Academy of the Performing Arts

We’ve been attending APA for years. Excellent ballet instruction! We haven’t found a teacher that we love for jazz. Hip hop instruction is top notch. The recital can be pricey if your child is in several classes. Overall, a great place for a dancer to grow if they are serious about dance.

Look no further APA has it ALL! Although ownership may seem coo-​coo, there’s no place like this gem. Was quite tired of not gaining any true ballet knowledge and terminology until I had showed up at the front door unannounced. Since then I have inherited much from Skinner. From modern and positions, to footwork and French. If you want your child/​teen to gain REAL ballet/​pointe work and enjoy the wonderful arts of dance. You won’t second guess it. The staffs techniques — you’ll never find anywhere else.

Absolutely LOVE the instructors, LOATHE the ownership. The absolute WORST run studio I have ever been a part of. Not one email or phone call EVER returned and the owner is EXTREMELY rude. It is truly sad that one parent is treated so poorly when they are PAYING for a service to be provided. It seems that she doesn’t care about the parent who only pays for one class because that is all she can afford instead of 3 or 4. Those parents she is nice to. My daughter LOVES dance and desires to continue. Her teacher has been such a blessing by nurturing her. It’s a shame that the owner is the way she is. The recital costumes are the CHEAPEST made costumes that fall apart and there was so discount given to parents or students to watch the recital. Truly bad business.

BEST DANCE STUDIO!
Ask ANYONE who attends APA and they will all surely sing Miss Deborah’s praises! She is an amazingly talented teacher! My daughter has been a student of APA for the last 8 years! Miss Deborah will find the dancer in anyone and inspire you to become your best! She works with ALL ages from 2.5 thru Adult. Her motto is it’s never to late to start so enrollment is ongoing!
The rest of Miss Deborah’s staff is just as wonderful as she! Miss Holly, a teacher now, was originally a student of Miss Deborah.
APA has classes in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, and Lyrical
APA is also the home of the Children’s Dance Theatre. Their annual production of The Nutcracker is quickly becoming a Tracy tradition!