Here is the real truth about CSD.
The director repeatedly reminds people she is a Christian and has Christian morals. In reality, a Christian should never have to TELL anybody. People would know based on her actions. So, let's talk about her actions.
It has been witnessed that the director has difficulty controlling her temper. She has thrown papers, office supplies, and electronics in a fit of rage. Multiple witnesses can provide testimony to that fact. She also makes it a habit of yelling at her employees during business hours, as well as calling them on the phone to obliterate them with her words. In addition to this treatment, she makes snide and degrading comments about them in the presence of clients and by electronic means.
Speaking of employees - she has lost 5 employees in the last 2 months. She has also received notice that 3 more will leave at the end of June for a total of EIGHT!!! (If they are able to stand it for that long). One of these employees is the Financial Manager, who has been with her since she started the business on day one. Lisa treated her so poorly, that she not only lost an employee, but she lost a friend who was loyal and helped her from the beginning. In addition to this employee, she lost three employees from the Acro department. Basically, the entire department. She also lost her Communications Director in February who left without another job in place due to the treatment she endured from the director. And finally, she has lost her entire teams department, including the Teams Director, Teams Tap Instructor, Razzles Director and Business Manager.
Tell me. How can such an ""upstanding"" person like the CSD director explain such HUGE turnover. In addition, since Ms Tuska was not a dancer herself, she DEPENDS on instructors to carry her load. Why do we attend a dance school where the director isn't a dancer, and does not choreograph ANY competitive dances? Not one. That is unheard of in the competitive arena.
In addition to the above issues, the director also does not treat her clients fairly. Examples of this include a recent announcement in which some families were given crucial information while others were left to figure it out on their own. Also, at a recent competition, Ms Tuska insured that over half of the families were given the opportunity to receive photos of their dancers for free, while other families (those of the larger teams) were charged a fee for their photos. This from the very same competition and took place on the very same day! I'm not even sure it's legal to do that. At the very least, it's an unfair business practice.
Regarding the floors and injury. It is WELL documented that there is an issue with the flooring for students that dance upwards of 6 hours per week. While the floors are fine for the preschool ballet class attended once a week for toddlers, it is absolutely NO environment for highly talented and competitive children to dance. I feel quite certain this is part of the reason she has lost her entire acro department as well as her entire teams department. I believe they could not, in good conscience, allow the children they adore to dance under such dangerous conditions.
Final Thoughts.
This review is based 100% on irrefutable facts! There are ALOT of dance schools to choose from. In Parker alone, there are two other studios. If you go 20 minutes outside of Parker, you have even more options. With the amount of issues the director of CSD has caused, I can't urge you STRONGLY enough to please choose a different school.
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