Mount Dora School Of Ballet

Most professional!!! This is our 5th year and my daughter loves it!!!

This is such a wonderful school because the teachers instill a love for the art of ballet, hard work, sportsmanship, music appreciation, poise and good posture. You can't ask for more! The end of year performance is a spectacular full ballet!!! All the classes participate to tell the story!

Such a great experience!!

If you wish for your child to have an authentic ballet foundation, and learn skills and training to grow into a classically trained dancer this school for you!

Mount Dora school of Ballet is the real deal!!! I highly recommend!!!!

Mount Dora School of Ballet left my 9 year old out of the recital on the last day. We went there all year long and did all the rehearsals, except 1 due to school fundraising event.

We were warned about this business, but we thought what harm can it be, is just dance after all. We realize the warning a bit too late. My little one worked so hard all year, you would think they would be more flexible. We lost our recital fees and tickets we bought.

Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce agreed that this situation should have been handled better. They suggested we write a complaint to BBB and we did.

My daughter has danced at the Mount Dora School of Ballet for 10 years, and I wholeheartedly recommend it as a place of excellence in training young dancers and inspiring them to work to their highest potential in dance and in all aspects of their lives. Kathryn Wheeler and all the teachers promote an environment where hard word and dedication are expected, all the while doing so in a very loving manner.

This school is my daughter's second home and these teachers are her additional "mothers" - trustworthy and upstanding women! The negative review from several days ago regarding a purposely missed dress rehearsal and, therefore, a missed performance disturbs me greatly. The expectations regarding rehearsals for the school's annual spring performance are clearly stated through verbal discussions with dancers and parents and written instruction through class handouts and emails to parents. A mandatory dress rehearsal is essential so that dancers are as prepared as possible for the rigors of performance in a theater that is possibly somewhat unfamiliar to them, and prepared for interacting with other dancers and backstage helpers and sets and props in the wings.

Dress rehearsal helps the dancers to be confident and comfortable in the theater, and allows them the chance to better manage the nervousness and excitement that comes with performing for an audience of approximately 400 in attendance.

Dress rehearsal is not just like any other rehearsal...it is mandatory and essential for many, many very good reasons.

Mount Dora School of Ballet performs a full length ballet each spring. Parents are notified in writing of rehearsal policies and performance dates in the fall.

Dress Rehearsal is mandatory because it is run with full set changes, use of props, backdrop changes, entrances and exits, music synchronization, and with other dancers who may be in the scene. If a dancer is not in attendance, changes must be made to alleviate confusion for the dancers who are in attendance. It cannot be changed back as the performance is the next day. Mrs.

Vukel was not only informed throughout the year that Dress Rehearsal was mandatory but also in a conversation witnessed by many teachers and parents the day before Dress Rehearsal. Despite the fact that the rules were frequently announced and clear, the parent chose for her children to attend a talent show instead of Dress Rehearsal.

It is a parental decision to choose to disregard the hard work and performance of all the dancers, theatre safety concerns, and have their daughters miss the performance. And as she should, the parent took the costumes that she paid for.

My 5 year old went to Mount Dora School of Ballet all year long and made all the rehearsals for the recital except 1 due to a school fundraiser event. When we showed up for the recital, we were told to leave because we missed 1 rehearsal.

This rule was not communicated to us when we discussed it with the director of the school, Kathryn Wheeler, otherwise we would have saved my little one the embarrassment and the heartache.

We lost the fees we paid for the recital and the seat tickets we bought and not to mention all years hard work of going there. Parents be aware.