Gus Giordano Dance School

Is it cheap? No, but you get what you pay for.
Too many times the focus in on the cost, but the end result is far more important. I have seen and heard parents complain about almost everything related to their children’s activities in the past 4 years, and I can tell you that any minor complaint I have heard while here picking up my daughter or that I have read online does not outweigh the genuine love my daughter has for this place, her classmates, and her teachers.
There is a reason they have been in business for so long, they do it right.
The staff is not only talented, but they are patient and considerate of each child that walks in that door… you can’t buy that, well in theory you can but I have dropped money on activities before and the money was wasted in comparison.
Very grateful.

Saw the March 1 performance of Gus Giordano Dance at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg. Captivating! Phenomenal! I don’t know much about dance, but I do know that every dancer was 100% focused on every movement in every dance. Each of the 10 dancers was often moving quickly through a great variety of position changes and movements — I can’t imagine how long it took to learn them. And many of the quick, complicated movements were done while interacting closely with another dancer. WOW!
These dancers are not just skillful — they are most highly accomplished — consummate professionals. The dances themselves are ingenious and creative and often quite touching to watch. The movement of as many as ten people on stage constantly draws your attention, but the nature and quality of the movement enchants.
The bottom line for me is this: I had no idea that human beings could physically do what I witnessed tonight. I had no idea that dance choreography has reached such sophisticated levels. I didn’t know that so many human emotions could be evoked by a myriad of different movements. This new phenomenon that I experienced tonight was a joy. It was my partner’s birthday tonight, and I took a chance on dance. The quality of the show was highly rewarding, and we both are recalculating the potential of humankind.

Our daughter just started in the 5 year old program here, and we couldn’t be happier. We were at another studio before this, where they were listening to different music every week and running around pretending to be butterflies. I’m sure it was fun, but I signed her up for dancing, so she could learn how to dance. Gus Giordanos has delivered! After only a few lessons, she is doing all sorts tap, jazz and ballet moves. She knows the names of them, and enjoys practicing her «homework» at home during the week (to the detriment of our downstairs neighbors:).
Everyone at the studio is nice as can be, and she loves her teacher, Miss Nicole.
I think the price ($ 70/​month) is pretty good, and would recommend the studio to anyone looking to start lessons.

My daughter took the 4-​year-​old class last year with Miss Nicole. We were lucky to get an incredible deal from LivingSocial last fall and were so impressed with the school that we have signed up for another year. My daughter picked dance at Gus Giordano over all the other activities we have tried.
We love Miss Nicole, and the owner Miss Amy is warm and friendly and works extremely hard. I’m not sure why another reviewer was surprised about the costume fee for the final performance — it was specified on the LivingSocial deal description. The recital, held at the beautiful North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, showcases all their dancers, and even the adorable 2-​year-​olds can really hold their own! They do mini-​performances for the parents throughout the year, and their progress is truly amazing. We highly recommend Gus Giordano!

I take classes here and like it alot.
Only issue I have is the school charges a processing fee every few months. Not good. I’m perfectly aware of the cost to run a studio, but I hardly think an extra $ 5.00 which pops up every so often helps significantly. It just mainly makes the people paying for classes mad.

My daughter has a nice teacher, no complains there. At her very young age however, I’m not expecting to see any kind of progress in dancing; none of her group mates have, which is normal I guess. Besides, I’ve had the deal of $ 199 for the classes. But, I still think the school does not tailor to an overage budget. The parents have been charged $ 80 for a tiny dress and a hair bow (flimsy stitches, about $ 10 value at most).
To attend the final performance, we had to pay $ 30 for each adult, and $ 15 for a child, which brought us to a solid chunk of extra expenses for me, my husband, younger daughter and the family friend .
I wish we had known all the extra charges in advance, so it wouldn’t have brought to a whooping $ 220 in surprise charges.

Amazing! I took a class just to see if I was completely out of my element or not… the teacher was so patient and friendly! I walked in and was greeted by the owner, Amy. She gave me a tour of their beautiful space and we chatted a little about the classes. I was excited that they had so many options. After being an avid DWTS viewer, I wanted a different exercise option then just the health club. Needless to say, I had a great workout that was so fun!!! I will definitely be returning…