Westminster Performing Arts Center

My daughter started at this studio taking beginners hip hop. A year later she is now on the juniors competition team and also takes jazz. My daughter eats, sleeps & breaths dance. Everyone at Wespac has inspired her to do her best and has impacted her life in such a positive way. She love, lovessss her instructors and the owner Jaseida. They have been extremely welcoming and make us feel like family. I totally recommend this studio to everyone I know.

Long over due review from my first one. Place was not that cheap for dance lessons. The only gold mine here was the instructor, Valerie. The owner was hardly ever there, would not approach new parents (good business idea to make more money), and called me at work to discuss my first poor review! She apparently has some remotely descent college degree, but runs this business horribly. She usually showed up way after classes started in her BMW with designer bags. Yet she operates out of a hole in the wall studio. The waiting room is horrible, ¼ is taken up by her desk. This isn’t a studio, it’s worse than a karate class. I am so glad we stopped going here. She had very strict rules about paying on time (probably to make her car payment) and you can tell she prides herself in her awards compared to compassion of inspiring young girls.

I heard about this dance studio from a friend who currently has her 5 year old daughter in ballet class… lets just say that I expected more.
First of all, the place is super small. You’re stepping over other parents while trying to watch your child practice. It gets so claustrophobic in there that most of the time I just wait outside until the class is over. Also, there inst much privacy when talking to staff (by the way the office staff consists of the owner and her mom who hardly speaks a word of English). If you need to have a private conversation about payments or exceptions, EVERYONE in the waiting area is going to hear due to the «office» being a desk in the waiting area. It is extremely unprofessional when the owner shows up during a class and sits down to have her dinner and play on her phone.
If youre looking for a place for your child to actually develop technique… DONT enroll him/​her here! The ballet instructor cant properly demonstrate or assist with showing the dancer how to correctly do a dance move. My daughter went there for over a year and I swear it was the same thing at every single class. The only reason why we kept going back was because she developed friendships with the other girls and looked forward to seeing them.
Last but not least, you will spend countless dollars on dance costumes for their performances and they will only wear their costumes once. They expect a new costume every single time.
Poorly ran dance studio.

I had a daughter there a couple years ago and It was good at first! Then it went all down hill ., lol I had an immediate family member who passed away and his funeral was on a day they had a practice that wasn’t mandatory but because my little girl who was like 3 or 4 missed one practice to go to her uncles funeral. It was her uncle not like a friend or a friend of a friend it was her UNCLE! The owner kicked her off the dance! Kid Freindly I think NOT! She let her participate in the second practice and she did Good she didn’t looked lost or anything but the day of the 3^rd practice is when she kicked her put of the dance! So I will never be going there again and will make sure no one I know does either ;)

Love this little studio! I have an 8 year old in their ballet class and an 11 year old in beginning hip hop. My 8 year old just had her first performance at a middle school multicultural night and the whole family enjoyed it. My daughter wss so excited to perform on stage in front of a large crowd. I imagine it must be a real confidence booster. She’s only in her second month of classes and they let her perform since she learned the dance quickly. I like that they have several performances year round. There’s 2 more performances at festivals in the next few weeks and several more in the summer. Its really gratifying. The hip hop dancers are awesome to watch! I’m hoping my 11 year old will someday be in advanced (competition) hip classes classes. This is the go-​to studio for hip hop! Its a small studio and everyone seems to be really close. I’m glad my daughters are a part of the Wespac team!

I’ve always had a passion for dance, but I never did anything about it. Until about a year and a half ago, I finally took the courage to walk into this petite looking dance studio. There I was greeted so kindly and the atmosphere was just pleasant. Though, I judge the appearance of the studio too quickly, a bit cramp and not that big as other major dance studio but, I quickly grew to love it. There is only one room and we all share the dance floor, the genious idea of owner getting a small place is intelligent, because a decent size room will force peers to get to know each other and get along. From my experiences, I’ve viewed from other studios, when students are in a big studio place the students tend to be in their own little corners, while WESPAC the studio is decent size, creating the atmosphere of «family».
I’m a PROUD dancer of WESPAC DANCERS/​Alumni. I grew up sooo much from Wespac and I would not regret any journey I had with my new family. There I became more mature, responsible and disciplined. I went through my first competition with Wespac and it was thrilling, especially our Vegas competition. There the team experienced what it was like to basically, live with each other for a whole week! WESPAC is a family/​home to me and with my new family I couldn’t feel any happier from my decision on stepping into the studio over a year ago. (:

