Utah Dance Academy

Utah Dance Academy.. Thank you for your continued support to our community by giving us a studio to come back to during these unforeseen, crazy times. I am sure many dancers, parents, families and employees are grateful for you. Thank you for for doing what you could when things were shut down by providing a safe environment to let our dancers shine. Things were tough and are still tough for many and we appreciate all the time and hard work you have put into the countless hours behind the scenes. Your efforts and love for the studio, dancers and employees has not gone unnoticed. And most of all.. thank you for your love and support for my daughter! P.S. The studio is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

Disorganized, lots of excuses, doesn't seem to have a lot of follow through with things promised. You pay to tryout, they require you to commit to the team taking summer classes (disorganized as far as not knowing what class they were going to have them in for these "required classes") Throughout the year they randomly add more girls on the team that didnt pay for tryouts nor did they do summer classes like the rest of the team. Their coach always had her daughter in class, that seemed to distract the coach from coaching the team fairly and to 100%. Due to the pandemic-they threw a last minute recital/awards ceremony together. Disappointing, music messed up multiple times, and their coach had the audacity to say to us parents in front of the team of young girls after performing “wow, they did so much better in practice, I dont know what happened!" I saw that classes weren’t treated fairly in regards to awards on said “performance” (non competitive teams received medal awards while competitive teams received A SINGLE ROSE, that died before we arrived home) I felt the need to reach out to Kathy (the owner) to understand why teams were awarded SO DRASTICALLY different, After paying so much into my daughters participation in her dance class. Kathy (seeming to be a bit unprofessional/dramatic) worried me that she would take it the wrong way, I chatted with several of the other moms who were also frustrated with the drastic difference in awards! I informed them I was going to reach out to Kathy (owner) and just find out more info! I reached out to Kathy (owner) multiple times with no response. Again unprofessional. If you need to talk to the owner... good luck. I decided to message her about how I was feeling since she never returned any of my calls, and that got her attention... She immediately called YELLING, "I can not believe this, I do not have time for this, I am so busy right now, I have no time for my family, I have all this stuff I have to do for my sons Eagle Scout stuff and this is what I now have to deal with. I am so offended right now! Did you know academy pays more than you, Did you know your class made me LOSE MONEY because I was suppose to have 11 on the team but we kept your class small any way! Did you know I spent more on roses than medals! If it's about a medal I'll give your daughter a "dang medal" if that’s what you want!! I'm just ready to say heck with it all and go bankrupt.” This continued for awhile until I was finally able to get a word in. Very unprofessional of a business owner to call a paying customer and speak to a customer this way! I was blown away! Felt attacked, heartbroken, I just wanted to better understand things before moving on with another year with Utah Dance Academy. I decided to take my daughter to tryouts any way, thinking maybe Kathy was just over whelmed that day. My daughter tried out and the day we were supposed to receive tryout results Kathy (owner) shows up on my door step of my home, hands me letter saying I should go to other studios. As well as a check with a portion of competition pay refunded to me. AGAIN SO UNPROFESSIONAL, DISORGANIZED, AND A HUGE LET DOWN OVER ALL! Positives: Extravagant large studio, that sparkles and shines. Cute costumes, great choreography, and lots of bubbly, fun teachers, good dancing opportunities. Adelle is the sweetest lady, and the only one that’s seems to be professional at this dance studio.

My daughters danced at Utah Dance Academy for years before I started teaching at the studio. I loved it then and I love it EVEN MORE now! Kathy has a heart of gold. Her loving and generous spirit is what makes UDA more than just a dance studio. It is a home away from home for so many girls. The new beautiful studio was built specifically to make each dancer who walked through the doors feel special, safe, and cherished. I have heard so many people express that the feeling inside the Utah Dance Academy studio is unique to anywhere else! Of course, this environment is a perfect learning ground for dancers to grow and flourish! Our teams are highly competitive. The choreography is SO FUN to watch and challenges the dancers to grow! Song selection and movement is always classy and clean. Costuming is seriously above and beyond! The hand placed rhinestones, elaborate hair bows, extra sparkle, and customizations make the UDA costumes stand out at every performance. If you are looking for a place to dance that is positive, clean, competitive, and professional...then, this is the place for you! Plus, there are three GIANT chandeliers in the lobby!!

Amazing place for dancers of all skill levels. The staff is wonderful and the building is a beautiful place for creative expression.

Truly talented staff with kindness to spare. This is THE place for ballet. I can't IMAGINE a better place for dance. My ballerina loves it and from watching the tumbling, jazz and other dancers - this is a great place for learning, performing and competing.