This dance studio is perfect for my preschool age daughters (but they also offer dance classes for older and more advanced students). They offer a large variety of classes for this age group. We chose Ballet/Jazz and we love the teachers Daisy & Caitlin! They are the sweetest ladies and the class size is small so with 2 teachers my girls get tons of attention. Our class is 45 minutes and is jam packed with both technique and tubs of fun! Best of all they have a recital they can participate in and perform on a real stage! There are multiple locations! We attend the Tustin location which is at The District by the AMC theaters with plenty of free parking. They offer a free trial class for new customers and a sibling discount! When you first register you will pay a one time $15 registration fee. Tuition is typically $50 a month and must be paid by the first week of the month. They have a super easy to use student portal website or you can do autopay. Regarding the sibling discount, for us it is $15 off the second child's class. So the first class is $55 and the second is $40 making it $95 for two kids. Totally worth it for the amount of fun my daughters have! You can enroll any time you don't have to wait until the end of a semester. We all LOVE Freckled Frog and highly recommend it! read more

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We left this place for two big reasons. First, the acro instructor Bri was basically useless for beginners. My neurodivergent daughter was brand new, didn't know how to do a proper cartwheel, and desperately needed hands-on spotting and guidance. Bri refused to even touch her, yet had no problem physically helping the kids who'd already been there for months. When I brought it up, she gave some condescending "if only your daughter would..." speech. Sorry, but my extremely shy, confused child isn't going to magically "just get it" because you can't be bothered to do your actual job. Second, and honestly the bigger reason we ran for the hills-is the toxic, delusional dance mom energy dripping from the walls. You know the type: elementary school kids looking half-dead from being stacked in 4+ classes a week while their moms play wannabe talent manager, running cringey Instagram accounts like their 8-year-old is about to be the next Addison Rae. The kids are exhausted, stressed, and clearly overworked, but mom's too busy living vicariously through them and chasing clout to notice. Nothing says "great parenting" like treating your child like a performing monkey for likes and future scholarship dreams that will almost certainly never come. If you want your kid to actually have fun and learn without the cutthroat pageant vibes and burnout, look somewhere else. This place is perfect if you're trying to manufacture a child star at the expense of their childhood. read more

Our oldest daughter has been coming to Freckled Frog for 3 years now. We are just finishing up our first season of competition team, and the growth we've witnessed has been amazing. The teachers here are patient, helpful, and never condescending. I've never felt like my daughter is being left behind or left out, if she can't do something yet, they help her with it until she gets it. This is the perfect studio for parents who want their child to do something extra without the real pressure of "professional" dance. They are learning all the correct moves while not feeling like it's the end of the world if they mess up, because they are supported by the other dancers and their teachers. I also prefer the schedule here compared to other studios because they have 3 locations and a wide variety of classes to take and times to take them. I will always recommend Freckled Frog and am happy to be a LEAP parent! read more

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My daughter has been dancing with Freckled Frog for numerous years now. This is a studio that truly cares. Costumes are appropriate as well as dance moves during performances. If you are looking for a studio, I highly recommend Freckled Frog Dance Studio! read more

I like the varied class times that Freckled Frog offers especially over the weekend. This location is at the District so plenty of parking and it's a bit secluded from the majority of other businesses so that's nice. Not so much related to the school/business, but the culture of being a parent of a dance student can be toxic. Other parents who are more invested in the activity do act snobby unless you yourself are invested. My daughter was only in this casually attending once a week so we felt secluded at the upper class. read more

Rude staff, my daughter had to miss a couple of classes but we paid for them and when she came back for the class she was turned away even though we never stopped paying for classes, never got a phone call or an email about the policy or any warning, she was very sad the day she was sent back home. DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

We love the teachers at freckled frog! They are all so sweet and have really enhanced our daughter's skills and love for dance!

Second time for us here in class. My daughter loves the class and can't wait till the next class! She is constantly dancing and taking about Miss Kylie read more

We love FF! Our girls are finally getting into the routine of ballet and tap! The instructors are so patient with the kids. At the end of class, the girls put on their street shoes and love to dance Disney songs with the ribbon rings that the studio provides. They also let you borrow tap and ballet shoes in case your little girl isn't sure about the class! read more

My daughter has been dancing here for a few years and we love it. The teachers are great and she has made some of her best friends there. They offer lots of different classes at multiple times which makes it easy for any schedule. read more

