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We skipped last year due to scheduling but can't wait to go back this year! EXCELLENT staff and customer service

Has been one of our faves for years. New team is great and we will keep going back. very professional and fun

I love the organization of this competition. The event ran smoothly despite even having some technical difficulties throughout. For the overall awards, I would suggest that each dancer be able to announce their name and studio, not only the 1st place winner. The judges critiques were very informative!! However, my dancers could hear the judges talking loudly during their live performance. This was very distracting. Thank you for another fun event!

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Dancers Inc was a great edition to my competition season! This was my first time going to a Dancers Inc competition, and certainly won't be my last. The venue was a high school, but it had a very nice theater with dressing rooms close by. The competition was very understanding about changing the order of routines. A more personal experience I had was that a small group I had was a dancer down, making it a trio. However, Dancers Inc was very understanding, and allowed my group to perform under our original small group category. The only thing I would say would be something that needed to change, would be that it was running behind schedule which caused my 11:30pm awards to START at 11:50pm. I would say that the judging is fair, except for maybe a little bit of favoritism toward one studio in particular. The awards were faster compared to other competitions, especially because there were two people announcing adjudications. Another personal experience that I really enjoyed, was the backstage crew. I had just come from a quick change, and the was a guy talking to my group dance, and he calmed us down and prepared us to perform, and when we went onstage, he was cheering very loudly for us. Overall, I really enjoyed Dancers Inc., and can't wait to go back!

My daughter has been dancing for 8 years now and from the beginning Dancers Inc was always my favorite competition. They make everything run so smooth for everyone involved. It’s the only competition that we can’t wait to go to every year! Mr. Dan and the entire staff make you feel like family. We love you Mr. Dan and staff! ❤️

Professional, Commited, Passionate, Fun. These are just a few words that come to mind when it comes to Mr. Dan and the Dancers Inc staff. Their attention to the kids is simply amazing. We always look forward to seeing them.

Last year I was awarded Junior Miss Dancer’s Inc, and it’s been such an amazing experience. Dancers Inc has taught me so much about good work ethic, and what it really takes to become a professional dancer. They have given me so many great opportunities, like performing for Dance the universe at Universal, and performing for the DRA benefit in New York. I highly recommend including Dancer’s Inc in your studio’s competition season!!

Dancers Inc, is a well run, organized event. The staff is great and very entertaining. We have been attending their comps for 8 years now. My daughter always looks forward to this competition the most. Also, Mr. Dan always has the best shoes!!

We love attending Dancers Inc! It is very organized and well run. It is always fun and feels so personal! Mr. Dan and staff are welcoming and helpful and kind to the parents and dancers. You can tell how much Mr. Dan is invested in each and every dancer at all levels of competition. The judging is always fair and the awards ceremonies are fun! We also love attending their conventions as well for the excellent classes and instruction. We look forward to Dancers Inc each year as the highlight of our season.

We love attending DI. This is only our second year in competitive dance but having to been to other competitions I have realized they are the best of the best. Mr. Dan and his staff are friendly and welcoming to all dancers. The judging is fair and includes positive feedback. The competion always run smoothly and on time or even a bit early and they sell the best merchandise.

Dancers Inc has something for everyone! From novice to advanced to Mr. Dan's Special Stars, this competition embraces everyone. The judges are fair, providing positive feedback for routines. We've been attending Dancers Inc. competitions for five years now; great venues, upbeat and helpful personnel, and so much caring for the studio directors, parents and most importantly the dancers. You'll see Mr. Dan back stage cheering performers on and giving kudos to all. Great competition. Highly recommend!

Dancers Inc. is such a fun and welcoming competition that we look forward to every year. Mr. Dan, the staff, and the titelist backstage are always such a kind presence to all dancers from the minis to the teens. A well run and friendly competition to attend.

We love Dancers Inc.! They keep things moving, the staff are super upbeat and nice, and it's a lot of fun for the kids. There's totally a friendly vibe, which I think helps even newer dancers feel super comfortable on and off stage. This was my dancer's first time attending a Dancers Inc. event and now we can't wait for the next one!

Absolute favorite competition! My studio has been going for about 4 years and we have always had a good experience. The faculty and staff is so friendly and make an effort to make a personal connection with the dancers. The Emcees are fantastic! The judging is fair and consistent. And the atmosphere is so positive and upbeat. Also we finished every si glen day at least an hour EARLY! My only suggestion is possibly medals or paper certificates for runners up for overalls! As well as more information about the National event and opening number on the website! (Special thank you to Martina and Kyle in Concord, who jumped up and down for our win as much as we did! We love you guys!)

They care about the dancers. Seems like a silly comment but the feeling you get from Mr Dan and Co. is, "I care about you". Not all comps are like this! Very well run and great staff!

Dancers Inc. definitely seems to have the most fair and impartial judges while still being able to critique children. I enjoyed this competition. Downside, we ran way ahead of schedule! YES this is so much better than being behind schedule I agree but how about we just try to stay on schedule? During our comp we were an hour ahead of schedule this could have been an easy fix by just throwing a few breaks in between a few dances to help get the comp back on schedule. I know the schedule is just an estimate and you never know, you might need to go earlier or later than originally scheduled but being an hr ahead of schedule is rough especially with people who are traveling to the comp. But overall a really good experience at Dancers Inc.

As a veteran competition dancer of more than 13 years, I have performed at various competitions. Through my experiences, I have found that Dancers Inc. has been, hands down, the best. I find the judging to be extremely fair, the staff to be curtious, and to be constantly surrounded in a welcoming atmosphere. "Mr.Dan" Barris, has truly created a unique environment in this cookie cutter competition world. I highly endorse The Dancers Inc. experience. I am certain that you will not be disappointed.

Dancer's Inc is such a wonderful competition! The staff is comprised of the nicest, funniest, and most professional people in the area. Im so thankful to have the opportunity to compete at this competition and work with these beautiful people. Dancer's Inc is the perfect competition for any studio, I will assure you that you will have a blast! I highly recommend attending a DI competition this season, you will not regret it!

