Adagio Ballet & Dance School

Our daughter has had an excellent experience at Adagio Ballet and Dance School in Arlington, VA for the past ten years. She has enjoyed everything from her “tiny ballerina” class to her current training in their pre-professional ballet and jazz programs. In addition to receiving an outstanding dance education, her teachers continuously instill self-confidence, refine technical abilities, and nurture artistic talent.\r \r We’ve been pleased with the quality of the winter and spring recitals – they have been very successful and creative productions. Also, as a member of the Adagio Ballet Company, our daughter has gained valuable performing experience by participating in festivals and philanthropic events in Northern Virginia. \r \r In addition to Adagio’s organized curriculum, we’ve been continuously impressed with the faculty’s dedication to teaching and inspiring students of all ages with the skills involved in the art of dance!\r more

Absolutely love this ballet/jazz/tap school. Everything the staff do is for the best of the student! I wanted to move up my girl to the next level of ballet (she is only 4 1/2 but I felt she was the tallest in class and wanted her to be with older kids) and the staff explained the structure of the program. The students spend 3 sessions in the same level and they continue to learn new things and review old things in a really specific way. They gave me a FORMAL recommendation about my daughter's level and even let me try the older class, just to see. In the end we stayed in our original class because she was clearly not ready...But I loved the respect and time they showed in accommodating my interest. Really great place where kids truly learn!! more

I am a proud parent of two little girls ages 6 and 4 that are enrrolled in the Fairfax school. Adagio is a great school with very qualified teachers with backgrounds in arts and professional dancing. They have great techniques while working with small children and keeping their attention. They inspire little girls to love ballet through the use of books and costumes and very great techniques. They use proper terms of ballet while they teach and this helps the girls remember what they are doing. My daughters always look forward to Saturdays. I love the school and the staff they are incredibly kind! more