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We participated in a virtual competition in May of 2020. We understood when the live stream didn't work and didn't expect everything to be perfect. However, we did expect to receive awards that were earned. My daughter won first place in the overalls which earned a $150 cash prize and Creation never gave it to her. We have emailed and called for three months with NO response from the company.

I just wanted to take a moment to address the concerns that are on this page as a whole. I wanted anyone that reads this to understand we are aware of some of the issues that have come up in the past. I take these concerns very seriously and truly do want everyone to have a great experience with our competition. I have recently taken over control of day to day operations and have been working diligently to improve our company. Improvement is a process but we have taken great strides in comparison to when some of these reviews have been written. As humans we are not perfect, however we can make a commitment to improving and providing our customers with a valuable experience. More importantly, we can strive to encourage and empower our youth while giving them a platform to showcase their tremendous talent. I would love for your studio and dancers to join us this upcoming year and give us the opportunity to provide a welcoming, encouraging, and empowering platform as we move forward. Sincerely, Matt Blumer National Director Creation Dance Championships

Good Afternoon My kids competed this past weekend in Wesley Chapel and our whole group had lots of fun and it was definitely a great time. Thank you for the amazing weekend, we can't wait to see you at Nationals!

Fun times!

Fun times!

Fun times!

We have been to this competition twice now and both times it went well. Judges seemed to be good and gave nice critiques. very nice getting a free DVD with video critiques. Overall good competition and hope to go back in the future.

Creation is just a so-so competition. It ran slow and the judging seemed somewhat off, but not bad overall.

Competition ran on time, directors were wonderful, music was perfect. However, several of our dances scored low 1st place, which would have been fine if there had been reasons for it, however when we listened to the critiques they were all complimentary... not one thing for us to work on! One judge said nothing except \"welcome\" and \"great job\". Additionally, as an instructor who teaches primarily ballet, the technique award was given to a studio that consistently didn\'t turn out, fell out of turns, and had horrible fouettes! We love this competition but wish that the judging was more consistent or at least that we knew why we scored how we did.

I see several posts regarding Creation Dance Championships in Pittsburgh this past weekend. None of them are even close to describing an event that was a complete disaster. Management should collectively be ashamed of themselves. Over and over again they illustrated how inept and unprepared they were for the dancers. After having their dance announced and coming on to the stage, those poor kids were left standing for long periods of time, waiting for their music to begin. In numerous cases the dancers were called and in place to start, and only then was an attempt made to find the correct music. There is no excuse the people at the sound board can offer to excuse this lack of professionalism. This is also indicative of a lack of respect shown to the performers. The announcer created chaos in the timing of how the previous group was acknowledged and then how the next group was then called to perform. The sequence of how this was handled throughout was very amateurish. This was commonplace to the entire competition, not an exception. Once more, lack of respect shown to the performers. Evidently no management people saw fit to oversee the next dancers in the wings from being in view of the audience, as well as being a distraction to the performing dancer/dancers. Again, this is also indicative of a lack of respect shown to the performers. During the performances, a management person seated with the judges was a distraction to the judges next to her as well as to people close by in the audience by trying to communicate on her cell phone while the music was playing at full volume. Once more, this is indicative of a total lack of respect shown to the performers. Last but not least was the announcer at the awards\'ceremony. Was it really necessary to scream \"ULTIMATE VICTORY\" at the top of your lungs each time the award was given? Many other aspects describing this event have already been posted here, and each and every one of them is accurate. Stay away!

I have held my thoughts for a few days just to make sure this review was not written in shock or anger. This is my 5th year as a competition parent.rThe best of the worst is the at least hour behind that the ran daily. Creations has a list of rules published on their website however it seems they only follow them when they feel like it. One rule clearly states that props will take 30 seconds to clear. Yet one studio consistenly held routines up with props that took 10 minutes and the MC was making jokes about this. Not only were routines held while a prop was being built, the were held AFTER the routine because acts couldn\'t get past the prop being disassembled to get to the stage!! Secondly Creations states that NO act not completed would be allowed to perform again. Not only did the allow this but the picked and chose what acts that they would allow to perform. Some children that ran off stage were allowed a second chance and some were told that they had done enough to be adjudicated. If you are going to break your own rules then you need to do it for EVERYONE present. What is worse is that these children that redid uncompleted routines were given high scores and overalls. But where most of my disappointment in this competition lies is in the following. One of my children is 5 years old. She is a novice dancer. During her solo Creations began to play another song overtop of her solo music. They never stopped the music and then they totally restarted her song overtop of the other song playing. My daughter KEPT dancing. She tried her very hardest and kept going despite what had to be a horribly confusing situation for her. When our studio director pointed out what they just did to a small child with her music they said she was fine and they refused to let her redo her solo despite the fact that this was THEIR fault. They then gave her a very low score.These judges should recognize the maturity it takes for a 5 year old to do that.

