3rd Street Dance & Theater Academy

This studio is wonderful! Miss Alice, the owner is one of the sweetest people ever while also being supremely professional! I started my older daughter when she was 2 and wouldn’t consider going somewhere else. Now both my girls take classes, 2 years and 4 years and love it so much. This year they both had Miss Gemma who is an excellent teacher. For Preschoolers they learned a lot of basic dance and had so much fun learning! Seeing the older students helping in class and at recital time I know the studio continues to be a class act as the teens are sweet and helpful which doesn’t just happen with a group of teen girls without some good guidance.

My three and a half year old niece loves Lady Gaga. So of course she loves to… Just Dance!
Every now and then I’ll accompany my niece, Madelyn to her weekly Saturday morning dance class lasting about 45 minutes. About three teachers, eager teenage girls, lead this class of 3 – 4 year olds in basic but most importantly fun dance exercises. Teachers here are patient and truly take the time to make sure the kids are learning the proper forms while making it fun at the same time. My favorite part is to see my niece holding on to the bar bending into a plié with her frilly pink tutu.
Parents are able to see their little ballerinas in action through a one sided mirror that looks in the dance studio. I definitely suggest arriving at least 5 – 10 minutes early so you get a good seat on the «viewing bench.» Parents are typically not allowed into the class, but I’ve seen exceptions made for children with severe separation anxiety.
As a parent, or even an aunt, it’s easy to forget to bring this that or the other to class. Thankfully, both ballet and tap shoes are available at their gift shop for rental free of charge to children enrolled in classes.
I cannot wait to attend the recital at the end of the class!