When my daughter was little, we shopped around ALL the local dance studios looking for a program that offered excellent dance instruction AND a healthy environment for the dancers. I LOVED that parents are allowed to watch the dancers in class through the observation windows most of the time. I love how kind, yet firm, the instructors are. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the positive "I CAN" environment at Dance Mania. The teams compete (and WIN. A LOT) against other programs, but the GIRLS are all mutually supportive and encouraging of each other, always lifting each other up, never tearing each other down. No catty, snotty nonsense is tolerated, ever. Not in house, and not towards other programs when we are out at competitions. Positivity and professionalism are expected at all times.
And Dance Mania girls can DANCE!! The average 7-year-old has a solid double pirouette by the end of the year. The average 12-year-old is working towards a quad or more. Their group formations are clean, and their movements are precisely timed and well-executed. The acro training is better than some of the local gymnastics facilities. When my kid was 4, she spent a year at a local gymnastics program. She learned more in her first 1 hour Acro class at Dance Mania than she did in a year of gymnastics. Seriously!
My daughter is starting her 8th year in this program and loves it more every year. She learns dance (Jazz, Pom, Lyrical, Kick, Hip-Hop, Ballet, and Acro), and she ALSO learns discipline, responsibility, commitment, confidence, and so much more. I am so impressed with Dance Mania and cannot say enough good things about it! read more