2.5 Out of 5 I rate Arthur Murray Fort Worth right in the…read moremiddle. First thing to know - If your considering trying dance lessons DO IT! You will never regret it! Pros: AM has an awesome staff of instructors! They have some of the brightest, funnest, and skilled Dancers I have seen yet. Their professionalism and ability to teach you to dance is absolutely solid! Cons: Price and Exclusivity. Price - AM is around 65% higher than independent studios in the area. They may tell you to weigh the "all you can take" group lessons, but even with that in mind the total cost is high since many studios do charge for groups but the price of group lessons is very low. Also, the additional "shows" are very costly not only to get into, buy into "heats' and the additional lessons to consider. They will push going to shows very hard. Exclusivity - the management of AM will aggressively call you out if you talk about outside dance events not associated with AM. In my case I was posting about dance events around town and got a stern reprimand from the owner that he could not allow me to do this. Needless to say that as a consumer I am now exercising my rights to do business elsewhere. Bottom line - if you want to learn to dance well they can for sure teach you to do so - it will just be very costly. If you want to get into the entire spectrum of dancing at multiple venues around town then it is best to look at other options!

I have mixed feelings about Arthur Murray…read more Pros: The staff is super nice and friendly. My fiance and I came in to start lessons slightly embarrassed by our lack of grace on the dance floor, but they made us feel very comfortable. Our personal instructor was Stephanie and she is AWESOME. Our first introductory lesson was 30 minutes and was free - we loved it so much and ended up booking their basic foundations package (4 private lessons, 45 minutes each). Cons: While they are very nice, this may not be the best place to learn to dance unless you have a nice disposable income. The foundations package was $540, but each lesson was really only 30 minutes long with the last 15 minutes of the class just talking about technique and planning what to do for future lessons. The one thing that we really disliked is how pushy the staff is for you to schedule your next lesson with them... it's almost like they are forcing you to ensure that you come back. Stephanie, fortunately, was the only one who seemed to understand our hectic schedule and allowed us to schedule our lessons at our convenience. All in all, I highly recommend taking dance lessons, and if you are unsure if Arthur Murray is a good fit for you, try out their introductory lesson and see how you like it. We now have a new found love and appreciation for dancing after taking several lessons here

Ok..I'm not criticizing the quality of instruction, but this is clearly a VERY expensive option. I…read morebelieve they're franchised and likely have overhead costs that drive some of this. But check my math: monthly lessons for $360/month. To make it easy, assume 4 weeks per month...so that's 4 lessons for $360, or $90 per lesson. Here's the real kicker...they're 45 minute lessons, not hour long. So, $90 for 45 minutes is $2 per minute. If you extrapolate this to the standard 1 hour lesson (I mean come on, you only offer 45 minute lessons?), then it's $2/minute x 60 minutes or $120 an hour!!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me? $120 per hour? You can get a professional engineer designing a spaceship to Mars for that rate. Ridiculous. Work a standard year at those rates and you're pulling in $240k. Yikes. I wouldn't be surprised if the monthly rate and 45 minute sessions are all part of the marketing to hide the fact they charge over $100 per hour.

School of Rock Fort Worth has been a life changing experience for our family! Our young son…read morereceives the highest quality music instruction in a nurturing, positive, FUN environment! The staff and instructors at School of Rock Fort Worth go above and beyond to encourage and train our young performer. Not to mention, he has learned SO much and is becoming a skilled musician at a young age. Couldn't be happier with our School of Rock family, and the performance opportunities are super fun for us all!

This will be our second year with Dance Connection and we are so glad we found this studio…read more Instructors are wonderful and talented, and the studio is run professionally while remaining warm, welcoming, and fulfilling for the students. Probably most importantly, my daughter's favorite days of the week are dance days and her dancing continues to improve since we've been with Dance Connection.

I cannot say I was in any way impressed. Signed up my daughters for classes and we were so excited…read moreto start. My oldest then broke her arm, so I called and left messages to help coordinate classes better with her broken arm. Always went to voicemail. Left messages. Never got a callback. Regardless, we showed up to first day of class to see a class with at least 10-15 toddlers AND all of their parents running around and dancing in the studio. WITHOUT masks. They all left, my daughters soon after went in. Not a single person said hello, or introduced themselves to me or to them. I took a seat to watch my daughters dance in what very few chairs they had (and I was THE ONLY parent sitting as there was only one other child in the class besides my daughters). I was immediately approached by a man and told I had to leave because parents were not allowed to stay but that I could get a "zoom link." Again, not a single introduction as to whom he was, no inquiry about who I was, no other words other than "you need to leave." I told him I would. I grabbed my kids, and left, asked for my money back, and never looked back. The only person that cared to ask why we were leaving was the dance teacher. If you people are under the impression that 1) you're doing someone a favor and preventing Covid by kicking ONE parent (which is a vaccinated Covid nurse by the way) out and keeping MULTIPLE others IN the ACTUAL studio just prior to my kids being in there WITHOUT masks, you're absolute fools and 2) leaving two young females with some RANDOM dude (owner or not) who did NOT even introduce himself to me and treated me with nothing but RUDENESS and DISRESPECT and amongst people I've never met in my life....you are really something with some type of audacity. Don't even get me started on getting my refund for my hundreds of dollars. It only took like 4 weeks to get my money back, but I did. It's clear they don't need more business. Never again. I literally went that same day to a place we love and are appreciated at as customers, dancers, humans, and most importantly as parents. Didn't have a single issue. Not about masks, costs, seating arrangements, phone calls (every call is answered right off the bat), introductions, teachers, NOTHING.

