Bethesda Conservatory of Dance

We love Bethesda Conservatory of Dance! My daughter has taken Creative Movement and Ballet/Tap 1 and just loves it. Miss Lex is an awesome and dynamic teacher and the classes are fun and engaging for the kids. Highly recommend!
Jul 23rd, 2023

My daughter participated in Ballet/Tap this year. The teachers are all very nice and fun. The kids learned two dance routines and performed at a HS theater in front of friends and family. This was the first time my daughter performed before a large audience. I checked in Colleen, the owner, about some strategies to help my daughter feel comfortable. She was very accommodating and gave my little one a tour of the theater, back stage, and the stage the day before the performance. I really appreciate the time she took out of her busy schedule to help my daughter. The recital was great and I'm very proud of my little one for her accomplishment. Thank you so much to all the teachers and Colleen :)
Jul 7th, 2023

My daughter has really loved taking hip-hop, lyrical dance and ballet at BCD. The teachers and staff are very supportive and enthusiastic!
Jul 5th, 2023

May 22nd, 2023

Update- Im done fighting with the school owner at this point. Keeping below for reference for future parents. Im very impressed with the school owners prompt response on social media ever since I wrote the review (while they are so busy during the entire week but can respond to this review momentarily ON the recital day). Wish the communication could be like this from the beginning. The owner sent me an email dated 5/13 saying that was when the schedule was communicated. I responded with screenshots with an email on 5/30 and a phone call on 6/1 to obtain more information as the email sent on 5/30 was not responded. During the phone call, we were told we are all set on the recital, which ended up as a wrong schedule. yes, please send it over. Thanks for the help after I write this review online. Also, happy to resend the email I sent on Tuesday inquiring the schedule and performance process. Would be nice to provide response before the performance too. The school responded saying the schedule has been communicated via multiple avenues. Just to update that we have NEVER received confirmation on scheduled performance. The recital tickets buying emails are sent almost everyday so we bought the tickets assuming we get to choose any of the available section. Again, no warning during the purchasing process to tell you only buy tickets for your show time. Due to the confusion, we were not sure how this works and how can kids just show up and perform on stage, I sent emails last week and this week without any response from school. I also called the school on Friday to confirm and was told everything is good to go and they look forward to seeing us on Saturday . As a result, we drove all the way and showed up on Saturday. It was a chaos and it took a long time to wait for staffs response. For future customers who are considering this school, please be aware of these situations! The school is like a scam. So not organized but only focus on getting the money. Strongly not recommend! We bought the tickets for recital, flowers, paid one month additional tuition to just be allowed to attend the recital. Since we moved one hour away from the area, we skipped the last few classes (due to distance) but still paid the full month tuition so the kid can do the final performance. On the performance day, we were told that we were not on the show and the actual performance time for us is the next day. This was never told to us before and no one mentioned it when we bought tickets for the recital. No one provided verbal communication on what time is the show and when should you come. We ended up paying hundreds and drove back and forth 3 hours with a grumpy kid who cannot perform. Do not trust the school and staff. Make sure you are paying for the right things because all they care is to get you charged but whether or not you should be.
May 16th, 2023