Gina’s School of Dance

I would just like to say I’ve been at this studio since I was 3 years old and I’m 19 now, and everyone treats each other’s like family! Families may fight at times but always get through it. When drama started at the studio it’s because a teacher got fired for what she is complaining about another teacher, and sorry when you are that peddy to start talking about a toddler you should look at your own and see that they are twice as worse. People have been saying that if you have talent that you should leave to go somewhere better, I go to college now and have a grant for dance and many of the other older girls are getting offers too. We may have moved but we always moved for the better. We always moved to a bigger studio. Our studio now is an average studio size now we’re we have relocated. We clean it weekly and vacuum it daily, so it’s never that «filthy» dirty. I love this studio and I don’t have to bribe my way through to revive love and care for anyone. Nobody does! The people who have been writing the bad reviews are people who have started drama and didn’t like people because we speak the truth and they cannot handle the truth. This studio brings everyone in as family if you push away that’s your choice, but don’t take your anger out on people who actually want to become a family with people who care!

My daughter used to attend Gina’s. I am reading some of the reviews on here, and they sound very malicious and disturbing. Although everyone blames one instructor who is no longer with the studio, it seems to me that the big problem lies within those four walls. I had problems with the studio owner’s daughter on numerous occasions. She was disrespectful to my husband and I, and she would harass my daughter in class, by screaming and making criticisms that were FAR from constructive. This same person would pry into personal affairs, like a smiling cobra. She was nice to your face, then she would strike behind your back. No one was safe from her torment. Even when families were considered «friends», they were still talked about in hateful, gossiping ways. I brought this to the studio owner’s attention multiple times, but my attempt to communicate was disregarded. My daughter was a company member in the studio, and we paid quite a bit of hard earned money for costumes, competitions, shoes, etc. My payments were always on time, and I never participated in the slander that went on within the studio. I have heard horror stories from other families who have also left due to the mean spirited practices. We tried to stick it out and hoped that these issues would stop, but sometimes, it is just best to remove yourself from such things. Not all studios are this way… and although I agree that every studio has it’s issues, the issues here are NOT any that a child should be subjected to, in any way. I am sure that I will be subjected to retaliation for posting a review that is less than favorable, as harassing and threatening text messages are part of the culture here when you don’t conform, but I think it’s necessary to speak the truth. My daughter now attends Pam’s, and we couldn’t be happier!