Sawnee School of the Arts — Attraction in Cumming

Highly recommend SSA for all ages. We LOVE Sawnee School of the Arts!! We have 3 dancers at SSA and have been attending for several years now, after switching over from another studio. (.. started our switch a few years prior even to that, after viewing a few Spring Concerts. Our Nutcracker journey then began with Sawnee Ballet Theatre and Sawnee School of the Arts. (Formerly Sawnee School of Ballet.) I think we’re at year six with The Nutcracker… and it is usually the first 2 weekends in December (at the Focal Center) and is not to be missed! It’s holiday magic. It’s been a staple for our family for the Christmas season for many decades and we were so delighted when seeing SSB/SSA’s Nutcracker. Our children absolutely LOVE being a part of it and my oldest has dreamed of being Clara since she was 4.

The artistic director produces incredible shows which are a beautiful experience for both the audience and dancers alike! This seasons end of year Recital was my husband’s (and fam/friends!) favorite so far. It was so creative and artistically choreographed, especially the opening and finale. Entertaining is an understatement! We loved each of our children’s separate numbers… we may...

My daughter and I started at Sawnee for the 22-23 season. What a beautiful, full circle journey it has been for us both.

Ms. Laurie was the perfect introduction to ballet for our 3 year old. She was energetic and patient; allowing Olivia all the time and space she needed to enjoy herself in class. Slowly but surely Olivia was able to participate in class without my husband or I. By January she joined a larger class with Mrs. Courtney - she was ready to soar. Watching Olivia at the recital this weekend was pure magic - she was a little star, confident and joyful.

I returned to ballet after nearly 20 years of college, career, and children. It was my 60 mins every week; I was able to focus on myself and breathe. The video my sister took of Olivia watching my recital performance will forever be a core memory of mine..."go Mommy! Your dancing is so beautiful!" from the audience.

Thank you Sawnee, you've made some big and little ballerina dreams come true! See...

We just finished our first season at Sawnee School of the Arts and are SO happy with our experience. It was our first introduction to dance at an early beginner level and Ms. Courtney was so patient, kind and fun. My daughter looked forward to class every week, as did I for her. The end of the year recital was extremely well planned - from both a parent of a dancer and from a viewer experience. As a parent, the recital portal and email updates made it extremely easy to buy tickets, understand costume/makeup/hair requirements and to follow the schedule for the rehearsal and recital days. The theater was well-marked so I knew exactly where to take my dancer. As a viewer, the show was entertaining with numbers of all skill levels and styles but was under 80 minutes total which was the perfect length. If my daughter decides to continue pursuing dance, I will definitely keep her at...