Dance Spectrum

Yes, it’s small in here. Yes, there isn’t much room to sit. But, have we failed to remember this is about the kids and then having fun in class. The prices are reasonable. My daughter has fun because the instructors enjoy working with kids. I really like this place and have not had any bad experiences.

Studio is too small and no place to wait for your child. Tuition is expensive. My daughter goes to a real professional ballet studio at Victoria’s Simply Dancing in Moreno Valley off Heacock /​Cactus.

I will not even give this school any star… my daughter started ballet here when she was three years old… she loved it and almost gone to the RECITAL/​Show but could not due to family matters… we paid for her costume and fees and was very sad to not see her perform… the following year after that she stop going since her friends stopped going to tje school… we always wondered why bit now i know… my daughter came back, now 9, wanting to learn HipHop so i was happy to take her back again… this time we decided to attend what they called RECITAL… the truth is, it is a money making show which exploite kids to perform for free… here is my experience… my family had to pay $ 12/​person if you buy ticket early, $ 15/​person at the door same as general public… my daughter had to attend a 6hour reharsal/​dress rehersal… her show is only one day but some has two day shows… in one day she performed twice, she has to perform once at 1pm and the other at 5:30pm…we got there and checked-​in at 12:30pm the first show did not finish until 4:20pm and we had to wait for her since we know she will be hungry and tired… she waited in a backstage area with no A/​C, no snack provided (we had to provide her snack), no water (we had to pack bottled water for her), after we picked her up she was so hungry and tired when her dance only last about 10mins or so… so we thought after that experience we would just blow off the next show which we paid for, but she really wanted us to see her perform so we came back a little late since we had to have dinner before coming back… excited but already not happy with the process i was looking forward to just taking pictures of her… as soon as we got in and tried to settle my camera tripod on the very far right wall of the theater, i was approached by one of the organizers and was told i can not use my camera at all… i told this person i am not using flash since i have a very long lens and a professional quality camera and i am well aware that i cannot dulisturb the performance, also i will only take pics of my daughter… he told me that if i want i can purchase a DVD of the entire show… the theater was hot, no A/​C i paid $ 12/​person to watch my own daughter, i am not allowed to take personal photo of her and just paid monthly fees for these greedy people to make money off of her… now, i do not know about any of you but i just feel like i have just burried myself through cow dung… by the way my daughter told us that during the first performance she almost threw up on the stage since it was so hot and she was already very tired waiting three hours backstage… talk about abuse and can i compare this to slavery… they or some may argue that this is all voluntary, i say playing with invested effort, emotion and sentimental value… after the second performance we asked for her at backstage, we were told that if we take her out early she will not be able to performe again on stage… they make us sign on a form for this… the attitude made us feel like they are doing us a favor… and that we are at their mercy… after a 10hr grueling day this is our experience… started the day at 10am prep, driving 45mins one way from Beaumont to Riverside, getting home at around 9pm leaving early after last performance and band from performing again… what a day… another thought, it would have been nicer if the performance was in the same city as the studio since it would have help with local economy… studio is always dirty and stink…

My oldest daughter has danced at Dance Spectrum for the past 4 years, and previously for 6 years at another studio. Making the switch was the absolute best decision we could have ever possibly made. Her technique and the love of dance that the teachers have instilled in her is evident every time she takes the floor. She is just one of many amazingly talented dancers of Spectrum Dance Ensemble their performing group. It is no wonder why her little sister is following in her footsteps. She just started her second year of dance, too.

They charge for every little thing and the studio is old and dirty. The instructors for little ones have no idea how to teach kids. Our instructor barely left the front of the classroom to assist the class of 4 – 8 students, to help learn first steps etc… ridiculous we pay money, and then the performance, ours was in one of the youngest groups, only one performance, was 3 minutes, of one day of the 3 days, yet has to pay just as much as everyone else, outfit $ 50 dollars for leotard, not shoes or tights, and other stage fees $ 70, and then tickets. i think its best for older teens, because they get the best instructor. disappointed, not going back, the one in Calimesa seems much better organized, cleaner and happier.

