Ace Dance Academy

This was my twelve year old daughter’s first year at Ace, and she took two classes a week (hip-​hop and jazz). The quality of the instruction seemed good all year, but I didn’t have much to base my opinion on. Last Sunday, however, the school had their end of the year show, and we were very impressed with the level of professionalism demonstrated. The choreographies were beautiful and original, the costumes in good taste (we have seen other local schools dress the kids in very tacky/​revealing outfits), and all classes/​all ages seemed to be well prepared to perform, confident, smiling, like I have rarely seen. The warm environment mentioned in other reviews takes nothing away from the high level of professionalism, if anything it probably enhances the dancers’ abilities to express themselves and outperform themselves. My daughter cannot wait for September to start classes again, and we are happy to have found this gem for her to express her talent.

All the teachers are great, you can’t go wrong at this place! I have 2 daughters who’ve taken many different styles of dance over the years from many of the teachers. They’re professional, but as others have said, it doesn’t have the strict or stuffy feel of some places. Everyone’s very warm and encouraging. Most, if not all, have their degrees in dance and are highly qualified. I even took an adult dance class here from Miss Jen. It was so much fun and I got a great work out and learned fun hip hop moves too. I highly recommend ACE for all ages!

I have been taking my daughter to Ace for a couple of years now. She loves going to dance classes here. Initially, I signed her up for 2 classes. This year, she begged to take more — so I signed her up for 4 per week. The teachers are very caring and enthusiastic about teaching.

My friend invited us to come for a drop in class for ballet last week. I was skeptical because my daughter was already enrolled at another dance studio in WC. I was impressed with the friendliness of the staff, not pompous at all. I felt very comfortable and am definitely going to switch my daughter to this academy. It’s fun and the children really enjoy it! (I’m not trying to create a «ballerina», I just want her to enjoy dancing!) And I love the free parking lot in the back. This is a plus for downtown Walnut Creek.

We love Ace!!! My son (5) is on his second year of Hip Hop there and I can’t believe how much he has blossomed — they really brought out his love of dance. My daughter (3) started Pre-​Ballet last year and she absolutely loves it. She already knows about 5 ballet terms and movements, which I think is great and age-​appropriate. I love that this studio is not high pressure — the kids have FUN and they love to dance, which (to me) is more important than having the perfect form and perfect moves at these young ages. They are getting a great foundation to continue on, if they decide that is what they want to do. But for right now, they are just enjoying the classes! This means a lot to me because when I was little, I hated going to my ballet classes. The teacher was strict and mean. You will not find that at Ace. When given the choice of any classes they want to take, my kids have selected dance. That says a lot!

I love Ace Dance Academy. My kids love it. An incredible place. J

I don’t think this is a good school for dance if you actually want your child to learn how to dance. My daughter is seven years old and in her ballet class there’s too many girls and they play games like duck duck goose in class. Sorry but I can play games at home with my daughter I pay so she can learn how to dance. Also they automatically charge your credit card each month, which I was unaware of when I signed her up and did not give them permission to do so. Its also ridiculous that you have to pay for a whole month of dance in November, but then they take a whole week off! I mean I can understand taking one day off for Thanksgiving but the whole week of paying for dance with no lessons is just bad business. If you really want you child to go to a good dance school I’d recommend the Contra Costa Ballet School in Walnut Creek or funkmode hip hop in pleasant hill where the teaching and dance moves are more serious and more original. This is probably an alright school for 3 – 5 year olds. Hope this post helps!!!

We love Ace Dance Academy! My girls got started there by taking a «Princess Dance Camp» for a week in the summer. They had so much fun, we signed up for another week. We are now enrolled in the pre-​ballet class for 3 to 5 year olds. Jenny Hudson is their teacher and she is fantastic! The girls learned more from Miss Jenny in a week than they did in another local dance class. She is patient and kind and very sweet, but is in control of the class. She seems to genuinely love teaching children how to dance. I encourage everyone with a child who loves to dance to check out Ace Dance Academy!