Sitter School Of Dance

Wonderful studio to dance at and great teachers that help dancers strive to do their best! My girls love going to dance and performing with their teammates.
Apr 29th, 2023

Apr 24th, 2023

Simply the best!!! I have been apart of the Sitter family for 40yrs.. I was trained by Doris Sitter, then began teaching for Eloise and still am !! The amount of knowledge I have gained over the years working with Eloise has been priceless! She has passed on her grace , patience and love of dance . I cant imagine a better dance family to be apart of
Apr 23rd, 2023

The quality of the instruction is good. However, the communication and working with families is not. Also, they do not notify families if students are having troubles in class or choreograph the dance to make parts for all students. They simply kick them out and remove them from teams, 10 days before competition, with no notice. They do this to 9 year old children. They do not provide the service that is paid for.
Apr 20th, 2023

FORMER DANCER I danced at Sitters School of Dance from age 8-18. Myself and parents regret it deeply. Heres just a few reasons why: First, I remember Eloise accusing me of crying for attention when I was about 8 and was having difficulty with a tap combination. I was clearly in distress and instead of boosting my confidence she bullied me. Sadly I thought that was normal to be talked to/treated that way. I continued to let her treat me this way until I finally left. I also remember the year we did a dance to the song Rasputin and one of the girls hats fell off during the number at competition. When she came off stage Eloise grabbed her by her costume and got in her face and said something to her before letting her go. I dont know what was said but in my opinion now it was not appropriate for Eloise to grab a student/child like that. Again sadly apparently we thought this was normal. I think myself and this girl were about 14-15 at the time. It was also threatened that I would be taken out of small groups if I went on my school trip in grade 11 instead of grade 12. I missed out on seeing Brazil with my high school friends for that. I will never forgive Eloise for forcing me to choose between travelling and making lifelong memories with friends and my love of dancing and performing. Especially when I had a history of nearly perfect attendance. In my opinion it was completely unreasonable of her to deny me going in my grade 11 year versus grade 12. I came early to warm up to almost every class/rehearsal/exam/competition/ recital and spent every extra minute at the studio that I could. I was dedicated, professional and punctual and my mother volunteered at every single competition and recital. I cant say the same for all of the students with the wealthiest parents. Yet those are always the children I found Eloise would give special treatment to. Trust me its not worth it. In my opinion special treatment is reserved for Eloises favourites and highest paying customers. I would never recommend this studio to anyone. Personally during my time at Sitters Eloise did not foster a safe and non-judgmental environment for growth and learning. I would advise you to save your money and your childs mental health.
Dec 29th, 2022