Evolution Dance Center

Another Recital /​Dance season down and still very happy with Evolution Dance! One thing, Yes you do need to stay on top of when your child dances in the recitals. This includes days and times of photos and rehearsals. The owners and staff are very clear and provide adequate communication 2 months prior to all recitals including all costs etc. Dance is pricey, but so is every other activity your child may be involved in. When and if changes are made to the schedules, emails are sent out. (Read your email during recital season, check in with staff if you are unclear. Seriously!!) Again, it is tough running a dance studio and trying to please everyone is going to be impossible. I feel very good with what my kids are learning and how much fun they are having. Oh and my children are not the «Stars» nor the «favorites“of the show (9 and 7) but they sure feel like it when they are on stage! Thank you Evolution! Can’t wait for next year!

This is quite frankly the most HORRIBLE experience we have ever had with any extracurricular children’s school and even more sad that this happens in a dance school. Here is what we experienced:
1) They insisted in placing my nine-​year old daughter in Primary Ballet even though she had some dance experience and put her with 6 year old girls. She felt like she learned very little.
2) they «mistakenly» charged us for classes that she did not attend, and it was a bear to straighten that out
3) they overcharge for costumes for recitals without any prior notification that we are to pay a fairly high price for those costumes and they are required
4) Completely disorganized with respect to times of dress rehearsals and recitals, causing confusion among all the parents and kids
5) My daughter was in tears during their dress rehearsal they wouldn’t let her out, even though she was done 45 min prior and just sitting there by herself. They wouldn’t let me go get her either, and probably would have continued to let her sit there until after 30 min of waiting for her outside, I insisted on them bringing her out.
6) We were given the wrong time for her dance recital, and we had family coming to watch from far away.
Needless to say, she won’t be back to this dance school. It’s beyond disappointing — it’s unacceptable that they treat the children and the parents this way. It’s clear that all the management cares about is fleecing the families.

I don’t know how anyone could give a 5 star review if it’s recent, but I also can’t believe a business can collect the amount of money they collect and have next to no management, customer service, reception, or even communication. It was our first year at dance, 3 different styles, and every event from photo day to recital left me, as a parent, completely in the dark. There were so many details for these poor little girls to stress out about, and very last minute planning on important things like rehearsal times and ticket purchase. We received a lengthy email with new requirements at 12:30 on the same day of a long rehearsal that started at 3:30! If you have other kids, and other activities, be aware that you will be frustrated with the lack of communication and staff at this studio. Just walking in that run-​down place stressed me out.

I have two words for this place… «Cha-​CHING!!!» Don’t sign your child up for classes here unless you have expendible income (which most of the folks here seem to…) The mostly average priced classes turn into brand new recital dresses at $ 70 a pop, recital fees, tickets for the recital (you have to pay for mutiple shows as your child is in two — four shows), DVD’s of the individual shows and photo shoots. Maybe this is okay for many, but it is very challenging for a parent struggling to make the dance payments and then get hit with another $ 500 for a dang recital. Good god, way to gouge us. What, tell her she cant be in the recital that she has worked so hard for because mama can’t afford it? Shame on you guys. Why not recycle the performance clothes and rent them to parents for $ 20? You shouldn’t take advantage of parents who want to give their children something lovely (and she does love it there) by throwing in hidden costs. Or make the recital TOTALLY optional and inform parents when they sign up how much this will cost. Please be fair, we arent all millionaires, trust me. You have a good thing going there and many many students. You are making a killing, so be happy and be the kind of people in the world that honors the situation of ALL parents, not just the privileged.

My 9 year old daughter started at another studio and now has been at Evolution Dance for nearly 3.5 years. Simply, I am overjoyed. She gets very good dance instruction from teachers who are positive, demonstrate their expertise but most importantly truly seem to care about our daughter. However, it is not the dance side that motivates this review; it is the mentoring. The older girls create such a wonderful, welcoming community. Contrary to my expectations, the most talented older girls are the warmest, most supportive in the studio (no Dance Mom/​diva style attitude). Moreover, the older girls do their homework in the back between classes (now my daughter wants to bring her homework), teach the kids about responsible social media, help the younger ones out at performances etc. As my daughter gets older we all need other people around them as mentors and role models and I would not have expected to find such a great resource at a dance studio. I know she is in good hands on so many fronts and appreciate the community so very much.

My daughter has been dancing there for 2 years, she love it and WE LOVE IT!!! Very Friendly Staff and team. The only thing is, your kid has to have talent, is not just a Dance Center to go have fun. It is a Serious place with hard workers Professionals building future stars!!! The Best!

After being a broadway dancer for 15 years and now a mom of 2 girls living in Carlsbad I had to pick a dance studio. I did my research and went around to many local studios. We found evolution and stopped searching! Amazing teachers, facility, quality of dancers, productions, and styles. It has everything and most importantly my girls love it!!!

Well, apparently they must be so incredibly busy that they do not want new customers! I’ve tried leaving messages and an email to inquire about classes for my children; not one of which has been returned. Wow! How do people like this stay in business?
We’re going instead to San Elijo Dance Academy for a trial class tonight — they returned my phone call within hours. :(

We have been attending Evolution Dance Center since their opening in the fall of 2010. Over the last 10 years we have have been enrolled at several dance studios and attended classes at many others. At Evolution we’ve found the perfect mix of top-​notch professionally trained teachers specializing in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and musical theater along with the individual attention to each dancer. The teaching environment provides a positive atmosphere where children at all ability levels can have fun while improving as dancers.
The aspect we like best about Evolution Dance Center is that it really is all about the kids.

Evolution Dance Center is an amazingl place to have your child train for dance in tap jazz lyrical hip hop AND ballet! My children LOVE it here! All the teachers are amazing!!! I HIGHLY recommend coming here.