WARNING WARNING - Studio Bleu is now a "Dance Moms" studio. Don't know what this means? Just Google the TV show "Dance Moms". Yes, they are filming at Studio Bleu this season. Least you think that this is the potential Hollywood break your girl is looking for, you should now that auditions already happened. The Chosen Few have been selected. They are the special ones. The golden children. The rest of the children are locked out from the top choreographers (Ms. Glo); locked out of by-invitation only pool parties; locked out of who knows what else. If you get an invite to audition, or to otherwise participate in "Dance Moms" filming get ready to sign a waiver that says: "Other parties and/or I may reveal or relate information about me of a personal, distressing, private, embarrassing and/or unfavorable nature and that such information may expose me, my family and/or others to public ridicule or embarrassment." Don't believe you are being offered an audition, they want you to sign the waiver so they can show (and humiliate) your child on background (without compensation) while focus remains on the Chosen Few . [[We speak this out of experience, my girl left in tears after such an "audition"]] This used to be a great studio, although it started going down hill after the pandemic. Now - if you can, stay away from Studio Bleu. Sadly some of us have already sunk several thousand dollar's into this year's season and will have to ride it out one more year. I only hope that the same toxic atmosphere portrayed on "Dance Moms" doesn't seep deeper into the studio's overall culture. I'm concerned about Studio Bleu's exploitation of young dancers for the sake of generating drama and entertainment. It's clear that the studio's involvement in "Dance Moms" has overshadowed their commitment to fostering a positive and nurturing dance education. As a parent, it was disheartening to see my girl reduced to a mere pawn in a cynical game of reality television, rather than being given the opportunity to develop their passion in a healthy and supportive environment. read more

We are so happy with our new home away from home for our daughter. We moved to Studio Bleu for competition dance and has been the best past year and a half since we've been here. She's 14 now and began dancing when 3. There's more opportunities and experiences than she's ever had. Some studios use the same dancers front line etc over and over and not giving equal chances to grow. Our daughter came in as a new dancer and had front opportunities her first season. If your dancer loves dance, they need opportunities and we are so extremely happy for our decision to come to Studio Bleu! The owner is beyond the best! Ms Kim has earned the name, "Mama Kim" because she is nurturing and available day in and night without making you feel guilty for asking questions. read more

Studio Bleu has been my family for 7 years. I will always love them and treasure every lesson, moment, event, dance friend, master choreographer, and most especially my Bleu teachers and Miss Kim who makes it all possible. If you live near or can easily travel to the Ashburn, VA area, this is the BEST studio to learn ballet technique with Mr Troy, lyrical choreo and technique with Miss Glo and Miss Heidi, jazz fun with Miss Amanda, Miss Kate, Miss Melissa, contemporary with Miss Bella and Miss Kaeli, hip hop with Miss Kendall and so many more fabulous teachers including Miss Anne, Miss Renee, Miss Kelly and more who work with our young dancers! My life has recently pulled me into going to school and spending 80% of my time in Pennsylvania too far away but if I were close enough Bleu would be my forever dance home. If you want the best instruction in NOVA, call Miss Kim today. They have dance instruction in every genre for all age children and teens. Together we have won so many awards or pulled off so many fabulous Nutcrackers or recitals. Some of my dance friends even choose to tumble and do Disney trips. There's no end to the opportunities. I even got to participate in a local dance charity benefit for the Bald Ballerina and appeared on the show Dance Moms. So many others have stepped into NYC or even Hollywood to audition and perform in top broadway shows or TV dance shows we all love to watch. AOT, SYTYCD, World of Dance, Christmas Story on broadway, The Music Man, etc... Outside of all of this, I had the opportunity to sing and dance on stage with Miss Tina and the Bleu Vocal Arts. They have productions every spring, summer, fall/winter. Lots of singing opportunities. Truly you could become a triple threat training at Bleu! More than anything, Bleu has the most positive community of teachers, parents, prop dads/moms, and dancers. My besties have come from Bleu and I will hold onto these memories of friendship and cheering for the rest of my life. Thank you Bleu. Thank you Miss Kim. I love you all!! ~ MKat read more

Studio Bleu Dance Center - Victory Cup and National Lyrical Champions with choreography by Miss Gloria Hampton - Performing Arts Near Me - Ashburn, Virginia

Signed my daughter up for a summer dance camp for $335. Notified by the merchant that the camp was cancelled, and we would be notified the following week about a rescheduling. Never received any notification. Submitted a claim to my credit card bank. read more

