Julie McMullen

Review of Dance Academy USA

Although my daughter has been dancing for 10 years...

Although my daughter has been dancing for 10 years, she has only been at DAU for 2 years. We should have made the switch from her previous studio to this one a long time ago. She LOVES it here and has made so many friends. She takes as many classes as she can because she has so much fun and there are so many opportunities to learn new styles. We actually live quite a ways away -- 30 min drive each way -- but we continue to take lessons here. My daughter takes ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop, musical theatre, and more. The nice thing about DAU is that they put you in classes according to your level and not just according to your age. (At her previous studio, she was in a group with kids her own age and kept moving up with them even though the kids were different levels. This was hard for her because she was progressing at a different rate than the others.) My daughter has learned so much since coming to DAU and never would have got this level of teaching from another studio. They bring in guest teachers and choreographers to keep things fresh and make sure they're following the latest industry trends. The competition team is amazing and my daughter is so proud to be on it. It is kind of like the TV show Dance Moms except the DAU studio director (Miss Jane) is totally nice and would never yell at anyone, much less a child, and the other moms are nice, too. There's no fighting here at all. It's similar in that the girls are learning the same types of dance and go to the same types of conventions and competitions. The DAU office staff is very polite and well organized. We couldn't ask for a better studio!