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We recently went to this competition for the first time. It seemed to be well organized and ran ahead of the schedule most of the time. The judging seemed fair and the awards given were nice! Not cheap paper awards! The competition was at Brighton High School and it was a nice venue. The only con I can think of, which is not the competitions fault, was there were several studios that danced down. I wish competitions would enforce their rules and bump obvious routines up when they are not in the right level. I think Cru did a good job when it came to these issues and judging these routines. I noticed several times that the routines who ended up winning the overalls were the routines that were truly at the level they competed in. Routines that danced down may have placed in the overalls but they typically did not place in the top 3. I am not sure if this was a coincidence or if this is actually how Cru handles routines that are placed in the wrong level. Either way good job Cru! I hope our studio chooses to attend again next year.

Poor character on options they gave studios cancelled due to covid. Still will not provide any refund options. Even after offering long term repayment options. Lost thousands in comp fees. Will not recommend anyone to the comp. Disappointed in their lack of character!

The staff at CRU was fantastic. It was a big competition, but they made sure that it all went off smoothly. Lots of different types of awards & had a personal touch that didn’t go unnoticed. Very professional.

Hello! We're at KC this weekend and were in two awards ceremonies yesterday. I just wanted to send a message to say thank you SO much for the fun, kid-friendly songs during awards. So many competitions play songs that are way too mature and even inappropriate, so we were very, VERY happy to see the chicken dance and hokey-pokey. :) Not only were they clean and innocent, they were so fun! Our girls, and it looked like most, if not all, of the other dancers were really having fun up there! Thank you so very much, from a Mama that wants to let my children be children as long as possible. ♡♡♡

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Wow! We had an amazing weekend! Everything from the signage, a fun, clear, well spoken fabulous MC and his right hand woman with the red hair and sparkly red boots that handed out the awards. They keep it moving through each dance and awards and the photo person even scoots 6 year olds down the stage from below! Very impressed with their communication with the studio/dancer/parents throughout, the workers at the merchandise table, and an overall AWESOME weekend!

We are so thankful for the efforts CRU put into making the 2021 Fort Wayne event happen for our families. The event was well thought out, organized, and so appreciated. Their backstage staff was so kind and encouraging. They made everything flow easily. As I began listening to the video critiques, I was excited to hear concrete corrections balanced with positive feedback. It is so wonderful for the students to benefit from qualified critiques. Additionally, we were very thankful for the live stream so that families that could not attend had an option to support the dancers. Especially, the grandparents that live far away. For many, this was their first time being able to watch a competition and it meant the world to our students and families. A few years ago we stopped attending other competitions and committed to multiple CRU Dance events due to their professionalism and the quality of studios they drew. We are so happy we made that decision and this season just showed us why even more.

We have attended CRU dance competition for the last 4 years and are always pleased. Staff is always wonderful to work with!

CRU Dance - A great weekend for our dancers, families and staff. Congratulations to the entire CRU Team for executing a great event. We noticed a tremendous investment in staffing and infrastructure, which we think is indicative of a well run and thriving organization.

CRU Dance Company- We want to thank your ENTIRE crew for a wonderful competition experience. Even through a pandemic, your company was outstanding. Everything was professional, simple & to the point and most of all we felt safe. We commend you ALL for a beautifully ran production. Thank you judges for your expertise, fun spirit, and kindness. We loved listening to your comments and our Company Team is humbled by your generosity! Congratulations to all the other studio participants, it was so nice to be back on the stage! 🖤 VDC

Awards go quick so be ready to miss something. Staff is friendly, willing to help. The one thing I didn’t like was they had a section that the top dances of the weekend came back and competed again against each other. We did not find out until the afternoon of the last day that they wanted us back that evening. Some of my kids had already left, props were already back at our home studio, and there was no way of getting everyone back. Just disappointed they had to miss out due to lack of communication

Bad location, at a high school that was also having a baseball tournament and a track meet, so parking was a nightmare.The awards were cheap, our team placed in every Overall so it's not that we didn't win, It's basing our experience on years of attending other competitions. NO program books, crowded backstage, dressing room was a nightmare with other studios shoving and pushing. Staff was friendly, Video and Picture guy was excellent.

Good competition but disappointed they ran out of programs at nationals.