This school offers free ballet classes for boys of all ages – but beware.
I suspect that the reason they offer free classes to boys is because they have a hard time retaining them in their school.
My son took the ballet and tap combo class for a total of about six months. He was happy, enjoyed performing, and looked forward to going to class every week. I enjoyed the fact that the teacher taught my son to do the more «manly» versions of what the girls were doing, and making him feel as if he is the man of the show. I was positive that the attention given to him would help him to realize how special boys are in dance. There was also a rule that «boys get two stickers,» which was cute at first, but now looking back on it I see it more as a cheap bribe.
After a while my son started not to like dance very well, but I insisted that he stick with it because it was a love it/​hate it sort of situation. But now I realize that he was probably just picking up bad vibes and couldn’t express them correctly.
The school is extremely protective of their little girls – UNDERSTANDABLY. You have to be buzzed into the building which only adds to the safety and protection that the school strives to keep for their students. However, my ex husband would come watch our son and complain to me that the people of the staff were staring at him and making him feel uncomfortable for being there. The moms did too, even though I was there every week and he and I were obviously there together.
My fiancé even volunteered for the big show at the end of the year to babysit boys back stage, of which the school maybe has 10. My fiancé was glanced at sideways, looked up and down, and asked all sorts of rude questions by the other parents who were there to volunteer.
And I get that they were feeling him out. I get that nobody wants a creep who is just there to steal little ballerinas. But really? He’s a parent with a student at the school!
I decided to enroll my son for ballet a second time as he’d come in late in the last year. When I went in, the female director/​owner of the school praised me about how good my fiancé was with the children. She went on about it for a little while, and ONLY AFTER HEARING HER PRAISE, I suggested that perhaps he should also sign up for a ballet class.
I should have seen what happened next coming from a mile away.
After only a few classes, my fiancé and son were asked to completely leave the school after my fiancé’s hands slipped too high while lifting one of the girls. It was completely unintentional, and he was corrected on correct hand positioning. (I laugh so much at this because he’d of probably learned more if they allowed the male dancers to attend every class, but instead they are only invited twice a month.)
Furthermore, I had taken a cell phone picture (on the first day of class where photography is allowed) and posted it to Facebook. The photo was of my fiancé lifting one of the girls into the air. A friend of his made a comment on the photo that was not exactly wholesome, but it was not a sexual comment at all. Another comment was made under it that was something to the effect of «you love doing ballet don’t you,» and that person has since deleted their Facebook, thus removing the comment, and my fiancé’s response to the now deleted comment was misconstrued as being directed at the inappropriate comment.
We’re told that «a concerned parent» addressed the issue of the photograph and comments and that for this reason my fiancé is kicked out of the school as well as my son, citing the «we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone» rule.
Mind you, my fiancé was NOT friends with any of the other students on Facebook OR in real life. He did not talk to them any more than he had to in class. He was there to dance and be a part of the show.
Now I know why the classes are free for boys and yet there are hardly any there. Now I know why the only men in this class are one of the dads of the girls in the class and the director’s husband.
I figure being asked to leave is a blessing in disguise. It was only a matter of time before something would get misconstrued or taken out of context to the point of lawsuit, furthermore I think about my son being accused of something like this when he’s older and I know now that BALLET IS NOT FOR BOYS.
I’m all for the protection of the students, and I’m totally aware that there are bad people in the world. But this wasn’t even discussed with us directly, my fiancé was handed a letter and asked to leave.
Rather than attempt to fix the situation, I realize that this must not be the first time, and it won’t be the last time that this has happened at this school. There’s nothing I can do at this point except find the next big thing for my kid to love, and get him involved in something where his family’s integrity is not questioned.
Just remember, if something is free, there’s always a catch. Good luck.

I was a student at Dance Spectrum for only about five or six years but some of my greatest memories are at this place.
They have a great program and some of the nicest dance instructors you can find. From ballet to hip hop, there is a class for any age and style. Private lessons can also be scheduled if you need a little extra help. And they have different levels of dance groups that your child can audition for. The dance groups can dance anywhere from the local senior home to Disneyland! The best part is that they an end of the year production every May or June that you as a student or your child student can participate in if they are enrolled in classes when they start to teach the dances. There is no better feeling seeing everything come together at the end of every school year!