Park Hill Dance Academy

We enjoyed all the performances tonight. Our favorites were the amazing west side story choreography, the aerials, and all the student performances with impressive endings. Great job everyone!

We love PHDA! Our daughter discovered it after meeting friends who go there. She made the switch from a large studio to this smaller, more intimate studio. The teachers are amazing and produce fantastic dancers.

My daughter has been at PHDA for over four years and we can’t say enough wonderful things about the program. Karlyn is extremely professional and caring and an amazing teacher. My daughter has made many dear friends.

My daughter started in the Leaping Lizards class with Lorenzo. The class is very fun and engaging and Lorenzo's classes are well thought out. She has enjoyed them so much that she is now enrolled in preballet with Maddie. Park Hill Dance's teachers are all very positive and even at three I can see the confidence that has developed in my daughter when she dances.

We had a horrifying experience yesterday and don't plan on returning anytime soon. Where to even begin?! We were trying out the leaping lizards 2 class at 10am - the toddler class ran late by at least 20 minutes. The music was blaring and too loud for my *adult* ears, and the instructor (Lorenzo) was yelling directions over the music. To a class of 1 year olds. And then he got frustrated when these tiny toddlers didn't follow his exact directions. I couldn't believe how loud it was. E. (almost 3 and quite shy) was very intimidated by all the commotion, and told me several times that she didn't want to do the class, she just wanted to watch.

When the class finally started, I went onto the mat with her and we sat down with the other children (5 kids total). When the class started stretching, Lorenzo demanded a couple of times that we participate, but E didn't want to. She didn't feel comfortable or at ease, and neither did I. The music was turned way up loud again - I can't overstate this. The speaker was huge, like 4 feet tall. My ears were actually hurting. I leaned over and told E. that we would leave after 5 more minutes of watching. But the real kicker was when the instructor came over and said to us "you need to either participate or leave." Wow!!! We high tailed it out of there and hope to never go back.

Our daughter has been under the amazing instruction of Karlyn for over a year now. The discipline and skills she has gained in her time at Park Hill Dance academy are tremendous! The weekly practices always lead to a wonderful dance recital that our daughter is proud to perform in with confidence. We are grateful for such a wonderful dance studio near our neighborhood!

Karlyn and her team do a wonderful job teaching my daughter and the entire pre-ballet class. The dancers are excited to participate, eager to learn, and so very excited to celebrate each end of practice with "ballet words" and a sticker. This is our very first semester having our 4 year old take class and we are very pleased.

Our daughter asked to take ballet and she loves going every Saturday. When we asked her if she wanted to perform in the "Nutcracker" performance, she responded with, "Of course! We have been practicing all the moves to get ready." If you are looking for a wonderful studio have your little one try out ballet or advance prior training, we highly recommend Park Hill Dance Academy. Rachel and Steven Marx