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    Carousel Dance Studio

    4.2 (22 reviews)
    Closed 3:15 pm - 7:30 PM

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    Our daughter goes here. We are very happy with the studio; she loves going and looks forward to Tuesdays.

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    We love Carousel Dance Studio they have program called I Dance for special needs kids .All they doing is great for community!!

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    Best experience my daughter has had since moving to California from the east coast! This is year 7 and she still loves it!!

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    my child only takes ballet; she has never been pressured into taking more classes and has always been treated with respect there.

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    West Valley Dance Academy

    West Valley Dance Academy

    4.9(28 reviews)
    3.4 miChatsworth

    This is a review for parents with kids…read more I am talking about West Valley Dance Academy. I've taken my now close to 4 year old to this studio for the past 6 months, and every day has been great! The school is owned and operated by Lisa Tran. Lisa is a mother and former dancer herself, so she understands both. Lisa teaches many classes herself, and from what I've witnessed, all the kids learn + have a lot of fun. My daughter's main teacher is Kate Newham -- and my daughter loves her! She actually asks before we go if we'll be seeing Miss Kate. Miss Kate is so kind and understanding of all the little kids needs. Many of them, as we all know, just say what's on their mind at any time. Kate always listens, but directs the kiddies back to dance. Also. At no time do the kids just run around and do what they want. Miss Kate has the innate ability to reach them, and keep them dancing. It is a wonderful sight to see, One of the other hi-lights of the school is the ability to watch your children dance, even if you are at home. Lisa sends out a link allowing one to watch their kids progress in the world of dance. Many times, I am watching my daughter from the waiting room, while my wife is viewing from work. Oh yeah, parents aren't allowed in the actual dance studio. You just wait in the comfortable lobby, and watch from there. I should also mention, if one day your little one has to miss a class, they can easily make it up another day They also sell dance shoes, and clothes, in case your tiny dancer needs it. Everything one might need is right there at the studio. I know this school takes older kids too. So don't worry about that. They also put on recitals throughout the year for the bigger kids. Can't wait for my Callie to be in one herself. I usually try to put price of classes, but since my daughter is still in the toddler stage, I can tell you that it is more than reasonable. During the pandemic, masks were required for every person who was in the building. As of right now, masks are optional. I can guarantee, if things change, Lisa will be at the forefront, and mask wearing will be mandatory once again. What I tell people looking for a dance class, is to call West Valley Dance Academy, and request an intro class, so you can see if it works for you and your family. That's what we did, and have not looked back

    Been coming here for 10 years and my family have all taken lessons from many of the dance teachers…read more Highly recommend sending your kids here!

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    The Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center - Backstage at our Annual Recital! #Ballroomdance #competitivedance

    The Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center

    4.5(44 reviews)
    3.8 miWoodland Hills
    Kid friendly
    Established in 2012

    Ability the hands down best since academy in Las Vegas. No other comparison availableread more

    We've been with Elite since 2016 between my two daughters, who both started dancing at age 3. Our…read moreoldest has moved on to other interests, but our 7-year-old continues with ballet and loves it. I've watched Elite grow from a smaller studio into the powerhouse it is today. Elite is an excellent dance studio, from day one through their very polished recitals. It's important to note that this is not a cutesy/playtime type of studio. Dance is a discipline, and so dress code and presentation are taken seriously. For first-timers, that might feel a little intimidating, but there's a reason behind it. Hair and makeup need to be spot-on for recitals, because there's always a chance your cute 3 or 4-year-old might get on stage and just stand there! But guess what? They'll look fantastic doing it. And then, year after year, you'll see their confidence and ability grow. As a parent, you will need to stay on top of recital packets to know who/what/where/when, and I find Elite to be very thorough in the material they send out, or if you simply call them ahead of time. Another perk.. they have a professional photographer who takes photos on stage and backstage at shows/recitals for FREE. As well as a videographer, which is very much appreciated. The owner, Toni, taught my oldest years ago and is fantastic, both as a teacher and as a business owner. Neither of my girls have ever been on team, but both have always enjoyed their classes. The teachers are wonderful with age-appropriate instruction (shout out to Miss Princess with the littles) and technique. My 7-year-old only takes one ballet class currently, yet she could not be more excited to be performing in The Nutcracker for her second year in a row. Needless to say, we love Elite!

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    California Dance Academy - Waiting to go on stage!

    California Dance Academy

    4.6(35 reviews)
    3.6 miChatsworth

    Our teacher, Becky, is awesome and is the main reason why my daughter has studied at CDA for more…read morethan a year. My daughter dances for fitness and as a hobby but this studio trains serious dancers, little ones who come for their first dance class, and everything in between. The studio has ample parking. Nice people run the studio and we are happy that we found it!

