Durham School for Ballet and Performing Arts Located at 608 N Duke Street Durham Nc 27701

Photo of Ayeshia Beavers Ayeshia Beavers
Oct 8, 2020 five

Photo of Kacey Katzenmeyer Kacey Katzenmeyer
Feb 3, 2021 5

Photo of Devon Cholon Devon Cholon
May 27, 2021 5

I accept been going to this dance school since I was 3. I started with ballet, switched to modern, and and then back to ballet. My sister also has been taking class, since she was 6, as an aerialist. For both of us, this studio has truly become a home away from home. All of the teachers really know their stuff and how to teach, and as a pupil, you lot rapidly become part of a talented and very collaborative community. For a couple of years, I tried other studios, and they don't hold a candle to DSBPA. The curriculum is tough enough that y'all improve faster than anywhere else, without e'er going overboard to the point that it'due south no longer fun. These classes get me through my week. As for shows, they are done like professional shows and you lot acquire and then much about the trip the light fantastic toe and theatre industries through them. Also they're just insanely fun. I'chiliad and then grateful to have wound upwards at this studio.

Photo of Addie Council Addie Council
Aug 9, 2021 5

Photo of Mari Monster Mari Monster
Jan 19, 2015 5

This is an e-mail I sent to the studio recently. I idea it important to mail service it here, as a previous review deals with a teacher being very different. Is every teacher at any schoolhouse perfect? No. But Legacy works hard to rent the kind of teachers I am talking nearly and to respond to issues with teachers when those complaints are brought to them. "Every bit I sat in the lobby listening to Religion teach aeriform this week, it hit me that I take let y'all know when I was unhappy with a teacher only non so much when I was happy. I know how much it means to me when I get positive feedback at work and wanted to share that feeling. Faith and Melinda are fantastic teachers and I wanted to make certain to let you know. Listening to Organized religion teach aeriform to the youth is and so pleasant. She encourages the students and delivers constructive criticism in such a positive style. Faith does not ignore mistakes and pushes the students to do their best and to keep working to amend their technique and artistry. This is not as easy a task as it seems and takes a delicate paw. East said one of the things she really likes about Faith is that she never makes it audio similar she'south disappointed in E. On talking more about this, I figured out that when teachers act disappointed with her, E feels similar they think she's doing things incorrect on purpose or isn't trying. Faith always seems to assume that the students are doing their best at the moment, but keeps pushing them to do better and to keep trying. She does non let bad technique go, but she does non treat it every bit if the student isn't trying. Another thing she really likes about Religion's teaching is that she always has a program for the grade. It is clear that Faith plans ahead and considers what she feels the students need to work on. She gives costless time in each class, merely does non make the whole class "free fourth dimension". Ane more than affair that E pointed out that she likes about Organized religion's teaching is that she uses the class fourth dimension effectively. At times other teachers have spent quite a bit of time trying to notice a particular video of a move and concluded up having very niggling bodily instruction time left. While it is helpful to see a video of a move, this works best if you take it tagged ahead of fourth dimension so you can get to it correct away. E loves how Faith doesn't waste any of their form, and then she gets the most out of class. Teaching children, preteens and teens is not an like shooting fish in a barrel thing and takes a special person. Faith is clearly one of those people! Having Melinda equally a teacher for this past twelvemonth has been a corking feel me. She is always encouraging, fifty-fifty though sometimes it seems like I'll never get some of the elements of aerial, like hand and arm strength! Melinda points out the different strengths of all her students and encourages us to go on working on our challenges. It would take been so easy for her to not use me in the aerial showcase because I can't reliably do a footlock in the air. Instead she modified the piece in such a way that I was able to participate on my level. This really meant a lot to me! And all the positive feedback I got from her, Eileen, Faith, Blythe and the two of yous was very encouraging. Melinda has a grouping of 5 students now who are at 5 very unlike places in our aeriform feel/abilities, yet she keeps all of united states challenged and learning. This takes quite a bit of work and planning. It is clear that she puts lot of time and thought into her educational activity. "And once more, This evening I was reminded of what a great teacher Blythe is and wanted to add together my kudos to her! She is another teacher who pushes her students to better in positive ways. She seems to be every bit fantastic at teaching adults as well as youth That is an amazing skill in and of itself. I am not surprised that she works so well with the youth, as that is what she does for a living. However I am impressed that she is only every bit good didactics adults and tin can work with both in the aforementioned class setting. Once again, I feel very lucky to take such amazing, dedicated, talented teachers." Respectfully, Mari Nealson"

Photo of Tiffany Clark Tiffany Clark
Nov 29, 2019 5

The only studio in the Durham area (and those surrounding, let's be existent) that non only offers rigorous, professional-quality training just likewise like....aren't jerks about it? No cliques, no snide teachers, no berating the students for anything whatsoever, simply encouraging and pushing anybody to do their very all-time every day. I'm 26, and just started my trip the light fantastic training about a year and a half agone in the recreational adult ballet classes, but take since been allowed to move to the student partitioning classes and written report along with the pre-teens I'yard in course with. I love information technology more than literally anything I've e'er done, and I'one thousand so grateful to exist taken so seriously as an adult -- fifty-fifty though I'll never be able to go professional, even though I'm "old", even though I've still got a bit of communicable up to practise. This identify is magic, and I can't say thank you enough!!

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Feb 16, 2020 4