My studio was very excited to attend this competition, however 2 weeks to the day before the event, we received an email telling us the competition was cancelled. We were horrified that they would cancel a competition so close to the date without giving us a warning this was a possibility. We had to scramble to find another competition who could accommodate us the same weekend, but it was at a cost to us because we had to pay late entry fee prices. Dancers Inc offered us %25 off next years entry fees. That does not seem nearly enough to get us to trust them again, should be more like %75 off.

First time attending this competition and it was such a disappointment. The venue was awful. The stage smaller than the dance room at the studio. The judges spoke negatively about the students (even about the 6 year olds) in the critiques. Nothing positive or helpful from any judge.

The absolute best competition out there either it be your first or your 30th competition this is one to do. Consistent...you always know what to expect when at dancers inc..you lnow to show up 2 hours before your start time because they almost always are early of not on time...you know the director and staff will always be welcoming,warm , and helpful. The awards are not long and boring...everyone gets excited and has fun . There are so many great things about this competition...lierally one of the best by far and look forward to many more years.

You are missing out on a whole lot of fun, as well as an excellent learning experience, if you do not attend Di. It is our favorite competition. Di offers a positive learning experience to the dancers, offering fair and objective critiques, as well as an abundance of positive reinforcement to allow the dancer to feel great about their accomplishments. Dancers Inc. provides a fun family atmosphere. Their staff is always smiling and friendly, engaging with the dancers and families with a casual yet professional interaction. Regarding awards, all dancers have the opportunity to be recognized for outstanding accomplishments, with fair age and experience level categories, as well as judge's awards and the title program. Dancers Inc. is responsive to phone calls and emails, with a quick response for any questions or concerns. I would highly recommend offering Di as an experience for your dancers!

Worcester 4/7-4/9 Where to begin? Venue: Changed on website literally a few days before comp without notifying anyone. This required previously made hotel arrangements to be changed at a premium so as not to be 30 minutes away. South High Community School in Worcester, MA was a JOKE! Tiny low stage, tiny auditorium. Could not see feet as heads cut off bottom of stage. Bathrooms DISGUSTING! NO PARKING and no one directing people where to park due to over flow. The only positive thing was that the dressing area was decent. Judging: Was contemporary biased. Never knew who they where - the program did not even list the judges. One judge did not even watch a couple solos. He was going through papers, talking to the staff next to him. Never even put his headphones on or picked up his mircophone. Do your JOB! Staff: First, program a disgrace! Copied papers stapled together for $5. No list of judges or studios. What a joke. Broke down apparel tables 5 hours before competition was over. Really? The venue was that bad! Awards: Crazy. Redid awards from previous night due to complications with scoring. Made no sense since most of the groups did not compete that day and where not there. Should have handled that internally and with the studios effected instead of wasting more time on the next day. My daughter placed with a pointe piece because it was pointe. Not because it deserved it. Her lyrical received significantly higher points at 4 other competitions including 2 times at YAGP but the okay pointe piece placed. Made no sense and logically makes one question the judges credentials. Communication: See above, especially venue. Initially was told the stage was 20' x 25' 5 days before comp then was told 40' x 25'. This was the worst experience I have ever had.

We attended the "Sparta" (actually West Orange) regionals last month. The venue was way too small, but we were repeated reassured that next year's venue was already booked and way bigger. The people running the event were super nice, and the kids all had such a fun time competing. The judges' scoring was strange at times, but I loved that they only gave out Elite to the dances that really deserved it. The event ran close to on time. Overall, a very pleasant experience...would be happy to do it again

This past weekend in Syracuse was one of the worst venues with no stage the kids danced on the floor with the judges very close and lights so close they were being blinded. Some groups too big for the "stage", and where dancers were forced to dance off stage sometimes because of it. Only way to see your child dance was to watch a screen on the side. Pictures and videos were bad. Judging was all over the place, seemed biased to convention attendees. Convention should be after competition is over, or don't use convention teachers for judges. All in all a bad experience. You had over 500 dance entries, you should be able to afford a stage. Hoping not to go back.

Not impressed at all! No stage! The dancers danced on the floor with judges about 2 feet from them. You couldn't even see your hold dance because there was a 3 foot curtain up and again THEY DANCED ON THE FLOOR!!! Also there were girls dancing that performed in advanced division at other competitions and were intermediate at this competition. I know that part was not the comps fault. I truly hope our studio owner doesn't ask us to go back to this competition. I also felt that the judging was all over the place. If you are going to have the judges so close to the audience you may want to make sure they actually watch the dancers. I witnessed the judges not looking at the dancers at all. Some holding their hands over their microphones and talking to each other. Overall not the best comp we have been to and when I am spending the kind of money we do to watch our children dance I would expect at least a pleasent environment for them to dance in.

Great comp for all dancers!

Best best best Nationals! So much fun and inspiring.

Good competition & great experience. This was my first experience with this competition and we were very satisfied. Judges were fair and diverse in their opinions. Definitely would recommend.

Fun competition, but very dark venue. I also did not like how you got rubber band braclets considering it was an expensive comp, and no one wants a rubber band.

Overall good comp. Judges definitely preferred ballet over jazz. Event ran on time, organized. Awards were a little lackluster, not a fan of the rubber bracelets.

Staff was great! It was a large event but we never felt like just another number. We will def go back!

I hope we never attend this competition again. Very nice staff but so difficult when your child\'s team works so hard at technique, and the routines that placed and won the highest adjudication (while definitely having entertainment value) did NOT have technique. So disappointing. Kids that didn\'t point their toes placed in overalls and a boys team (while very cute) had zero technique and was given the highest adjudication. Crazy scoring. Our teams work too hard technically to run behind in judging due to \"cuteness\". Not a top notch competition for the serious dancers.

Dancers Inc. is a competition with a family feel where each dancers is truly appreciated as an artist. There are several things I love about Dancers Inc. I love how the judges make dancers work for the highest medal and do not just give them away, I believe the critiques received are very helpful and are very in depth to actually be useful in cleaning a piece. Another thing I love is how quickly and efficiently the awards ceremonies go, as well as the fact that the competition always runs on time or ahead! The title program at Dancers Inc. also seems to be SUPER COOL! I am definitely going to be back, and would recomend this competition to anyone!

Did not enjoy this competition, you could not even see the judges faces and people were cheating and putting advanced dancers in beginner!

