It's been 6 months since my last review and.... I STAND BY EVERYTHING I SAID. I still love this…read moreplace whole heartedly. Best dance studio in town, it's not only a place where you dance but a place where you make everlasting friendships.

This is quite literally the best dance studio I have ever stepped foot in. The teachers are…read moreexquisite. The dancers are fabulous. Plus, the environment is fresh. If you are looking for a dance studio to send your child to, this is the one. I have never been more sure of anything in my life. I am tearing up writing this review because I have so much genuine love for this studio. It is beautiful, some may even call it....magical. Go SODA

If you are looking for a dance class/school for your little one, I can't say enough about Bella…read moreBallerina in North Andover. This is a school that gets kids! Parents are allowed to watch class in a comfortable setting. The studio is fun, bright and adorably decorated (I'm happy as soon as I walk in). Dancers wear what they are comfortable in, no set uniforms. (You can buy adorable and reasonably priced dance leotards, shoes, headbands, leg warmers etc. right there) The teacher has a wonderful disposition she expects your child to listen, respect and perform, it isn't a problem because she is so great with them they WANT to follow in class. Class starts with a short fairy tail story. Then the teacher incorporates the story into that day's class. (Fairies? Sprinkle "fairy dust" on your legs to straighten them). They also do jazz and tap as well. Children get to wear a costume at the end of class (part of the fairy tail story) and have free dance with wands or ribbon streamers. The dancers earn hand stamps for a job well done (as well to distinguish between right and left ). Also, you aren't gouged for spring recital. You aren't expected to sell multi overpriced tickets. They also have great priced school vacation or summer themed camps. Really if you are looking for a great experience in a great location don't look any further.

From the owner: Children's Dance Classes, Ballet Classes, Jazz Classes, Preschool Dance, Toddler Dance, Mommy and…read moreMe, Children's activities, Things to Do

Attended one class and it costed me 250…read more I was hoping this studio would be a good fit for my daughter but after one dance class my daughter refused to go back. I signed her up for princess dance camp and when we got there I realized it wasn't handicap accessible so I couldn't bring my mom in a wheelchair up. I also had my 5 month old with me. It was extremely hot in the waiting area and I didn't feel comfortable leaving my child with the student teachers alone because then there would have been no adult. I left and brought my mom and baby to my mom in-law because it was too hot for him and my mom was not able to come up. My daughter was the only one in a princess dress and the youngest student and with that she felt very singled out. I decided with these reasons if my daughter is refusing to go back I won't force her. We also live 40 minutes away. I attached all the payments they made me make. Around $250.00 She's only attended one class. I was made to pay $45 for her to have a spot in the fall dance class, 15$ as a holding fee And $183 for her princess camp The owner refuses to refund me anything instead refund my account of $163 that can only be used at the dance studio that I pulled her out of. I find this to be extremely greedy and really really really mean as her last words to me where "I hope your daughter finds a home dance studio" If you cared about my daughter dancing or cared about dance at all... you would do what is right.

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!! I enrolled my son in the Special need to dance class and it couldn't…read morehave gone any more horribly!! It was advertised that the teacher is a BCBA and with a quick license check, i discovered that the teacher is NOT A BCBA. She is at best, an occupational therapist. So many times i came to get my son from class, and a different person was teaching the class. It was advertised that your child will benefit in such areas as posture, strength, coordination, concentration, confidence, spatial awareness and socialization. I can assure you none of that happened. With special needs children, they need consistency and this school isn't the place. The "teacher" made a false report to DCF and the school has refused to refund me for the rest of his classes citing their "policy". I sent emails to both the teacher and the head of the dance school and every email was ignored. Yesterday when i had to go in to speak to the owner, she literally told me she got my emails and chose to not respond. She also forgets who she meets. A few weeks ago, she came up to me introducing herself to which i had to tell her "you met me the week I enrolled my son" she turned beet red in embarassment. The week that they made a false claim to DCF, I was in disney world with my son, and i spent thousands on a vacation to have it practically ruined by these false calls by the dance studio. I had to get on the phone to DCF instead of enjoying a family vacation. I'm a single mom and I save all year long to be able to take my son on this vacation and it wasn't right or fair to have our vacation ruined by the false reports that CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS made. I was threatened by DCF over this. All I wanted was my money back and michelle refused to give it to me. Apparently her school must be hurting for money if she cant give me back my $30. Had they not called and placed a false report, my son would still be attending their school, even with the other issue. She also has her husband and family write reviews of her dance school which is actually forbidden. Any review you see with the ast name mitchinson is family, and of course your family would write you a good review no matter how disorganized your school is. This school is very disorganized. constant children running about, food trash all over the place and other clothing items just scattered about. For the winter performance we were told that the class would be performing in the theater, the lady at the desk told me the class would be coming down to the theater. 715 came and went, and then it was 725 and still no performance. My parents, my sons dad and myself were sitting and waiting because we were told that was where they would be performing. I went upstairs only to find out the class already performed. My parents cannot do stairs well at all and there is no elevator to go upstairs. they don't have any disablity access. If you can't climb stairs then it sucks to be you. Do not send your children here!!! There are much better dance studios out here!!

I give them a 5 star They work hard and for anyone ti say anything negative has not experience…read moreanything about who this expiring dance group of ladies who teach young girls and boys to be confident and the quality of her work and working with these are phenomenal God Bless the owner and her daugthers because take great pride in teaching these young individuals

This was my first dance school…read more Nancy Chippendale in it was part of the Rockets dance troop. I did dance with her Second to oldest daughter. I was on her competitive team when I was kid. We when to Virginia Beach and won. When I got a little bit older I started to notice that she was separating the group. She was looking for a certain kind of girl, certain shape. My mom didn't believe me but I knew soon as her daughter left I was off The competitive team. She doesn't like the parents to watch the kids while they practice. So parents sit in separate area. Also when I was a kid The other parents and my mother would have him sew all the costumes. I left the team and went to a different dance company nice one more friendly one and one that excepted different size body. Any way i used to tell people I was part of the Chippendale's Dance Group, they laughed because they thought it was part of this strip group. Lol