Mo Holland Dance Studio Inc — Local services in Fairbanks

This dance studio crushed my child. She is 9 years old and was declared a "safety issue" due to her Autism/ADHD. Therefore she could not dance on stage with her class, and only come on at the end for the final pose. THIS IS DISCRIMINATION, which I was told was my "opinion". No, it's the law. My child cried and didn't want to be around Mo, so I didn't make her show up for her 15 seconds on stage. This studio is more worried about bringing in money, ordering expensive outfits, and pretending they are a professional place than they are concerned with the children being truly happy. (My daughter was safe enough to dance in class every week, but not on stage. She might mess up and someone could get hurt. Because without her there of course no one could accidentally get hurt. Also, me or my husband stayed with her during every class. We were there to help her as much as possible. We weren't asked to do this, we did it to help the studio. I even danced next to her at times. She preformed a solo in another show with no issues with the girls performing around her ((not here of course)). Aides dance with non-nuerotypical students often at better studios. But Mo made the point to say a few times I couldn't be on stage with her. There was a lot they could have done to include her.) This so-called dance teacher is not someone who should be considered a role model for children.

I'm only only telling the truth. If they don't like it, they need to chane the truth.

People say that's she's so supportive and whatnot. Yes, as long as you are someone she wants to work with or who has been there a while and she'll out tons of money for classes and costumes. It was obvious after just a few weeks that she wasn't even trying to include my daughter. She also kept telling her the other girls have been dancing with her for awhile. As if that's an excuse to not give my child the same amount of care and support. This was my 9yo daughter's first time trying dance and she was left crushed, crying, and telling me she's not a good dancer. This will sick with her for life. She also only danced the second semester, which is fully focused on learning the dance for the recital. So she really learned nothing and didn't get to preform. They claim allowing to come on at the end for the final pose constituted as "participation." However, as my daughter said herself, "That's not equal participation." DON'T SUPPORT THIS...

I don’t understand why there’s so many bad reviews, when Mo Holland has been nothing but accepting to every dancer that’s ever walked into that place. As a beginner to the dance genre that I signed up for, Mo Holland has been incredibly helpful in the process of adjusting to not only a new style of dance, but to the actual performance. All of the students and instructors were so kind to me. I’ve danced at one other dance studio before Mo Holland, and Mo Holland was definitely a big step up. They respect dancers of all skills and levels and I really appreciated that. To all of the bad reviewers who have clearly not attended Mo Holland or taken the time to acknowledge the thousands of good experiences (including from people who have disabilities :)), please step down and stop believing a PTA, minivan driving Facebook mom who is SO CLEARLY named Karen by the way she’s acting.

(Side note: if Mo Holland were truly discriminatory towards disabled kids, why would she let them dance or participate at all? Move your “cancel culture” over to twitter if you really have that much time on...

Ms. Mo is truly a gift to the Fairbanks community. With limited options in interior Alaska, we are blessed to have a dance instructor with such a heart of gold. Over the past year, I have watched Mo approach my daughter’s preschool class with admirable patience, kindness, and fun. She instilled a love of dance in my child and believed in her. Mo also offers a Dads & Daughters dance in the recital open to anyone in her studio (including preschoolers). Practicing and performing together was such a fun and memorable experience for my husband and daughter. Of note, Mo’s offers viewing windows from the waiting area into the studio. The position and tint of the windows provide minimal distraction to the dancers, but allow parents to see in. I found this extremely helpful as I would observe the skills my daughter was struggling with in class and help her practice at home. Equally as helpful, Mo offers recordings of the recital dances a couple months prior so students can practice at home. I wholeheartedly recommend Mo Holland Dance. We...