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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am going to add Dawn Crofton if you like competition.  Agree with BCoD and City Dance.  They are the best around. [/quote]

I'd be interested to hear from City Dance Moms.  It seemed like a mess when I went.  My dd is very good.  We went to an audition and afterward they said the artistic director wanted to talk to me and could I wait.  I said sure.  After 30 minutes I asked when she could talk and they said in TWO HOURS would I mind waiting.  Um, no.

I told her to call me.

Then I get a list of what classes she could sign up for.  It made no sense to me.  Several different level were available.  Like level l3, 4, and 5.  ??  What level is she?

The artistic director calls and she tells me more levels that dd can be in.  Then she tries to get me to home school so that dd can dance all the time and says she should probably quit playing the cello.  On top of that she says dance is going to be around 10k a year.

But then I hear that it is great.  I don't know.  Who goes there?  What do you think?[/quote]

Haha, yes, we went through this a year ago. A lot of initial enthusiasm. It's a good studio if you can actively manage it. There is a sizable group of kids who take some online classes, spend many, many hours in the studio, and a lot of time preparing for competitions. The expectation is that they'll work in companies or become dance majors. Academics fit around that. I'd be concerned about their education, but to each their own. The problem is that these kids get the most attention, generally speaking, so that is what you're up against. If you do not take that route, you can find some outstanding teachers and some so-so ones. The good thing about CD is that it's so loosely managed that you can create your own path if you have the time and energy, the drawback is that you might not receive that much attention from the institution if you are not one of those kids. Some teachers are political about who gets the attention, others a lot less so. It takes a while to figure out whether you can make their structure, or lack of one, work for you.[/quote]

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