Academy of Performing Arts

BEST DANCE STUDIO! www.apaoftracy.comAsk ANYONE who attends APA and they will all surely sing Miss Deborah's praises! She is an amazingly talented teacher! My daughter has been a student of APA for the last 8 years! Miss Deborah will find the dancer in anyone and inspire you to become your best! She works with ALL ages from 2.5 thru Adult. Her motto is it's never to late to start so enrollment is ongoing! The rest of Miss Deborah's staff is just as wonderful as she! Miss Holly, a teacher now, was originally a student of Miss Deborah. APA has classes in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, and LyricalAPA is also the home of the Children's Dance Theatre. Their annual production of The Nutcracker is quickly becoming a Tracy tradition! www.childrensdancetheatre.com

Absolutely LOVE the instructors, LOATHE the ownership. The absolute WORST run studio I have ever been a part of. Not one email or phone call EVER returned and the owner is EXTREMELY rude. It is truly sad that one parent is treated so poorly when they are PAYING for a service to be provided. It seems that she doesn't care about the parent who only pays for one class because that is all she can afford instead of 3 or 4. Those parents she is nice to. My daughter LOVES dance and desires to continue. Her teacher has been such a blessing by nurturing her. It's a shame that the owner is the way she is. The recital costumes are the CHEAPEST made costumes that fall apart and there was no discount given to parents or students to watch the recital. Truly bad business.

We've been attending APA for years. Excellent ballet instruction! We haven't found a teacher that we love for jazz. Hip hop instruction is top notch. The recital can be pricey if your child is in several classes. Overall, a great place for a dancer to grow if they are serious about dance.

Look no further APA has it ALL! Although ownership may seem coo-coo, there's no place like this gem. Was quite tired of not gaining any true ballet knowledge and terminology until I had showed up at the front door unannounced. Since then I have inherited much from Skinner. From modern and positions, to footwork and French. If you want your child/teen to gain REAL ballet/pointe work and enjoy the wonderful arts of dance. You won't second guess it. The staffs techniques - you'll never find anywhere else.

I have been dancing at this studio for 6 years, and I'd have to say, it's the best I have ever come across. Mrs. Deborah truly deserves a round-of-applause, having a competition team, running two locally-known productions every year, teaching classes everyday, and even being the founder and co-owner of Heartworks, and doing recital every year, and she also does even more! She is the best teacher, influencer, and morally-just person I know, and will tell you know no wrong. I am a fully committed dancer of the competition team and of the APA family, so look no further and join our APA family!

My kids started dancing 9 years ago. Now I decide to go back to learn tap dancing myself this past year. It's been many years. I love my dance teacher Hanna. She is great!

Wonderful dance studio! Ms. Megan is a great instructor for my my 4 year old. She is so patient and fun with the girls. We will be dancing here for years.

I have two children that have been taking classes and performing for the Academy for several years now. We absolutely have had wonderful experiences and created amazing memories to last a lifetime. However, our recent experience with our recent instructor "quitting" two weeks before our major performance has really put a bad taste in our mouths. Who does that? Who walks out on children like that? We don't understand how someone could do that and only hope that Michelle Tostado never is allowed to work with children again. This sets such a bad example for kids and has left them broken hearted. We understand if it were a medical emergency but have been informed it was a disagreement with the owner? Regardless, when you quit like that you quit on the children and they are the ones who hurt. I will have to pull my children out since instructors and owner can't resolve differences without hurting innocent children. Parents beware of this instructor who walked out on so many innocent children. I hope someday she realizes how many people she hurt. Before this happened we have to say, very happy with how things were run and the owner. The other instructors have been wonderful and we were very pleased with our experiences.