It would be hard to say what is least impressive about Dance Avenue, the studio or the recital. The studio is very small and gloomy with the old carpet being held together in places with duct tape. There is not enough seating in the very tight waiting area, many of us are left on the nasty carpet or standing. They over pack the class rooms with up to 20 little ones in one class. There are no viewing windows. There is no respect for class room etiquette the door to the class room is constantly revolving while class is in session, and most often not by a student. Parking is horrendous, there may be 10 parking spots for all these overloaded classes. Parents have to park blocks away & walk to Eureka. The recital was a mess itself, it was way too long and way over priced. If you had a toddler ballerina, they were backstage for at least 3 hours before it was their turn, everyone was baffled as to why they would have the youngest dancers, fully dressed & waiting so long. The teachers even came out and did a dance routine before the toddlers, showing us all who is more important to them. Intermission was even before the youngest dancers (3-4 yrs), who can get tired and bored and hungry for 3 hours of doing anything but waiting in their costume with their hair and makeup done was beyond ridiculous. The audience was hearing backstage talking over the mic, some of the routines were brought back on stage and done for a second time. The audience was already getting restless & dwindling by the dance. We will not be returning, in fact, we have been looking at the numerous other studios in the area and found another local studio to dance this summer. The first impression of this other studio blew us away, they are very clean, very professional, only take 8-10 students per class & have large viewing windows so you can watch your dancer while you wait! There are numerous studios in the area do a little research and find one that takes pride in itself, is not greedy with over crowding and that you and your dancer can take pride in. read more