If you have kiddos that love to dance and you're close to the Oceanside area, look no further! This…read morestudio offers all variety of dance and technique classes. They also offer recreational level classes as well as competitive classes. We have been to a few different studios in the area and have really found that North County Academy of Dance has been the perfect fit for them. The instructors are very motivating and friendly. My dancers have really improved in the last year that we have been here. The atmosphere is very positive and the families that hang out in the lobby are very welcoming. We recommend this studio to anyone that is interested in taking their dancing to the next level!

Attempting to see grandchildren in performance was a hassle, rude people in charge. cue outside in…read moreSun, refusing to let people enter to use a restroom. If I wanted to be treated as such I would have gone to New York City.

I cannot say enough great things about this studio. My daughter has been going here for over 5…read moreyears now and we love it! It's one of her favorite things to do. The teachers are amazing, the owner is the sweetest kindest person ever. It's such a great studio with age appropriate dances and costumes and the kids love it!

We have loved taking classes at Blessed Feet Studios. Most recently our teens have participated in…read moreHip Hop and Musical Theater. Krisann has been a knowledgeable and encouraging teacher! Students feel welcome and included. Studio owner is responsive and accommodating. There is an area where I could work during class, and even an adult class I could take!

I couldn't recommend Arthur Murry Dance Studio in Carlsbad more highly!…read more I knew I wanted to take lessons with my fiancé to learn a polished first dance for our wedding, but time got away from us, and before we knew it, we had less than two months left. Google was saying we needed at least three! I called Arthur Murry Dance Studio in Carlsbad and left a message saying we needed emergency dance lessons. Zach called me back within the hour. He said he thought he'd better call right away, since it was an emergency. I explained what we were looking for, and added that my fiancé was less enthusiastic about the prospect of learning a choreographed dance than I was, but that he had agreed to give it a try. Zach assured me that it would be fun for both of us. We booked a lesson for the following Friday. (Zach was able to work with our limited availability, fortunately!) We showed up at the lesson not much more prepared than having a song picked out. I had taken a couple of semesters of ballroom dance in college, but I had forgotten everything, so I was for all practical purposes a beginner. My fiancé had never taken a dance lesson in his life, although he is naturally athletic. Zach asked us questions to find out what vibe we were going for, and he taught us a sequence of choreographed steps to the beginning of our song. The studio offered a special on five dance lessons, which we purchased, although we probably could have used more. We took a lesson every week or two until the date, each time adding more steps to our dance. At the end of each lesson, Zach made a video of us doing the dance to help us remember the steps. We were very disciplined about practicing at home, so we made pretty good progress. For me, the lessons were an absolute ball, I had so much fun! Even my fiancé said it was more fun than he had expected. At the end of our last lesson, we performed our dance for the other couple taking first dance lessons from Zach's wife, Kristen. For some reason, maybe because we had an audience or because Kristen hooted encouragement when we performed the more difficult steps successfully, we danced better than we ever had, and we walked out the door confident that we could pull it off at our wedding. I will always remember Zach and Kristen, and they will always have a little piece of my heart for the role they played in the happiest day of my life. I really don't think I've done many things that were more fun or more satisfying.

Our daughter has been taking classes here since she was 18months old. When Covid happened, we were…read moreable to continue because the team here does such an amazing job with safe options. Our daughter is high risk and this was the only activity we were able to continue with her amid Covid. The team here works so hard to keep it safe and have options for dance classes available. We love Stage Door and teach Patti is just the best. A wonderful dance studio full of so much love. Thank you Stage Door!!

On Monday Oct 19th @ 9:30am was Allison's first twinkle tots class.She was shy at first and didn't…read morewant to join the class. Miss Patti was so nice and understanding, she allowed us to watch on the dance floor. 20 minutes into the class, Allison jumped right in when the kid switched from tap to ballet. I am so happy to have found this place, I encourage everyone who is thinking about starting their kids in dance to start their search her. Take a FREE trial class and see your kids eyes light up. Susan

My daughter has been dancing and performing on stage a total of 7yrs and at EDC for 3+yrs...she…read morestarted on the recreational dance team, and now dances on the competitive company team. EDC is a great environment for those who are passionate about dance at any age! Its not about being the most technical, having the perfect look, or the most money - it IS about love of dance, being able to take instruction, show respect, and want to work and grow! EDC has found such a great mix of being a warm/welcoming studio for all levels AND providing top notch instruction and opportunities for the most ambitious/experienced ones! We have been with 4 total studios in North County and all have been wonderful (except for one - which I will not name, but we stayed less than 1 year, as we did not feel welcomed at all - after almost a full year of attending classes every week twice a week, the same check in lady had no clue who my daughter was). If I could give myself advice when starting this dance journey...find and stick with the studio that supports the vision/future you and your dancer are working towards...my daughter and I are pretty grounded when it comes to our expectations from all of this, but everyone is in it for different reasons and because of that one of the challenges as a parent is managing feelings of inequality/jealousy, or being left out/left behind - its helped me grow as a mom! It starts at home - work can be done on teaching your child to be an attentive student, set attainable goals, but dream big, and to compare themselves not to one another but to their last performance. Lastly, the EDC staff is involved in the industry professionally and is well connected for unique opportunities! They are bringing in top notch master instructors and choreographers, they attend a great mix of competitions and conventions - building confidence while keeping them humble!

