Dance Precisions

My daughter’s both consider this studio their second home. The Owner and staff are true professionals. No wonder people come from far away to enjoy the dance experience Dance Precisions has to offer!

The Stars program for 6 and under was fantastic and a great learning experience. However, when my daughter turned 7 years old she declined to go into 2^nd company but rather to do the Academy program as we didn’t want to do the multiple-​hour time commitment for 2^nd company; she has other activities other than dance. We were dissatisfied with the Academy program and have withdrawn her to enroll in a different studio. Dance Precisions is focused on competition dancing and recreational dance seemed overlooked and disorganized. The Stars program is great for younger children and the studio seems great for competition dancers. I don’t recommend the studio for recreational dancing.

As you could tell from my other reviews, I am not proactive Unilocaler and I only write reviews for businesses I truly believe who deserves recognitions and I try to be honest as I can be when I do so.
We have been involved in many youth competitive sports through our children over past 15 years, and I must say in my opinion, our experiences with Dance Precisions were the worst we ever have experienced. I will try to make the point short here…
Our daughter joined their All Star cheer team in July 2014 (Dance Precisions owns Cheer Precisions, same owner, same locations /​office). The approximate cost of the cheerleading fee was around $ 1700 (paid up front… our first mistake), which should covers uniforms, cheer shoes for competitions, warm-​up, national /​regional level competition fees, and 1 week long summer camp. The monthly tuition fees were additional and not included in this fee. By August, the one week long summer camp was substituted to a two day choreography camp. Once the competition season started in December 2014, our first competition was substituted to a high school /​pop warner level competition and our third competition ended up being «unable to participate» due to Dance Precisions failed to register the team by the registration deadline.
By January 2015, the main coach left the team at the middle of the season and the owner of Dance Precisions (Ms. Edith Montoya) became a temporary coach. From January through the end of March 2015, the team only participated in 3 competitions (one was downgraded to a local high school competition which I noted above) out of 7 originally scheduled /​pre-​paid by parents.
We had requested partial refund in February based on breach of contracts by Cheer Precisions (not singing us up in scheduled competitions, undelivered goods: no warm-​ups, no cheer shoes, no make-​ups had not been provided for my daughter at the time of her exit in January 2015). We had made numerous attempts to contact owner (Edith), and she had never once contacted us back regards to our concerns or request of refunds. We had spoke to their reseptionists and the accountant numerous times and I must say that they were trying to help us at their assigned work capacities but, in my opinion, they were clearly lacking further directions and explanations from the owner.
They refunded us $ 300 out of our request of partial refund of $ 880. In my opinion, our requesting refund amount ($ 880) is reasonable considering $ 1700 fee we paid up front, and 4 out of 7 missed competitions by our team (each scheduled competition has a per participants fee of approx. $ 100 each according to respective competition websites), all the undelivered promises (summer camp and undelivered cheerleading gears). Long story short, we contacted Cheer Precisions through our attorney as our last results before taking this to next level, and there was still no response from Edith (owner). After over a month and half of not hearing from Cheer Precisions, I finally got hold of the accountant of Cheer Precisions. Her answer was that their attorney supposed to contact our attorney, therefore, she doesn’t have any answers nor can’t discuss. I had asked for their attorneys information since neither we or our attorney had heard from Edith or her attorney for over a month, she simply refused to give me their attorney’s information. And once again, the owner (Edith) was not available for our call even though it appeared to be that she was at her office.
It sounds so naïve, but I never expected that locally own youth sports organizations could conduct such a scam within our communitiy and completely refused to bring the matters at least to the fair agreement between parents and the business. I believe that youth sports should be all about kids who participate, but in my opinion, Cheer Precisions sure make it about themselves profiting by shorting their athletes from proper trainings and promised competitions. Simply very disappointing experience!

Dance Precisions is my daughters’ second home. This is her fourth season attending classes, and she is a member of their Second Company. I am so thrilled with the performance experience and the confidence she has gained at DP!
A few years ago, my daughter asked to start dance classes. Not knowing the area studios well, I decided to drop in on a few to check them out. Dance Precisions’ front desk staff were so kind, knowledgeable, and they took me on a tour of their fabulous facility. This was a very different reception than I received elsewhere.
After enrolling in a few classes, we quickly learned about the DP community. The instructors expect a lot of the dancers, but they get it with gained respect. My daughter trains hard and no time is wasted, but her dancing has improved greatly. When her confidence waned last year, the team, studio director, and her instructors rallied around her to boost her confidence and get her back on track. Edith Montoya runs a wonderful business, and Stephanie Haulenbeck does an amazing job leading the Second Company.
I am so proud to see the work that this studio produces. My daughter now spends over 8 hours a week dancing at DP, and she would be there more if she could. I feel very safe with her in the facility, I trust the staff, and I know that my daughter is learning so much more than dance skills. She is learning about perseverance, commitment, teamwork, and confidence. Whether your child was born a star or they have to work at the most basic skills, there is a place for them at DP.

