Toronto Joy of Dance Reviews

Terrible moves, trashy music, empty class. Waste of your money and time

The worst company that provides children activities in my life! The CEO refused to refund any money, once the class has started. She chose to start a full-fledged war with a customer in order to keep the money, instead of simply refunding the money for unused services when requested! The customers are forced to pay first online and then after the fact to sign a form that looks like a medical release form, where Joy of Dance squeezed a small, easy to miss, section about money refunds.

Great and accommodating studio, wish they had more intensive adult courses that are progression based like their adult ballet class. Would love an adult jazz/lyrical semester long course to work on technique versus taking drop ins.

My wife and I have been dancing here for over a year. We take private lessons. You can choose what you learn and when you learn it. We usually follow Mark's recommendations. Our instructor, Mark Read, is first rate and a class act. Very patient with us, (especially me) as I am obviously challenged! I can have a step reviewed as many times as I want or need. I am never rushed, and I get honest (and positive) feedback. I think that the price charged is very fair. (When you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.) The facilities are big and bright. I feel that we are getting great value for our money.

Too much politics going on at that place at the management level. Some teachers are really good, some are not so good and is all talk.

I'm SO happy I found Joy! Amazing classes, outstanding teachers. Feels like family!

Hand's Down my favourite dance studio in the city. The floors are perfect (especially the big room upstairs), the staff professional and the teachers really love what AND where they teach. I've taken classes there for years and it only has gotten better, nice community feel. Thank you guys!

I attended many of the ballroom classes at Joy of Dance for around 2 years by now. The teachers at Joy of Dance are fun and professional. I've never had a dull moment taking their classes.

Before committing too much money into this place, sign up for few group lessons and get to know the place and who the best instructors are, because the price is high!. It's unlikely that you'll ever meet or find out who runs the place and the receptionists have quite a choosy, unwelcoming, unhelpful and unpleasant attitude. The washrooms are clean, but somewhat broken down and not well maintained. You'll pay a hefty fee for private lessons, its a little better for semi-private ones and group lessons are (in my opinion) reasonable. If you have kids or teens; you'll pay for their lessons, their costumes, tickets to see them perform (not cheap either!) and ...get this...tickets for your kids to perform, so that the school can make money from their performance!!!...Yeap! I am definitely looking for another place at this point, before throwing another $6.000 out the window in less than a year. Any suggestions?

Absolutely love this studio! They offer high quality dance training for adults in all different styles. The ballet program here is fantastic and they offer adults the opportunity to do their RAD exams, which I haven't found at any other studio in Toronto. They also have their own app, which makes signing up for classes so easy. Highly recommend!

First professional dance school I attended. I took ballet and jazz classes. Prices are reasonable: the quality of training is a reflection of what you're paying. Place can be hard to spot from the street, but once inside it's a very large studio.

I went for my first dance class at joy of dance. they are in toronto around the broadview danforth area. its nice cause they are just a few steps away from the subway stop.

I had a very marvellous time during my class it was relaxed and enjoyable and i was able to even meet a few people for my first day. i will be attending it more in the future!

This place feels like home!! I've been dancing for about 20 years and recently started training with Emily Tench and her adult RAD ballet program. I can't say enough how much my ballet technique has improved over the year ... more than in 5 years of recreational classes at other studios! I really appreciate that Emily does not give up on our progress even though we aren't kids anymore and her attention to and knowledge of injury prevention is second to none.

No complaints with the quality of the instruction, but what management did to me was one of the worst things a business can do.

This was supposed to have been my child's third year attending summer camps at this studio. Their policy, as stated on the confirmation email I received on March 4, stated "Please note that no refunds are offered once the class has begun."

Then COVID-19 hit. While other theatres and dance studios around the city moved their camps and classes online, or cancelled the altogether after consulting with the parents of the children enrolled, Joy of Dance chose to move forward with in-studio summer camps.

I was notified of this 2 days before my child's camp was scheduled to start, in an email that also stated that no refunds would be issued after July 1, despite the email itself only being sent on July 9. The configuration of the class had also been changed from an aged 8-12 group to a 6-8 group.

I was not comfortable sending my child to an indoor camp, with a younger cohort who was unlikely to be capable of physically distancing properly, while the city is still in a stage 2 pandemic lockdown.

I communicated that I was not comfortable sending my child. While I was within my rights to ask for a refund according to their policy (the first policy, not the second one they made up after I had already enrolled and paid), in the spirit of supporting a small business through a difficult time I asked if they could consider a partial credit towards a future class instead.

The manager, Jennifer, replied stating that she would not issue a refund. When I responded reminding her of her studio's refund policy, and that I was not actually asking for a refund but rather a partial credit, she ignored me.

Joy of Dance sprung a modified camp on us that I did not feel comfortable with or agree to, with no alternatives. EVERY other summer camp my children have been involved with offered either a refund or credit. Not this one. They pulled a bait and switch, took my $400, and flat-out ignored my request for even a partial credit. Well, enjoy it Joy of Dance because it's the last money you will ever see from my family.

Even though we live virtually across the street from your studio, I will now be taking my theatre and dance-loving child farther afield. I hope my $400 was worth it to you.

The instructors are great. Steven and Annie are my favourite. 4 big studios. The atmosphere is very happy and friendly, and we rotate partners every few minutes, so everyone has a chance to practise. My only issue is that they don't really teach you social dancing - leading and following. We typically learn some " routine", so, the dancers know what comes next, rather than focusing on leading or following the lead.

I love this studio, I did private classes with Lauren for my wedding dance and I was so pleased with the result! I also took beginner ballroom classes with Mark and what a joy to be in his class! The only reason I took off a star is because the studio is a little dated and the washrooms are a little run down.