Address: | 729 Cloverly St, Silver Spring, MD 20905, USA |
Phone: | +1 301-879-3548 |
Site: | elitedancestudioandsupply.com |
Rating: | 4.7 |
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Willy Carrasco
My daughter is now six years old and she spent two years at Elite in the combo classes (ballet/tap). She wants to continue ballet, but we wont be doing it with Elite. As a parent it was made clear time and time again that I am just a check or a credit card to the management. The lobbies and pick up/ drop off are extremely crowded with parents and horrible temperature control. You have zero opportunity to view what your child is learning and you get no individual feedback on your child. There are a token camera and tv where parents can supposedly see whats going on in the dance studio. My experience, however, is that thats a joke. Camera shows one very limited spot where your child may or may not pass in front the whole class time. When I sent management a communication letting them know my concerns they made it clear that was absolutely not their concern. Lump it. The whole year is geared toward the recital which is not an event I want to raise my children believing is normal in the world view. It is the epitome of waste. Both years my daughters costume was around $80. They do not reuse costumes from year to year. Some girls are in three, four or more dances in the recital. I believe the ownership has an interest in the costume company. We are talking tens and tens of thousands of dollars here just in costumes, much less ticket sales where tickets are $20 plus dollars a piece and everyone needs a ticket to enter including younger siblings who could sit on your lap. They put on three recitals back to back and a lot of the older girls repeat their dances and are in multiple dances. Be prepared to sit for a long 2 and a half hours to see your beginner in her 2 minute little dance. I want my daughter to experience the beauty of ballet. Going to be searching for some ballet lessons more pure to love of the dance. If you like being nothing more than a dollar sign and being treated as if they are doing you a favor, then this is the school for you.
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Sara Ashley Hann
Great dance studio with a variety of classes. Very nice facility
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tenille wagoner
Good classes. Lots of options for all ages.
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Z B
This place has amazing dance classes