My daughter asked me to sign her up for tumbling classes here after the girls on her Cheer Team at school told her about it. Her instructor, Coach Matt, is a great guy.
She recently asked us to enroll her in some of the dance classes they offer, which is when I found out that they offer discounts if you take tumbling and dance classes through them. No complaints there!
My daughter has a great time, it’s cost-​friendly, and I trust the staff.

Horrible experience! I reserved my 2 ½ yr old class with two different people in person and over the phone and they cancel that very moment when my little girl was so excited to start. They didn’t do anything about it just see me leaving with my girl crying! No reasons why was canceled. Very disappointing. I can’t wait to try a better dance studio like OCPAA. They lost a very good customer with 3 beautiful girls.

This review is for the moms that are stuck at DP in fear that they will not be able to find a studio with quality instruction. Moms, run, escape, exit as fast as you can. I promise, there are studios owned by actual humans who care about small children. There are studio owners that recognize your time is as important as her’s is. There are studios with teachers that don’t require medication for bipolar disorder. There are studios that hire cleaning crew to mop the bathroom floors and clean out the sanitary napkin containers every so often. There are studios that don’t send out daily emails begging for your gold jewelry and other valuables to pad their pockets. There are studios that don’t beg your husbands to spend their weekends putting in new floors rather than hiring a company to do it. Finally, there are studios that know technique, know how to teach it and offer it to all students, not just their favorites. Stop wasting your time. Make the move!

We choose to drive 96 miles each day to be a part of Dance Precisions– IT’S THAT GOOD. Our 2 daughters are now in their 4^th year with this nationally ranked dance studio and loving every day of it. Dance Precisions has something for everyone: recreational dance for those that want to just take classes, second company for those that want to compete with less of a time commitment, and first company for the serious dancer that wants to rigorously train, compete and WIN at nationals! The teachers and staff are arguably the most talented in the business. The training is exceptional, the choreography leaves you breathless, and the lessons learned transcend just dance. Dance Precisions dancers learn about commitment, hard work, discipline, stage presence, character, focus and passion. They do this while learning how to be a strong individual and a loyal teammate. And they love every minute of it.
If you are looking for a place for your child to train in a supportive, challenging, safe and dynamic environment in a state-​of-​the-​art facility, Dance Precisions is the place to be. My kids are making lasting friendships while pursuing a passion with the best of the best. The rows and rows of national championship trophies the studio has consistently earned over the years is a testament to that fact.
It is a family run business, and Edith and Conrad, along with their dedicated staff, care deeply about the kids at the studio and will make them better dancers and better people.

Just thought I’d pop in for an update. It’s 3 years later, and my dancer is still going strong at Dance Precisions. She’s now a Junior on the 1^st Company competitive dance team, and is even more in love with dancing. We’ve now been at DP for over 7 years. And honestly, it feels like our second home and our «dance» family at Dance Precisions.
As with any sport, you get out of it what you put into it. Working side-​by-​side with other parents & teachers, getting our kids ready for competition is the best part for me. Whether it’s painting props or rhinestoning costumes. You really get to know the kids, teachers and parents, and be a team!
As the year progresses, it just gets better and more energized as comp season begins in March for us. I can’t wait for this comp season to begin. It will be our 6^th with DP. Every year its exciting to see our kids hard work and dedication hit the stage. And, be amazed at what creative new routines that have come from our teachers.
My daughter is now dancing about 15hrs a week at DP with 6 dances this Season. And, she’s doing her first solo this year. And, finally old enough to go on Pointe in their Pre-​Pointe class. This balancing act of school and dance has really paid off for her. Because of the focus and commitment she has learned at DP, it follows though to school for her as well, with an almost perfect 4.0. And, the PYLUSD school system works with DP to allow for Independent PE status for those that qualify. So, dance for my daughter counts as her PE class and is graded just as her other academic classes are. (it’s nice to see that 15hrs count!)
Bottom line — DP works for us. My daughter is challenged. She is engaged. She’s happy. That’s all I’ve ever wanted for my dancer. And, we definitely has found it with Dance Precisions.