My daughter started at the Lawton Academy last winter in the Actor's Playground program. She adored…read moreworking with Katie, who was so kind and encouraging of my daughter who had limited theater and acting experience. My daughter especially looked forward to playing the theater games and participating in the improv exercises, which we were so fortunate to witness firsthand at the end of session showcase. She then worked in the next age group up with Andrew in the spring and had another great experience! After bouncing around to a number of theaters and acting programs on Long Island, we are so happy we found the Lawton Academy. Both Katie and Andrew have demonstrated a real vested interest in nurturing my daughter's love for the performing arts, and I am truly excited to see how she will continue to grow and develop under their guidance. I can't recommend the Lawton Academy highly enough.

I have two children taking the Actors Playground aged 8 and 6. Lawton Academy is a fun, safe…read moreplace where they are encouraged to have fun. They are in two different classes and Katie influenced my 6 year old so much. We find ourselves playing some of the games at home before bedtime. My 8 year old enjoyed working on remembering lines and performing with a partner he loved the friends he got to work with. The best part of both classes were the showcases where my family and I got to see their work. My kids do a lot of activities but the only ones I didn't have to fight them to go to were Lawton's acting classes. Highly recommend

We came to Jorday after going to another dance school. The difference was night and day. On the day…read moreof our first lesson, our instructor apologized about the class being a little bit crowded, 8 poeple. This was like heaven compared to our last school that had upwards of 70 or 80 people packed into 1 class. The instructors were very knowledgeable and broke down the steps well. If you weren't getting the moves, they would nicely suggest staying at that level before moving to the more advanced class. The schedule was great for us and the price was great, the instructors are great. Go go go!

love the studio, I seen my daughter's growth this year can't wait for the years to comeread more

After reading the review of the summer Lion King class I felt compelled to write about my family's…read moreexperience. Both of my children were in the summer production of The Lion King and have been participating in Broadhollow's classes for years. The instructors were both certified public school teachers who, along with the rest of the staff, did an outstanding job. I can't think of sending my kids any place else. All of the productions my kids have been involved in have been excellent and best of all my children have gained skills and confidence they will take with them the rest of their lives. Thank you Broadhollow. Keep up the outstanding work.

***PARENTS BEWARE*** The theater offers wonderful shows but falls short on their summer camp…read moreprogram. I enlisted my daighters this past summer thinking they would learn technique and partake in their Lion King performance at the end. Unfortunately, there were not enough instructors and the children were not supervised at all times. When you have a 7 year old with a medical condition, this is concerning. I brought it to their attention (as well as other parents) that there was a safety concern. Please, make sure the instructors have worked with children before signing your child up and that they are qualified to take on their program with the safety of your kids in mind. Apparently, their idea of correcting the lack of order was by throwing a few instructers behind stage then blacklisting the parents from future camp productions. Thank you, Robert for explaining how you rectified the situation for the future productions by punishing the parents and not educating the instructors on proper safety standards.

My experience here was not the best, but it was OK. My children came here for a fun experience, but…read morewe were greeted instead with disorganization and not very concerned staff. The service here was horrible, my children weren't given clear instructions and they said "they don't even know how to make slime" the slime they made was dry, stale, and overall horrible. if you come here with your kids please note that their "crunchy" textured slime is going to be difficult to play with. My kids don't like the slime they made and the prices here are crazy! The location is in Glendale, which is a very nice area. If you are in Glendale I recommend going to the five below instead, the slime there is $5 and gives you a better experience because the slime isn't dry and hard to play with like at Bee's. The staff were pretty bad. We walked in there was not even greeted properly, one lady with blond hair was rude and ignored my daughter who wanted her slime to be stretchy and the lady just ignored her! Who does that?? I didn't get a chance to ask her name but the employee with black hair was the nicest one there. She helped my kids out but we left with pretty bad slime and not a good experience.

My daughter recently visited Bee's Arts & Crafts on a school field trip and was excited to spend…read morethe $10 I gave her. She purchased a green butter slime for $3, an orange butter slime for $2, and an ice cube squishy for $5. The ice cube squishy was definitely her favorite purchase. She has been playing with it nonstop and absolutely loves it. Unfortunately, the homemade butter slime was very disappointing. Within just one day, both slimes dried out significantly and barely stretch anymore. My daughter was especially upset because she spent half of her money on the slime and expected it to last longer than a single day. As a parent, it's frustrating to see a child so excited about a purchase only to have it become unusable almost immediately. While we were very happy with the squishy, I hope the quality of the homemade slime can be improved so future customers get better value for their money.

