Elite Studio of Dance

My daughter has been taking lessons here for two years. We love the Studio. Allison’s work is superb.

I really love this studio. The staff is so nice and they really push you into becoming a better dancer. The other dancers are also very friendly which helped me since I was new in early february. Overall, my experience was much better and I’ve learned more than I did at my old studio. I’m ver glad that I found this

My daughter loves this place she takes ballet. Allison is amazing! She has a lot of patience with all the kids. I am glad I found this place for my daughter. Allison let’s your child try out the class before you commit which is nice.

I am so glad I switch my daughter to Elite Dance Studio in Elk Grove she has learned so much. Allison is a outstanding dance teacher. My daughter loves her. The staff is also very helpful and friendly.

Glad to have this great program in Elk Grove!

My almost 4 year old son took an Intro to Dance class here over the summer. We had asked him about a lot of different activities from sports to music and dance was about the only thing he said he wanted to take. I looked at a lot of different schools online and I was looking for a school that wasn’t overly pink and frilly where he might feel left out considering he might be the only boy in class. If a website did not address the boys dress code, I did not even consider them. If I contacted a school via email and got no response, I did not consider them. Elite is very gender neutral in décor and they were specific about boys dress code (although it was not strict for this age group) and even had some male instructors. I also liked that they started with an Introductory class since I was not sure what type of dance my son might prefer. When I contacted them I recieved a quick response from one of the co-​owners and she answered all of my questions. In addition, she offered a trial dance class for him to decide if he liked it. Also they had a summer session, so he could try it for a longer period without committing to six months or longer like some schools require.
For the older age groups they ask that you typically drop them off for class, with one week a month where parents can watch. For the little kids (3 – 5) they allow you to stay and they have a small waiting room where you can watch through the window. They have three different dance areas, so during the week there can be three classes going on simultaneously. They have annual recitals in the spring and from the pictures posted on the website they seem to be very high quality in terms of costumes, photos and technique.
My son is very high energy and loves music, so I was happy that the music they played was not just soft ballet type music for his class. There was some of that, but they also played high energy hip hop/​samba from the Rio soundtrack. In the Intro class it was mostly teaching general movement with a warm-​up, half ballet and half tap. The teacher was very patient with all the little ones who have short attention spans and lots of energy. Unfortunately my son has more energy and a shorter attention span than most and she had to spend a lot of time trying to get him back on task. For most of the summer session she kept saying that she would have an assistant at the next class but did not get one until the third to the last class.
At this time we have decided that our kid needs a little more time before we pay for anymore structured activities. This is not because of Elite, but because of his personality and lack of self-​control. He would talk about dance class all week, but then he would resist class and the teacher’s instructions and then cry when the class was over. At the end of class as a reward they would spray sparkles on the kids arms and give them lollipops. We let him have the sparkles, if he wanted them, which he typically did. This is the kid who would shout about the Hulk and Spiderman during class, he is definitely secure with who he is. He just needs more time and listening skills before we sign him up for anymore activites. Hopefully this will happen in the next year or so and if he asks to do dance again we will most likely be bringing him back to Elite.

Since this is the first review, I will try to be as thorough as possible. To start off, my daughter has been dancing here for 2 years and has taken jazz, tap, ballet, River Kitties, and hip hop. My son has also taken the teen hip hop class. Class size are good normally 8 – 12 per class, so not too many and enough to put together a good routine for the recital at the end of the year. The teachers are all attentive and will work the class flow depending on the students. My daughter has been in classes with both active girls and serious girls, the classes really reflected the type of students in the class. Your child really will learn the technique of what ever style is being taught. I have seen a great improvement in form since starting here. Tuition is very reasonable with a discount for siblings. Classes are in the evenings, 3:30PM is the earliest class and that is for the little kids. There is a ballet dress code. Overall, we have been very pleased with our experience at Elite.