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    Tutu School Santa Monica

    5.0 (25 reviews)
    Closed 9:15 am - 11:30 AM, 3:00 pm - 5:15 PM

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    Jessie B.

    We recently moved and had to find a new ballet school for my 3 year old! This place is heaven sent! The teachers are fabulous and the location itself is SO adorable! Perfect for our little ones! I can't rave about Tutu School enough! Miss Mirra is absolutely wonderful!

    Agatha P.

    My 3 year old loves going to class. The teachers are amazing and extremely patient! Besides being adorable they're actually learning ballet!

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    I enrolled my at that time 18 month old to ballet and I love to see her have so much fun.

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    We love this class! The teacher is great and makes ballet fun. Our kid always looks forward to it.

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    Teacher Mira is amazing !!! Best ever , she always brings the best energy and is so wonderful with kids !

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    Miss M is amazing! The studio is bright and cheerfully decorated. My little 3 yr old loves it!

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    Amazing, they have the best classes and the teachers are wonderful. Love their studio as well.

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    Wonderful school my daughter loves it and it's very kids friendly . Highly recommend !

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    The dance instructors are very sweet and really try to teach the lo about dance, ballet and grace.

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    My almost 3 year old daughter and I regularly attended the Mommy & Me ballet class on Saturday…read moremornings with Ms. Emily and it was one of the highlights of our week. Ms. Emily has the biggest heart and is a complete natural at interacting with children so young. At the beginning of the session, when my daughter had just turned 2, she had a lot of trouble focusing on her teacher and following instructions - which I learned is completely okay. Over time, her ability to focus improved and she would look forward to her ballet and tap class every weekend. Her favorite part was when Ms. Emily would give a sticker or glitter at the end of class. I loved watching how happy she was in class and how much she talked about it afterwards. Sadly, due to the COVID situation, the studio has been closed for the last two months and our routine has been disrupted. We're really hopeful that the situation improves in Los Angeles and we can find a way to have the class back in a safe way. We can't wait to be back! P.S. Funny story.. I was SO excited to put my (then) 2 year old in a mommy & me ballet class that I read the class instructions very carefully... the dress code was fairly specific (a certain color leotard, tights, ballet slippers etc). So I thought the moms were supposed to dress up just like their daughters. First class ever, I showed up in full leotard and tights to dance with my girl! After that, I realized the moms come in regular clothes so I was careful to dress appropriately from then on. Just a tip for other moms enrolling in the mommy & me class!

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