Swift Creek Family YMCA

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Kiry English

Our daughter has been dancing at Encore Dance Studio for the past four years, and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. After spending seven years at another studio, we were looking for a place that would not only challenge her but also provide a positive and encouraging environment. Encore has exceeded our expectations in every way. My daughter is on the Collaborative and it is a true team experience, I love hearing them cheer for each other at competitions. The teachers here are incredible—kind, supportive, and truly invested in each child’s growth. Our daughter trusts and adores them, and I have full confidence that they always do what’s best for their students. Since joining Encore, we’ve seen tremendous improvement in her technique, confidence, and overall love for dance. The studio fosters a welcoming atmosphere where dancers are encouraged to push themselves while still feeling supported every step of the way. The only thing I would change about our experience is that had we known we would have started at Encore!

Angela Wicker

Ms Amanda has been amazing with my little one, do love her as her teacher! I will say the company as a whole has lacked in communication. I don’t know who the owner is, never met them that I know of. I just showed up after signing up online and never was really welcomed to Encore or shown around or anything. I’ve also emailed twice and never got responses.

Cristel Hernandez

Our daughter enjoys her class very much! Her teacher Amanda is so sweet and fun. We 100% recommend this place for kids that would like to learn dancing.

Jessica Zaccarine

My daughter has been attending for the past three years, she's so thrilled with Encore that she wants to be there until she graduates. The instructors are wonderful; even with a class with 3 to 4 year old girls, they just knew how to get through to them and capture their attention. My daughter has shown increased confidence as she sticks with Encore, so they are definitely doing their jobs well! The older dancers are also super sweet. On more than one occasion, I've seen them dance with some of the littles while we wait in the lobby for class to start. For example, while we were in the dressing room before a recital a couple of years ago, a group of sixteen to seventeen-year-old dancers came over to my kiddos class and played Ring Around the Rosie with them to keep them entertained. That was much appreciated as us dance moms were exhausted by then! The ONLY con about Encore is rehearsal and recital weekends with young dancers are extremely tough. The rehearsal takes up most of one Saturday. The recitals are the following week with two shows on Saturday and another show on Sunday. My daughter was three when we did her first recital and she was completely beat and out of it by the time all of it was over, we almost didn't stick with her dance classes after that but she loved it so much. Even three years later, most of her class had completely lost their muster after the second show this go round. We had to be there at 1:30 in the afternoon on Saturday and didn't get home until almost 10 at night, only to be back at 1:30 again the very next day. Because it's only three days out of the entire year, it's not worth docking a star off the rating, especially because of how great they all are. But it's something I definitely wished I'd known about beforehand based on how difficult it was when it came to our first recital experience. Thank you Encore for all you do!