My 3 year old took dance classes here from summer 2019 to last month ending with her class recital, so I have a lot of experience here and can write with confidence to assist other mothers in deciding whether to try it out: Pros: --Studio is large, clean and has plenty of room for parents to watch. --Classes are very reasonably priced and it is easy to set up an auto-pay online. --If you are thinking about doing a birthday party here with Carol the party planner, ABSOLUTELY do it! She was amazing and her two grand daughters did a fantastic job as Disney princesses. Total professionals! Cons: --Rarely parking available --Class always starts late but ends on time, of course. --You're typically paying for 25 minutes of class, not 45 minutes. First 10 minutes is late, 5 minutes for interruptions by late new students who's parents take time DURING class to ask the teacher questions, which makes the class stop and the kids lose interest, running to their parents and not wanting to participate when class resumes, and 5 minutes at end of class is free-time where they run around in their regular shoes to Frozen or Moana songs and the teachers just check out. --Recital clothes are rented, not purchased. --Recital dance was not taught very well to the kids. Teachers themselves couldn't remember the dance and had to stop and start over multiple times. This confused the children. I hope this helps other parents. I do love the birthday parties and think they do a fantastic job with those. I hope for everyone's sake (other parents in our class complained about the tardiness and disruptions) some issues are fixed to make for a more pleasant experience for all. read more

Love love love this studio they involve all the kids and they work with all the shy ones to have them all participate. Ms Caitlyn and ms Amy are the best My daughter is obsessed and waits all week for her Wednesday class read more

Great class and instructors! Highly recommend it being our first choose and only because our little one loves every class ! read more

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Conveniently location at the District. Reasonable prices for class and recitals. Great costumes The teachers Work so well with kids ages 3-5 for ballet and tap. They have evening classes so I can take the kids after work. Love this place and if my daughter stays there is a competition team. read more

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My daughter loves it here! She's taking classes in the Tustin district with Ms. Nichole and she just loves going. I wasn't sure how she would do at first and she is all over the place but they allow you as the parent to sit and dance with your child which is great! Our first class was free and they had ballet and tap shoes you can borrow. After taking the first class we decided to register for weekly classes. :-) There is a $15 registration fee and it's $50 a month. We can't wait to see what she learns and seeing her dance in little tutus is just the cutest! :-) read more

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My daughter is here for Jazz and acrobatics classes. The teachers here are very good. Miss Katein is very patient and enthusiastic. My daughter has learned a lot here and also found confidence! If you need to find a great dance school for your kids, come here right! By the way, here are all small classes, I like it very much. read more

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I started taking my first daughter to ballet class. She enjoyed it so much that we resumed her class and now started my second daughter. My daughter learned the ballet terms and how to follow directions. They also have performance which I find very helpful, so that when the child grows up they will not have a fear of being on the stage. This place also hosts parties and movie nights for the students. read more

Freckled Frog Dance Studio - Dance Studios Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I enrolled my 2 1/2 year old daughter in the ballet & tap class. We have only gone to two classes but my daughter loves it. The studio is very clean and the kids are spread out. I feel very safe going to this studio during this time. I have reccomended to my friends and will continue to do so. The smile that it brings to my daughter's face is priceless. Right now we can't do so many things, this is the one thing she looks forward to every week. read more

If you're looking for a fun dance studio without a year long waitlist that doesn't pressure you into recitals...this is the place! I had looked into so many dance studios for my daughter and they all had ridiculous waitlists. Freckled Frog had a waitlist too but Stacy contacted me within 2-3 days and said she had space for my daughter. They have big baskets full of used shoes so that you don't have to spend money on purchasing them if it turns out your child isn't interested. I recommend doing this. After the second week I bought shoes, leotards, and tutus, then my daughter tells me she doesn't want to go back because she would rather relax at home. Jessica was a fantastic instructor. She was friendly, patient, and not too serious. There were a couple girls that didn't pay attention and their moms (and sometimes dad) would hover over them on the dance floor for the entire class. It was distracting to the other kids and also the parents but I think Jessica did the best she could to keep the class going. The studio is bright and very clean. Parking is a breeze. It's located next to the movie theatre inside the district if you have a hard time finding it on google maps like I did. read more

This is a great place for little ones. My daughter is three years old and enrolled in the ballet/tap class. The studio has implemented several safety measures to ensure children are safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more

My 3yo loves going to this dance studio so much. Our instructor, Ms Kylie, is great and patient with these preschoolers, who don't have the best attention span. She is learning very basic ballet and tap, and looks forward to class every week. It took a good month for my shy daughter to get comfortable but now she is so excited and confident about dance. read more

My daughters first time and i was very upset about the costumer service i got. The teacher at no time was really engaging with the students and didnt even try to help my daughter with it being the first time. At the start my daughter was shy and at no point did she even try to make my daughter feel welcomed at all. Once class was over she didnt even approach me to ask what i thought of the class and if i was still intrested in enrolling my daughter to the class. Honestly was not happy at all with the service that i got. read more