I want to preface this by saying that the teaching staff and choreography is AMAZING. The classes are great. They would get 5 stars. This review is about this studio as a business. The teachers and other dancers give this place such a family feel, but a big part of this experience ended up making me feel like my daughter was just a number. My daughter is 5 and registered for the competition team. We were extreeeemely excited about this season. I signed her up for a solo (eight 30 minute weekly lessons over the course of the summer session). I paid the $350 up front, signing her up as soon as possible (early June) to secure a consistent weekly spot. I was told she would have lessons with ''teacher X''. Her first private lesson happened, and it was with a different teacher. This was fine, since the lesson was amazing and my daughter learned a bunch. My daughter was so excited for the next lesson. Next week, we showed up for the lesson at the same time. She found that same teacher, who told my daughter that they did not have a lesson scheduled. We were confused, so I spoke to the studio owner, who said ''I will text you when the next lesson is''. Nobody ever told me that the lessons would vary, and I wasn't thrilled about possibly getting a last minute text on different days every week, but our schedule was pretty flexible at the time, so I figured...okay, we'll roll with it. Long story short, *I* ended up being the one always texting the studio owner, wondering when my daughter's private lessons would happen. There was one week where we were out of town, but I communicated our availability ahead of time, and still always received a similar response, "I'll text you!". Weeks went by, and nothing happened. My daughter was constantly asking me when her practice was, and I had no idea what to tell her. I would always hear the other dancers talking about their solos, and it was frustrating that we were several weeks in with 1 lesson. I signed my daughter up for dance because it makes her happy, and I wanted something to build her confidence. When she finally said (on her own) ''I don't want to do a solo anymore, my teacher just forgets me'', I was very upset. For other reasons (scheduling with school), we withdrew from the competition team (August 8) . But honestly, we probably would have tried a little harder to make it work with the team if it wasn't for how disorganized the solo scheduling was. It was only when I told the owner that we were going to withdraw that she wanted me to come in and talk, telling me that my daughter would have her solo practice that day. By then, the summer session was over, we were 7 private lessons behind, and I was over it. It has been about 2 weeks since I have withdrawn from the team, and I'm still waiting on my refund for services that were not rendered. -_- read more

This organization is a mess. We've tried twice with them - a dance class and singing group. Every time, it took multiple attempts (i.e. at least three) to get a response to email, phone messages or texts. And when they did, they were clipped, incomprehensible and unhelpful. Disorganized rehearsal schedules where you are never sure when there is a class or not. They made promises they didn't keep - singing groups where you pay by month but nothing/almost nothing happens for months, "solo opportunities" that really just go to the teacher's son. Dance instructors that don't take the time with students to help them actually learn the moves and who don't even show up to the big recital. What I'm most disappointed about is we should have but didn't ask around first. It turns out a good friend of ours had the exact same experience years ago (so all is the same). Shame on us. Clearly the only important thing to them is collecting money from children's' parents, not earning it. We won't be back and warn anyone considering it to ask around first. read more

My daughters have both been dancing here for 4 years and love it. They've been involved with the competition team, rec classes, ballet conservatory and the theater department. I'm constantly amazed by how much they have improved and they are always begging to sign up for more. The teachers are all fantastic and extremely warm and caring. We couldn't be happier! read more

We started dancing at the Dance Academy of Loudoun and we had a terrible experience there!! They were bullies and the instructors who are former students don't even get off their chairs to show the dancers how to dance. Other than being too lazy to dance themselves, they encouraged the girls to be bullies and girls who struggle to learn the moves are ridiculed and abused. Studio Bleu is not like that but it is expensive. There are much cheaper studios with better instruction and better prices. read more

So the instructors that my daughter had have been great. They are still under Covid protocols so parents have not been allowed in. As a result, I have not met the owner or anybody who has sent me emails. I find that the studio is severely disorganized. We got talked into joining the competitive team however the schedules are always last minute. My daughter is at the studio three days a week but half the times that she says that she has to share her studio space with another team and barely gets to dance. They really nickel and dime you with all the competition fees and want everything upfront. I wasn't even told that my daughter didn't have the appropriate shoes for competition until three competitions in. They made us set aside certain weekends for mandatory practices which we blocked off only to learn that her team was not scheduled to have practice that weekend. During a time where parents are attempting to single parent and or juggle multiple children, I thrive on organization. The studio needs better management. read more

My oldest has been dancing here for the past 12 years. The teachers and staff are amazing, talented and caring. The opportunities provided are incredible. Studio Bleu has been our second home for so long! My son and youngest daughter have also danced and performed amazingly. My youngest daughter loved her vocal group lessons and the opportunities that they provided as well! read more

Great dance studio for dancers at all levels. My daughter started dancing here over the summer and we could not be happier with the dance instructors, variety of classes, diversity of students, and owner - who is amazing! While it's well known for the competition teams, there are a lot of opportunity to take studio classes which are just as fun. There are also many opportunities to take master classes with guest choreographers to try something new. The studios are also large enough to move which has been an issue in past dance studios we have witnessed. read more

This my daughter's second year at Studio Bleu. Our first year she started out with the recreational classes and this year she is part of the competitive dance team. She loves it! She has been on hiatus from competing and decided to go back. I have to say I'm very impressed with the staff and even more with the director Ms. Kim. Kim is responsive and truly listens to what you are looking for when it comes to your child's future. She supports all her students. The staff is patient and understanding. They motivate the kids. My daughter comes home every day very happy with stories on how nice and patient her instructors are. Whatever you're doing Bleu, keep doing it!!!! So happy to be a part the Bleu family. read more

We did a week of camp here. Good experience. The staff seemed to consist of some girls who were young dancers, and other year-round dance pros who were all enthusiastic about dance and were good with kids. Other dance camps seem to have more college kids, this one did not. My daughter enjoyed it. read more

The instructors are incredibly sweet and professional however the front desk staff is negligent and unprofessional. They don't acknowledge you when you come in, then the environment is messy and unkept. I have seen a dog running around the studio, and I think it is entirely unacceptable for a family dog to be brought in the studio and be allowed to run around. read more