I am the mother of 2 girls, and a former dancer myself. My girls have been taking lessons for several years at Take Five, and are currently involved with the company. I can tell you, this studio is one of the best on the west side. I know from my experience as a dancer that the training that the children are getting is great. Along with that, the standards that the studio holds as far as music, costumes, and choreography are ones that I am proud to have my children involved with. As far as the teachers go, I must say that I find it refreshing that all of the teachers are over the age of 18, and have been trained not only in what to teach, but in how to teach. Several of the teachers have themselves been professionals, and know what goes into training a dancer. This is evident when looking at the fact that numerous of their students have gone on to dance careers in professional companies, on Broadway, in movies, at amusement parks, on cruise, and in touring companies. My very own teacher told me years ago that a studio was considered a success if they had one dancer go on to work professionally. If you judge Take Five by this standard, they are an ENORMOUS success, since they have so many of their former students working!
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