If you love beautiful costumes and recital backdrops, you will find this at Anita's. If your child is honestly interested in learning proper techniques, you will want to consider other options. My daughter took dance at Anita's for 7 years (the last two on pointe). I had been noticing that as the center grew, the instructors were becoming younger and less experienced. My daughter would tell me that her instructors would spend half of the time just talking instead of teaching. When we went to another studio, I saw my teenage daughter get very upset. She loves to dance and after experiencing 2 ballet classes and a jazz class at her new studio, she informed me that she feels that she just wasted her time at Anita's. She is now in the beginning level of ballet/jazz at her new studio. She needs to relearn the improper techniques that were never corrected at Anitas. Her current instructors are all professional dancers, not 18 year olds whose only experience has been Anitas. Please, I have nothing personally against Anita, I just want the best for my daughter and unfortunately I wish I would have had this information 7 years ago. My daughter would be much more happy.
Pros: Great costumes, Puts on the Nutcracker every other year
Cons: Many Inexperienced teachers, some very non professional, Not taught proper techniques
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