The Brookline Academy of Dance

It is rare to find an angel on earth but believe me when I say there are a few angels at BAD and leading them all is Ms. Melissa.
In the field of dance where everyone strives for the perfect figure and a perfect routine, Ms. Melissa teaches work and a lot of it, she never gives up and will never let you either. She loves to dance and teaches the kids just that. With her kind heart and words she pushes every single girl to do her best while always respecting and encouraging.
The girls don’t work towards a recital, they learn technique and will run through many different dances until together they decide what will be their final performance piece.
BAD will put on a beautiful yearly recital, in an amazing theater with costumes and lighting and great music.
Every year at the end of the recital someone will come up to me and say; «in our old studio the recital was much nicer… the level was higher…».
Could be… I can’t compare, but, Ms. Melissa isn’t about the show.
Ms. Melissa is about opportunities and making sure every single girl get her moment center stage. She’s about improvement, making sure every girl dances better by the end of the year, and most of all she’s about confidence every girl believes in her heart she is the best dancer that she could be.

Our daughter has a wonderful time and learnt a lot in the Ballet Tap for kids class by Melissa and Ariana. Professional but also really friendly and very good with the children.

This studio has been wonderful! I host a freestyle dance group every Sunday evening. Working with Melissa (the manager) is an absolute pleasure! She is very flexible and loves to have new renters rent her space. I came to her at the end of August and by mid October I was using the studio space and working very closely with her!
The space is beautiful, and very chill and relaxed.
There are such a variety of classes at this studio. Because of Melissa’s trust and good faith, as well as the studio’s atmosphere of friendliness, I would recommend this to anyone!