Laurelhurst Dance Studio

Overall, I think this place seems okay. This past winter, my toddler had a ballet class and tap class right after. We had a nice ballet teacher. Dark brown hair...I think her name was...Laura? Very kind with the kids. Gentle and encouraging. The tap dance teacher, tall, dark, and lean...I think his name was...Savon? Or something similar. He was not so nice. I should've known since another mom had spoken about him about how her own kid was afraid of him. I kind of just brushed it off because I wanted to give him a chance. Well... It didn't take long for him to offend me. He asked me in front of the whole class (parents and kids) if my quiet, observant daughter "talks". That was rude. He could've asked me privately. It's kind of rude to ask a question like that and talk about a child in third person when they can hear you. Anyway, right after that, we missed class (both ballet and tap) for two weeks because I was sick one week and my toddler the next. The week after being sick, we finally made it back to Laurelhurst and as I'm sitting there, hanging out waiting for my toddler's ballet class to finish, he comes in and walks pass me, smirking directly at me and scoffing to boot. Why? Seriously why? Maybe he thought we dropped his class on purpose? Either way, I didn't feel comfortable staying for his class after so we left. Not a safe space for me when he's there.
4 8 years ago (26-03-2018)

Sandy is my favorite teacher for toddlers! Love her
5 10 years ago (20-11-2016)