Greater Austin Dance Academy

My daughter has attended GADA for three years. She loves Ms. Sarah, her instructor. Ms. Sara is kind and caring with the children, but she also reminds them appropriately of classroom boundaries.



Class is always entertaining and the children are definitely kept engaged. The holiday tea parties are wonderful. The end of the year recitals are spectacular, well managed and last a reasonable amount of time.



The teachers are friendly and professional; the office staff are helpful. You will notice they do have classes going on simultaneously--it's because their wonderful teaching services are in high demand!

My daughters attend GADA. In fact, my oldest has been at the studio since the summer it opened. After almost 7 years, we feel so lucky to have been a part of such a wonderful studio, with an owner and instructors who are dedicated to teaching our girls not only about dance, but lead by example with regards to having class, strength in character and taking the high road. We could not find a more creative, loving, learning environment for them to learn and appreciate the art of dance.



The new, larger studio is fantastic and the girls really love their new space!



I 100% recommend Greater Austin Dance Academy.

If you want a studio that is large, crowded, loud, with no place to sit, this is the place for you. There are 6 classes going on at any one time and there is seating probably for 2 classes of parents. The other parents will let their kids take up all the seating while parents are forced to sit on the floor. Kids are running around, yelling and screaming, and jumping off chairs, while their moms play on their computers and there is no staff intervention or organization.



The instructor we dealt with was unfriendly and unwelcoming and made my daughter feel bad about being in the wrong class.



Leadership is not interested in getting kids the skills they need, just tracking kids by grade level, even if they have taken the classes before at another studio and can keep up. They are completely inflexible and will not refund your money after one class because of their 5 page release form that you must sign when registering your child. Good luck if you are unhappy; plan on paying $170 for a one class trial and being told that they stick to their contract no matter what the reason! It seems they are more interested in their bottom line than their customers and the kids.



I really wanted to love this place and for it be our "home" for dance as it's only a couple blocks from my residence. From trying to call 3 times to talk with someone about registering and not having my calls returned, to the chaos that was indigent to the studio when we arrived, to the frosty reception by the instructor, and finally by the inflexibility of the owner when discussing a refund, there is just no overlooking any of this. We will be finding a new place to dance.



Find a studio that cares about your child and their personal development, not one like this that is only interested in running an assembly line of classes and taking your money!

I read another parent's negative review and felt compelled to write my own. We have been with GADA for several years and have also danced at other Austin area studios. GADA exceeded our expectations and in my opinion has excellent, positive teachers. My daughter has worked with all of the instructors and has NEVER come home upset. In fact, most days she comes home excited to show me everything they learned. We know a lot of families that dance at GADA and I have yet to hear about any bad experiences. I give Greater Austin Dance Academy straight A's!