We attended the Raleigh regional this year, and it was an overall decent experience! Pros: 1- Great staff, everyone was so nice and helpful. I\'m not sure what the \"favoritism\" comments were based on but we were a small studio, first timers, and the Director and other essential staff members came to me and introduced themselves. 2- I agreed with the judges assessment of my dances (except one, see cons)...I thought it was tough but fair across the board. 3- They ran early/on time. 4- I thought the awards ceremony was fun, and lots of recognition! Cons 1- I don\'t agree with studio codes being announced before a dance comes on stage. Judges are only human; I think knowing who is onstage can trigger a biased score... This is the first comp I\'ve been to that does this. 2- No concessions...in the middle of nowhere, a hot auditorium, and tired/hungry dancers and viewers means we need a concessions stand! 3- Although MOST of the judging was fair, I did see a group of boys (though adorable) receive the highest adjudication for a routine that was not well executed. I\'m all for encouraging boys to dance (that\'s why special awards are so great since they aren\'t based on scores) but giving them an elite gold just because they\'re boys seems unfair to dancers who really earned that adjudication. Especially because elite golds were given out sparingly (which I appreciated). I think it cheats the boys out of getting a truly realistic assessment of their abilities. Just My professional Opinion Overall, I would give Dancer\'s Inc. another try! EDITED: Received judges comments and they were great! Agree with all they said, I thought they were very informative and helpful.

Horrible Competition! They only cared about butt shaking and hip hop, no lyrical or ballet was able to place high. Very biased. Sure to never go back!

Friendly and helpful staff. Judging is fair and critiques very helpful. Dan is always supportive to the kids... And an amazing resource for teachers. I have been going to this competition since it first started and every year it continues to get better.

I did not appreciate having to view the program on my phone. Printed programs are great to have at the competition and afterwards as well. Please consider bringing them back. Also, the adjudication medal should at least say the award given. We had to write in sharpie on the back what she received. A pin saying \"high gold\" would have been much more appreciated than the medal and the cheap rubber bracelet. Although I liked that the awards ceremony did not drag on, it felt very rushed and did not give the dancers the proper credit for the hard work they did on stage.

This was our second year at Dancers Inc. While we enjoyed the competition overall, there were some things that could be improved upon. The judging, while hard, seemed fair across the board. We didn\'t see any favoritism--toward any specific studio or dance style. Which is refreshing. All the studios were phenomenal and everything was very positive. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The awards were a little long, but they were fun for the dancers with the little gifts they tossed around. The main issue was the venue. It was SAT weekend and since the venue was a high school, there was no entrance until after 2 pm on Saturday. This wreaked havoc with the schedule. Friday night until midnight, Saturday night until nearly midnight, and then Sunday morning we started at 7:30 a.m. The school, while beautiful, was too small for the amount of dancers, parents, teachers and audience. Parking was insanity. Since there was limited space, people were parking on the street, which was in a residential neighborhood. At one point, police were ticketing cars. The dressing room was also insanity. There wasn\'t enough room for all the dancers. At least once, male custodians came into the girls\' dressing room, even after being told girls were changing. The stairs were slippery and I know of at least two dancers who fell down the stairs because they were rushing to change in tap shoes. The other disappointment was the actual awards. Solos/duets/trios got medals, but unless you placed in the top whatever, dancers in groups only received a rubber bracelet. The group dancers were bummed; at least last year they got ribbons we could puttheir name/dance name/score on and they could hang them up or display them. I\'m sure we\'ll return to Dancers Inc. as it was a good competition with some really fantastic studios, but I hope they reconsider this venue for next year and consider going back to ribbons or pins for the dancers.

I love this competition! The staff is very open with all of the my choreographers and will have full blown conversations with them to just make them feel welcome. I am surprised to see the other comments about not letting the participants of another competition site know there was no competition. I have found nothing but love for this competition and I will be very sad to graduate and not be able to attend as a dancer anymore. I will definitely still go to the competitions to support my team and to see all of the Dancers Inc staff again.

I am also totally disappointed with this competition. I did not even receive notice that the competition/convention was being canceled. I had to call and find out!! This is no way to run a business.

I would give negative stars if I could. Our competition team has been preparing to attend this competition and dance convention since September 2015. We were all looking forward to it. Unfortunately today we were informed that the convention and competition had been cancelled due to Dancers Inc. not making enough money on competition entries and convention fees even though there were other schools registered!!! Unbelievable!! Now we have to scramble to reschedule our plans with regards to rehearsals and a new competition and convention. We should have been notified weeks ago of any potential problems with this event so that we could be better prepared.

Nice competition- usually on time. I\'m a bit disillusioned with this competition as we had a dancer get sick minutes before entering the stage and was unable to perform in the group dance. First we delayed our performance number, hoping the dancer could revive himself after a short rest and meds allowed to take affect. However, symptoms didnt improve so the rest of the 6-8 year olds went onstage without one of their dancers. Unfortunately points were deducted because not all dancers were on stage and they did not perform on time. Things happen- such allowances should be made... Even though they received a platinum award for their performance, they were not eligible to place in the overalls due to the deductions that were circumstantial.

I cannot say enough about this organization and the staff who run it.

Very fun weekend!our school had a blast!!

We were not allowed into the dressing room until a few minutes before my daughter was scheduled to dance (she was one of the first of the day). Other than that, Dancers Inc. is a very professionally run competition and the awards were fun and the judging very fair.

Great competition, staff was excellent!!

A wonderful competition. Great staff! friendly and fun. Looking forward to this year. I highly recommend this competition.

Top notch organization. I attended the nationals at the Claridge in Atlantic City with my niece, she\'s the dancer not me, and we couldn\'t have had a better time or felt more welcomed. Dan Barris\'s relationship with the kids, studios, and families made this trip beyond what we expected. Being in a wheel chair can sometimes be difficult getting into places, Dan really went above and beyond, and made sure we were set. I would certainly recommend Dancer\'s INC to anyone!

Loved it! Will definitely go again!

Very kind and warm environment for our dancers. And the talent is always amazing!

