Studio 48 Dance Cheer & Tumbling — Local services in Roy

My older daughter went to S48 for 6 years and my younger daughter for 3 years. For the first 4 or 5 years it was a great experience. However, as my older daughter got to be about 7 or 8 years old I noticed she was not being taught any new skills. So much emphasis was being put on learning cute dances that she wasn't being taught more advanced technique skills, despite being on the "Premier Team." At 4 years old in her dance she did a single pirouette. At 9 years old in her Premier Team dance she was still only doing a single pirouette and a right leg extension she had been doing for years.

About December, "Technique Class," turns into extra show team practice so in actuality girls are only getting technique about half the year. I knew in January of the dance year that I would be moving my girls to a studio where they would actual be taught and pushed to be a skilled dancer. However, I knew they were far behind other girls at more elite studios. I decided to enroll them in technique at a different studio to bring them up to speed when we made the switch a few months later.

This did not go over well with Studio 48, especially with Jake. I was asked to meet with him and Dallas in his office. I explained to them that I did plan to take my girls to another studio when the season was over because the S48 product no longer met our needs. My girls wanted more opportunities than only learned a Jazz Dance to compete at three local competitions. Jake offered me $500 to take my daughters and part ways. Mind you, this was a week before the first competition of the season. Pettiness was going to trump doing what was best for the team. I was also asked to keep this quiet. I can imagine it wouldn't be received well for other customers to know they were offering money for girls to leave due to hard feelings.

I declined the offer and Jake reiterated that I would still get all the costumes I (over)paid for, dance shoes, tights, etc in addition to the $500. I declined the offer because it would not be fair to my daughters to work all season and walk away because of pettiness. Prior to this experience, I knew the S48 product no longer met our needs. However, after this experience I knew the owners were not people I would like to give my business or money...

I am not one to make reviews, but I had to after reading some of the comments on Google review. It surprises me how some people think that if they don't pay their bill that the owners should write it off and forgive the debt! They are running a business, and yes they want to make money (that’s what you do. Why start a business to come out even or lose?) My children were NEVER made to feel like a number. I have had 5 kids that have attended, and they all loved the teachers, and the positive experience. The office and studio is always clean. I would receive a monthly news letter that kept you informed of what was going on for the month as well as in the future months. You could review your bill online and even pay online. They are so well organized at parades in the summer, to recitals and photos. They tell you all the cost up front, so if you can’t afford it don’t put your child in. Costumes are expensive no matter what studio you use. I have used Studio 48 ever since they moved into Kents plaza. I too have dealt with “the guy” Jake has been easy to work with. I have had questions about things and I have gone in and spoken with him and he has explained things to me so I would understand, and he was never rude about it. We have used another studio before them and tuition, and costume fees are similar, but what is not similar is that Studio 48 is so well organized. Don’t let the negative comments of a disgruntle customer scare you or stop you from using Studio 48 they really do run an...

If i could give zero stars i would. Horribly, unfriendly staff and owners. We had lost a family member in March of 2017 and i personally informed the owner Dallas that my daughter wasn't going to make it to that Thursdays practice due to my aunts services being the same time and day. Dallas then threatened that if my daughter did not show up for practice on Thursday she would not be able to preform in the competition that Saturday. I informed Dallas that we understood the consequences but there was no way we were missing my aunts services. As i was leaving the office Dallas shouted "You sure have a lot of deaths in your family" as if this was an excuse i was using for my daughter to miss practice. We pored over $3000 a year into comp fees and costumes. I would never use death as an excuse to miss anything. We finished the comp year out with stuido 48 because we were under a contract and as of may 2017 i refuse to put another dime into their pockets. Also my daughters technique did not improve within the years she attended they only stayed consistent and it seemed like they favored and focused on students that were in more than one class more than students that only attended one class....