Debbie Allen Dance Academy

For the past month or so I have been receiving emails to my work email address from someone claiming to be a director at Debbie Allen Dance Academy, all pertaining to rehearsal times, etc.
I have never once signed up for any emails, gone to any DADA shows, or interacted with DADA whatsoever.
Despite two attempts to contact the person sending the emails, and another attempt to contact DADA, I have had no response from any party. I have found both the email I receive and the lack of communication quite unprofessional. I simply wish to removed from their mailing list.
DADA, please contact me so we can sort this out.

My daughter loves dancing and Debbie Allen Dance Academy is just the place for her. She is learning tap, ballet, hip-​hop, and African and she loves it. The staff at DADA are professional and will answer all of your questions with a smile. On Saturdays my daughter is at the academy for several hours and I feel comfortable leaving her there while I run errands. The waiting is very small but there are benches outside.

This dance studio has a very professional and lovely atmosphere. The prices are very reasonable, they are located in a humble and diverse area, equidistant-​accessible by many who may live in the South Bay area, Culver City, Hollywood, or East L.A. Plus, they offer a lot of free events and dance classes of various genres and styles!
Side note: Kelsey Mobley is an amazing, enthusiastic, humble, encouraging and passionate instructor. She teaches Twerking, which is a lot more than what meets the imagination (i.e.booty popping). The class is a full body toning and intense workout, matched with fun and non-​offensive music, and offered TUESDAYS at 7:15PM and is ONLY $ 10! I recommend for ANYone to try it at least once!
Thank you, DADA.

practice is intense, exciting and amazing to learn new techniques… i love taken classes here to build strength, character and amazing instruction (yet difficult which is challenging)…

I am so proud and honored to be apart of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy family. My son is a natural born entertainer, with his lessons he will be unstoppable. This is a place for children to explore their creativeness with some of the most professionals around. Thank you Debbie Allen, Norm Nixon, and the crew The Jackson2 family loves you.

perfect for young adults looking to further their dance, attention, and social schools.

I had my daughter audition for this school when she was around 6 she actually made it… which surprised me since she was so young and had limited dance expierence but had been a part of a local dance team in the southbay… she audtioned with adults and teens. This school isnt cheap but well worth the money if your child has talent and is going to pursue a dance career later in life .The school is very serious as far as producing a well rounded dancer. students were required to take ballet. tap jazz hip hop and african… its a heavy load for a young person
.I saw many pushy parents there whom I think wanted to be dancers more than their kids.NOTE.this school wont take just any student. YOU must have talent! they arent in it for the money as most schools they care about their reputation and producing great dancers which I respect. I noticed they have moved. I highly recommend this school for the serious student. I did take my daughter out of this school after about a year or so because it was too much of a heavy load for such a little kid she told me she was tired so we quit! maybe something to think about before enrolling your
would be better for an older child.
I do want to add that some of the teachers are very rude they way they speak to the kids and parents. very arrogant.you ARE NOT ALLOWED TO observe your child and classes are sometimes mixed with older kids as well as adults which I thought to be highly inappropriate.

I really don’t think this is what Debbie Allen had in mind. ALL of the employees here that I’ve come in contact with have been rude and arrogant, with this unexplainable & incomprehensible sense of entitlement. Asking a simple question garners much attitude as if for some reason, though this was our very first time using this establishment, I was supposed to know all things. No honeys. You all have it twisted. I paid you my money. I am a customer & you are NOT doing me any favors. Luckily, we only did the week long dance intensive so I don’t have a long term commitment. To say the least, the customer service is just terrible & they are unorganized beyond belief. Really I expected so much more. #disappointed

My 4 ½ year old daughter has been going to DADA for several months now and she loves it! As a mom in charge of bringing her there, I love it. We spent a lot of time at other studios and I just wasn’t satisfied with the standard of dance instruction. The instructors are great. They learn everything here… ballet, tap, flamenco, african, hip-​hop. It’s a professional studio with guidelines that are to be followed. Its no joke, and we like it like that. If you are looking beyond community classes and Creation Station I recommend checking DADA out.

–Unprofessional
–Not helping students of all skill levels
–Administration does not return phone calls
–Front office unprofessional
–Not a place for children who just want to learn dance
–Teachers do not communicate effectively with parents
–Administration is unorganized
–Not a place for children to learn and have fun
–Teachers don’t know how to work with children
If I could give this «academy» a zero, I would. My child had a horrid experience here at Debbie Allen Dance Academy as well as many others who don’t want to stain the name of dance great, Debbie Allen. I thought my daughter was in good hands. I was so wrong. Watch where you send your children to learn how to dance. It’s not always in the name.