Always enjoyed DI!! Feel like judges are fair and will put an awesome tap in the top or a jazz. It\'s not just contemporary winning first all the time. Judges are well experienced. Everyone is friendly. Titlist program is best going. Gives dancers best experience ever! Hoping our new studio will try DI!!

Great weekend of dance! Friendly faces, Professional, overall great job! Can\'t wait for Nationals in AC

Dancers Inc was interesting. The only things I didn\'t like was they already called out the next act before the one before it was even off stage, which made a lot of dancers insecure and made us feel like they didn\'t like us. The judges also seemed more consumed in their conversation over critiques (there was only one critique video they all had to share) I was watching my musical theater group critiques and you couldn\'t even hear the music all you could hear was the judges blabbing about childhood memories.

All of the staff members were very friendly. This was a fantastic experience for my daughter. The workshop was \"An amazing experience!\" My daughter will be returning next year

All of the staff members were very friendly. This was a fantastic experience for my daughter. The workshop was \"An amazing experience!\" My daughter will be returning next year

always a great experience :)

As always , Dancers Inc continues to provide dancers of ALL levels with positive experiences onstage, helpful and honest critiques and a chance to grow . This competition continues to evolve within the industry itself and is also forward moving in the connections and opportunities it creates for the students participating. Conventions are well planned and thoughtful re: what dancers need . All of the staff are experienced in studio life and the performing arts and info is available from everything from college to Broadway and beyond -the Title program is more than a crown - it\'s a real life learning experience for young artists ! Take some time and learn about DI - I think it\'s worthwhile for Studios , parents and dancers !

As always, Dancers Inc. provided a wonderful weekend for my dancers. Leading up to the competition, the office staff answered all of my questions about my registration. At the event, the show ran on time, the scoring was appropriate and fair, and the staff is welcoming and friendly. Highly reccommend!

We Love DI!!! It is always a positive atmosphere for our entire studio!!! Great directors, staff and crew!!! Highly recommend!!!

BRING BACK Roy Lightner. He was the best teacher at the event last year and the only reason we returned this year. Major loss that he no longer is part of Dancers Inc. Also, no Keith at the event either?? What is happening, we use to love DI???

Good competition! Very friendly staff! The issue was they ran late and some of the judging wasn\'t as great as I would like it to be.

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I cannot give this competition enough praise! I have attended it for 5 years in a row, and have had nothing but amazing experiences. Unfortunately due to a change in DI\'s scheduling this year for the event closest to me I won\'t be able to attend. But Dancers Inc will always be my favorite competition. The staff ( some personal favorites are; Dan, Randy, Eric, and Roy) have always been nothing but kind and extremely accommodating and helpful. DI is the best of the best. Extremely fair scoring, innovative conventions, and top notch judges and master teachers. Thank you for 5 years of fun in Maine!

I don\'t know how this competition gets away with scheduling a competition over an entire weekend, with no consideration for the dancers. First of all, they changed the venue at the last minute, then they scheduled the dancers to dance until 11:15 at night. Even on a Sunday night, when children and parents have to get to school/work the next day. There should be a limit of entries, in order to accommodate a more condusive schedule to their clients. We are paying them to compete, we are not getting paid to be there. They should be catering to those putting the bread in their mouths. Did they ever consider that some will be traveling over an hour to reach the competition? Then arriving home at 1:00 a.m. on a school night? Not only that, but our children will be taking mandatory state testing that day. This is an outrageous schedule for a Sunday night. I have never really cared for this competition - and this has put the nail in the coffin.

The judges only watched 15 seconds of dance before scoring.( that\'s what I am guessing because only one judge kept watching other two looked down and my daughter was very upset because she likes to make eye contact and only got the top of their heads.) Dancers obviously on a higher level performing at lower category. The staff is great though. very informative and kind.

DI is the best! We\'re looking forward to using the DanceComp Genie app this weekend in Voohees!

We love Dancers Inc for the professional and friendly staff. It\'s always a positive experience to be a part of this competition and convention.

The judging is great every year and the staff is unbelievably friendly:) DI is a great competition for your dancers.

6 stars! Grab your kids and sprint, run, skip to DI! They are absolutely the best around!

Excited to get the season going with DI:) It is the best! Very passionate and personal. Fun and fair! Our kids always leave feeling inspired and that they are better dancers. Thanks Mr Dan!

We had a very positive experience with them last year. Could not return this year because of schedule conflicts but we will go back!

LOVE LOVE LOVE DI nation!!! The staff is absolutely wonderful! I\'ve been going since the first year they came out in the competition circuit, which was 10 whole years ago! If you are looking for a family friendly, professionally ran competition with freakishly AMAZING convention classes, Dancer\'s Inc is the place to be.

Dancers Inc. is most professional ran, and progressively challenging. I can\'t say how much I truly enjoy being a fan of Dancers Inc, and Mr. Dan.

We have had the great fortune of attending this competition, over the past 10 years, for regionals, as well as nationals, once in Hershey and we just returned from the NE Nationals. I LOVE this competition!!!!! It runs SO very smoothly; the judges critiques are always beneficial; the staff is AMAZING, starting from Mr. Dan and running all the way down the line. My daughter, for the very first time, competed in the Titlist Program... she stated it best when captioning the pictures she uploaded from the experience: \"best time of my life\"... I LOVE Dancers Inc.!!

By far, the best competition I have had the pleasure of attending with my daughter and her dance school! The staff is so very considerate, from the top, Mr. Dan, all the way across the board.. critiques are ALWAYS helpful. I LOVE Dancer\'s Inc.!!!!

We LOVE Dancers Inc! Such a friendly, fun staff, VERY fair judging, excellent workshops and an overall wonderful environment. \"Mr\" Dan goes out of his way to make EVERYONE feel welcome and comfortable. The staff is very approachable and they all really try to remember the dancers, as well as the teachers\' by name, but always by face. I highly recommend!

Great staff. Runs smoothly. Good incentives if you go to UDMA. Classes are usually canceled due to low attendance.

we loved Dancers Inc. the girls all had a great time!

As always my dancers very much enjoyed Dancers Inc. They appreciate the critiques they get and find them helpful and applicable. They really enjoy the convention classes with the judges and this year was no different. As we do this competition year after year I have no complaint with the competition itself but would like to see this (and all competitions really) arrange the age levels so that dancers who have graduated high school are in a separate age level and not competing against 16 and 17 year olds still in high school. Overall my dancers love DI!

