I don't usually write reviews, but my daughter just danced in the recital and I felt compelled to write something. What pushed me to write this review is my daughter was really upset that one of her friends was not allowed to perform. It seems that there were mothers who have nothing better to do that took a disliking to her mother and complained about her for no reason. She was always nice and polite to me and never even spoke to the mothers in question. It's a real shame that her daughter worked really hard and was blocked from performing. What makes this even worse is that different rules apply to different parent because while parents are discouraged from hanging around, there is a group of parents (same as above) that is allowed to stay all the time and a few times that I was there, they did nothing but gossip about other parents and even said mean things about a few girls. Also, bullying is allowed and some girls pick on and make fun of others girls and are allowed to behave differently than others. This is mostly the daughters of the mothers who pick on other parents, which is no surprise and at times, the daughter of the owner. The woman who runs the studio is always in a bad mood and raises her voice at the kids constantly and is at times, even rude to the parents. There was a day when a little boy was crying over a cupcake in the waiting area and she took him by the shoulders and physically pushed him out of the studio - if I were that child's mother, I don't know if I would've reacted as calmly as she did. The atmosphere/culture of the studio is not a friendly one (not to me) so I will think about finding a new place for us, but for now since my daughter seems to like it there, I am not in a rush. I just hope not to get on the bad side of those mothers or it will be trouble for me. On the plus side, most of the instructors are nice and talented and the pricing is reasonable albeit increases with each hour of class so could get expensive. The owner enrolls everyone interested regardless of skills, which is nice, but that also means that he tailors all the performances to the low/middle so the dances tend to be boring, in my opinion. I've also seen him pick on some girls during class. Him and other teachers sometimes even yell and get angry when things are not to their liking. When the studio manager helps out in class, she is always raising her voice. Separately, the place is tiny and cramped. I've been there for some time and have yet to see the floors mopped. It's also super messy and disorganized especially around recital time with costumes everywhere. There's no room for parents to even drop off the kids. Maybe they don't have the means to do live streaming of the classes like other studios but that would alleviate the cramped space. Like I said, I don't usually write reviews but it really bothered me to find out what happened to the little girl who was punished by the studio because some mean mothers didn't like her mother and did everything to get rid of her, and her daughter became collateral damage for no reason! That's irresponsible and inappropriate and I am sorry for both of them, but they will probably find a much better place and the girl is really talented. read more