This past weekend I attended the competition in Basking Ridge NJ with my daughters studio. This was her second competition with Sheer Elite being her first one month ago. I wanted to praise this organization on the overall coordination, presentation and structure of this competition. It was an amazing event and I found it to be much more positive then Sheer Elite. The host was charismatic, prompt and very engaging. What really stood out was her ability to connect on the dances and keep the audience's attention. This is a heartfelt thank you for everyone who made this a memorable experience. Hoping that the upcoming years competitions prove to be as professional and welcoming as CRU!

This is one of the best competitions around. The judging is super fair and great feedback/corrections are given (useful) the awards given in all levels meaning silver to double platinum or CRU's (ultimate elite) it is not one of those" feel good competitions" where everybody gets platinum and a few get double, its the real deal. Best of all they welcome artistry and passion looking for dance and to be moved by the art of dance. In other words...long legs and tricks are not always your top winning routines which seems to be the trend these days...We look forward to going to this competition each year, and Nationals are a blast! The location is amazing located near top thrill level 5 amusement parks and loads of family fun! The venue is so big room for everyone, very comfortable! Cathy Roe walks around and enjoys talking to everyone and meeting people, she is super down to earth! I give this comp a 11/10! Can't wait until next year.

We competed at Cathy Roe regionals and Nationals and loved it!!!! I loved the show at the Nationals competition. I do wish there was more apparel to choose from, and I know some parents wanted more pictures. But overall a fantastic experience, and the schedule at both events was wonderful!!

My daughter competed with Cathy Roe for three years at their regional and national competitions. Her experience at each event was amazing and contributed to her growing as a dancer. This past year, as a college student who is studying dance costume design and minoring in dance, she has been offered opportunities to intern at the regional and national competitions. She has made contacts with multiple dance professionals and has learned first hand how the dance industry works. She will benefit from these opportunities for years to come! Cathy Roe cares about your dancer in ways we have not experienced at any other competition.

The only good thing I can say about this competition is that it was over a little earlier than scheduled. This was our third attempt here and I sure hope our studio owner never chooses to return. The Mason event was the second worst dance event I have attended in 5 years. CRU had 2 other events this weekend and it felt like they sent the 3 rd string to run the show. During the final awards it seemed that no one was running the sound system. 25% of the audience was plugging their ears to block out how loud it was. There was not even a back drop in the lobby for pictures as in prior years. The grouping of all small and large groups and levels together meant that each day had us there for 9 hours. Even the mini's on Saturday. There was so much leveling down in the 10-12 it was sickening. Turns in second and back tucks are not novice skills. But if that is your style, do it at CRU and you will be rewarded! How much leveling down? There were 100 numbers approximately on Saturday in the under 7, 7-9 and 10-12 age group. there were at most 2 elite entries. Everything was novice and intermediate. This was a teeny bit less prevalent on Sunday. And with 20- 30 small groups, they didn't adjust for it in awards. They still only awarded a top 5. Sad and disappointing for the kids. While mildly entertaining, the showcase and choreography review just made the day longer. No assigned dressing rooms is ridiculous. Putting that many kids on the stage for awards was I am sure, a fire hazard. Cutesy numbers with props, lacking substantial choreography are what gain the most attention here. Walking, marching about on stage and lip syncing isn't dancing. Rude adults walking in front of the stage and audience while the kids performed, standing up in the audience. Did they announce and ask people not to do it? Nope, but they sure between numbers reminded everyone that photography and video wasn't allowed. The judging was consistent, but lacking depth. A few very good and worthy routines received ultimate. But 95% received superior. Even some really not great stuff (sickled feet even!) So if you received a superior, kids didn't really feel like they earned anything, because that was what nearly everything received (even poor technique) Not even many outstanding adjudications (the middle of the range) were awarded. Nothing about this competition was enjoyable nor did the experience line up with the philosophy Cathy Roe claims on her website. I would give this zero stars if I could. ****And the lack of professionalism from the response to my review is no shocker. Offered up legitimate points and get a lawyer-like rebuttal. She should heed her advice that she gave the another reviewer (see the critique near here by a dancer) and learn to accept and grow from criticism. And you can see from CRU accusation of me deleting THEIR comments show that the organization cannot handle criticism. Not professional at all.

Cathy Roe competition in Grand Rapids was great once again. The theater building is so elegant and professional. The staff are all very friendly and the event is organized and fun. Love all the special awards! Jennifer, the emcee, was fantastic and great with the kids. Big fan!

