Freckled Frog Learning Center

My daughter Sophia has been coming here almost a year and LOVES this dance studio. We signed up for two classes a week because that’s how much learning and fun she’s been having! This locations is far for us. However, we’ve shopped around a few places but found here to be our favorite of a good balance of fun, learning and care from professional teachers. Ms. Whitney, Ms. Tanya and Ms. Stephanie are all sweet, patient, skilled and know how to motivate and nurture the kids’ learning. Ms. Stacey especially is the best. Sophia is a happy but hyper student. She needs extra structure and guidance. Ms. Stacey’s firm and fair ways help my daughter succeed in class. She is a thorough teacher who challenges Sophia to do her best. She swiftly and consistently corrects and redirects my daughter so that there is better focus and regular progress in skills while promoting love and passion for dance at same time. We also can’t wait for the second recital because we had such a wonderful experience with the first one. The performances, costumes everything were all impressive. We also are looking forward to do a birthday party here soon! Keep up the good work Freckled Frog!

Miss Stacey does not belong around toddlers. She is an angry women and she instills fear in the children with her fear tactics. I stopped sending my daughter after I witnessed her yelling viciously at the children, many times! A dance studio for children is supposed to be a fun place where they can make great memories, dance, love their teacher and feel safe. Unfortunately this school does exactly the opposite, sucks all the fun out of dancing for children and just created a tense fearful environment for my child. Somebody needs to tell the teacher that her students are two year old little girls, not Juilliard students preparing to star in their first Broadway show. She clearly does not enjoy working with this age group and doesn’t have the patience and kind heart for this type of work.

My child is 2 and half years old and has been attending this class for 4 months now. Ms. Stacey is her instructor and also the owner of the Freckled Frog. I don’t understand how this place is still open as Ms. Stacey should not be allowed around children. She is continuously rude and short with the kids in the class and quite frankly is a fun killer. These 2 – 3 year olds are not training for the Olympics, however Ms. Stacey acts like a strict coach who won’t tolerate anything less than gold. My 2 year old is actually really good and has done great in the class, unfortunately Ms. Stacey has ruined this experience as my child no longer enjoys coming to class because she is terrified of Ms. Stacey. Sad to see my beautiful, happy and well-​behaved little girl no longer enjoy something that made her so excited because of a poor instructor. She really should be ashamed of herself for making so many kids cry. I’ve witnessed this at every class and have now seen many moms not return after her bad attitude around their kids. I wish I would have followed their lead sooner, as it is now obvious to me that Stacey is just not a nice person. She should be teaching dance to college students, not poor innocent children who only want to have fun. She has taken something which should have been positive and turned it into a terrible experience.
If you are looking for a fun place to take your child, STAY AWAY! Ms. Stacey oversteps her boundaries, often abusing her power with the children in the class. She is not a nice person and really needs to watch how she speaks to children. Please find another class for your little one.

We just love this place. It is so abundantly clear that the instructors love dance and love getting the kids excited about it. They dance, flit around the room with wings and ribbons and generally have a ball. My daughter asks every morning if it’s a «dance day». We’re in Miss Megan’s class this year and her enthusiasm for dance is contagious and all the girls adore her! Also, the recitals are top notch and the costumes and routines are always adorable AND appropriate!

My daughters have attended the freckled frog for 2 years and have been treated with nothing but fairness, love and given the tools to make them great human beings.
Every instructor is respectful, kind and patient with the children. They do a great job moving the class along and not allowing for distractions to occur.
My older daughter is in the academy now and Ms Tanya is a rockstar. She is the best.
My little one is still a freckled frog but has learned so much I couldn’t be happier.
Thank you Stacy and I wish you many more years of success

Just paid month tuition for August and the pricing on the website is incorrect. Even double checked it and showed the instructor when paying. Price for tuition is clearly marked for age 2−6yr classes at $ 50. Only they charged me $ 62.50 and are now saying it is a weekly rate of $ 12.50. Kind of upset about this. My daughter likes the class but they should really clear up this information on the website so that it is listed correctly.

My daughter recently had a Frozen Inspired Birthday party here and I was so satisfied with their professionalism in handling the kids from start to finish that I just had to write a review for the first time ever!
I got introduced to Freckled Frog Learning Center by my friend, Dee who always gets their services to her parties to deal with the entertainment portion of the program. Everytime my daughter would attend her parties, she would tell me she has so much fun because of the dancing, singing and craft making. When I saw that they were offering Princess parties in their new studio at Placentia, I went to check the place right away and I was impressed that I booked my party that same week. I never had any problems in coordinating with Stacy regarding my endless questions about the set-​up for the party, entertainment, etc because she would reply right away either through phone calls or facebook messages.
On the day of the party, you would not worry and stress out anymore because they would take care of the beautiful table set-​up, keep the kids entertained from start to finish, and even have a table for you to place your dessert buffet. Just note that you have to bring the food for the party.
Overall, I got a lot of compliments from my guests about the party and almost all of the kids told me that they had so much fun and you can tell because they didn’t want to leave the place!
The reason i gave this review a five star was because my daughter told me that this was her best party ever. So, thank you Miss Stacy and the rest of the crew for making my daughter’s 6^th birthday a memorable one!

