Dance studio that focuses on technique

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who where a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Goodness, maybe I should tell DD to pick another activity if this will be the perception!

+10000
Dance is so silly. My DD is in it, and the culture is ridiculous. It comes from the top. Favoritism, dismissing parent concerns, ridiculous demands.

Our Studio is requiring parents and students to watch 10 hours of virtual training on how to be a better dance parent!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who where a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Goodness, maybe I should tell DD to pick another activity if this will be the perception!

+10000
Dance is so silly. My DD is in it, and the culture is ridiculous. It comes from the top. Favoritism, dismissing parent concerns, ridiculous demands.

Our Studio is requiring parents and students to watch 10 hours of virtual training on how to be a better dance parent!!!!!

What studio is this? I want yo steer clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who where a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Goodness, maybe I should tell DD to pick another activity if this will be the perception!

+10000
Dance is so silly. My DD is in it, and the culture is ridiculous. It comes from the top. Favoritism, dismissing parent concerns, ridiculous demands.

Our Studio is requiring parents and students to watch 10 hours of virtual training on how to be a better dance parent!!!!!

What studio is this? I want yo steer clear.

Same here! What in the world?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who where a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Goodness, maybe I should tell DD to pick another activity if this will be the perception!

+10000
Dance is so silly. My DD is in it, and the culture is ridiculous. It comes from the top. Favoritism, dismissing parent concerns, ridiculous demands.

Our Studio is requiring parents and students to watch 10 hours of virtual training on how to be a better dance parent!!!!!

What on earth did the parents did to prompt this? It must be costing the studio a fortune.

[Anonymous]

DD is at Metropolitan and very happy.

[Anonymous]

What about ABA? They have a draw for serious students. They have summer intensives in ballet, character, and contemporary? https://www.akhmedovaballet.org/intensives

[Anonymous]

Feedback on NoVa schools vs. just Maryland ones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who were a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Thanks for your input, dance teacher! Curious to know what the reputation is for the various ballet schools in the area? Is TWSB still considered the best?

I have a DD at TWSB who is a little older and we're looking for alternatives. Maybe it was once the best, but I don't feel that it's still the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feedback on NoVa schools vs. just Maryland ones?

We have found BalletNova to be excellent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who where a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Goodness, maybe I should tell DD to pick another activity if this will be the perception! :roll:

+10000
Dance is so silly. My DD is in it, and the culture is ridiculous. It comes from the top. Favoritism, dismissing parent concerns, ridiculous demands.

Our Studio is requiring parents and students to watch 10 hours of virtual training on how to be a better dance parent!!!!!

That’s one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard.

[Anonymous]

I just started looking for summer intensives and saw that ABA has several sessions starting at 8 years old - technique character ballet contemporary. https://www.akhmedovaballet.org/intensives

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who were a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Thanks for your input, dance teacher! Curious to know what the reputation is for the various ballet schools in the area? Is TWSB still considered the best?

I have a DD at TWSB who is a little older and we're looking for alternatives. Maybe it was once the best, but I don't feel that it's still the case.

Some good alternatives would be Maryland Youth or Seber Method

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who were a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Thanks for your input, dance teacher! Curious to know what the reputation is for the various ballet schools in the area? Is TWSB still considered the best?

I have a DD at TWSB who is a little older and we're looking for alternatives. Maybe it was once the best, but I don't feel that it's still the case.

Some good alternatives would be Maryland Youth or Seber Method

No. WSB is an internationally recognized program. The other two are not even close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a dance teacher and former professional dancer. In your situation OP, I would say that most studios are unlikely to want you. They will hear your story and assume that you are full of drama. If you are close in you really only have 3 viable options that anyone educted in dance would recommend, assuming they accept you:
1. BCOD
2. CityDance
3. Ovations

If you are upcouty you have a little more flexibilty:
1. Metro Ballet. Their founder was amazing and the legacy is strong.
2. D'Amour They are just building and have strong teachers and advisors.
3. District Dance
4. Olney School of Dance
5. Wheaton School of Dance

The schools to avoid are:
1. C-Unit
2. Unity
3. Dawn Crofton (although I really like the school and it's staff, I am hearing that their main teacher is building out a new space)

There are alot of schools out there; but these are the extremely well respected and extremely not respected. There will always be stories from people who were a great or not so great fit at any business recommending or not recommending something. I would not pay much attention to it unless there is a pattern.

Thanks for your input, dance teacher! Curious to know what the reputation is for the various ballet schools in the area? Is TWSB still considered the best?

I have a DD at TWSB who is a little older and we're looking for alternatives. Maybe it was once the best, but I don't feel that it's still the case.

Some good alternatives would be Maryland Youth or Seber Method

No. WSB is an internationally recognized program. The other two are not even close.

For the school? No. In the days of Mary Day, sure. The current PTP training is also descent. However the current school has become truly recreational and so incredibly diluted. Their reputation has fallen greatly.

[Anonymous]

As a student when Mary Day was still teaching at WSB, the above makes me so sad!

Also, can someone please explain to me why Pat Berrend is teaching in Olney? She had such a huge role in the school, release time program and Nutcracker.