My daughter loves to dance and will choose this studio as her dance family every day all day! She…read moreloves that she gets to compete on a team, all styles of dance, and even perform the nutcracker every Christmas! She has big dreams and feels everyone around is as invested in her success as her family is! It makes us so happy knowing she loves going to dance and she gets to really manage and drive her own little journey with the EDC team!

I honestly can't say enough good things about Cadence Dance Project! We originally signed up just…read moreto try one of their summer camps, and after the first week we were hooked. My kids absolutely loved it, and so did I! From day one, everyone made us feel so welcome. The owners truly care about every single child and put so much heart into creating a place where kids feel included, encouraged, and confident. You can tell this isn't just a business to them, it's a community. The studio is absolutely beautiful, the teachers and staff are so friendly, and I love that they're about so much more than just dance. They dance with purpose, teach great values, and are always finding ways to give back to the community. As a mom, finding a place where your kids are excited to go and where you know they're genuinely cared for is priceless. Cadence has become that place for our family, and it truly feels like home. We're so grateful we found it and would recommend it to anyone looking for an amazing dance studio!

A dream come true! My oldest daughter was shy before joining Cadence and is now so confident on and…read moreoff stage. My second daughter just joined and talks about dance all week. Both girl look forward to dance each week and are so loved by the staff. Olivia and Jessica have created the most beautiful environment for all and we look forward to an incredible future with Cadence! We love our Cadence community!

Instructors are kind, and the studio is very clean and welcoming. My problem was the difference…read morebetween the first-timer class and the beginner level classes. I had never taken pole before, so I went to the intro class. It was fun, easy, and the instructor was super nice. I was then told to take the beginner class next by staff. I showed up for the beginner level, and everyone in the class was already friends with one another, had been working on a choreographed dance for weeks (that I obviously did not know yet because it was my first class), and were wearing heals. The studio owner (I think?) told me it was an easy class that did not require heals... never in my life have I ever felt so out of place and uncomfortable. I left and started to cry on my drive home, it was honestly terrible. I received no support from the instructor, no introduction, and basically stood in the corner feeling like an awkward kid at a party I wasn't invited to. There were tricks being performed on the poles that I hadn't learned yet (because it was my first real class!!) and again I was not taught any of it. I wasn't taught the choreography either, so I just stumbled through the whole thing desperately playing catch up with the rest of the class. I felt completely out of place, unsupported, and embarrassed. I have danced for most of my life, and never have I had an experience like this. If you are doing choreo, then don't open up the class to newbies if you're not going to teach them said choreo! Every other dance studio I've been to functions in a cycle, you join the class at the start so you are not walking into a choreographed dance everyone else has already been learning for weeks. And if you don't offer classes on a seasonal cycle, then you have the instructor work 1 on 1 with the newbies to catch them up on what has been learned so far. This experience was over a year ago now, and I haven't gone back. It was so disappointing and I just don't want anyone else to have the terrible experience I did :( maybe just stick with the first-timer classes for a few weeks before you join the regular pole classes.

Had a sorority sisterhood here and it was absolutely perfect!! Instructors were kind and…read moreempowering!! Super fun environment and a great place to embrace your confidence!!

Words cannot describe how much my husband and I loved working with Liz. She took our two song…read morerequests and somehow made it work with our Bridgerton/Game of Throne-like aspirations for our first dance at our wedding. My husband is by no means a fan of learning choreographed dancing nor a natural dancer, but he really enjoyed our lessons with Liz. Our first dance was not only super fun to learn but was fairly easy to learn thanks to Liz. Our guests were stunned and overjoyed with our surprising first dance. The number of compliments we received has been amazing. It's all thanks to Liz! Highly recommend reaching out to her and seeing if your wildest dance dreams are possible.

I have zero experience dancing, I was always the guy on the dance floor who just clapped along. But…read moremy fiancé (now wife!) wanted us to do a little more for the wedding. Can't blame her! We were referred to Liz by my sister who learned from her as well, and I gotta say - I was skeptical that I would really be able to pick up a choreographed dance so quickly, but we did it and Liz was a pleasure to work with. She was always prepared before our three sessions, having the song mapped out, suggestions for where the twirls and dip(s) should be and made it easy to learn the rhythm and flow of the dance. Thank you Liz, it was perfect!