Dance Studio

A safe, beautiful, inclusive space to have fun and express yourself through movement. Seriously, I love it here. Everyone is like family!

Miss Karen and her staff are just incredible people. My daughter has been going to their dance studio for 4 years now, and doesn't plan on leaving. She loves it! My oldest even attended here and loved it as well. Miss Karen will go out of her way to make sure your child can attend dance. Doesn't matter what situation your in she will make it happen. I for sure recommend Karen Clark dance studio over anyone in Victoria. 5 star no question asked. Thank you everyone at Karen Clark dance studio for making my daughter's dance experience amazing. Love to watch all the dancers at the end of the year to. They put a show on at the end of the year and just incredible to watch all the dancers!

Overall, I think this place seems okay. This past winter, my toddler had a ballet class and tap class right after. We had a nice ballet teacher. Dark brown hair...I think her name was...Laura? Very kind with the kids. Gentle and encouraging. The tap dance teacher, tall, dark, and lean...I think his name was...Savon? Or something similar. He was not so nice. I should've known since another mom had spoken about him about how her own kid was afraid of him. I kind of just brushed it off because I wanted to give him a chance. Well... It didn't take long for him to offend me. He asked me in front of the whole class (parents and kids) if my quiet, observant daughter "talks". That was rude. He could've asked me privately. It's kind of rude to ask a question like that and talk about a child in third person when they can hear you. Anyway, right after that, we missed class (both ballet and tap) for two weeks because I was sick one week and my toddler the next. The week after being sick, we finally made it back to Laurelhurst and as I'm sitting there, hanging out waiting for my toddler's ballet class to finish, he comes in and walks pass me, smirking directly at me and scoffing to boot. Why? Seriously why? Maybe he thought we dropped his class on purpose? Either way, I didn't feel comfortable staying for his class after so we left. Not a safe space for me when he's there.

We always use the Victoria Flying Club when flying in to YYJ. It's staff is very outgoing.

Such a great school! My experience is from the adults’ classes that I can highly recommend to anyone interested in learning ballet properly. I don’t think I would have learned so much anywhere else that I did in Maple Leaf School of Russian Ballet. The teaching is thorough and I appreciate how attention is paid to the details in every move and students are encouraged to improve themselves all the time by challenging them. And at the same time the classes are so much fun! And in addition to all this, the atmosphere in the school is very warm and welcoming. I wish I could have stayed in Victoria and continued learning ballet in this school. And the classes are held in an old church which gives the school a special feeling. Loved the place!

My daughter loves Dansko!

A beautiful space. Exceptional teacher!

It's rare to have a dance teacher who is simultaneously fun to learn from, loves to dance, and is a truly excellent teacher. Sarah is all of that and more. I've danced for over a decade and she's the finest teacher I've yet had. She has deep knowledge, has mastered multiple dance styles, and she's especially good at making dance easy for the beginner. She took me from ignorant to dancing a passable intermediate salsa in 3 hours. I highly and enthusiastically recommend her.