competition team/company are high - but definitely on a balanced level with that of the competitive community. Clearly we pay more here, in Monterey, than we did in FL because the cost of living is almost double. We opted to not allow our daughter to audition for company - not just because of finances but also due to the fact that we will be PCS'ing once again in June. It wouldn't be fair to fully engulf her and then rip her back out again. However - Rock Star opened up a wonderful opportunity for students to get a "taste" of competition, without the full commitment - "Pre Team." There are a bunch of fabulous girls on this team, they all practice for a couple months together and compete once and perform at a parade and the end of the year performance. It's a much lower cost commitment and was much more suitable for our family, specifically. BUT - if we were living here for a longer amount of time - we would have considered company, for the 2016-17 year. The company does so many fundraisers to help raise money to cover costs, and so on. It could have been doable. I honestly am confused by the post from Molly, below. I don't know who that person is... but I do know that we've never once experienced any sort of drama or "stage mom" "stage dads" at this studio. Half the time, I'm literally the only parent sitting in the studio, watching class. I haven't noticed any "helicopter" mom's. Everyone pretty much trusts the choreographers, because as I said - they know absolutely 100% what they're doing. And every company mom/dad that I've ever been introduced to has been super nice and helpful, showing me how to do my daughter's bun - eye lashes, etc. Some have become good friends, in the community. Everyone at Rock Star has been so supportive of our family, as a whole. The teachers have supported our daughter's Girl Scout activities, sending cookies to our fellow soldiers serving overseas. Any time our daughter was ill - overly stressed from school - etc - the teachers have been so understanding, flexible and caring. I honestly feel like they are our friends and we've created a bond with Rock Star that will last - no matter where we live around the globe. We're so incredibly thankful to them for all that they've done for our daughter, during our time here in Monterey. Thank you, Rock Star. You literally DO rock! ;) read more

When you look for a dance studio for your child... You look for a fun and inviting place that has good instruction, great people... People that help bring out the best in your child. On the surface, this would seem to be the place. My daughter was doing well in her classes and even got two second place trophies at her first competition. Unfortunately the mama drama had begun to rear it's ugly head. I must say that sort of thing is to be expected... What I didn't expect was for the owner to allow it to continue. And I really didn't expect the owner to become part of it. Over some favoritism nonsense and the rumor mill churning at full throttle, my daughters dance partner was kicked off of the dance team. Since this girl and my daughter were friends, my daughter did not get her trophies listed on their Facebook page. All other awards were listed. So now my daughter has no diet partner with more competitions on the way... Do they find a way to work this out... No! She has to learn a new routine for competition in just a few weeks.... SHE'S ONLY 8!! Well... Better find a new place to go... Great one in Carmel. No refund of any kind for all those up front team fees... And we just started the season.. My daughter's mom left a similar review about this and received a letter from the attorney of the owner threatening legal action for a bad review... Really... Unbelievable! Run a better business. Or don't register with Yelp where people are supposed to leave reviews... All in all the instruction was good... But once the drama starts... There is no stopping it.. stay away... Far away! read more

Our daughter has had a uniformly fabulous experience at Rock Star Dance Studio. She looks forward to dancing four days every week and has learned so much in such a short time. I credit her spectacular growth to the wonderful, caring, and encouraging teachers whose knowledge, professionalism, and devotion are beyond reproach. Thank you, Rock Star, for the giving the gift of dance to our girl! read more

Dance. It's more than just physical movement-- it is an opportunity to share your soul, to lighten your heart, to tell a story, to have fun, to stretch beyond your limits and to reach for the stars. Rockstar Dance Studio promotes all of the above and then some. Not only has my daughter been a student at Rockstar for 3 years, but I myself have taken classes there as well. The small town feel of PG is echoed in this studio, as everyone knows everyone and yet feels a part of something big. The dancers are not only taught the art of dance, but skills that will help them be successful in life: show up on time, listen to the instructors, be prepared, work as a team-player, be focussed, work hard, have fun and always do your best. I am so grateful to Stevie McKim and the Rockstar Faculty, that we have this dance studio available to us to let our children reach for their dreams--and dreams are being fulfilled. Not only have the students had the opportunity to go to dance conventions outside of the area, but they have won awards at several different competitions, and even won first place at Nationals last summer. The teachers are all very talented in their own right, and passionately share these talents with their students. I know that my daughter, and all of the students, are not only are learning to dance, but they are learning to be ROCKSTARS, from the inside out! read more

My daughter has been attending classes at RockStar Dance Studio for a year now. This has given me the opportunity to quietly observe most of the faculty. While each instructor has their own style of teaching, they all offer experience, dedication, and passion for dance. My daughter's love for dance has grown so much during our time at this studio; she takes her dancing very seriously and looks forward to every class. In my opinion, RockStars love to dance here! read more