We go to Cathy Roe every year. It's a favorite with our studio. The staff is always welcoming, helpful and super friendly. The judging is fair and now the commentary is on a video which is much better than prior years when we just got the audio. There are many awards ceremonies so they aren't so long. The emcee was great! The best part is that the competition is really organized and runs on time.

I have competed at Cathy Roe three times now, and this past time we competed was to put it simply, bad. I was not only disappointed with the dressing room situation, the backstage management, or the fact that there was very little merchandise and so-so pictures, but most importantly the judging. I have always found myself to be a confident dancer, but after this competition and dancing for this set of judges I have second guessed and doubted many things I've done in the past few weeks in preparation for my next competition. The three judges flown in for this weekend seemed to be inexperienced with all genres of dance (bias), unfriendly, and at times a little rude. First of all, when myself and the rest of my team arrived at the competition and went to watch our first junior soloist take the stage, we cheered loudly to welcome her and make her feel comfortable as it was her first solo she had performed, we were given dirty looks from one of the judges, moments later when we cheered to welcome our next dancer we got that same dirty look from the emcee. What fun is it if you can't cheer on your teammates? Also, Cathy Roe's Philosophy is "Be Different; Love what you do" but to me, sitting in a quiet auditorium listening to three inexperienced judges give mediocre tips and shave points off a dancers score for the mere fun of it is not "loving what we do." When I took the stage, I emoted throughout each movement and hit each turn and trick, while it definitely was not my best run, I came off stage to hear my dance teachers and mom (my biggest critics) say "you just won that whole thing" I was ecstatic! But that enthusiasm turned to devastation when not only did I not win, or place in the top 5 but I dropped an entire score category completely. Before this, I've never scored below a platinum. When I heard my critiques, I was even more angry and hurt. While the judge who works strictly with tappers said "your preps do not work with a lyrical dance" the two other judges asked questions like "what is that supposed to be? or i don't understand or my personal favorite "thank you for emoting." The main topic of critique for both my solos, the color of my costume and how the one judge "liked my top." The fact that they deducted 15 whole points to basically tell me nothing of value is sad. This competition should be watching their judges scores more carefully as we ran into more problems later. We were invited into the "choreography showcase" which was a waste of time after being at that venue for 12 hours to have to do another dance was just annoying. But we won the award for our dance having fantastic coreography and beautiful technique, yet our dance didn't place? Judging should always be fair, unbiased, and intellectual. Nothing invetween and it truly saddens me to see this what used to be "fun and safe competition" turn toxic. Secondly, the backstage management didn't open enough dressing rooms for the studios, so my studio of 30 kids was lost in a sea of another 30 kids, there was stuff everywhere, and people were constantly losing different items, also, I believe having 60+ kids in a room that normally fits 25 is a fire hazard and then some. Finally, I was truly disappointed to see that the emcee never made announcements for people standing and talking obnoxiously during performances, but every dance reminded audience members there was no video or photography in the venue, and then printed crappy pictures with very little resolution taken from a camera that was off center for a high price. I really hope you reconsider entering this comp, your money can be used at a comp that will appreciate you and your studio, I really hope we never go back there.

Very good competition.

We weren\'t thrilled. I even sent an e-mail with our complaints with no response. The staff was very nice, but didn\'t seem to know or really care exactly what was going on. I believe the judges were nice, and gave some good advice, not that we could know who exactly they were talking about to try to fix it because we couldn\'t purchase video or get a video of their judging, so it was rather pointless in the end. Unless someone had a solo. Also there was zero control backstage, our girls missed entrances multiple times because other dancers where standing literally in the wings. The second time one of my dancers gently tried to slide one girl out of the way to get on stage for her cue only to be pushed back by the dancer and run on late. The first time 5 girls entirely missed their cue because only one could break through the dancers in the wings. This affects EVERYTHING, dancers, judges takes on the dance, their scores. Why was no on backstage paying attention to this. I used it as a teaching lesson and told my girls I was proud of them for figuring out how to make that dance work without just running on late, and didn\'t cause chaos while there. But I did send an email just letting them know about it with no response back. Oh and as most competitions do, they like to see fouette\'s and such in a piece to give it a higher score. I appreciated the awards though. They were nice and quick.