    The people here are the real deal, good people…read more My son is a ballet dancer. We lived in Simi Valley for many years and my son danced with a studio that was a competition studio. They have all genres of dance, but it always felt they prioritized the competition dance team, which isn't our thing. As a result, when we moved to the San Fernando Valley, we decided to stick with a more traditional Ballet school academy environment. No competition team type places. We ended up in downtown LA. But during covid, we really had some challenges and my son wasn't able to get back in a studio for many many months. I found California Dance Academy on social media and saw that they were doing Nutcracker outside. I emailed them and ask if my son could take class with them for a while until our school opens again. They were dancing outside and following all covid precautions until case numbers came down and county restrictions allowed indoor classes again. They followed everything to a T and kept dancers safe. No cases were spread within the studio. Everyone we met here was fantastic. No drama. And truly solid classical ballet instruction. I'd have previously written this place off because we were looking to get away from competition environment, but California Dance Academy treats both classical ballet and competition as equally valuable. They develop strong dancers and train kids up in the area the kid wants to go. Their focus is art and solid instruction. My son's school downtown reopened and he was genuinely sad to leave California Dance Academy. But I have to write this review and just say that whether it is classic ballet or more commercial style dance you are looking for, this is a great school with great people. They are helpful, transparent, kind, and honest people.

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    Clara with her magical Nutcracker.

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    Jama's Beauty & Barber College

    Jama's Beauty & Barber College

    4.1(39 reviews)
    3.3 miCanoga Park

    Went and had my hair colored and a cut loved the way they did my hair will definitely go backread more

    PLEASE READ BEFORE MAKING A DECISION TO ENROLL!!…read more I wanted to wait an adequate amount of time before posting this to see if it was still worth posting. I almost didn't but I don't want any one else to go through the same thing I went through. I was a past student at Jama's Beauty and Barber College and think that people SHOULD NOT attend this school. There is so many wrong things with this school. Firstly, the director Ms. Jama and the school itself. Many have described her as controlling and rude. So many students have complained about her. Most of the cosmetology students either dropped out or transferred to a different school (NOT BECAUSE THEY GRADUATED). One day the entire cosmetology room was filled, the next less than 10 students remained. Many of the students that did transfer talk about how they're learning so much stuff at their new schools compared to this one. How they're new school is so much better and how they're glad they left this one. How their instructor here lacked and felt like they didn't learn anything from her. A student on the esthetician side had complained about the door beeping from the wind (makes a sound when the door opens) and about the uncomfortable seats to Ms. Jama. Ms. Jama called her a "Little princess" despite their concerns being reasonable. The same student broke down weeks later because of how they disliked the school so much and how it drained them. Many of the other students agreed. That student later dropped out. Another time a student had requested new towels be bought since both esthetician students and cosmetology students were using the spa room. Esthetician students had been rotating laundry, THE SECOND a load was done, another was added. Ms. Jama responded with "No you guys need to stay on top of the laundry that's why you guys are running out." When the student tried to explain that the esthetician students were on top of it, Ms. Jama ignored her and said the same thing and how they should be better at staying on top of the laundry. No new towels were bought. Judging by the other negative yelp reviews, you can tell that Ms. Jama DOES NOT take any accountability nor does she care since she just copy and pastes her same responses to most of the negative reviews. Secondly, the school's supplies and kits. Both cosmetology and esthetician students have complained about the kits either because of unusable/broken items or being outdated. Unusable old eyelash glue, broken hairdryer dryers, etc. There are multiple steamers by the restroom on the esthetician side that don't work. This school teaches about sanitation and contamination but yet has 2 broken trash cans - 1 in the spa room and 1 in the manicurist area (You have to lift the top to throw stuff inside). When instructors are told about either trash can, they're just told along the lines of "Oh.. I'll let Ms. Jama know" and nothing is ever done about it. Those have been there for over a year. The chairs in the lecture rooms on both the cosmo side and the esthetician side are very uncomfortable foldable chairs, the kind you use for parties. Your back and butt will ache so much at the end of the day on those chairs. A student had once complained about them to Ms. Jama herself and was told "Just bring a pillow from home." A school that also teaches about ergonomics by the way. The school takes pride in having classes only 3 days a week, but it's so hard to attend school when you are so completely bored out of your mind. Even harder when you're working a full time job to pay for the school. Theory days are the worst. You spend 8 hours doing book work and the lectures are just the instructor reading straight out of the book. There's no engagement what so ever. Students can finish 2+ chapters each theory day but just because you can do that doesn't mean the class will progress with you. So there's no point in doing that. On the other two days, you can work hands on but it still feels like a drag. A lot of students have complained about the lack of enthusiasm or engagement on school days. Many of the students who have graduated complained about how they wanted to leave and transfer out but stayed only because they already invested so much money into the school. There are many more things I could list but those are the main concerns and complaints past and present students had about the school. Enroll at your own risk. I highly suggest looking some place else to go to school.

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