I can\'t comment on the competition itself, but the way the owner responded on here is rather disturbing.

I love Dancers Inc. And for those who say that judges don\'t pay attention to certain studios, I am absolutely positive that they do not play favorites. I come from a studio that has been very close to the DI staff and directors for many years and our scores are not a reflection of our relationship with the competition. And besides, the judging staff is differently nearly every competition. I don\'t think I\'ve competed for the same judging panel twice. I find the adjudications extremely accurate and the overall experience at DI is a 10 out of 10. Thank you, Mr. Dan and the DI staff for making my time with DI the best.

I have to say I\'m very surprised there were ANY negative comments on Dancers Inc\'s page. Dancers Inc is unlike any other competition I\'ve been to. You can really tell that the staff tries to form a relationship and Mr. Dan is like a teddy bear! You can tell he\'s always trying to make everyone\'s day as great as it can be. Also, they really accommodate the boys well, giving them a decently sized dressing room unlike the closests I\'ve seen some competitions give to the boys. On the topic of boys, the judging is very fair. I recently attended a dance competition with scoring that was truly ridiculous! I saw a perfect Advanced solo performed by a beautiful girl and then right after came a sloppy, awkward \"hip hop\" piece performed by a boy. Can you guess who won? THE BOY! But at Dancers Inc judging is very fair. My friends dad always tries to guess who\'s going to do well and his scoring is usual on point! He \"judged\" at all our competitions and said DI was the most fair of all of them. Dancers Inc doesn\'t give awards because of gender or studio they give awards based on your score. Now segwaying into the topic of studios... just noting on what people were saying about large studios, there\'s a reason they do so well! Think about it, if I have to choose between a studio that gets silvers and one that gets Elite Awards, I\'m going to choose the one that does better at competition (a reflection of good training) . There\'s a reason these studios are big, it\'s because they\'re good! Thanks, Anonymous Pseudonym

Dancer\'s Inc. is a good and fair competition. My daughter is director of a mid sized studio and both my granddaughters compete. The only unfair thing is (and this is common with most dance comps) is the \"boy factor\". If you are a male you will almost always will big just because you are a male regardless if your female competitors are superior and they usually are. Mr. Dan you are a sweet and friendly man (although a rather corny host) and you should not be so defensive of your compeiition to those you are negative and have complaints, they could always go elsewhere. And why is there 2 results for Tampa and none for the Freehold NJ Area?

Our studio\'s first ever competition! Our dancers had a blast! The staff was great and helpful! We ran ahead of time the entire weekend. They convention was also a blast with small class sizes and attentive teachers. As a studio owner, the attention we received was outstanding! It helped to give our kids a great first experience and I am positive we will be back for years to come!

I\'m glad there are some studios that had a good experience at Dancer\'s Inc. Unfortunately, we did NOT have that good experience. Most of our kids didn\'t even want to stay for the convention! I, too, found that very often the judges were not paying attention to the dances. They were VERY attentive when certain studios were on stage. After the comp, we look forward to getting the corrections. However, many of the score sheets didn\'t have any comments on them at all!The video was very vague. All in all, the weekend was a major letdown. Have been to many other comps that I\'d recommend over this one.

I own a small dance studio in Northern NJ. Our first year of competition was last year in which I brought six dancers to Dancers Inc in Secaucus and performed one dance...yes one intense contemporary dance. We won 2nd overall. Missed 1st by half a point. I don\'t understand the whole favoritism factor..If they favored the schools that brought more dances, how did we do so well? Take the corrections, better your students..we will be gladly returning again this year with six dances...and I am sure there will be plenty of studios there with tons and tons more dances but I believe in the quality of my students..and as for Mr. Dan..I have to say from the minute I walked in to the facility he greeted me, introduced himself and made me and my little studio feel welcome. As we all know in this business, you cannot please everyone.

I have always had positive experiences with Dancers Inc. and recommend this competition to my studio owner friends. My students and parents love Mr. Dan and his staff and look forward to his competitions and conventions. The events run on time, with usable corrections from the judges. These negative reviews are blowing my mind and are over the top ridiculous. I\'ve been involved with the competitive dance world for 25 years and have seen studio codes announced often. This is not some crazy opportunity to show favoritism, simply a way to keep things organized. To say that you could hear conversations between judges is nonsense. It\'s too loud when the kids are dancing to hear the person next to you in most venues, so to suggest that is just not logical. Title winners for DI have always worked the events, it\'s part of being a winner of such a position. They don\'t just slap a crown on the winner and say goodbye. These kids actually get a year long learning experience. If you are complaining that you aren\'t happy with what you brought home, then get back in the studio and work harder. There are many competitions that will just take your money, barely acknowledge you or your dancers unless you have a huge studio, and send everyone home with platinums, super diamond, and mega elite awards so they keep coming back. If that\'s your cup of tea then Dancers Inc is clearly not a good fit for you. I will never be interested in paying all that money for a trophy. I want my students and teachers to be truly judged on what is brought on stage. I want real critiques that I can use to make my dancers stronger and choreography more amazing, regardless of my studio size. I want awards that are realistic and representative of my dancers\' performance. That\'s what my studio family has always gotten from Dancers Inc. Mr. Dan is friendly with EVERYONE. If you saw him talking to dancers or parents from other studios and assumed that they were his favorites, well that\'s on you.

I was also at this competition and what was reported here is correct. I think whoever decides to come to this sight will see where the pettiness is coming from. If you were not there how can you speak to what occurred, I am sure you had a positive experience and that is what your comments should be about. Who disrespected the judges, no one that I saw, quite the opposite. This competition was expensive and the fact that studio codes were announced before each dance, title holders working the competition and also performing are certainly a reason to question the results If you scroll down to last summer you will see similar comments. The most negative and insulting comments come from those \"supporting\" DI, and also have a very familiar tone to them, Just sayin...

