My child doesn't attend Top Hat but a cousin does. I do agree that its expensive, especially competitive dance but you don't have to do competitions. The studio my dd attends is a lot less expensive and she loves it there and they are just as good as Top Hat. We've gotten many 1st place overalls and grand champ awards, but so has Top Hat. I don't know anything about how they run their studio, but they wouldn't be in business this long if they didn't run a tight ship. As far as dress attire, I think they'd be like other studio's and have a dress code. It does cost around $40 per mo for 1 hour of class per week, but that's pretty common. As far as All That Dance...NO don't go there. It is correct that you child would not be challenged there. I know two ppl who left because of it. If Top Hat is too expensive then look around, there are others out there.
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