Integral Ballet

Decent ballet school, however the attitude of the owner leaves A LOT to be desired!
As a patron of any business one can expect to be treated with respect; however because the owner is so «busy» she has, in my experience, a very dismissive manner. If I’m going to pay someone to provide me with a service, I want to be spoken to and dealt with in a gracious manner at all times no matter how busy one feels they are or might be. After all we are all busy, especially parents, and no one’s time is more valuable than the next.
There are many other ballet schools out there, where the staff is courteous and appreciates their client’s business; it’s the least one can ask for.

This place is wonderful. If you’re looking for authentic ballet training… You’ll love Integral. My daughter, 7, has been with Ms Erin for about 2 mos now and absolutely adores her because she’s the perfect amount of stern with a side of nurturing. My ballerina has danced before but nothing as structured as instruction at Integral. The kids are rewarded for doing a good job and are held accountable for their lack of effort. Lessons are affordable and all required items are available for purchase at a fair price. No robbery here and no pressure. I highly recommend a trial class.

Miss Erin has been much more than a dance teacher to my daughter. She has truly been a mentor and has helped shape her into the person she is now. I highly recommend Miss Erin.

Well, unlike the previous reviewer I have nothing but amazing things to say about Miss Erin… In fact my experience has been quite the opposite, however I may be able to explain the other reviewers impressions.
My 2.5 yr old daughter has been attending Integral Ballet under Miss Erin’s instruction (with the help of the lovely Miss Fallon) for just over a month. My first encounter with Miss Erin was via telephone, after exploring the VERY informative and well put together website (compared to other ballet school sites I clicked off of a Google search). I had a few questions and wanted to arrange a trial class for my daughter. Miss Erin was EXTREMELY friendly and helpful, and after chatting for a few minutes I found myself looking forward to meeting her.
My daughter took to Miss Erin immediately, and it’s fairly evident to me, after 5 weeks of classes, that the other girls in my daughters class (and those that I see in the class before hers) really connect with Miss Erin, and Miss Fallon too! Miss Erin is caring, and has just the right amount of firmness to handle these little girls.
As for being unfriendly or dismissive I could only assume that perception came from someone who is seriously self-​absorbed. If you take a step back and really look you’ll see that Miss Erin is a VERY busy young woman. When we arrive for my daughters class she is just ending a class, and starts another class immediately after my daughters… This girl does not take a second to take a sip of water! But that does not mean she is unattainable. Whenever I have emailed for ANYTHING (albeit in the evenings), she has responded almost immediately, I assume I’d have the same success on the phone, I’m just not much of a phone person. I should also mention that Miss Erin’s mom, has also been very helpful and sociable.
I feel this is a friendly, warm, and inviting ballet school — I drive 35 minutes from Rockaway Park to bring my daughter here because my husband and I instantly loved Miss Erin, as well as the other parents and kids… It just feels right.
I can’t really speak to the level of education as I am not, and never was a dancer myself. I do have enough sense to appreciate that even at my daughters young age there is a clear GOAL in each class, proper terms are used, and while the approach is geared down perfectly to my daughters age group it is not dumbed down.
Keep up the good work Integral Ballet!