What an amazing experience we had! The instructors were knowledgeable and kind. The other dancers were kind and supportive. I have never been to a competition with such a caring and inclusive atmosphere. My daughter hopes to go back next year. Krissie Odegard-Geye was amazing. Her choreography brought me to tears and she was so kind and encouraging. On the day of awards she told her dancers that my daughter was here without a studio and one of her dancers invited her to sit with them. We hope to come back next year.

I can\'t say enough positive words about Cathy Roe, her staff and her excellent judges. But the one word I can say is \"Classy\". The judges are helpful and fair, and really seem to care about the kids. The staff is impressively friendly and the whole event is organized and on time! This is one competition we don\'t miss! But it sells out so register early. Oh, and that\'s another thing; Cathy says she closes her competitions at 400 entries so kids don\'t dance late at night or on week days, the judges don\'t get worn and weary, and the kids are home on Sunday night, a school night! Much appreciated!

Love this competition! Sad it was over our spring break this year. This competition may not be all glitz and glamour but it is quality! Judges appreciate ballet and give excellent pointers on how to improve! This competition has never been raunchy, which I appreciate greatly! Hope to be there next year!

Well organized

This is the worst competition we have ever attended. This was a sold out event and they only gave Overall awards for the top 5. The overall awards are grouped 12 and Under and 13 and Over, not by their age group! Communication with the staff was absolutely ridiculous. No one knew what the other one was doing. Horrible, horrible Event! Will never go back!

We love Cathy Roe! This comp is all about the artistry of dance. Fair judging and lots of fun for the kids.

Great comp! Fair judging!

Love it!!!!!!! Everyone is so nice and very passionate! Never a dull moment! The judges gave very good, and easy to understand critiques. I compete independently, so I will definitely attend this comp until my dancing days are done!

Our studio attended Cathy Roe regionals and Nationals. I\'ve got to say, these people are very devoted to customer service and running an organized and fair competition. The dance studios that come really are supportive of everyone at Nationals. I don\'t know how Cathy does that, but somehow she does create an environment of everyone feeling supported and special. The competition ran very smoothly and on time. LOVED the emcee. The awards ceremonies are long, I know they are trying to award and acknowledge as many kids as possible but it would be better to break the awards up in to shorter intermittent awards throughout the day.

Cathy Roe is so passionate!! Loved her competition!!

Some aspects of this competition seemed very low budget the backdrop was a projection they used students from the high school where the event was held to organize dancers backstage and to play music and the backs of my medals were sticky (gross) also the judges table was so close to the stage that we could hear everything that they were saying which was pretty distracting and the emcee seemed very nervous at times(but he was adorable). Other than that the actual competition was great the scoring was consistent and the judges were wonderful, this competition really welcomed all styles of dance and tried their best to make every dancer feel appreciated and accomplished, not placing in the top five wasn\'t a bad thing here the atmosphere was very positive and encouraging I had a great weekend, looking forward to bringing my future students to this competition one day.

Love it here! Wish we could go twice we love it that much!!

I had a terrible experience at Cathy Roe. I was competing in a trio one of the days and we had our stuff set out in a space and when we returned a large studio had completely taken over our space. There wasn\'t even dressing rooms, you were just forced to be in a hallway, and the competition that I attended had small, narrow hallways. We had to run our dance on the small landing on the stairs because everywhere else was taken with people running numbers or used as rehearsal space. The backstage was often crowded and we had to push through many people to get on stage when they called our number. The awards weren\'t evenly distributed so the awards were at the end of the day even though I performed at 10 and had to stay until 6 pm to see awards. The awards were confusing because they didn\'t do gold, high gold, platinum, etc. I\'m fine with them using their own system but it was very confusing because they all sounded too similar to see which one was higher for comparing in the overalls. Our age category was messed up so as a 12 year old, my trio was competing against a trio with 16 year olds because they had two 16 year olds and one 12 year old in the trio which they allowed the studio to compete in the 12 year old category which was astounding. I\'m not planning on attending Cathy Roe with my studio again.

