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Great faculty as always. Event is very organized and runs smoothly. Low enrollment so only two rooms instead of three. Preferred the exhibition show that they used to have to the competition they have now. Liked Foxwoods but the rooms are expensive.

This is by far one of our favorite conventions every year! Well organized, great faculty, and wonderful classes!

My daughter really enjoyed the classes and choreography! She had a blast learning from her SYTYCD favorites!

My daughter loved this convention. All the teachers were fun and knowledgeable. Just wish they were coming back to the west coast. Booo

Love work shop but was disappointed that teacher Alex Wong did not teach contemporary. Staff was great but it took long to have room cleaned. I would like the rooms to have a marley floor for dance instead of carpet

Love love love this class convention. My daughter learning so much and enjoyed the entire weekend

too many kids

Love this convention! Such a positive atmosphere. The teachers really seem to want the kids to enjoy dance. They are very down-to-earth and approachable. Things run on time. Exhibition show was fun.

This was our third year in a row attending. Love the instructors, the Showcase, the classes and the staff. The kids also loved the autograph session. Very well ran. This was at a third location in the last three years but I think that just shows they are always looking to improve. Definitely will be back next year!

Loved it. The instructors from SYTYCD were top notch and great with the kids. Our students learned alot and were thrilled to meet the professional dancers in the autograph sessions at the end of each day. My daughter\'s favorite teacher was Alex Wong. We will go back.

Our studio\'s 3rd year attending. Girls were challenged, but also had a blast. The rooms were much fuller than the past 2 years, so the word is getting out about the convention in our area. I do wish once a dancer is picked in one class for a golden ticket/honor award they would be out of the running for the next class. So many amazing kids working hard and not getting rewarded for it because some of the same kids are picked more than once. That being said, we will be back again next year. They do a great mix of teaching combos, advice about the dance world, and sharing person stories with the kids.

We have attended for two years and have completely enjoyed the experience. The kids had a great early morning stretch, great choreography and the teachers were very attentive. Will attend again.

Phenomenal! We have attended for 2 years now and love every minute of it. Can\'t wait to go back again next year!

Again this year, they did not disappoint. Well organized, staff was very helpful, and the instruction was both fun and challenging. Nice to have former SYTYCD dancers teaching and offering great advice to the kids. They were also very friendly and seemed to be having just as much fun as the kids.

We just came back yesterday from the Huron, Ohio convention. My daughter had a fabulous time and has already asked to go back next year!! The instructors did only teach combinations but I didn\'t expect them to teach technique that is what we pay our teachers for!! Unfortunately, some of the instructors that were supposed to be there never made it because of the LAX shooting. The folks at Excel did an amazing job finding other instructors last minute including two great hip-hop instructors, Casie \"Tynee\" Goshow and Laura Edwards. My daughter loved their classes and that is saying a lot because she hasn\'t done hip-hop in 7 years and now wants to do hip-hop next year. Thank you, Excel in Motion for a fabulous weekend!!!

My fav convention!!! Great faculty! Awesome staff! Fantastic showcase!!! Read some people thought it was too crowded, but I thought it was a decent size conventions are always somewhat crowded. I go to conventions to learn different combos and work with new choreographers, that\'s the whole point!! Love Excel Cannot wait to go back this year!!!

DD really enjoys meeting and being taught by the SYTYCD folks, but they teach a lot of combinations. Wish they taught more technique. The biggest problem is that it is way too crowded. It has gotten more crowded each year. They've changed venues this year so hopefully that will help. Some dancers at our studio won't go back because it was so crowded, but most of the kids go back. The staff is nice and the SYTYCD folks are always very gracious during the autograph/photo sessions. It's amazing to see your child meet her idol!

I heard the material is not for children

No way would I bring my dancers back to this convention. The classes were so packed that you there was no room to really dance. Not one of the teachers gave a warm up, so the dancers had to warm up on their own. The Teachers(except for Twitch) were clearly only there for the paycheck and it showed. They yelled when dancers didn\'t know what they were doing and it wasn\'t the dancers fault, because they couldn\'t see with so many people in the room. I had one whole group of dancers who all came home with the same injury in their hip, from trying to do a move that was not explained to them. What a waste of money, my girls did not come home talking about new stuff they learned because they didn\'t learn anything new or exciting. They actually said \"please don\'t signs up for that convention again it wasn\'t worth it\". The performance that you had to pay $7-10 for was not worth the money either. Most of the dancers were awful and again way too many people stuffed into a too small of a room.

Great classes and the girls all enjoyed the autograph session with the instructors. They not only taught dance, but also gave great advice on being in the dance world. We will have this on a return convention list agin this year!!

This was my daughters first convention and she loved it. The instructors were so much fun and interacted with the dancers. The only negative was the location. The parking garage had several break ins. The convention itself was very understanding and helped with what they could. They advised they will be bringing their own security next year. We can\'t wait to go back.

Our favorite convention this year, by far. The kids were really engaged by the instructors - who had them doing pretty much everything(Kent had kids doing push-ups, and Alex taught song-and-dance instead of contemporary!) The instructors were all super-nice and really seemed to enjoy engaging with the kids (and parents!) I didn\'t feel nickel-and-dimed. We went to the Charlotte, NC convention, and really liked the setup! The ballroom facilities of the hotel were actually really nice, with plenty of areas for people to sit outside waiting for the kids and places for lunch. They also offered a buffet lunch for purchase which seemed popular. The hotel also had a bar/restaurant with decent food and prices, and there were a number of restaurants within walking distance as well. One thing I think everyone enjoyed was that it was strictly a convention - and one without a scholarship audition, so every class hour was used to learn! There was no pressure on the kids to do anything other than enjoy their time and learn some new stuff. It was the perfect start to a great season!

This one falls in the middle for me. My kids LOVE it, because they enjoy taking classes from the SYTYCD alum. It is very well run and organized, however I wish that more emphasis was placed on teaching technique and less on combinations. Some teachers taught nothing BUT combinations, and don\'t feel that helps to educate our dancers.

AWESOME!!! Highly encourage!!!