As a parent of a 11 year veteran competitive dancer turned teacher, I understand the ins and outs of competitive dancing as well how most competitions work. This was the worst I have attended. The competition was held over 3 days with 377 entries. Day two Saturday, awards were begin at 8:35pm but did not start until 9:30pm . Day 3 Sunday was again on average was running approximately one hour behind. The same studios were consistently not ready, the second performance of the day was delayed??? The rules are clearly stated on the website but not followed in multiple ways, ie repeat performances and prop times on and off stage.This competition believes that performers under a certain age and in the novice catagory regardless of natural god given talent cannot achieve high scores. The \"motivational\" speech given was way above the heads of the younger dancers and demeaning the to the older dancers. How can you award high score awards and tell a child of any age that you got the highest score but you are not good enough. In the same competition that you gave a high score to a child who you allowed to break your rules because you felt bad for her but she\'s not good enough yet. All of have ways we can improve In life, this competition needs to look at its rules and remove those that aren\'t enforced consistently. Your credibility as a business is looked at by fairness,the rules for an 7 year old should be the same as the rules for a 18 year old- if that 7 year old can\'t be held to the same rules they should not be a competitive dancer. Yes, my daughter danced competitively at 8 and understood that rules are rules. Yes, both my child and I understood that if she didn\'t do her part, we both could lose both opportunity and money so if you aren\'t going to do it, don\'t sign up. Each time you change the rules you negate your responsibility to all of those dancers in every city that did follow the rules. On a positive note the judges were excellent.

recently attended Creation dance competition & it was the most poorly ran competition I\'ve ever been to in my 9 years of attending dance competitions. the male owner was rude back stage & caused unnecessary confusion that flustered my group of 6 yr olds backstage. they were also very inconsiderate of fast costume changes giving a routine 3 numbers the chance costume & hair. the music situation way a hot mess, they had no idea what was happening w it & need to get that situation figured out. I also didn\'t appreciate the disorganization at the award ceremony where they were calling wrong dances, taking awards away from dancers bc they messed up, announcing the incorrect categories, all causing unneeded stress. also, at the end the one day competition the owner gave a huge sermon at the end of the competition that took at least 5 minutes that shared views not all agree with. I would not recommend this competition to more elite studios bc of the lack of professionalism, it was definitely not up to par w competitions like Hall of Fame or Legacy.

I have attended Creation Dance Championship\'s competitions for years and have always found that their judging staff is always on \"pointe\". They are very organized and ALWAYS on time or ahead of schedule which is FANTASTIC!! Their staff is very friendly and professional and it is a \"family friendly\" environment! Their awards are awesome too!! Love Love Love this competition! Thanks Creation Family!!

The competition was dancer and family friendly. It ran on time. The venue was great. Judges were great at judging all levels.

Loved this dance competition ran on schedule and scores matched critiques the only suggestion I would have for creation is top 10 in overalls instead of top 5 especially with 53 soloist in one age division. We will return to this next year.

First time going to this competition and we loved it. Don\'t let the negative reviews steer you away from this competition. Judges scored very technically which is how it should always be at competitions but sometimes doesn\'t happen that way. Liked the fact that adjudications were plaques for solos and the overall prizes for solos were very cool. After attending definitely planning on going to World Cup!

Can I rate this comp negative zero stars it was so unorganized and unprofessional we will never return I also baleive they wasted our time and should refund all monies you should be ashamed of your self for acting such a fool

We were at the St Louis competition this weekend for Creation Dance. The backstage guy and Joann were AMAZING! But the owners were rude, disrespectful, unorganized, and unprofessional. We had a Teen solo dancing and Debra(director and owner) interrupted the judges while they were judging. Both her and her husband walked around in front of the stage while dances were on stage. When our Senior dancer was doing her solo, the judges didn’t even start watching until she was half way through her routine. Then when I received the judges comments afterwards there were none for her routine! Dr David(owner) also made a rude comment in the auditorium before a dance from another studio about having flowers on the stage. My parents and teachers heard this and when the studio owner confronted David about it, he denied it. They said that they had two huge competitions in the same weekend. The one in St. Louis was two days but we started at 9 am and was finished before dark (6:00pm). As most of us know large competition you do not get out before dark! Their other competition was in Maryland. I looked at the schedule….it was ONE day Starting at 9:30am and awards at 5:30pm. Also after listening to about 4 judges comments, I stopped because one judge cussed on the comments. They say there are a Christian Competition, please do not let this statement sway you into going to this competition. That is great you are a Christian, but you are not a good business owner!

