Variations, A Dancer’s Studio

I scheduled a birthday party for my child at the dance studio, and while the business by all appearances is a professional dance studio, the birthday party was a embarrassing disaster. They seemed to have forgotten my party so 10 minutes before the party start the room was not set-​up. They didn’t put me in the room I was scheduled to be in because a class was in it (and I was assured that would not be the case). The decorations were tacky and from a dollar store with mismatched tablecloths and Dixie gargle cups (yes mini cups for 7 year olds) for watered down juice. The male owner was rude and flippant. It was awful. The instructor Serge was great, but he would have been great anywhere. DO NOT waste your money on a birthday party at this place! Even when I complained they barely apologized and instead reminded me of overtime they gave me (which was true and I thanked them for it) but the party started 20 minutes late because they were not ready so, go figure? Even scarier, they didn’t seemed phased by the pictures of their tacky party set-​up. I would have given them one star, but the overtime for my teeshirts to be completed makes them worth two stars. AVOID THIS PLACE like the plague for birthday parties.

We just started our child in a basic Tap and Ballet class for 4 year olds at Variations and it’s a smash!
The teacher is wonderful and keeps it very fun and exciting, so all the little 4 year olds stay focused.
It’s a great introduction to how a dance class works and they make learning into a creative exploration of space and movement.
We LOVE it!
Take your kids or yourself there to enjoy the world of dance.
They teach from 3 to 60!
A real gem on Long Island.

My daughter is taking dance here. I like that it is not recital-​oriented — the kids dance for the joy of the art, not for the glitz of preparing for a performance. I’ve since discovered that so many of the families I’ve known from the nearby community have sent their kids here for years — all the way through high school — and have nothing but good things to say about Variations.