Pros: Consistent judging. Made up a 30 minute time loss. Nice venue. Variety of categories,entertaining Cons: Lack of assigned dressing rooms leading to people with the stuff sprawled out all over the hallways. Emcee for the events to be quicker and a little more lively. Every number was introduced as \"this is entry number ___. It is an intermediate tap number in the 5-8 age group. The name of the number is \"____.\" Rather than \"Entry no 5 is an petite novice tap routine called ___.\" The awards were very long. If the are going to take more than 50 minutes they should have been divided into different sessions. During the awards,one of the speakers was difficult to understand due to the pitch of her voice. I kept hearing people murmur \"what did she say?\"throughout the very long awards program...an hour! Never been to a completionwhere 8 wasconsidered a \"large group.\" Not recognizing the \"top 10\" in divisions with 40 plus entrants. Only recognize the top 5.Strange age division for the middle. 9-12 is a big age gap. The other competitions seem to split 8-10 and 11-13 or something similar. Add this to my next complaint and you will understand my lower rating. The biggest problem: No enforcement of appropriate competition level. There were 3 or 4schools who consistently and obviously were not true \"intermediate competitors\" and the judges did not adjust for it. So if your 9 year old was a true intermediate dancer, she didn\'t stand a chance in her own category because of the 12 year olds who should have been in the elite level. Based on numbers a dancer who it\'s 2 solos, at duet and 6 group numbers is spending every day in the studio...that isn\'t an intermediate competitor.

I would give Cathy Roe 6 stars if I could. It is an extremely professional organization with wonderful staff, amazing choreographers and their shows are outstanding. Cathy and her staff are always available, helpful and caring. It is fantastic opportunity for my daughter to meet dancers from across the U.S.

Cathy Roe is such a great competition! I\'ve been going for as long as I can remember, and everyone is so kind and helpful. Ms.Cathy is always so supportful of everyone and I\'m so glad I\'ve been blessed with the oppurtunity to grow up competing in such a positive atmosphere.

Cathy Roe is such a great and organized competition. I love being able to attend a competition with such a positive atmosphere, both at their regionals and nationals. The staff is so friendly and nice. It\'s truly a wonderful competition to attend, and I love the experience of competing at Cathy Roe!

I have been going to CRU dance ever since I joined the competition team! I love Mrs. Cathy and I am so thankful that I have been blessed with the experience of going to CRU regionals and nationals! I love attending this competition it is always an amazing time!

I love Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition! It\'s a very professional and organized company! There is always such a positive environment at regionals and nationals! Cathy supports and cheers for everyone, which really helps the dancers to feel more confident and a little less nervous. The studio I attend has been competing at Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition since I was a little girl, and we never hesitated to go back!

Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition is just such a well organized competition. The studio I attend has been going to their regionals and nationals for as long as I can remember and I can\'t think of a better competition to dance at. Ms. Cathy and her staff treat everyone as their family and run such a well rounded dance competition. I love going every year and can\'t wait to attend again for more years to come! I love Cathy Roe!

The studio I attend has been going to Cathy Roe Ultimate Dance for many years and every year we fall more in love with our experience at this competition. Cathy Roe is a dance competition that welcomes EVERYONE. The atmosphere at this competition is so different from any other. The staff, and Ms. Cathy herself, are so kind and likable. They do a splendid job of putting together an inviting place for us dancers, teachers and parents, to spend a weekend doing what we love. There isn\'t another competition I would put above Cathy Roe.

My studio has been attending this competition for many years. Cathy, Cindy, Sherilyn and the entire staff are very kind and caring professionals. Cathy is certain to obtain qualified, mature adjudicators for all competitions. She always makes a point to be personal, learn kids\' names, and notice the \"little things\". This competition is organized and run on time. Cindy and the office crew exemplify what outstanding customer service is about. They return calls and/or emails in a timely manner and work to make your experience a pleasant and memorable one. Highly recommended.

I have been competing at Cathy Roes Ultimate Dance for years now and hopefully years to come. I love everything about this company. Their nationals are a blast! I love Cathy Roes Ultimate Dance!

I have been competing at Cathy Roe\'s competition for years. It is an absolutely wonderful competition. It is organized and the staff is professional. Cathy cares deeply about each and every dancer that walks on her stage. She celebrates the dancers talent and their passion for dance. Everyone has a great time at the competition. Love the competition.

Cathy Roe is the BEST competition my studio has EVER been to. The competition always runs on time! Nationals is a BLAST!!! There are so many fun national companies that dancers can be a part of, and Cathy Roe herself hand picks dancers to have the unique experience of being proteges and/or interns, who get to learn the ins and outs of how a competition is operated. I highly recommend this competition to everyone!

