Joni Demarco is an outstanding dancer. As a teacher she has great potential. The unfortunate fact is that her mother has her hand in too many decisions. The dance studio is stuck in the 80's. There is no room for the dancers to grow. No one but Joni and her neice are allowed to perform solo's. The studio is too small and there isn't enough focus on technique. Recital preporation starts in November and still does not look porfessional by June. Anytime there is any concern expressed by a student or parent they have to speak to Joni's mother Joanne. Costumes are a hassle, the never fit anyone correctly and you can not pick them up untill the week of the recital, there is no dress rehearsal so the recital always looks sloppy. The stage is way to small for such large groups but she will not break the classes up smaller. Her prop takes up more of the stage then the students. Although the classes are reasonably priced, they make up for it by demanding every student were the exact same shoes which they sell. Students were required to buy duplicate shoes for class and performance. I do not reccommend this studio unless you want a hedache but constantly dealing with the unprofessional attitude of this family business. It seem all they care about is money..
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