Campbell’s Dance Studio

I wanted to dispute the review of Michelle C. I went to Campbell’s dance Studio as a teenager 18 years ago for 8 years. Larry was actually my ballet instructor back then too! I am not related to anybody who went there or taught there. Nobody ever asked me what religion I was and it never came up in any of our classes or anything else. It’s true that the students there live for the Nutcracker. It is the biggest production of the year. Larry never came off rude to me. He has a very very large group of kids to work with during Nutcracker practices and he can get stern. I was a bigger dancer and nobody ever said anything to me about my weight. They always had to make a new costume for me for Nutcracker production because I was bigger. Nobody seemed to notice or care. I always had lead roles even being bigger. I know the same people still run this studio and teach there and that is the only reason I am writing this 18 years later because it is still valid. I feel they are very good about giving deserving girls good parts. Moms don’t always know how good their child really is cause they are seeing them through mom eyes but they have always been fair with the parts.

This is a family owned business. Which means that the owners are family, the teachers are family, the majority of the kids who go here are somehow related and not only are the related but the overwhelming majority of those who go to this dance studio are of one religion. The dancers here live for the Christmas production of the Nutcracker. But, if you’re not a member of «the family» and if you’re not a member of the overwhelming predominant religion of the dance studio you can be assured that your child will not get a good part. They will likely have a small part and will play that same small part year after year after year.
They also have a dance teacher, Larry, who is very rude. He yells at the children, tells them to shut up, is disrespectful and has even made comments about the girl’s weight. If your daughter is in ballet and wants to move up, she will have no option but to have Larry as a teacher. I have called about his behavior and been told that management knows about it but there’s nothing they can do.
There are much better dance companies out there. Companies that are fair, that give everyone a chance and who protect kids from bullish behavior.