Our studio loves Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition and has been attending for years. There isn\'t another dance competition that\'s as Professional, Organized, Friendly, and Unique as this one! Dancers are offered so many wonderful opportunities and it\'s always an enjoyable experience. Most dance competitions only give you medals, trophies and plaques, but CRU Dance is different. We love how Cathy takes the time to notice important details in choreography and in the dancers...details that most competitions don\'t take the time to notice. Our dancers have so much love and respect for Ms. Cathy Roe. She truly is an inspiration. Thank you Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition for being different...You are #1 on our list! Tracy - Clermont, Florida

Very organized girls had fun at awards ran on time and look forward to competing with them again!

They run a nice & clean competition - not a bunch of inappropriate music choices or dancing. Would prefer to get \'pins\' for awards though as most dancers have a jacket or something to put their awards on. Very positive atmosphere!

I DANCED AT THIS COMPETITION AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH CATHY IS AMAZING AND I LOVE HOW PASSIONATE SHE IS ABOUT DANCE, SHE IS MY ROLE MODEL AND I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!

The scoring for this competition were confusing.

I\'ve traveled to Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition for four years and all four years have been a positive experience. The competition is well organized, though when I attended it in 2013, there were several things I didn\'t like. The first thing I didn\'t like is that they changed their rating system from silver, high silver, gold, high gold and platinum to excellent champion, excellent top champion, outstanding champion, superior champion and ultimate elite champion, which got confusing since most of us had no idea what that meant. Another thing that ticked me off is when it was time for my solo category, they jumped around a lot and went out of order, which confused really confused me because I had no idea when I would perform. Lastly, the competition ran behind schedule all three days and usually, it tends to run ahead of schedule. Unless CRU makes some big changes, I refuse to go back.

We returned to Cathy Roe\'s again this year and this competition is as excellent as always. The venue, the judges comments and the organization is superb. Cathy herself is so friendly and kind to all the kids. It does seem like she knows some better than others, but this year she walked right up to my daughter and said \"I remember you from last year!\" and complimented her and he friend and thanked them for coming back this year. Cathy was not the announcer this year, but was in the lobby (with coffee for everyone!) giving hugs to the kids and talking with anyone and everyone. I think she really does try to meet as many of the dancers as possible and is very encouraging. This competition is classy in every way. The awards get kind of long, but it seems like they try to recognize as many kids as possible.

This competition was so fair in their judging. Was very impressed with the critiques because they were very detailed and full of positives and constructive criticism. Best critiques from the past 3 seasons of competing from where we\'ve competed the past years. The only negative I had was the \"overall top scoring dances\". They blended all levels together. So a \"middle level/intermediate level\" dance won the highest score of the weekend. Well they should because they have an easier rubric to score with compared to the elite level. I would have perfered having a top high scoring top 10 in both the elite and intermediate/novice to make it more fair to all. (My students weren\'t thrilled about it either. They came to me about it). But my students just loved this competition too, which is always a great thing too!! Will totally go back.

It\'s a great competition but since Cathy Roe knows some people personally, she favors them and let\'s kids compete in the wrong division. I\'ve seen it happen before and have proof that it did, but there\'s really nothing you can do about it after-the-fact.

My daughter has attended Cathy Roe for 4 years. I like the special awards given to recognize dances that might be standout but not perfect, although the awards ceremony can be kind of long! I prefer the more understated MC at Cathy Roe compared to the screamers at other competitions. They don\'t do music and craziness at awards. I did find the awards system to be kind of wordy in the last few years (Ultimate elite champion, superior champion, etc), and had to keep looking up what things meant. One of the judges 3 seasons ago invited my daughters team to a dance intensive on scholarship, which has turned out wonderfully for my daughter and her studio. I was not a fan of how out of order dances ran. They just took who ever was ready first within the current age group. Our studio is trying new things this year, but I won\'t rule out coming back.

One of the best!! She is sweat as can be and the announcer is entertaining! Scores are fair and reviews are helpful!

Good competition. Knows waht they are doing and good judges.