This weekend my studio attended Creation Dance in Arnold Mo. It was the first and last time I will ever send kids to this unprofessional competition. The judges were great, and staff in general were very helpful, but the owners were rude, disrespectful, and irresponsible. One of the owners made a negative comment in the audience about another studio and denied saying it. They should not be in business.

This competition was literally a joke. I really thought I was on the TV boiling point. Words can\'t begin to describe how rude these people are and how unorganized EVERYTHING was but the solo contest took the cake. Everyone should receive a check in the mail to reimburse them for this mockery of a dance competition.

Worst competition ever! The solo portion of the comp. Was a huge joke! The location was horrible ..the stage lights went out on my daughter during her dance and the music was sooo bad! The had to restart so many dances due to the music issues it was unreal!the dark haired female host was super rude! The judges where decent but wasted way to much time with their opinions on what makes the \"perfect\" dancer and how you should \"fake it til you make it??\" We had a sunday competition and it ran so far behind we did not leave their until 10 or 1030 because of all the issues they had! Don\'t waste your money on this one...Definitely not worth it

Great competition overall - the awards are sometimes a little long for us parents, but the dancers love the extra time spent on them. Judges seem personable, they smile and encourage, but definitly \'talk straight\' to the dancers about how to perform and how to properly accept an award. The portion I always enjoy the most is the life skills they give the dancers. They always give practical advice and focus on work ethic. They reinforce that dancing is about presence and technique and how to rise above mistakes and push harder. I always look forward to this competition out of the many we do each year. Someday my daughter may not be dancing for a living, but she can use theselife lessons in many other areas of life. The medals and plaques are temporary, but making an impression on a child or teen is lasting. Hopefully our studio will participate next year again.

This was our second year going to Creation. As someone else pointed out the judges are human and very personable, which I do like. My child loves the tiaras for soloists and the judge\'s comments were very helpful. I liked that Mr. Kyle was giving spin spot demos on the stage during breaks. I wish they would have done the daddy dance off, like last year but that\'s ok. Loved the hip hop \"class\" before awards.

My daughter enjoyed the competition. The event stayed on schedule, the venue was nice and the judges were human - which made the kids feel very comfortable. A fun event.

As a Dance Dad of a 7 yr old daughter who has held a runner up and a National Title from Louisville. We have been to many competitions. I believe that the Creation Dance company and their judges are great. Our daughter was diagnosed with cancer last season 2013 and she did Creations Regional in Louisville between treatments, they judged her fair she was very upset with a second place award. That was the worst she has ever done. She took the judges remarks came home and said she will not get another 2 on a plaque. This year she is doing 6 dances, if the judges was unfair she would have atleast placed top five. The studio that won everything we only had 1 in the top 5 under 8 solo\'s. Her Cancer Duet placed 4th overall, I enjoyed the judges they did talk to her and us as a family. They told her to keep dancing and keep her spirits up. If that is cheating or being bias, then I guess we cheated. Before you judge a competition look at the people you are judging. We put our dance shoes on one at a time like everybody else. Thank you Creation Dance!!!!

As a former competitive dancer, and now a dance teacher,who use to question \"relationships\" between competitions and judges,because this isn\'t the first time I\'ve witnessed it!! I have been to many competitions where I could sense a some type of a relationship between studios,judges and competitions! Creation staff and judges are very personable and I enjoy that! Yes it is a competition I agree,but dance has become so competitive! And this is the one competition I think,supports all dancers! From the novice level to advanced! I was at the Louisville competition and as far as the judges helping the dancers......no,he was giving random choreography for fun during the breaks! As far as technique goes??? There were two studios that were comparable.... Choreography not so much!!! That\'s not the dancers fault! I really enjoyed the studio who brought song and dance routines,we use to do a few of those when I competed! They are entertaining! And I also love that they have a very strong special needs program! I\'ve seen this studio in the past and have always enjoyed watching them! The only thing that I don\'t agree with is putting vocal with dance in the overalls! Should vocalist get recognized ??? Yes hands down,there was an amazing vocalist! But I feel they need their own overall category! Overall I enjoy this competition!

This competition is a complete joke. The judges have favorite studios who they help during breaks - everyone else is on their own. The people who are giving this competition positive reviews are friends with the judges and are happy being rewarded for it. Judges aren\'t at competitions to help dancers with their pieces BEFORE they compete, that\'s what critiques are for. Judges are not dance teachers, they are scoring dances based on technique and performance quality. It\'s ridiculous to think their job is to find each dancer and give them advice before they compete. These judges were unprofessional, uneducated and biased. Dancers with horrible technique were placing in the top five while incredible talent went unrecognized. This competition was unorganized, rigged and an embarrassment to the art of dance.\\ Save your frustration, save your time & SAVE YOUR MONEY! Creation is the ULTIMATE RIPOFF!

