Ambitions Dance And Performing arts Studio 59 Eastern Road, Browns Plains, Queensland 4118

"We have taken our 8 year old daughter to ambitions dance studio at the end of the second school term. At that point she had been having a very difficult time with school and being a part of a social group at all. Her self esteem was at rock bottom she had recently been diagnosed with depression and separation anxiety. Our experience is in stark contrast to some of the reviews below. Ambitions staff and leadership have been nothing short of AMAZING. The change in our daughters life began the moment we stepped through those doors. We have been there 3 nights per week every week since and she can't wait to see her new friends and get dancing. She loves to get dressed up and has really grown into a lovely more confident little girl. She practices her dance steps and is even creating her own choreography in bed at night to her favourite songs. The directors philosophy that "it takes a whole village to raise our children" is spot on and this is a value that is demonstrated and actioned at every moment from the time the doors open to the time they close. The end of year concert was a scary experience for our daughter and she was very nervous as expected. (you won't catch me on stage dancing any time soon). It did run late, however, I have been to professional performances that have started well after the advertised times and spent hundreds per ticket for the pleasure of the "professionals " running late. (Remember these are children not professionals) The concert was a brilliant showcase of the efforts all the dancers had put in over the year. The dancers are just stunning to watch and a truely wonderful reflection on the studio and the teachers. I would highly recommend Ambitions Dance Studio to every parent who is looking for a great studio that is friendly, comforting and professional. Dancing is both an individual and a team sport and all the dancers are very supportive and encouraging to each other. Love it, love it, love it. Seeya next year Ambitious we can't wait till it all starts again."

"I have been with Ambitions Dance and Performing Arts Studio for over 5 years now and I absolutely love it! The teachers and director are really caring, lovely and encouraging and we have so much fun in class. My dancing and flexibility has improved so much since joining. They have so many more styles I can choose from compared to my old studio. They also have mirrors and ballet bares which my old studio didn't have. I love our end of year concert too. The studio is my home away from home."

"Well very disappointing to read such negative comments about a small family run studio. We joined ambitions earlier in the year as our daughter had massive issues with self esteem and bullying at her state school. She struggled with social interaction with other kids as her school had bullied her so much she was so withdrawn. I turned to an add for Ambition dance studio and never looked back. I have always steered clear of dance because of the reputation it has of being bitchy but I have not been involved in any of that rubbish at all. All I have seen are kids who care about each other and teachers who really give a lot to their students. Even the ones who aren't as talented as the rest. Everyone gets a fair go. The end of year concert did go over but it was a hell of a show and I challenge anyone to managed and run that many students in one place. The Tiny s were dancing around at the front of the stage but not being feral. They were dancing and mimicking their peers. And I think that is a wonderful thing. I stayed till the end and enjoyed every ones performance knowing the hours that go in. Unlike a lot of people who chose to leave as soon as their kids danced. I think that is sad because the kids left to perform are then dancing to empty seats . Debbie Puts in lots of hours no one knows about and does so much behind the scenes to make sure this studio functions well. The toxic words of these individuals if you read between the lines are ones of sour grapes because they didn't get what they wanted. Hundreds of people attended and enjoyed themselves that night and It is sad that the opinions of a couple of disgruntled folk will set tongues wagging Ambitions is a studio that supports the kids. Doesn't focus on the tantrums of parents. And I for one am very happy with the support and love shown to my family and my daughter. You guys rock."

"I became a part of the Ambitions family part way through 2015 and knew it was a great place to be right away. Our studio director Debbie has one of the biggest hearts in a person I have ever come across and puts so much dedication, hard work and love towards this studio. As a teacher at ambitions myself, I am blown away every class by not only the talent of the students but the positive attitudes and enthusiasm they bring to class with them. Each of my fellow teachers are absolutely wonderful in their own right and I hope that if I have children who one day want to dance, perform and learn how work in a team, that they get the opportunity to go to a studio that will give them all the opportunities that's Ambitions does."

"Our money is gone, but at least a review lasts forever... Took them to Office of Fair Trading to recover money they owe us, but still refused to pay. Fair Trading informed us that the studio had not replied to their requests for a written response, but has limited power to chase them for our money anyway. We have now found a better value dance school for our child. The response below does not address the refund we were promised by the owner. We should not have paid our fees up-front. Our daughter was moved the senior class without being discussed with us, because it was too inconvenient for the teacher to do the class we paid for. BTW. no idea why they are bringing up Dance Photos as that is unrelated to the money they owe us. WE ADVISED THE PRINCIPAL BY PHONE. Your story is false. The PRINCIPAL was informed by myself that we would not be attending the photo session, so don't talk about decency because we know that OUR money will never be returned."