A Fairytale Ballet

We had my daughter’s 4^th Birthday and did a Frozen theme at the studio. We ended up having quite a large group of kids (19) but I thought it went great. The kids had a blast and they were dressing up and playing ballet games and doing ballet dancing in the studio the whole time. All the parents were pleased and told me that their kid crashed after the party. The best was when they were all singing Let It Go, it was hilarious. We had some boys too and they had a great time too.
I liked how all the walls are painted like a castle.
My only complaint is that the window to peak in at the kids is too small, several parents wanted to watch and it was difficult. And it got a little too hot in that back room with so many people.
My daughter and her friends loved it and even though it was sort of pricey, it still felt like a fair price to pay given that the Ballet teacher taught 19 kids for 2 hours and basically had them all on her own. They also get a wand or crown as a party favor (included).

No thanks. The classes don’t even have a ballet barre– if you want your child to actually learn any dance, I would suggest anywhere else. If you want to overpay for a semi-​structured «dress up» time, this is your place.

My daughters and nieces have been coming here for years for ballet and tap. The classes are precious and the recital was just amazing! The teachers are all great. The store is filled with everything a little girl dreams of. They do fun birthday parties and camps, too. My girls love the storytime and dressing up as different charcters each week.

Carrie H., I think you need to lighten up. Originally I thought this was a ridiculous store as well, buying into the over consumption and princess mentality, but now I accept it as a place for little girls to express themselves. I do think it’s over-​the-​top, so I simply avoid the shopping over-​indulgence portion of the store. I hesitated in taking my 2 year-​old here because of that, and also the fact that I am not a girly-​girl, but with the offer of a free class, we gave it a shot.
Believe me, as a tomboy myself & belief that our society focuses WAY TOO MUCH on «things», i felt a little dirty taking my daughter here. But now I know the value it provided in allowing her to be imaginative, learn valuable skills in; listening, following directions, group play, and coordination.
So, open your mind a little, and allow your daughter to express herself without over-​indulging. It’s up to us as parents to guide them in the right direction with the surrounding temptations. That is a lesson in itself.
Relax & have fun, although it will cost you – the price of the classes will put a dent in your income! I wish it was more affordable. I am looking for an alternative but nothing seems to match the imaginative quality their classes provide.

This store cracks me up. I mean, Princess Club? Are we begging for more uptight, prissy girls to be sheltered into adulthood so they can be uptight prissy women? Alright, calming down… but this is whats sick about American culture. Yes, we have this flexible income, being able to indulge in whatever we like – but teaching our young girls that dressing in puffy dresses and wearing tiaras is going to enrich their lives? That because they’re «pretty» in pink and bows and carry magical wands that they’re better off somehow… It just further divides the sexes, and plays right into the already negative views of women being shallow and dumb. And as a mom ready to have a daughter, this sh*t just pisses me off…
Okay, feminist side is almost hushed. Though no promises.
The Princess Club offers everything girly – from costumes to kid friendly make-​up to really soft, pastel colored toys to all those accessories to really distinguish your daughter as a girl. They also have ballet lessons in the back, which when I was there was just being let out. Lots of little girls in pink flooded the store with frenzied moms trying to control them.
I know, little girls love pink, and purple and dolls and nice things. But catering them only that, without the opportunity to explore other textures and flavors seems very unnatural, and very sad. Just a thought.

A Fairytale Ballet hosts ballet lessons for kids but also throws little girl birthday parties, either in-​store or in the home.
Had this place been around when I was a kid — I would have begged my mother to have it here between the ages of six and nine (although I still wouldn’t have been able to have a party here because I never did get any fun kid party.) And because of this void, the fact that my six through nine years of birthdays consisted of my mom and dad, a cake and tacos around the dinner table, the magic of A Fairytale Ballet is not lost to me now that I am 20.
The store is stuffed with amazing costumes for the party, for dress up, bracelets, lip gloss all colors of the rainbow, boas, glitter, tiaras, sequined clear glass slippers, pink sparkle wands, princess dresses in all shapes and colors and sizes. And if you have a son who you fear might be left out in the excitement, or perhaps it is a co-​ed birthday party, the store does provide very manly little boy costumes to fulfill their needs of dressing like a pirate or ninja or knight.
The birthday packages are quite expensive for what it actually is though. Their «In-​Home Celebration» costs $ 225 on Saturdays or $ 265 on Sundays for a one-​hour visit made by a ballerina hostess who will bring «fairytale magic to your home.»
The alternative is NOT more cost friendly. Their «In-​Studio Celebration costs $ 325 on Saturdays and $ 365 on Sundays for a two hour party including 12 invitations ($ 12 per additional child) and a sparkling wand favor for each.
During this party, «the magic» means a bunch of children, dressed all in fairytale costumes, dancing around, eating cake that YOU provide, and finishing with a fairytale brought to life with props, etc. For additional fees, each child can receive a princess up-​do with a tiara (for $ 65 extra) or for $ 35 the children can create customized tiaras.
Guaranteed, the party will be a hit, a great success for the social lives of the women paying for it and their little girls, surely — but more importantly, the photo-​ops are priceless… it’s like serious dress up for your child and 12 of her closest friends… who wouldn’t want those memories for life?!