Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts

My daughter attended two other studios before we ended up at Shooting Stars, the earliest as a recreational student and the one previous as a competition dancer. We spent one year at each. Every studio is different from the children, to the parents, to the teachers, the culture, the seriousness about competition. I could go on and on… You have to find what is right for you/​your child and what meets your needs /​expectations. I think there will always be a give and take to any place you go, but again… find whats important to you and your child.
Specifically to our experience at Shooting Stars, my young daughter felt she wasn’t challenged enough or pushed in our two prior studios. At Shooting Stars she has been encouraged by the numerous very talented dancers around her. She has made a lot of friends and has found a love for dance again. She has been able to move up part time dancing with an older more experienced group of girls and it has really improved her skills. Her two coaches, Melissa and Desiree, have just the right blend of tough love and praises for her. They don’t sugar coat things and tell your child they’re doing amazing when there is room for improvement, but its done in such a way that encourages more practice to get better and better. We spend more than half of our week here, so this is like a second home to her, so its very important to me that she is not only having fun but advancing. We are very happy so far and are looking forward to our upcoming competition season!

Reading some of these reviews I can’t help but wonder who these people, writing them, are! I am a parent at this studio and we have been called a lot of things, but rude and obnoxious has never been mentioned by all the people that have approached me at numerous competitions, to tell me how amazing and nice our kids are! I believe that some of these reviews stem from jealousy! You better do your homework before you decide, that this is not the studio for you! My daughter has been dancing here for almost 5 years now and she has grown to be a beautiful dancer and a wonderful person. She is the first to congratulate another dancer and is happy to just be on the stage. As far as the complaint about the ages go, review your competition rules it clearly states that the average age is the age they compete in and all our kids dance, not just the older ones. But I guess you were to busy complaining, to see the 6 year old doing back handsprings from one side of the stage to the other or our petites that are actually doing pirouettes and not just jazz boxes! Our kids practice hard and work their butts off all year and yes, maybe we as parents, can get a bit loud but so do other studios. So if you are really looking for an amazing studio with the sweetest kids you will ever meet, please do yourself a favor, stop by and meet us! Then, and only then can have an opinion! And by the way our teachers are the BEST!
Sore losers always seem to have the loudest voices!
So sorry you feel the need to bash a great studio!

I’d be careful with this studio…
They talk a lot of hype about their programs and that their faculty is the most «wanted faculty» in the industry. When in reality, their faculty isn’t even remotely involved in the industry nor do they teach for any known or established studios or companies. The programs are not at par with the other programs at the top dance studios. A big reason for that is their lack of willingness to change with the times and branch out. If you want your child to be a good dancer, sure, take them here, but if you want your child to be an incredible and successful dancer in the dance industry, take them somewhere else that is more up to date with how to teach and promote their students.
As for the director, she «preaches» the word of God, but over the recent years, the studio has lost a huge chunk of their really good dancers. They all went to other studios because of drama at the studio or even because some felt the studio wasn’t «practicing what they preached.»
All I have to say with this studio is, be careful.

I am in no way affiliated or know anyone that is now or has ever been affiliated with this studio, however I’m writing this review after learning about this studio via a dance competition. The lack of respect was definitely enough for me to take time to find out who it was coming from. The dancers are very talented & the routines were great, however theres so much more than being talented. During every routine from this school people were yelling and actually directing the dancers the entire routine! I’m sorry that’s what your long weeks of classes are for. I could go on & list every different incident I myself alone witnessed but that’s besides the point. When you participate and attend these things you represent yourself & your entire team. This group was obnoxious and just rude from the director, to the hallways & and on stage. Unbelievable! The parents and all. They should all be ashamed of themselves. SN might want to go over respect & representation for your studio & others before you go out in public to put on a performance again.

This place is great. My girls love it, it is a very nurturing and fun atmosphere. The weekly classes are fun and the Dance company is amazing. If you are looking for a dance school for you kids in Central Florida, you can’t do better!