Pacific Dance

I have danced at pacific dance for about 2 years now and I love it! The studio has a friendly environment and helpful teachers, especially Erin, Emily and Rochone. Their competitive performing groups are a lot of fun and a great experience for serious dancers. One thing, however, that should be changed about the studio is their «dancers lounge», it is clique-​y and makes others feel intimidated and unconfident walking in there. Usually only the «good» dancers stay in the lounge and I feel anxious walking in there to go to the vending machines. Also, pacific dance lacks space for dance bags. The studio should consider getting cubbies at the back of the studio or even in each of the studios. During peak times the studio is extremely crowded and it is easy to trip on bags. Overall, pacific dance is a warm, encouraging environment for young dancers who are passionate and want to get better. I enjoy going to dance everyday and have fun there!

My daughter has been dancing at Pacific Dance since she was 6. It is a nice studio for the kids who really love dancing. The teachers there are so professional and patient especially Miss Kyle. She is a best ballet teacher for the young kids. She pays attention each individual’s need and always tries to communicate with the parents and answers all questions. Do not be hesitate to ask her any questions you have.

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible!!! We came from another studio and all that the teacher did was put down the other studio in front of all the girls! Extremely unprofessional! So disappointed that there are such people around calling themselves TEACHERS! The front desk was super friendly however, the teacher was AWFUL! Teacher’s name is Kyle… management should speak to her.

I was sending my child to another place already but this locations was more convenient, so I tried their mommy and me class because my daughter is only 2, but definitely didn’t like it.
I send my child to have fun and dance but the teacher definitely doesn’t get the point of this class. Music is boring, instructed is boring, obviously her point was to finish the class as soon as possible. She was acting like she is teaching for age 5−6−7, definitely doesn’t know what to do. Also she was very mean to another parent who was late, she said «you are disturbing the class» I felt so sorry for that mother. She is going to disturb what? They are only 2 for god sake.
Definitely they can’t handle mommy and me class or for age under 3.
No way I am signing up for here. I would rather drive more and have my Daughter have fun dance and laugh!!!
I would give them no star for mommy and me class, but I don’t know other classes so may be they are good at age 3 and up. So I would give 2 stars only.

I thought of this school due to location since close from home but when I saw a review on Unilocal I got a bit of a cold feet. Sure enough, things didn’t work out at all. I signed up my 3 year old for a free ballet/​tap combo class to see how she’d do and she was going great even though the class had 14 kids, or at least it seemed like it.
The teacher, Brittni Sinift, seemed very nice and helped her out even with tying the laces on her ballet slippers a few times, directing her to sit down or wait a bit for her turn. It all seemed normal, but I do have an enthusiastic, spirited & eager 3 year old and I am not sure that bothered the instructor or not but towards the end, my little one was upset for not having tap dancing shoes and because the teacher wouldn’t help her with her slippers and sat on the floor and wouldn’t respond or move.
I called her a few times to get out of the class but she wouldn’t till she finally came out. At that time, the teacher was coming out too after her to briefly speak with another mom of a shy child for some reason and told me my daughter needed to stay out because she was being disturbing.
I just thought that was so insensitive of her. My thoughts on this, if you can’t handle 3 year olds because they can be a handful you shouldn’t be teaching that class. I am not going back to that school for sure. Luckily we found a studio where the teacher is very experienced and knows how to deal with kids.

My daughter has been coming here for over a year. She takes 2 classes a week and loves her teacher. That’s important to note because my lack of stars has nothing to do with the teachers because I think all in all, they’re great. My complaint is with the administration, front desk and just over all lack of customer service. Dealing with these people is like stepping back into the 80’s. In addition to the whole facility needing a facelift, you can’t pay online, schedule online or even give them a credit card to pay with. They only take checks. You can’t even give them an account number and do an ACH transfer every month. And don’t even get me started on their website. The owner should maybe put a little bit of money back into her facility and do some housekeeping with her front desk — they clearly hate their job.

I went here to purchase some dance attire. When I entered the studio a note was on the shops door directing me to the front desk for help so I told the lady at the front desk I would like to browse the shop. First she looks at the clock which there was 30 full minutes left till closing and then hesitates getting up and starts asking me a million questions to see if they even have what I’m looking for. I thought that was strange instead of getting up and letting me in the store like a normal employee, so I finally told her if I could just look at the tights because I’m not sure and then she walked me in the shop and the whole time rushing making me feel very uncomfortable so I thought to myself why would I spend my money here when clearly she isn’t interested in caring about the customer and genuinely helping. It seemed all she was concerned about was not dealing with anyone and closing. I don’t recommend this place for purchasing your dance attire I ended up driving to Anaheim to the «discount dance supply» where they really cared and helped me with exactly what I needed

