Tony Williams Dance Center

I wanted to briefly address some of the other reviews. We are just done with one year at TWDC and starting year two. The classes are diverse in multiple ways and I loved that even the older dancers show a love of dance and a lack of the roboty ways of other ballet studios. Y

The administration is unprofessional, disorganized, rude… Their communication is incredibly confusing when it’s not down right wrong. They sometimes don’t communicate when classes are cancelled or they send out a mass email, but some people are left off. I’ve made the trip into the studio more than once to find out my class is cancelled. They make numerous accounting errors. Don’t give them your credit card for automatic payments! Actually, you might be better off not giving them your money at all. Last year they had a «youth company». They charged $ 150 in production fees in addition to charging for rehearsals. They did rehearse, but there were never any productions. They didn’t refund our «production fees».
There are some very good teachers, though, and they’re the only reason I’m not giving this 1 star… However, One of their very best teachers, Miss Christina, recently left. If you like the teachers, I recommend finding out if they teach somewhere else.
I reviewed this place in 2014 and gave it 4 stars because for a brief time it looked as if things were getting better. Sadly, they’re not.

I think this place does a really good job with their lessons. My issue is more with the shows that they put on to highlight the lessons.
For whatever reason, for such a deep resume/​repertoire Tony Williams and his staff CAN NOT pull of a recital. The show is always ridiculously priced. The show should NEVER cost more than $ 20 a ticket!
They also should be able to tell you when your class will be on stage. It really is a pain to find out your kid already went on when you were told they were going on later based on practices.
Also the «stage manager» really needs to tone it down. These are children. Not teenagers but small kids. They don’t need someone yelling as if these were the Oscars. She seems to take the fun out of these events.

If you’re looking for a place for your kid to dance, this is a good one. A nice vibe. No body-​image pressure from staff.