Philadelphia Ballet,

323 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

"The school disrespects its dancers and bodyshames young girls if they are not stick thin. Staff will slack off and pay less attention to students who they don’t see making it to the professional company (which they start deciding as young as middle school). Not every student is training with the intent of joining the company; why invest in them less? They leave those same girls behind, leaving them to be stuck in the same level looking for improvements or critiques, to be told the only reason they haven’t been moved up is because their body is “too developed.” Disgusting. I absolutely do not recommend this school"

""Carmen" was incredible all the way. I've never seen better ballet."

"This is a review of the SCHOOL, not the company. The company is of course world-class, which is why one sends one’s kid to the school. The instruction seems decent so far, and it is great for young dance students to be in such a high-powered atmosphere, surrounded by very serious and proficient young dancers. But the school’s communication with parents is abysmal, and that is a major negative! Nobody EVER answers the phone, and they don’t reply to messages on any kind of useful time scale. You might think they would address something essential like parking in a clear and straightforward manner, but they do not! And the instructions for how/where to drop off our kid at her recital venue were comically inadequate. On the positive side, we have been getting free tickets to some of their performances, which is a tremendous value."

"Total scam! They sent me an email with online promotion. Something was wrong with final billing. When I called, they weren't even aware of the email promotion and would honor it. Forwarded them the email, promised ecilation. No return call, no effort, no cancelation. This was poorly handled, poorly organized and lazy administration. Don't put your money in their pockets, there are much better groups out there in need of your support."

"My daughter loves it! She’s 3 turning 4 and very excited to start her second year of classes here. The teachers are wonderful, the performance the kids could participate in was a great experience, and the summer camp was fun for her as well. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a great dance school for their kids."