As a mother of six ,five which are daughters four of the five have been literally dancing since birth,it saddens me to see adults acting like spoiled children. I have been in the world of dance for 25 years and I have never seen such pettiness as I have been reading in the ratings for Dancers Inc. Not only has Dancers Inc. become a part of our family, the staff and most of all Mr. Dan have always shown extreme professionalism in all they do. My daughters have always been treated and judged fairly. I think some of the remarks that were made were by parents that obviously have told there children that they are perfect in every way and deserve only the best no matter how they perform. This unfortunately is not teaching them anything.Yes, my one daughter has been and is a current Titlist. It has taught her Responsibility, Respect and Regard for herself and others.She danced long hours, took many workshops, competed in dozens of competitions and had the best teachers I know. All of her hard work payed off and with the help and encouragement from all of Dancers Inc. I think these parents have all forgotten the 3 R\'s, \"Responsibility\" as parents to teach you children to \"Respect\" the Judges, and \"Regard\" for themselves and others. If these parents think there children were treated or scored unfairly they are so wrong. No one is perfect and if you think your child is perfect then maybe they should try walking on water. Better yet, maybe they should try dancing on water. I only know of one person that could do that and I wonder what his score would be? Thank you Mr. Dan and all of your Staff for all you do and will continue to do.

The day you wouldn\'t recommend DI because your kid (s) or studio didn\'t win .., well Boo Hoo to U Mr/Mrs.KillJoy!!! And the other individual that made the hilariously ignorant \"vengeful competition Director\" comment..It\'s CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM not a personal attack! Use it as a tool to step ya game up instead?! Listen, I\'m sure you\'re quite chapped about your loss. You feel wronged. ANY clue of the stress he was under?!I am well aware of how hard you need to work to make your mark . I\'ve competed in a wide range of competitions, the last being Powerlifting. I gave my all .. Blood, sweat & many tears... In fact, I\'ve lost competitions randomly and many times to boot It\'s sculpted me.It\'s a Love, Passion & Personal Journey. Gather yourself, regroup & get back at it. That\'s what the truly passionate do. Point being... You didn\'t see me go and burn the damn gym I last competed at down to the ground over my loss. Get ahold of yourself !!! Grow up and realize that what Mr.Dan was doing (after he encouraged ALL reviews) was give FEEDBACK . Nothing more. There is ZERO need for a mature adult to read into something that isn\'t there. Isn\'t there !! PERIOD!!! More importantly, you are kind of showing your kids how to suck at life by responding like a complete Arse. Mr.Dan has YEARS of experience, a ridiculously popular company, a true Passion & heart for the soul of every dancer and NOTHING but the best interest of each and every dancer on the forefront !! He simply gave Feedback. There was a comment made. He read it .. Clearly respects it , absorbed it & responded as he should have . How dare you try to bash the man who is one of the contributing factors/reason to why your kid even LOVES Dance!! The Positive feedback stories were very sweet & painted a clear picture of the company and the man I will continue to network with . In conclusion, if you\'re gonna be a good Pitcher.. You Better be a good Catcher !! NUFF SAID !!! Lucille Balle

Dancers Inc. is like no other dance competition… I am so looking forward to our experience this coming April in Jackson, NJ. Mr. Dan and his staff are truly one of a kind; compassionate, honest, professional, educational and most of all loving. They have contributed to many charities, benefits and have promoted the responsibility of character in all of their dancers and staff. Love you DI

I am a competitive tap teacher who has been in the business over 30 years. I was not at the competition this weekend, but one of the schools I teach for was. I came on this website to see the reviews of the competition, and what is the most shocking is Dan\'s response to the negative critics. There is a way to respond to negativity without bashing the writer (whether they put their name or not.)I am the first to tell my students if you don\'t like what you received, work harder. Unfortunately they will now pull up Dan\'s response to the negative feedback as proof that it was a terrible experience. I remember when Dan was with Starbound and I always enjoyed bringing my students there. I hope this quick note is helpful. Maureen Dicker

I have known Mr Dan since before Dancers Inc- when he worked for another competition. His warmth and genuine concern for the well being of young dancers is what brought me to Dancers Inc way back when. I have a very small studio- sometimes only bringing 3 or 4 dances and do not attend nationals, BUT we have never been treated with anything but respect and kindness by Dan and all of his staff. We have scored extremely high( winning 1st overalls & receiving scholarships) and also sometime received Golds. But what our dancers and parents remember most about their experiences at DI is that Mr Dan remembers their names, that he takes the time to take silly pictures with them & their burlesque fans,that he loves riccotta cookies &that when he found out we had a few first time duets he made a point of telling them to just go out and have fun because that is what is important. And yes, there have been a few times that I felt we could have scored higher- also have seen some dances from other studios I thought maybe deserved higher- but it is the nature of the beast- not FAVORITISM. We teach our dancers to do their personal best each time they dance but that the most important thing is that they show their passion for dance. I tell them that judging is subjective- not objective and 2 judges can have the complete opposite opinion about the same dance. This happens at all competitions. The other wonderful thing about DI is that they dont keep us there until ridiculous hrs like many others. My students also love the conventions. Mr Dan, Travis, Coleman- you can\'t please everyone- don\'t fret over the negatives. It is probably best these studio dont come back, because if they have chips on their shoulder towards DI -then they probably treated their follow competitors poorly backstage as well(just an assumption)- and those of us who teach the value of hard work , passion and respect and the importance of being a good loser as well as winner-dont really want to be around them anyway

I really cant rate this competition as we have not attended yet a Dancers Inc Competition... I see that there are many great reviews but I also see that there are many unfavorable ones. I can truely understand why someone would not want to put their name of their reviews. I cant beleieve what was written by the director of this competiton and His Cooments loving the insults being thrown by other parents at anyone who does write something nice. As a parent, I have already contacted my studio director letting her know I do not think we should attend this competition. If she does dicide to go to Dancers Inc, my 2 daughters will not be attending this competition. that is a choice she will have to make. Word of mouth can grow a buisness or destroy it. I wish you take some of these comments that Parents, teacher, and studio owners have made and not think as you put it sore losers..... maybe they are seeing something you and your team are not.

