As a first time dance parent, this was a rocky season that will end with no return…read more
First, there's only one dance instructor throughout the school, meaning the owner is the coach (which SHOULD be no problem) but sis needs to stop being cheap and hire some help. She's running classes between 4-5 year olds to 12, maybe 14 year olds and all their parents included. That's a lot of people to deal with.... I've seen upset moms, who walk out cussing to the fathers, moms with tears because they spent their last on what they thought was needed for the recital. So ehat was ridiculous to me was when recital time came, the whole week the coach said she didn't want anyone contacting her and to contact her "volunteers" which are temps for whatever she's doing (not reliable and very unprofessional) smh.
Second, we pay a good penny to see our girl dance, only for some to perform and some not. I was very excited the first 3 months seeing my 4 year old dance and make friends BUT AFTER I paid my first deposit the same day the coach told me my daughter might not perform well because she "plays" too much in class. My smile immediately went to a frown and I was wondering "well what the hell has my daughter been doing for 3 months and what WILL she do in the next 3?" Not a good position to be in as a spending parent. It also has me thinking why are u hosting a 4-5 year old class of 10-15 girls by yourself... don't you think that's a bit much for that age group? I think at that point I should've just asked for the refund and kept her in the main class or even found another hobby but noooooo I wanted to see if my baby would beat the odds.
Third, RECITAL TIME ! The coach not only inconvenience u on Sundays at 2pm with zoom meetings like people don't have family's and go to church, but us parents had to purchase SO MANY things on our own like a whole kaboodle bag FULL of makeup (foundation, blush, mascara, eye shadow, eyeliner, nail polish AND remover, lipstick, hair spray, Advil/Tylenol, baby wipes, hair pins, brushes, combs, scissors, lint rollers, deodorant, perfume, and many more items that I felt a 4 year old should not have or be in possession of) I think she had plans on hiring a makeup artist and she never showed (not surprised) with the attitude she carries. she doesn't have a package for leotard, tights, shoes, so u have to provide it ALL! IN THE RIGHT COLOR! or your baby doesn't perform. seems like with such strict rules you would have these things in order so that your girls could easily perform, right?.
Lastly, after the recital I ask the coach if I could get my daughters uniform that was changed by her "volunteers" during the first part of the recital... she fumbled around for what ended up being a week, saying she had to contact other parents to see if everyone had theirs but my daughter NEVER received hers.... PERIOD. So of course, I was upset and offended, this lady who had us wasting all of our time and money didn't want to give me the uniform for my child that I paid for, very absurd. So I told her that I will file a civil court case which she had ALOT of choice words for me lol I didn't care because my word was going to hold up in court and she wasn't getting another penny out of me. However, that was the only way I was able to obtain my daughters uniform.
The unprofessionalism, the inconsideration, her attitude towards parents especially the ones who don't want to volunteer their time or praise her (please stop being cheap and hire some help) is not worth the experience. We talking $70/month (one class a week) with 6 months of prep for the recital, $250-$350 for uniforms, over $150+ for the items like ballet and jazz shoes in nude AND black, leotards BOTH COLORS, tights IF THEY ARENT THE RIGHT COLOR I SEEN HER TELL PARENTS TO DYE THEM , $25 membership dues, THE WASTED MONEY SPENT ON THE KABOODLE BAG.
They always ask us to support our people, but we can't when this is the result. This is why we choose opposite.
