I've gone to this dance studio and done a variety of classes, pointe, ballet (flat), jazz, hip hop,…read moremodern, lyrical, and ballet workshop. I've gone here since I was very little, about 14 years in total now. Most of the girls are all very nice, we've all know each other for many years (from taking all the same classes), and are very close. I could not rave about the teachers enough!! Especially Miss Michelle (Michelle Furlong, who runs the studio), I've known her practically my whole life, she is extremely kind and patient with all her dancers, especially the little ones (2-3)!!! Our dance recitals happen usually in the middle of June each year, and always have a Disney theme, she's done The Lion King, Aladdin, Alice In Wonderland, you name it!! It's a very amazing place!! All girls and boys are encouraged to join at any time!!!

Dalton Ballet Studio is a wonderful school with talented teachers. The shows are exquisite. BUT for…read more2 years I have complained about bullying. No matter how many times it was brought up, nothing was done to stop it. It was stated that the bullying was happening outside of the class and that they could do nothing about it if it is outside the class. My child does not go to the same town and can only see these ballet students in ballet. It is the only place it can take place. I never found her to be safe from the bullying. I can not feel safe leaving her at the dance school. We have now taken her out regardless of how wonderful the teaching is. I would have loved to give them 5 stars, but as they are unable to control situations such as bullying I cannot in good concience recomend them.

My three brothers, dad and I just finished up a week long timber framing course here at Heartwood…read more It was a pretty good experience. Pros: Michelle - She manages the business end and handles meals. She was incredibly helpful and always very pleasant. Dave - He's one of two instructors and most of what I got out of the course came from working with him one-on-one. He's super talented and all of my encounters with him were positive. I (along with most other people in the course) sought Dave out for any questions and help. The food - Michelle put together a great lunch every day. The skill set - I walked away from this week confident that I could handle basic layouts and build a structure using the skills I learned here (which is the whole point of the course). The safety - The instructors take safety very seriously and quickly react to any questionable behaviors. Cons: Class size - There were 26 people enrolled in the course including four "apprentices" which left two instructors who knew what they were doing to teach all of us. Organization - The first half day was spent sitting in a classroom watching minimally helpful overhead sheets and the second half watching demos. It would have been very easy to integrate hands on exercises on scrap wood and mix this information in over time. Barn raising - Friday was dedicated to assembling the frame we built Tuesday through Thursday. There were too many hands for too little work. Dave said you need a max of fourteen people to raise a structure like the one we built. You had to actively fight to participate. The "apprentices" - Really two of the four were actually pretty good and cared about learning. The other two seemed to cause more problems than they fixed. Ultimately I learned a lot from Dave while I was here (and Brad, another instructor who was there for one day was also great). Will was pretty impatient and not particularly helpful. The mix of people who were taking the course was about 50% carpenters (some with timber framing experience and some without) and 50% from random backgrounds (some teachers, a cobbler, some IT folk, a student, etc). Everyone was able to keep up and a carpentry background really isn't necessary. The group instruction wasn't that helpful but if you take the time to seek out knowledgable staff (or peers who have already done a piece you're working on) you can learn a lot here. It's really what you make of it. If you're looking to get a basic crash course in timber framing this is a good place to get it (despite class size and some other kinks). You can make as many mistakes as you need to (and should, this is a great way to learn) and someone will be able to show you how to correct it before you try this on your own.

From the owner: 2-day to 2-week educational courses in woodworking, homebuilding and timber framing.read more

Very nice outdoor venue in Lenox. Covered seating for approximately 5,000 under "the Shed" and…read morelawn seating for another 15,000 or so. The acoustics under the shed are excellent and large screens are on each side to improve the view. The floor is not elevated as many venues are. There are plenty of shade trees on the lawn which makes sunny days better. Boston University has a full summer schedule of performances and picnics are welcomed.

We attended two shows this summer--loved them both. The first was not Shakespeare (Dear Jack, Dear…read moreLouise), but it was EXCELLENT: it would have been in the Roman theater, but moved under the tent due to the threat of rain. The second was Henry VI Part 2 indoors in the Tina Packer Playhouse where we sat in the balcony on the side, which was a great location. The quality of the acting and the production of both shows was great. (If you are moved under the tent due to weather as we were for the first show, you lose your assigned seat. If we'd understood that, we would have headed to the tent earlier rather than futz around having a glass of wine up the hill...we ended up in the 5th row--which was fine--but could have been much closer had we gone right to the tent when we arrived.)

I have gone to the Shakespeare theatre in lenox a number of times in the past 5 years. Romeo and…read moreJuliet, and Hamlet this week are 2 plays that come to mind. We went with some children to R and J and we're disgusted with the over sexualizing of the play. We went to Hamlet the other night and were likewise disgusted with the homosexualizing of the characters. You have all the right to do that but the potential ticket buyers should be notified of the immature production in advance. Apparently that type of genre is your forte. You probably do not understand my perspective, but most people do.