Wow I am appalled by all if this negative feedback! Dancers Inc is a wonderful loving, friendly and fair competition. I am the owner/director of a dance studio and I have never experienced any bit of negatively or unfairness while attending regionals. I have also however never attended nationals and was never penalized or treated differently because of it. The judges have much more credibility then most other competitions we have attended. I have to disagree with the negative comments about Mr. Dan WHATTTTT???? I\'m sorry but are we thinking of the same man who genuinely greets and chats with everybody??? That is just absurd! He chats with kids backstage and gets them hyped along with trying to be the most personal person to everybody which is probably why he was jokingly skipping down a hallway.. It severely disgusts me that someone would try to ruin the reputation of such a wonderful company. Dance competition is a learning experience WE don\'t always win! I\'m pretty sure if you were part of one of the studios who did In fact walk home top overall winners you wouldn\'t have a negative comment to make. As far as talking of another studios routine that is just as bad as all if your false allegations of the dance competition!! How dare anybody be the judge of another studio. Obviously different day different judges could of been a different outcome. Losing makes kids work harder when they compete against a technically better studio. I teach my kids that they must strive to be their very best but there is nobody perfect and absolutely someone better somewhere. If you didn\'t do well and are just feeling bitter MOVE ON.. But please remember what an impact and role model you are to your students/children not a good look. Try and teach good sportsmanship and teach them to appreciate talent and not to hate on the people who do better then them or to badger the judges because you didn\'t like the outcome. Keep your negative false accusations to yourself or at least fess up.

This was my 10th year with DI; 5 of them as a Studio Director;As an old teacher but new director they were very kind and guiding - even helping me pick other comps and associations to affiliate my studio with -- DI is an HONEST, FAIR competition that not only cares about every kid that crosses the stage but sets an example for them with an honest representation of what it means to work in the industry;My mother would say its the UNSEEN devil you should fear -- if you SEE the staff mingling and conversing and \"playing\" with studios and dancers - then its not a secret is it?? My studio has come in first some seasons and gotten silver others ... and we deserved it each time -- DI judges hard bc they dont want any child to go out in the dance world with less than adequate training... its not snobbery...I use all critiques as teaching tools - I teach my kids to learn even from negatiave comments - I have one complaint with DI and its not with the comp -- I want their videos and photos availabe online for Directors POST comp since I dont have the time to sit and shop AT the event . LOVE DI bringing my brand new teams ASAP so they can get the benefits - THE END!

We have attended this competition for many years and have always found it to be fair, on time and extremely attentive to the needs of the Dancers and Studio owners. I would recommend it to anyone.

I have 3 girls who all dance and each perfoms on different levels. One who has specials needs and just wants to perform like her sisters! Dancers inc made that happen! That day all of us will never forget and thank you from the bottom of our hearts. As for scoring, I always found to be fair. At times my kid or kids placed and at times they didn\'t and each and every time they knew how they did. All this does is make my kids work and look forward to seeing their score sheets for advice. As for the staff being friendly, we enjoy the interaction as do the kids. Heck most of our kids from our \"small\" studio looks forward to corrections and getting a chance to meet with the judges or staff at convention. It\'s all a learning experience and DI is my kids favorite competition. Every time my kids come back learning something new, made new friends etc. We look forward to many more years with DI!

Wow... I\'ve had the privelage of seeing Dan and e DI staff in action in many cities over many years and not only are they the most amazing group of people, but one with incredible integrity. A beauty queen who loses sometimes thinks she was robbed. Meanwhile the audience thinks who\'s that buck-toothed hag coming to this competition is a Sears Sunday dress and flats? Just like a studio thinks their dancers are the most amazing dancers they\'ve ever seen... Maybe the best in their studio, but there are many studios. I\'ve seen literally over 1,000 results handed out at DI comps and NEVER felt one was out of place. They genuinely care about the dancers, work tirelessly to provide a safe, clean, fair competition. They\'ll even tell the delusional beauty queen what she needs to do to win. The beauty queen can either look in the mirror and do the work, or come to this website and bash one of the best comps in the business. There should be a rule against sore losers posting to this site immediately after they receive scores they don\'t like. If you don\'t want to be judged, maybe stick to parades and stay out of competitions. If a panel of judges says you have a lot of work to do. Maybe that means you\'re not as awesome as you think you are.

Reading the responses to the comments explains how poorly run this competition is. As an owner reading the negative comments you should try to regain their business not take offense and tell them they were not up to the standards of your competition. You are a middle range competition. No Hall of Fame or KAR don\'t act like you are above anyone who attends your events. If you don\'t want recreational dancers get rid of your future star and rising star categories because that is what they are for lower ability dancers. How can you talk about motivation when you are putting dancers down by saying that they aren\'t good enough for you. We have attended much larger and more talented competitions and have never experienced anything like this. I am by no means unhappy with my students receiving the awards they received I am beyond unhappy with the professionalism and the complete disregard for dance studios that don\'t attend your Nationals. You ask for teachers and directors to seek you out and talk to you, but we are your customers. YOU should seek us out and introduce yourself as the director and welcome us. They shouldn\'t have to chase you down. I have never been to a competition that the director sat at the judges table for the majority of the day. With score sheets getting changed without judges signatures, the ones that pass through the hands of you/your other directors before reaching the tabulator, seems extremely suspicious. The previous comment expressed the overly friendly relationships, studio codes being announced, lack of judges attention, and studio directors talking to judges at the judges table in between dances so I won\'t go into it. The awards though, what competition gives a general plaque with no description just \"group winner\". Paying $35 a dancer per group you\'d think you could give an award with the actual title gold, high gold ect. Your giving participation awards. Needless to say this is a poorly run competition and would never recommend anyone.