I'm saying this here now because when we contact Elena Diaz she refused to take our call. Instead…read moreof talking to us like a professional she rather ignore us. This is not the type of teacher you should hire who steal your students. This review is for the voice teacher Elena Diaz. She promised me and my husband a recital when we first started. Initially my husband was a piano student of Alejandra at Juliet Music and she took him under her wing as her private voice student making him leave Juliet Music. I myself was a student of Juliet music and left to study privately under Elena because she said it would be better for me. She stole me from lessons at Juliet Music. She promised us a recital and other concerts to perform in but from 2013-2018 since we were with her nothing happened. She kept teaching us the same songs and our skills never got better. My husband went to her to study countertenor and tenor. She can't teach him the right way let alone going back and forth on two types of voices. This was really unfair. She forces us to sing karaoke songs from YouTube as our lessons. She had workshops which were all about money and not learning. She doesn't know how to teach the music and harmony. She personally has something against my husband because he was the only one who questioned her. We continued to sing the same songs over again. She didn't know how to drive so many times she had me drive her around for free. Places like from her house to Juliet Music which is ironic since I was a student of Juliet Music, to a wedding we're not invited to where she made us sing without practice, and the college recital of one of her other students which she always describes as "hot". She calls him the Prince of India who at the time was a high school student . The most offensive thing was how she talked about her boyfriend and their sex life during lessons. One time she talked about how she likes the beast and Rolf because they are hairy like the men she likes. She also talks about getting pregnant with her boyfriend during group practices in front of others. This is sexual harassment. She said this in front of young girls and should not be tolerated. She is too friendly with her students and it's as if she's crossing the line. When I first came to her she said I was a soprano so I thought that she would train me. After 5 years with her I never had a performance or recital. Neither did my husband. And I never learned how to sing soprano. In the end my husband did not learn any of the right skills to improve I don't think she ever had an intention of giving us success. My husband and I sing in church where we are well experienced and she had the nerve to teach us songs we've been singing all our lives. Many times my husband and I want to do duets. She can't even figure out the harmonies. She also forced us to watched the recital of her favorite student who has nothing to do with us. Also a wedding in the city who we don't know at all. She wants us to do what she wants because we're "friends" and she wants me to drive her. I was being used for my kindness. She's takes advantage of people especially through her lessons. I really feel that Elena Diaz is not a good teacher and should be terminated.

My child has been taking piano lessons here for about 8 months…read more Pros: teacher is attentive and genuinely interested in helping and teaching children to love and appreciate music. Parking is convenient. Flexible scheduling for make up classes. Cons: facilities are old and outdated. The rooms need a paint job and cleaning. There is weird household trash in the practice rooms. Front desk is a bit scattered. Messed up our payment and scheduling a few times.

This is the best dance school I've ever been too it's kid friendly and you learn different dances I…read morelearned tap i was bad at tap but now I'm really good I'm going to keep dancing here until I'm in the company

I love this dance studio and was a wonderful recital they had for the baby class of 3 year olds. It…read morewas so nice and the older dancers were amazing! Highly recommend this place.

I love that this a space for black people such a beautiful concept ! I hope more locations can be…read moreopened soon

This is a little dance studio with a big heart. All Stars make learning fun for children. My…read moredaughter is finishing up on her second session, and just performed in her first dance recital. You can see the transformation take place. My daughter went from being a shy 4 year-old in pre-ballet, to a confident 5 year-old on stage in front of a packed audience performing ballet/jazz. Sure, the elevator is maddeningly slow, (take the stairs), and the website is a bit of a spazz. And though new parents are hit with an almost overwhelming amount of information leading up to the photo days, mandatory dress rehearsals, and dance recitals, there's a reason this studio has lasted a decade in the community. At the center is a group of dance instructors, and an owner that cares deeply for the success of the children that enter this studio. You can see the evidence of this in the friendships that flourish, and the bonding that takes place in the rehearsal space, in between classes, at community outings, and on stage. Queens parents, if you're looking enrich your child's learning, and get them in dance, All Stars Studios is a solid investment. You can also take a free trial class to see if it's a good fit.

I can't say enough good things about Astoria Dance Center. My daughter just completed her 14…read moreyears of dance with the amazing teachers The care and support is unmatched. Their love for dance and the children is evident in the beautiful production at the end of the year. They make every child feel confident and proud to be on stage. The choreography and artistry is phenomenal. All the dancers look confident and joyful to be on stage. I feel so lucky my daughter was a part of this school. She loves her teachers and fellow dancers. And they will always be a part of her life. It truly is family. The teachers are truly role models and guide the children with grace and support in and out of the studio.

Love this place dances are great and teachers not to bad pricing for the area and show us at a…read morebeautiful school near by the I've known the owner for many years and she has never let me down once I highly recommend coming to Astoria Dance Centre