The teachers are great. My daughter is taking jazz here. Class size is standard, unless there’s a holiday and everyone is doing makeups then it could get crowded.
Lots of classes offered and flexible schedule. Ms Lori is awesome.
The reason why it doesnt get 5 stars from me is b/​c of the asian lady at the front desk. She is phony and fake. She pretends to be nice with her breathy voice but she is not at all helpful. I had to work with her twice, once for make up session and once for changing class not only she couldn’t help, she was lazy and rude

This review is for Ms. Janna (my daughter has only had 3 classes, and two different teachers). Ms. Janna is simply amazing.
My daughter (3.5 years old) had her very first dance class on a Saturday morning with another teacher. Sat morning was way too packed (over 12 kids) and she didn’t get much attention. She was nervous and scared but she still wanted to dance when I told her we can try a different day with a different teacher.
So we tried a Monday afternoon class with Ms. Janna. She was heaven sent. Ms. Janna held each kids hands, she was so sweet and gentle. She used little stuffed animals and cute age appropriate props with the little girls. When the class was over, she had a little circle time with the kids, giving each of them hand sanitizer, putting cute stickers on the hands, and even dusting some sparkly sprinkles on their hands. I couldn’t hear what was being said from watching them outside, but I had no doubt in my mind that Ms. Janna praised each kid at the end of class and encouraged them. I’m an elementary school teacher and I was challenged and inspired by how Ms. Janna made each kid feel welcomed and valued, and how she gave individualized instruction to each child. My daughter asks everyday, multiple times a day, if she will be going to dance class. I am so thankful that we were able to meet such a wonderful teacher as Ms. Janna — having the right teacher, especially when you are beginning a new thing, can shape your entire experience. Ms. Janna was absolutely perfect for all the little kids with their first encounter with dance.
So far, my experience with the front desk staff and the dance store staff was excellent. Everyone was friendly and happy to help. First trial class is free. 20% off at the dance store if your child is enrolled at the dance school.

Don’t bring the little ones here. The instructors are not trained for early childhood interaction and as a result, have terrible sense of how to interact with 3 year olds.
One little girl was trying to interrupt another little girl who was trying to ignore and pay attention during class. Instead of being patient and working with the two, REANNAN threw both of the girls out of class indicating they were disruptive and should not be in the class. The girl who was not the aggressor did not understand why she was being punished and cried for an hour. She should be fired. Awful! I will not return and will certainly NOT recommend this place.

I really like this dance studio for my daughter. Her teacher for Lyrical and Jazz (Keila Halili) is truly amazing! Not only is Keila an awesome teacher, she is one of the most positive and uplifting people I have ever met. She is a true inspiration to my daughter!

Candace Hernandez is teaching there now! Things are about to get exciting! Extremely knowledgeable, knows a dancers body to build long lean muscles (not bulky like others) and is a creative genius with choreography! So stoked about this teacher!

I really wish I could recommend this studio. The instructors are very skilled and the depth and breadth of classes is great.
Unfortunately, they have no policy for what songs are played in their classes or at their recital. I just withdrew my 11 year old daughter from her 9 classes because of the two recital songs I heard so far, one was about Cutting and the other had lines that mentioned Rape and female circumcision.
What worried me most is that there is no studio policy on what songs are appropriate and no review process. Owner Lori Murphy simply «trusts her instructors».
The songs I objected to were: «Cut» by Plumb and «Endangered Species» by Dianne Reeves (please search the lyrics for these songs)
Lori the studio owner asked her instructor to change the song «Cut» only after I brought it to her attention, but is going with «Endangered Species». I was told that the instructor would edit the song, but not immediately.
I feel that if a song needs to be edited for content, it should not be played at all. Kids want to come home and download the song and practice to it.
In a time when we have so much awareness about the impact of media on our children, I was hoping that there would be a higher standard when it comes to what music they are exposing our children to.
Recital songs are played 100’s of times to our kids as they are preparing over many months. These songs and their lyrics will have a lasting impact.
Parents, whatever dance studio you choose, please find out what the recital songs are and look up the lyrics to make sure they are acceptable to you.

What a great studio with great staff. My daughter loves it here and we have found the perfect class for her with Mrs. Nicole! She is great with kids and has a love of dance that she shares with them. I love the size of the rooms, the cleanliness and the happiness it brings to my daughter. Great prices and great administrative staff. Couldn’t have found a better place.

I took 2 classes here recently (yoga and pilates) and really enjoyed them. The yoga class was a little small for the number of people there but the teacher was really good about walking around and checking on us. I took the class via the city but I understand you can also directly purchase a card from the studio for $ 55 for 5 classes.

The classes are way too crowded.
The waiting areas are small and smells of stinky socks.
Not enough seating area, so the floors are your best bet, if you don’t get run over by the crowds of waiting parents.
There is a fee to sign up, a fee for late payment, a fee for coming back, a fee for recitals, a fee that is cash or checks only.
There’s a dance teacher that is constantly late to classes.
The only positive point is that it’s near a great grocery store call Zion!

You will be taught by some genuinely talented instructors! Float or sink…