Elite Arts Academy

The name is Elite Arts Academy but this is everything BUT elite OR professional. I enrolled my daughter in their summer camp and she has no complaints of the actual dance camp. When I enrolled her they advised she would be in dance from 9:30 — 4:30 but that they did have before and after care. However, when I go to pick her up at 5:00 there’s nobody at the front. Ever. I wait. And wait, wait some more, just to see if someone would eventually show up. Nope nobody. I go through the rooms looking for my daughter and she’s in a room with about 12 kids just playing around with NO adult supervision. Then the next day I arrive to drop her off at 7:40… The door is locked and the employee is nowhere to be found… By this time I’m furious because I need to clock in by 8… Oh wait here she is… Strolling in with a Pastelito and Cafecito from the bakery next door at 7:50… Had I had more time she would’ve eaten more than the food she bought. Anyways, forward to today… I arrive and there’s a sign on the door that says basically summer camp will close at 12pm today due to recitals. Nice. WTF am I supposed to do with my kid?
In summary, I am NEVER bringing my child here again. This place is a joke and HIGHLY unprofessional.

I enrolled my daughter (age 3), in dance classes. My child is social, loves to dance around, outgoing, listens to instructions.
She was very happy during the first day «trial», so I decided to sign her up. After going 2 or 3 times, my daughter started to complain about her clothing, and it being «itchy». She kept tugging at it, and in turn, not following the class. I was looking right at the camera as it was happening and I watched the teacher (blond woman with curly hair) pull her to an area where I could not see what was going on. I do not know what happened for a minute or two, all I know is that my daughter kept crying and I had to pull her out of the class.
I took her a few days later, and her behavior did not change. She was not pleased. I don’t want to assume anything, but I for sure know that something happen between the teacher and my daughter, something that led my daughter to resent being around her.
I removed my daughter from classes completely. At the end of it all, I lost the $ 40 registration, about $ 60 worth of uniform, and prepaid classes.
I was displeased with the uniform to begin with, as it turned to crap after washing it a few times, and it also came in very limited sizes (both tutu and leotard fit oddly on my then 3 year old, who was in 98^th percentile in height and weight). They also did not have any shoes in stock for purchase. Very unprepared.
I don’t recommend this dance studio.
Waiting area is tiny. I got anxiety from sitting there along with 10 other people, as the space is incredibly small.
The two stars are for staff (young lady at window was always polite, and price, it is a bit more affordable than most places — -still, don’t waste your money).

Awesome place! My daughter started when she was two. It’s been a year and she loves going! Teachers and staff are amazing!

I was sold on the school by friends. The dance classes are good. So good we thought to put our girl in art classes. The teacher is attentive and knowledgeable. The problem is what they call an art class the room I believe is 5ft X 5ft in the back of a dance floor. The art classes are held at the same time as dance classes. The only thing separating the two classes is a thin drywall. I spoke to the owner her response was its ok that’s how we have do it here. We have to sit on the other side of the strip mall in another facility just to keep an eye on our kids. In conclusion they are a good dance school. Not an art school don’t sell what you don’t support.

I agree with Diana M. and Mary S. The studio is very low quality, has poor planning, does not communicate well with parents and often make you feel pushed away. Perhaps it is that most of the people working are very young. Here are my observations, and I am a trained dancer who danced professionally: teachers tend to sit during the entire class rather than actually teaching especially for the younger classes; kids seem to be teaching themselves (particularly in acro and mid-​age classes); I have sat in the lobby waiting for my daughter to finish and observed on the video screen as another class literally stretches or does walkovers by themselves for an hour in class. I taught my daughter to do piroutes, splits and beginner foot positions and barre by age 3, but in the time she has been there she has not learned anything new nor even gotten to any fundamentals. The school planning is also poor: they schedule pictures while parents work, costumes are too expensive at $ 95, they charge a fee to participate in recitals then make you rush to buy «assigned seat» tickets for $ 25 each, rather than the traditional way, which is whoever arrives earliest the day of the recital gets better seats. Not even in collegiate graduations do they have assigned seats. Recital is one week away and I am still awaiting instructions from the studio.
Overall, my experience has been poor with Elite Arts Academy aka Elite Dance. I don’t believe they have good management or dance talent there. I do not recommend this studio. I am looking into another for my daughter.

Fabulous dance studio in the Kendall area. The teachers are knowledgeable, well trained, and great with the kids. I have had the opportunity to attend a few of their recitals and these people know how to put on a show. WOW! Their end of the year and Christmas recitals are something else. The costumes, the choreography, everything.