Creator's Arts Centre

This year marks my sixth show with creators. I have loved every single discipline i have taken here. I always feel very comfortable and cared for when i attend class. The instructors are very knowledgable about injury prevention, proper warm up and stretching, and dancing safely. I have always felt respected, and valued in class and have never felt as if my instructors were pushing me past my limits. This is a great place to dance.

Been Dancing here for 3 years love every minute of it. Good rates and excellent instructors.

Creator's is an amazing studio! We are heading into our 3rd season with Creator's and each year it gets better and better. I have 4 attending and every single one of them is welcomed with a smile and happy faces. The student bonds are unreal, they treat each other with respect and love. They are each other's biggest cheerleaders. Everyone is made to feel confident and comfortable no matter the skill set. You won't be disappointed in this studio! Everyone goes over and beyond to make you a part of the CAC family!

My Daughters have been dancing here for many years. They both did 5 years of tap and then we took a few years off as they wanted to try other things such as gymnastics and voice etc. My youngest daughter has now been back at the studio for two years. This fall she is starting Impact their competitive program and she is really looking forward to the challenge. She has loved every teacher that she has had even if they start off a bit different by the end of the year she has learned so much and has enjoyed every moment of it. They have an automatic payment system that can be done with a credit card and that has been the easiest for us.

We had many years of positive experiences at this studio but in the last few years, under new management, it has changed quite a bit. Creators is fortunate to have some incredible teachers. Chris Larsen is a world class ballet dancer and instructor. His instruction is top notch and comes with years of experience and special training. He is very professional with the students as well. Joanna Liege is a brilliant dancer and choreographer. She has choreographed some award winning pieces and was always a wonderful encouragement and inspiration for my daughters and many other dancers. Janessa McGrath is the founder of RythmGround the hip hop crew. She's an inspired dancer, teacher and choreographer. She really cares about the kids and their character development. There are more great teachers, I won't list them all. They also put on a lovely year end show. The reason for the low stars is certainly not the teachers or the students, it's the management. I believe that it is unacceptable for a business that is set up as an activity for young people to be unwilling to receive and process feedback from the parents of their students. When a parent sends an email with questions and or concerns to the establishment where their child is participating, the correct course of action for the business is to reply "thank you for your feedback, we are addressing these concerns, etc etc" . Ultimately, a dance studio or a soccer association or a skating coach is a business, and their students' parents are their customers. In all our kids' other activities we've experienced this kind of business model. In our kids other activities we have been comfortable communicating questions or concerns with the management and gotten helpful responses and feedback. After 1 email addressing a few questions and concerns at Creators, the Artistic Director responded by saying that it was clear that we did not trust them so we can not continue our business relationship. She asked that we not send our 4 daughters to class from that day forward. (3 weeks into the year) this was devastating for our girls, two of whom were young teens and very hurt that the Artistic Director "didn't want them" there anymore because their mom wrote an email. We chose not to pursue the issue with Creators further because ultimately if a kids activity has a lady running the show that is willing to hurt the kids because the parents have concerns, we are not interested in trusting this kind of individual with our children. I want to stress again, there are many wonderful teachers and families at this studio. If you don't need to deal with the administration, or at least if you do not question the Artistic Director at all, this may be the place for you.