I have both of my daughters in this dance school and I couldn't love it more! They have the best time being apart of this dance school and they can't wait to go each week. They do two recitals a year and the costumes they make themselves are five star quality which is great for us parents and the kids can't get enough of it! Stacy and the teachers always do their best to have a friendly approach to teaching while still making sure dancers improve their technique! Ultimately they truly celebrate the joy and love for dancing !!! We have created amazing friendships with other children, parents and families and look forward to the years to come! read more

We love Freckled Frog. Our daughter who is 3 1/2 has starred in three shows already. It has been such a good place for her to socialize. We feel the interaction with the teachers and other students her age is valuable especially in preparing her for school. The productions are professional and well choreographed. The staff works well with all the children and parents can stay to watch rehearsals. Very family friendly. We highly recommend this school for anyone starting dance at a young age. read more

This review is for the toddler class that starts at age 2. I specifically checked out 4 dance studios and took my two-year-old to do trials to see which studio would be the best fit before committing to one. PROS: Since the dance studio is located at the Tustin District there's plenty of parking. The dance studio is large, very clean, bright and open and provides chairs for parents to sit and watch. It has by far the nicest studio out of all the dance studios we tried because it's new. They have a pretty flexible schedule with a wide range of times and dates available. CONS: The reason this dance studio cost less than others for monthly tuition is pretty evident in their teachers. Their teachers for the most part are not engaging nor do they interact with toddlers to really explain the steps. None of the teachers actually introduced themselves either or seemed that friendly. The teachers just stand at the front of the room and expect two-year-olds to be able to follow. The format is cumbersome because the structure is ballet shoes then switch to tap shoes and then back to ballet shoes. There is no dedicated person who answers the phone so you may not get a response and even via email response is not that timely. I think for toddler's unless you have one that can follow and listen very well this toddler class is not for you. I think the class works better if your child is closer to three or is three and can follow instructions independently and listen. I prefer the other dance studios who make learning dance fun with different props and explain how to get toddlers to move in a certain way so it's a nice blend of being structured enough that the teachers can correct but also give flexibility since they are toddlers and may not follow perfectly. read more

Love Freckled Frog Dance studio we been attending for a year already and every instructor is so kind! Always positive and make the students comfortable when being new! Fun activities and the recitals always so beautiful!!! Can't wait to continue on read more

I have left numerous voicemails and for some reason no one calls back... I imagine they don't need the business. I expect better customer service if I am to pay for something on a regular basis. read more

My daughter has been coming to dance class for about a year. She loves it. Teachers are patient with the girls especially becuase their attention span is not that great. She loves ging to dnace class every wek read more

Omg we finally found a great dance studio! My twins absolutely love there ballet & tap class. So do my husband and I. It was painful watching them take classes elsewhere. This is actually enjoyable! The teachers and staff are incredible! Thanks you read more

My 3 year old daughter has been attending freckled frog ballet/tap classes since May and we love it! We checked out other places before this and did not like the fact that she had to go into another room without me and they were quite strict with the lessons. At freckled frog we are all in one big colorful room and she's allowed to come to me if she needs something and they are not strict at all! In fact it's so fun that she loves going and is upset if we can't make it one week. She practices what she's learning at home and the many fun/cute activities are enjoyable for her and good videos to share with my family. Also, the price is very reasonable. I would highly recommend this place to someone looking for a fun activity for their child. read more

Great studio for kids to be introduced to dance and progress to different levels and styles. Fun atmosphere while still teaching kids proper technique and discipline. The studio also has several fun events for the kids throughout the year! read more

Super fun dance studio for our 4 year old. She is very excited for class each week and dances around the house singing her ballet songs. Now we're looking forward to seeing her in her recital in June! read more

My daughters loves this place and their programs. Wonderful teachers that are very attentive and amazing in dance recitals.

Loved loved loved having our daughter's 7th birthday party with Unicorn theme here. It was such a huge success, the parents of our daughter's friends were so happy as the kids had a blast. It was a complete value for money and we would want to come here again for our son too. read more

Our dance instructor is great. She is always trying to learn new things to help the girls more and more. She's sweet but strict.

5 stars for this wonderful place to celebrate a 4 year old's birthday! Carol and her girls did a fabulous job decorating and providing a super great birthday experience. We had over 25 kids who had a ball dancing and playing! We chose to do a Troll themed party and the decorations were perfect! The adults enjoyed mingling and eating in the back room where there was adequate space to set up a buffet. Thank you, Freckled Frog, for making my granddaughter's birthday so special! read more