Arts In Motion

I have three daughters who’ve danced with Amanda and Arts in Motion for nearly 10 years. Amanda, the teachers, and her staff are excellent– friendly, helpful, and organized. The studio has a very nice relaxed feeling. The class offerings are diverse. I’ve taken some of the adult classes and they were wonderful and welcoming (I have no dance background at all). I would absolutely recommend this studio for anyone looking for a welcoming, nurturing dance experience for their child. They’ll learn to dance well and enjoy it!

The staff are wonderful. An excellent place. Teaching skills and kindness to and understanding of kids is always in evidence.

My daughter had been going to Arts in Motion for 2 years when an incident happened where one of the teachers, Leslie, yelled at her for being in an open room and dancing (my daughter was 6 at the time) to music. Leslie incorrectly yelled at her for having her shoes on on the dance floor (which my daughter did not and knew not to), as well as for being in an open, empty room. The fact was that the teacher left the door open and the room empty.
As if my daughter being yelled at by a teacher was not enough (my daughter immediately wanted to go home and never come back), and Amanda was not present at the time to complain to, when I did write an email to Amanda complaining about what this teacher had done, I received a reply from Amanda that justified the teacher’s actions (that the teacher had «raised her voice because she thought my daughter might not hear her over the soft music»). When I responded that that was not the case, and that I was there and the teacher had raised her voice out of anger I received no reply. To this day, I have not received an apology for what had happened and my daughter refuses to have anything to do with this dance studio, even though her best friend had also been going to this studio.
I would definitely not recommend this studio to anybody and would caution anybody asking my opinion to seriously consider another studio.