My 3 year old daughter is currently enrolled in the one hour weekly tap/ballet class for 3-5 year olds. We first came to this location for music classes through Tunebugz, and now we are coming for dance. Upon beginning dance, my daughter was a little apprehensive and she vascillated between loving dance one week and hating out the next. This was primarily attributed to her being a sometimes shy 3 year old. Over time, with the help of her instructors, she has grown to love coming. The instructors are both skilled and upbeat. The kids love them. They pace the class well and it appears that they have good class structure/thought out lesson plan. Looking in at other older classes, there seems to be some truly skilled dancers here.
The studio is very clean and nicely updated. We pay just over $80 per month for my daughter. The lady that runs the front desk is super sweet and incredibly helpful when you have questions. All of the older girls that dance there seem to be very polite and none of them run over the little ones when things get busy in the hall after class. They all seem to watch out for the littles. The parking is sufficient and they have lockers for some of the older girls.
That said, there are just a couple of small things to be aware of, if you choose this class. The particular dance studio that they use for this specific class is in the middle of their facility where there is just not much seating and the hall narrows. Since these are the youngest dancers, many parents want to be near the window and/or door. Many of us sit on the floor in the hall and its tight for all of the people that do. Personally, I enjoy watching, but more importantly I want to keep an eye on the door for safety reasons (my child is 3 and if she leaves the room to come get me to potty, I don't even want to chance her heading the wrong direction when there are 2 exterior doors or worse, her being intercepted by the wrong person. I tend to be extra cautious, so this may not bother some parents.
If you sit in the lobby, there are plenty of seats, but you can't see that studio's door from most of them. They should probably consider switching studios for the youngest dancers and put the older kids in the center studios.
The only other thing to be aware of is that the center can get pretty warm. The front has a lot of windows and, being Texas, the Sun can really blast them. So dress appropriately if the weather is hot and sunny.
Overall, we really like this place and would certainly recommend this center. read more