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Dance is the 4th activity my child has tried. She went to another dance place, and it was good, but the commitment was just too much. Recitals, costumes, all the fees... the place I took my daughter to is only for the REAL committed dancers. I'm just looking or a place for my daughter to a. move around and burn some energy, but also b. she likes dancing, so this should be fun and she can learn a few easy technical moves at the same time.
This ain't the place for that.
What I do like is that while I cannot be in the room or by the room for my daughter and me to see each other, there are TV's on the wall for me to see what she is doing. BUT! I can't hear anything.
I also liked the owner was around to greet people. And someone just dropped their little sister off and little girl didn't know where she was going. The owner took great care of her. He seems really nice.
IMO and this is only my opinion, this is where some improvements could be made.
1. I thought I was signing my daughter up for a 3-4-year-old class. On the first day, I heard a child going to the same class say she was 6 years old. Yea, I think if a class is for 2-3 or 3-4, or 2-4; whatever, I think it should most certainly be for that age group only. The development and attention span of children varies greatly from one age group to the next.
2. My daughter's class was pretty big. Perhaps this is normal? There had to be maybe 10 or so kids in the class. Now, grant it, there were 2-3 teachers in the class, so I'm sure the ratio of teachers to students was up to par or beyond; however, one teacher is upfront teaching the moves, and the other two are really just doing the moves in other parts of the room for the kids to see. I didn't really see any direction. My kid was booored. There was too much stop and go and the "stops" would be too long of a break. The other teachers didn't really seem to be paying attention either. It was kind of annoying.
3. There was too much technical involved in dancing. For a 3 or 4-year-old, that's too much. They just want to jump around really. But if technical moves are going to be taught, perhaps the most up-to-date video dance moves should be reserved for maybe 5 and up. I would think they would learn maybe 3-4 short moves and work on that the entire class. I saw some kids kind of moving around all antsy, kind of not paying attention.
4. At the end of the class, they gave popsicles. POPSICLES! That's cute and all, but the class ends at like 7 PM. I don't need my child hopped up on sugar after I knew she was going to be worn out from the class before going to bed in like an hour. Plus, not every parent gives their child sugar, at least not artificial. Perhaps, an Honest juice is more appropriate. They're thirsty, maybe hot and need something to quench their thirst and there is very little sugar in it, but kids who don't eat too much sugar, like mine would still think this is a treat.
I think this studio is good for the below individuals:
1. Those who have a background in dance
2. Those who are disciplined and focused, no matter the age
3. Adults who are looking to learn the latest moves, learn dance routines
If you have an extremely active child, who needs to constantly move when doing an activity, like mine; this is probably not your place.
I was told to give my daughter at least a few more classes as she would adjust, but nah. Not for a once a week course. She would need to do this at least 3-4 times a week to adjust; because then it would be a normal sort of everyday activity in her daily routine.
My youngest child is more focused and chill. If she takes an interest in dance, she is fine being in a big group of kids, and I know that sugar is not going to make her hyper before she goes to bed, I would most definitely consider this place.
I put my child in soccer.