I was also at this competition and I sat behind the judges and saw for myself that they were not paying attention to all of the dancers with the same level of attention on stage. They were talking about a particular dancer they had just watched from one of the preferred schools who was absolutely an excellent dancer while my daughter was dancing, they WERE NOT watching her dance.I saw and heard it for myself. Announcing studio codes before each dance undermines the objectivity of the judges, we have been going to competitions for 14 years and I have never seen this done, it creates a \"Halo Effect\". The studio you dance for should be irrelevant and not part of the judging process. It seems to me based on what I observed, that the judges level and intensity of observation was driven by the announced studio code. It was clear and obvious, one example was a dance in one of the small group categories. It won 1st place while unsuccessfully bouncing basketballs on stage, I thought it was a recreational dance, or a joke. You can say these comments are sour grapes to explain these questionable practices, but I know what I saw. We went to your competition in good faith, we have many strong dancers with long and significant track records of success, this has nothing to do with how well we did or didn\'t do. All we expected was a level playing field and a true professional and objective judging process which I am sorry we didn\'t get. Interesting comment above the tone and wording looks very familiar, the fact is I never said anything about the results of the judging, in my opinion, there wasn\'t any. I am sure you have many AMAZING!!!! testimonials, this was my honest and personal experience, even if I am just a old hag in my Sears sunday best dress. This site is here for a reason, people can take the information and decide for themselves what to believe, sore loser, concerned parent, or vengeful competition director.

This was the first and LAST time I will be attending Dancers Inc. I have never been to a competition run as unprofessionally as Dancers Inc. The amount of favoritism showed by the Dancers Inc. staff left me speechless. They did not even try to hide the fact that they only cared about certain studios in attendance. Studio codes being announced before each dance entered the stage in my personal opinion allowing judges to know which dances to watch and score well depending on your studio. I say this only because if you were not from a certain studio the judges were talking to each other, turning around looking in the audience, fixing their hair and not even paying attention to the dancers on stage. They have their titleholders working at the competition and performing before awards, which wouldn’t be such a huge deal, but when the titleholder is actually there with their studio and competing it is just not right! There was studio directors of the favored studios hanging out up near the judges table? Owners of the competition were walking hand and hand with top scoring soloist winners. At awards the directors of the competition were calling girls from certain studios by name and telling personal stories about how well they know each other. I also had a huge problem with the awards given out… no trophies just plaques that did not even tell you what award or placement you received they just said group winner. Dancers Inc is one of the most expensive competitions we have entered our students in and they cannot even write on their plaques what you are actually winning?! Lastly my absolute favorite, as we went through the score sheets after the competition there were multiple times where we had scores scribbled out with new ones written underneath it. Dancers Inc. has left our students upset and down on themselves and myself speechless and mortified at how they can run a business in such a way.

This was possibly the WORST competition I\'ve ever attended. I don\'t even know where to start. Dancers Inc. didn\'t even attempt to hide the favoritism this weekend. The judges did not even watch our dances. I clearly saw them looking around at the audience and down at their tables pretty much the entire performance. I then saw one of the directors of the competition walking down the hallway hand in hand with top scoring senior soloist. Some of our soloists went from consistently winning platinums to winning high silvers and golds. HUGE waste of time and money. Safe to say this was the first AND LAST time ever attending dancers inc.

My daughters small dance school in Hillsborough has been attending Dancers Inc for a number of years. Our school takes 10-12 dances in total and our dances range in size from 3 dancers to 12 dancers this year. We LOVE Dancers Inc. Dan and his staff are the best!!!. The whole competition is great and always stays on schedule if not ahead of schedule!!! It is professional and very fairly scored. You leave the competition feeling good and the dancers most importantly leave feeling good about themselves!!!

I\'m sure we will NOT be attending this competition again. I felt the judging and scoring was inconsistent, tap especially. 2 of our girls go to NYC to the Rockettes summer intensive and they got gold??? I agree that larger studios, that brought lots of numbers and $$$, seem to do very well. It was also apparent that there were personal relationships with many of the students from the larger studios. Our kids took note of this, as well. It is all a learning experience. Even if you want to \"thank\" the larger studios, you shouldn\'t be offensive with the scoring of \"other\" studios. And, no, we aren\'t a \"recreational\" team as you would suggest.

My wife and I love Dancer\'s Inc. The staff is terrific (special shout outs to Kim, Travis and Roy) and we LOVE Dan. I must say that our daughter attends numerous competitions throughout the year, but as a parent, we prefer going to the Dancer\'s Inc competitions. Looking forward to Nationals at Foxwoods in July *we are making a family vacation out of it!

We have not attended this competition in years and with good reason. We are a small studio. On average, our competition fees are $2200-$2500 per competition. We have been competing for 9 years and have done well both regionally and nationally at other competitions. The last time we attended this competition, it was our last competition of the season and we actually received a few silvers and high silvers with pieces that had received High Golds and Platinums prior, as well as placing overall. You can tell by Dan\'s remarks to everyone else that stated this below that he will come back with \"Well, your studio is more recreational, I hope you find another competition that is more recreational like your studio because clearly, you are not at our level.\" Really!!! Don\'t attend this competition unless you are sending a BIG check. If my pieces scored low at every competition, I would say so.

Hi there! So I used to go to Dance America and had a good experience there, but in 2010 we started to come to Dancers Inc. and the experience was extraordinary! I have now been to four competitions and everybody is always so friendly. I come from a small studio where we only do one competition a year and do not bring many routines, usually only 2 or 3! Even when we are a small team we usually score well, proving that the judges judge routines on QUALITY not the size of the company. I really don\'t understand where these one stars are coming from and it is kind of saddening. Everybody is always super friendly at the competition, and Mr. Dan interacts with ALL the dancers as long as you are friendly to him!(He even wore my tutu on his head once because he liked all the sparkles!) The competition is also well run and on time if not early. I go to the Portland Regionals and the New England Nationals and it is always a good experience. I love coming to this competition and look forward to the next year as soon as the one I am at is over! I love Dancers Inc. and thank you to the amazing people who run it!

One of our favorite competitions and conventions! We have attended 3-4 years now and rarely are disappointed. Dan, Kim, Keith are just tremendous. There are so many positives to this competition. Limiting the entries, great judges and critiques, rewards of scholarships, etc. Our dancers LOVE the convention and I love the teacher\'s lunch. A great opportunity to reflect. Our one disappointment is the venue for the convention which I know everyone has been working on at the Dancer\'s Inc end. There isn\'t a ton of great spaces in our city so it is a challenge. We will continue to attend!

We LOVE Dancers Inc!!! The staff was amazing. Everyone we spoke to or needed our questions asked, they were so positive and helped us. The competition ran very smoothly both for regionals and Nationals. We can\'t wait to bring our numbers to the 2014 season!!!

Very well ran. Love this competition!

Just ok.