My daughter started when she was 2 and she absolutely loves it! They teach basic moves, yet incorporate fun into everything they do! Classes are small and reasonably priced.
There is plenty of attention to each child. They’re learning a lot more than just dancing. Coordination, manners, social skills, listening to directions. No, your toddler won’t come out of class a ballet soloist, but they will come out learning something about dance and fun!
I highly recommend the Freckled Frog!

I have not been to any of the princess parties but when I can tell you is that my daughter has been taking ballet and tap classes at Freckled Frog for the last two years and she loves it!
It is a very loving and welcoming environment. My daughter is always happy and willing to learn from her teachers. Mrs. Stacy and Mrs. Megan are really great with kids. They really get into it and make it so fun for the kids, its a good atmosphere and they have good value.
It’s much more low key then other places so the kids actually get to do more dancing in the class (rather than sitting around waiting for everyone else to dance), which is what it’s supposed to be about at this age.
They have a big recital which give the kids great exposure to rehearsing then performing on stage in front of an audience and all of the costumes are hand made by the owners mom. What’s more, you don’t feel like they are constantly trying to nickel and dime you. I would highly recommend this dance studio to my friends and family, which I have already done :-)

Unprofessional Teacher!
I’d like to start saying that my expectations about this place got really short after the bad and unprofessional behaivor that Miss Stacy had with my daughter.
I signed my daugthert for the Princess Class… everyhting was ok, expect the fact that Miss Stacy was always tired and kind of upset at the beggining of every class… I thought she might be going trough something, one day I even asked her… and she was on the phone complaining about her family or so… then, as we had alreday paid for the 8 session class, we kept going, and the last day, which was the Party Day, my daughter was really excited and enthusiastic about the class,… I even invited my nieces to join the class, of course I paid for them, and as soon as the class began, My daughter ran into Miss Stacy full of happiness as Miss Stacy was passing some bows to play with; when my daughter tried to grap hers; Miss Stacy yield at her in a very very bad way saying: YOU SHOULD WAIT FOR YOUR TURN!!!; when I saw that, I immediatly aproached to my daughter and asked her to step back, she immediatly started crying and didn’t want to participate anymore in the final class… I felt awful as Stacy looked at me and could only say: She needs to learn how to take turns… OMG!!! I was furious, as my daughter is a very well behaived girl and didn’t do anyhting wrong… Stacy just tried to take out all the bad things she was going trough with my daughter… I felt like leaving the place immediatly but as we had family watching and friends being part of the last class, we decided to stay… at the end, my daughter finished the class, we stayed, but NO WAY we will ever be back!!! Miss Stacy should learn that her classmates are there to have fun and learn how to dance, it is not a preschool, and she should have never yield at any kid trying to educate them… it is not her place… that is why parents are there for…
Too sad this place is manage by this unprofessional lady… I am writing a letter to the OC magazine as well as I can not beleive they have won as 1 of the best studios in OC…
Mamas… be carfeul with this lady. also their bathroom is really really dirty…
Carmen Perez de Carlos.

I haven’t been here in awhile but my daugther loved the dance classes! She went there from when she was 2 until she was 3 ½. The teachers were nice and it was fun and engaging for the kids while they learned to dance… I’m going to go back when my younger daughter turns 2!

Went to a birthday party here with a 4 and a 5 year old, who are both extremely active and party loving, and the 5 year old sat herself down next to me TWICE to tell me that she didn’t like it and that she was bored. This was definitely a first at a birthday party, for her anyhow.
The costumes that the kids dressed up in were pretty cool, but expecting kids this age to dance around in them for more than one song and still enjoy it is pushing it, I think.
The girl running the activities was obviously getting frustrated with the group of 4 year olds, who were acting just like 4 year olds act at a party: noisy and totally unable to focus. Now, I know this place is new, but you had better get used to screaming, overactive little ones if you plan on making it there. I know I had to after my first nightmarish chuckee cheese experience. And I’m not even in the industry!
I’ve been to several parties at little gyms, and they’re usually really well done. This place, I would NOT have a party at. Period.
Also, one of the women was trying to hard sell my 4 year old niece about having her birthday party there. Now, 1) she had a birthday 2 weeks ago and 2) last time I checked, she doesn’t have a credit card or any income for that matter.
Final verdict: no way. I was actually leaning towards a one star, but I felt really bad and didn’t.