Great Competition

We attend Cathy Roe every year, it we love it. It is nice to attend a competition that is not all about how many turns you can do in a row or that you leap every five seconds. She truly appreciates choreography, no just the same cookie cutter dance. This past year was truly amazing for my girl. Cathy Roe was her last competition of her student career. After 12 years of competing, she was recognized by one of the judges as being truly unique and special, and that she did have talent. And since this was a solo that she had choreographed herself, it was all that more special. Thank you Cathy Roe for daring to be different!rn

I\'ve been attending Cathy Roe\'s Ultimate Dance Competition since the first year they started, and I have been to National Finals 6 years in a row, twice as a protege and just this past summer as an intern (to learn the way the business works). Miss Cathy\'s slogan has ALWAYS been \"Dare to Be Different.\" She wanted to change the face of the competition stage to get choreographers to stop conforming to what is \"in\"; to take a few steps out of the box; to not be simply satisfied with a work of art, but to be completely invested in a masterpiece. Because those who continue to come to her competitions know this, the Choreography Review is definitely the BEST part of the entire event (other than the family friendly environment in which you come to gain MANY new friendships with dancers who share the same passion you have). The originality and artistic visions presented are truly inspirational. There is NOTHING negative to say! LOVE this competition!!!!!

We've been attending this comp for over 5 years and love it! There national comp is awesome!

Cathy Roe dance competition is a Class Act. Cathy honors the Art of dance and her dancers. Cathy makes it a point to get to know the dancers that compete in her competitions. She is personable and reachable, which is unique and very much appreciated. Cathy offers her dancers a number of opportunities that you don't see at other competitions. Her Dance Spectatular is an honor and a gift to the students who are chosen, they have the chance to get to know and dance with other students from across the county at National competition,have fun with each other, make friends, and learn from each other. She also offers select students to be in her Fashion Show and Heart and Soul companies. Cathy works very hard to make each student feel special. She also takes the time to truly honor dance instructors and parents. She includes parents in every phase of her competitions. Cathy runs her competitions on time and yet understands if exceptions need to be made around dance timing. We feel blessed having come to know Cathy Roe and feel hers is one of the best Regional and National competitions we have ever attended.

CRU Dance Competition is our absolute favorite and we look forward to it every year. Cathy's desire to educate dancers and parents and to preserve the institution and integrity of dance is what sets her apart in the industry. I'm always learning with her, whether at Regionals or Nationals she makes sure to assemble the best staff and vendors to inform and inspire the dancers, teachers and parents. I told her at Nationals this year that this was a Dance Convention with a Competition. Cathy also appreciates artistry and originality in choreography, which is what my studio specializes in. Thank you to Cathy and her staff for being helpful and supportive and for bridging the gap for dancers and parents as to what comes next!

Cathy and her staff are top notch; helpful, kind and wonderful to work with. The competitions are organized and wholesome. We love the artistic philosophy and the judges are fair and caring. Our favorite competition!

Cathy is amazing. Looking forward to more compeititions

We have attended this event for many years and we look forward to it every season. My dancers love Cathy, her entire philosophy, and the Nationals are incredible. Highly recommended from me.

I love the competition, but not a fan of cathy. One year, they were behind so they gave a 5 minute break for lunch. How do you expect dancers to eat in 5 minutes without puking?! She seems very full of herself at times and goes on and on about certain people.

This is the worst competition. The way their awards are named no one knows what they mean. Obvious favoritism goes on. Don't waste your time or money going to this one

Horrible, slanted and alienated all the dancers at awards by her statements about dressing up for awards. Our dancers were last on stage before awards after dancing non stop in the senior division and finishing production to be told they should be dressed up in prom dresses like the only 1 studio who had ever attended her comps before. Very strange. Many other issues with playing favorites etc. She should retire. We won\'t be back.

I agree with the other poster. My experience is that Cathy Roe has a relationship with certain dancers and they get the \"opportunities\" that Cathy Roe has (fashion show, etc). She clearly has favoritism and actually had a girl stand up and sing at awards and then went on and on about her.

We will never attend this competition again. Cathy Roe, herself, is completely inappropriate. With at least 500 young ladies on stage awaiting their awards, she pulls up 1 of competitors and raves about her for 10 minutes, informing all of the other dancers that they should strive to perform just like her. She never took into account how that would make the other girls feel. I find Cathy to be completely out of line and quite frankly rude to any studio that she hasn\'t worked with before.