I am very grateful that my family is part of the WESPAC family. My son has been attending WESPAC for a little over a year. From day one, he was made to feel at home. His first instructor observed his uneasiness at the end of class and took the time to ease my son’s anxiety. At that time, his instructor was not aware that my son had special needs, but what he did made a world of difference. Over the past year, it has been a similar experience with the rest of the instructors and the studio director/​owner who have a passion for dance and love to pass on their knowledge to the next generation. I have observed how well they work with the children of all ages and how they have patience with all the children especially the little ones. The instructors use the children’s strengths to take them to the next level. Most importantly, my son continues to learn discipline, teamwork, confidence and strength of character. The support of his instructors and of his
teammates has given him an outlet to get through the challenges that he experienced due to bullying during the past school year.
My son was not an experienced dancer when he arrived at the WESPAC but his instructors are developing his raw talent. My son became part of the competition team for 2012. The team placed in every competition which took top scores and awards culminating in my son’s 2^nd Place in his division at KAR Nationals, 1^st Place for our girls who performed as a duet, as a group the 5 kids ranked 9^th in their division along with a special judges award at KAR Nationals and won a total of $ 500 between their last two competitions. For being the team’s first year in competition, our kids performed on a higher level than their competition experience. It takes a set of talented, caring instructors along with supportive, loving parents to guide the children to the levels they have accomplished.
Part of WESPAC’s appeal is that it is a small studio which gives it it’s family environment. Our studio director is available in person and through other various forms of communication. This open communication allows us to address any areas as the need arises. WESPAC may be a small studio, but our WESPAC Dancers make their presence known anywhere they perform and/​or compete.

I have been a Family Member of the WESPAC Dance studio since 2005. I say Family Member because from day one I’ve been welcomed into the studio with open arms. Over the years I’ve developed deep friendships with the instructors as well as other students. I refer my friends and family members here as they have something for everyone and for all ages. Our routines are always challenging and fun and the music is always the latest song on the radio so when I’m not at the studio I’m reminded of the awesome song I danced to whenever I’m listening to my iPod.
I have to respond to the other review on here by «Dance M» (which I can only assume means Dance Mom). I can only feel sorry for your daughter as from your screen name alone my mind goes straight to «Here Comes Honey Boo Boo». I feel acknowledging you in my review only acknowledges your completely off base comments so I’ll keep this short. In my 7-​years attending this studio I’ve never seen the owner «abuse» any of the students and have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of her as an evil dictator as she’s one of the sweetest most compassionate people I’ve ever met. I hope you find peace in your life and it’s probably for the best of the WESPAC studio to have one less Dance Mom lingering around.

Don’t waste your time or money on this «performing arts center.» The facility offers no parking, no seating area, and it’s restroom makes port-​a-​potties appear luxurious! The monthly rate for one class may seem affordable, but you will not receive quality dance lessons. The owner simply recruits her underage students to volunteer as assistants to aid in dance instruction.
The business only operates after 4pm, and the owner still cannot make it to the studio on time. On several occasions, she arrived 30 minutes late to open the studio for class. The class is only 45 minutes long, so my child, as well as the other children enrolled, were only able to have 15 minutes of class! Completely unacceptable!
What tops it off, is that I have witnessed the owner on several occasions verbally abusing her students. When confronted, she acted as if her dictatorship as owner was a valid excuse for her poor behavior.
She is an amateur entrepreneur who uses your hard earned money to add to her Gucci collection, instead of investing in her business. The facility could use a renovation, relocation, or new ownership for that matter! And if you want to speak with the owner personally, make sure it is on a Thursday night after 6pm. The rest of the time, she has her elderly mother sitting in for her.