I have hired Ben's Balloons for several functions. Everyone is amazing with the children. They…read moreare punctual, and all have really worked well with the kiddos. I have hired face painters and then Ben for events. It's a great group of professionals and they are always on the top of my list to call for children's entertainment.

I have had the distinct pleasure of hiring Ben of Ben's Balloons several times for different events…read morethat I host. Ben has not only met my expectations but has FAR exceeded them. His willingness to help make the event a complete success is much appreciated. If you ever have the chance to have Ben of Ben's Balloons come to your event please do not hesitate to conact him. You will hear children scream with laughter over the amazing job that Ben will do for you! I cant wait to work with Ben again!

My son loves the acting studio. The instructors are great. They listen and let the kids help pick…read moretheir music. He has learned a lot and enjoys dancing, singing, and acting.

This is our third year at Dance Academy of Mansfield and we love it! My daughter started when she…read morewas two and was very shy and attached to me (that's why I wanted to try dance out just to see how she would do with other kiddos and a teacher that wasn't mom). The first day of class she walked right in and didn't even miss me. I was shocked because she would not stay with anyone besides mom, dad or grandma. She had a blast, the teacher was very kind and welcoming. She has loved all of the teachers she has had throughout the years. They are very professional at dance academy of Mansfield, but also are kind and understanding to the girls as well as the parents. I like that they incorporate different muscle groups in their practices as they do core, balance and stretching as well as dancing. I have notice improvements in my daughters feet and core strength. She has always had flat feet and has had some trouble with balance/coordination and I have noticed since starting dance that has improved. Lastly the production they have at the end of the year is amazing. So cool to watch as a parent. I love that DAOM is not ashamed of their faith and to talk about the Lord and pray; and for that reason is why I drive from Waxahachie to come here. My daughter loves it. I also like that they have classes during the day so homeschool parents can take their kids as well.

This was our first year at the DAOM and will be our last. Our daughter was in the pre-k group…read more The staff was nice and she had a lot of fun while there. The instructor seemed in control of the classroom from what I saw on the two observation days. However, restrictive policies make this a bad choice for parents. Classes for that age group are an hour long and go from September until June. If you believe your four-year-old might become disinterested after nine months of dance, please consider this factor heavily. If your child misses more than five classes in that time, she will not be allowed to dance in the production. You will not be refunded the $180 in production fees. This year, the academy followed the MISD schedule. This means that for those of us that signed up for a Monday class, we were scheduled to receive 5 less classes than those signed up on other days of the week and there was no cost offset. With the multiple bad weather days, we were actually out of class 8 days and got one makeup class on exception (as the policy is that academy does not schedule any makeups and your child may not attend a different class). I suppose I bear some of the blame in this instance since I simply assumed there would be an opportunity for make-up classes and did not actually ask. I emailed the director regarding my dissatisfaction with this issue. We were told they would not follow that schedule next year, but no price offset was offered for this year. They also follow the MISD schedule for bad weather regardless of current conditions. For example, when MISD cancelled school at 6am due to possible ice then at 10am the roads were melted and completely clear, the evening class was still cancelled. Your production fees do not include tights for the costumes. They do not include alterations, those will come out of your pocket or the pocket of your stage mom. If your child has ripped tights or the wrong tights, she will not be allowed to dance in the production. If your child has too many absences, she will not be allowed to dance in the production. If your child will not be still long enough for you to put on red lipstick, mascara, eyeshadow, foundation, and blush, she will not be allowed to dance in the production. Yes, even your three year old. There are no exceptions to refund the production fees per the policy. My daughter doesn't know, nor would she care, about all the restrictive policies of this studio. She had the stamina to go 9 months with little complaint. She got to do worship dance and talk about God while doing tap. But, for me, there was just too much in the way of bad policy for me to enjoy taking her here.

This is the most wonderful musical theater program for children. Their respect for all children and…read moretheir commitment to theater education is exceptional. They produce real leaders in out community and offer all children this opportunity, no matter their age, their color or their financial background. And if you've never been to one of their shows, be prepared to be wowed. This is not your ordinary children's theater!

Don't send your kids here. I have a long story as to why, but don't want to rant. Long story,…read moresomewhat short: The founder is fake as they come and their "no bullying policy" can be proven to be false with my story. I came to the director with my father who was there while I was getting these bullying messages from these girls and proof of the bullying. She ignored it and told me to either leave or stay and stay away from those girls. This was because they were rich and higher up in the company. Save your child from the heart break and go to Casa or another company much better than this one.

We saw some of their students perform. They were amazing. Really fun that DFW has an Irish dance…read more company! They looked like they were having a really good time.