Very disappointed in this competition. First let me say that overall our dancers scored very well, with multiple \"Ultimate Victory\" awards and age winners. However, it was discouraging to see our dancers on stage and one of the judges not even watching the routine (he really got into the hip hop and would all but dance at the table, but when any other style of dance was up, he would look down, yawn, look around). I agree with another poster who said that a couple of judges would work with certain studios during breaks (\"let me see your routine, hey let\'s fix that!\") while being completely rude to other studio owners and students. Compared to all the other competitions we have been to over the last six years, this was BY FAR the least professional and most disappointing.

I find this competition to be a very good competition. The judges are personable and really help the kids to achieve what it truly means to be a dance professional. I would highly recommend this competition!! The user below writing about her granddaughter first: has sour grapes and second: should not berate any dancer.

This has the worst competition my granddaughter has EVER attended. It was a waste of my weekend and my money. Yesterday, May 18, 2014, in Louisville, Kentucky we attended the WORST competition I\'ve ever been to. The judging was unfair and not professional. During breaks we saw judges on stage helping certain studios with there routines and basically helping them cheat. This is suppose to be a Christian competition, and last time I checked cheating is very Christian at all. As a strong Christian/Catholic I find this competition to be a joke and a waste and honestly rigged. There were two studios that were getting EVERY judges award. It was a joke. They were just making up awards to give to them. And in solos I\'m sorry but our studio had the best dancer at this competition, granted there were only 7 studios there, but we had the two best soloist at this competitions competing in the competitive division and the got ultimate victory. Girls who were in novice and got 1st were placing in the top four and our girls didn\'t. Our girls were WAY better than those other girls and the only reason they didn\'t win was because one judge took off points for NOT WEARING TIGHTS. That\'s a personal opinion and not something to be deducted on. Our girls were getting 97 out of 100\'s and were not in top four.... I\'\'m positive that this competition was rigged. Almost all girls in top four were all from the same studio and I\'m sorry but our girls were WAY better than them. Just last weekend our girls were at StarPower, an extremely competitive dance competition unlike Creation, and they had the top scores in their solo, they got first and second in over alls ... A complete clean sweep... How do you go from a clean sweep at StarPower, an amazing and actual legit dance competition, to not even placing at this silly little ignorant competition, Creation. Makes zero sense to me. Please do not attend this AWFUL competition.

My daughter performed with her studio dance team at Creation two years in a row and both times I thought it was the worst competition I had ever attended. The people were rude, the judges inexperienced, and it was an all around disappointment 2 years running! Would not ever allow my dancer to compete at a Creation Dance competition ever again!

We have gone to this competition for several years. It has always been a very enjoyable experience for the students, parents and teachers.

Did not have a great experience with this competition. Horrible venue and they were running a couple hours BEHIND schedule. Will not be back.

Our students liked this one. Ran on time and had a very helpful staff.

my studio was very uncomfortable at this competition. we placed well, but the whole atmosphere was very religious and it was awkward for many. also, the \"ULTIMATE VICTORY!\" was cute the first three times. After that, the entire audience had their ears covered.

This competition was a horrible experience for my students this year. They were \"bumped\" from their original venue and we had to dance at the state fairgrounds center. . . it was absolutely horrible. There was no real stage, no backstage, and no dressing rooms. Our critiques were not helpful and it was disorganized. In addition, the awards ceremonies were very, very, long and the kids and parents felt that there was a lot of \"preaching\" going on during awards. It was bizarre. We won\'t be back.

I have never been to a competition this disorganized before. There were literally moms fighting over costumes and props being lost everywhere. The staff did nothing to help this by being rude, the room was so cold, we couldn\'t get warm, and the judges were rude in the tapes. Please don\'t waste your money on this competition.

Would not suggest this competition for anyone. We had a terrible time with the staff being rude to the dancers. Judging was inconsistent as well.

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Horrible. What is the point of having different levels of competition if you are going to combine the levels for overall awards?? The actual awards ceremonies were horrible as well. I (and many others in the audience) felt like he was \"preaching\" at us at every opportunity. By the end, there were audible moans from the audience every time he spoke!

Follows through with point deduction for parents videotaping. 2 tiered competition and overalls are highest points from both tiers combined. Tiaras given for 6 highest point soloists. CEO attends competitions personally and gave a great speech about things every dancer needs to work on to improve their scores. Gave 4 stars only because if there aren\'t enough mini entries, they combine the 8 & unders with the higher age group for overalls. So DD\'s 7 & 8 duo was combined with 12 year olds...