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  • 4.2 - Average Ratings
  • 154 Total Reviews
    Parent : 70.13 %
    Dancer : 7.79 %
    Studio Owner : 14.29 %
    Teacher : 7.79 %

  • 5446 Satsuma Avenue
  • North Hollywood ,CA
  • 818-432-4395
  • info@breakthefloor.com

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JUMP DANCE CONVENTION

Apr 19 2021

My daughter dances at a smaller studio and we really enjoy going to Jump each year. Like many previous posts, in the Pre-COVID era, the rooms could get super crowded making it hard for the dancers to see the stage at times. However, post-COVID, they had the squares on the ground which helped with spacing. I hope they keep the squares on the ground when things get back to "normal". The faculty are great. They give out a nice range and number of scholarships (ie. auditions and class). The competition is one of the tougher ones we go to as there are amazing dance teams in our area and they do not distinguish between different dance levels (ie intermediate vs. competitive). However, the judging system they use is amazing and they give great feedback. I love the "homework" videos they provide based on areas your dancer needs to work on. Brilliant. Like many of the large dance convention groups, it does feel like there is favoritism/bias towards certain studios that the judges choreograph for which is a shame. Awards for the competition are basically overalls (not broken out by dance style) and a few judges awards. Overall, we really love attending Jump.

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Judging : 4
Staff : 5
Awards : 4
Communication : 5
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Apr 19 2021

Mar 27 2019

We attended Jump in Chicago this season. We could not have been happier. Teachers were great, competition run well and all in all a great experience. Mike minery is a great asset as director. Tap is sometimes overlooked at competitions but I feel that we got a great panel and knowledgeable in all styles including tap. Thank you!

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Judging : 5
Staff : 5
Awards : 5
Communication : 4
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Mar 27 2019

Jan 20 2019

Great event in Chicago this year. Everything has been top notch!

Venue : 5
Judging : 5
Staff : 5
Awards : 5
Communication : 5
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Sep 21 2018

The level of talent at Jump is what all dancers should aspire to. My daughter enjoys the faculty and classes and looks forward to returning each year.

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Judging : 5
Staff : 5
Awards : 5
Communication : 5
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Sep 21 2018

Have been going to Jump for many years and it is one of our favorites. The judging is tough but fair. Awards are fast. Break the Floor always runs a great comp/convention.

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Sep 21 2018

We love Jump!! We normally attend the tour in Kansas City, because it's fairly close, the venue is convenient and we just love everything about it. The competition is well run with great judging and the class faculty is phenominal! Being a part of the Break the Floor is also a large part of why we love them. We normally attend the Dance Awards in Vegas, so the opportunities given during regionals is a bonus with all the scholarships they offer. Looking forward to this year!!

Venue : 5
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Staff : 5
Awards : 5
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Aug 10 2017

JUMP is an amazing competition and convention! They are so professional and the competition runs smoothly and they always stay on time. The convention is extremely challenging and is a perfect way to progress with amazing teachers who have connections around the world. This competition/convention is a great way to be put out in the world and it's a great opportunity to become a great dancer! Go to JUMP whenever you get the opportunity!

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Awards : 5
Communication : 5
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Aug 10 2017

My daughter had an amazing time at Jump this past year. The faculty was wonderful, class size wasn't too big, and she felt challenged the entire weekend. We will definitely return to Jump this coming season.

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Staff : 5
Awards : 4
Communication : 3
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Apr 15 2017

Liked the convention the venue is pretty run down. Jump comes to Michigan every year and has the event in Dearborn at the same facility. This hotel has gone through three owners over the past few years and that area is no longer a great area to be in. A suggestion for next year is to move either downtown Detroit at one of the larger hotels/casinos or out into the suburbs troy has a nice convention area at the Marriott. The teachers were good several did not show due to flights I believe the convention rooms are old and outdated and the walls are so thin that the music just blares into the other rooms it sounds like it's in your room. The hotel is dirty and several of the hotel rooms did not have heat. To get food at the hotel was a nightmare so we had to order in which was an even worse nightmare. The convention itself was good but one of our dancers won a scholarship and it was his first convention and his name was left off the list. I checked when we got home just because we just went to another convention and the same thing happened. Again it would be nice if he could of been called there to feel the excitement. Mia Michaels was suppose to be there and then she wasn't which was disappointing to the kids. Also the merchandise store had very limited items.

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Apr 03 2017

We had a wonderful time at this one. Convention was a blast (Nick was AMAZING with the kids) had a great time at the competition (although we didn't do great, judging was fair). Would do this again year after year

Venue : 5
Judging : 5
Staff : 5
Awards : 4
Communication : 4
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Apr 03 2017

Jump, as always, was professional and well organized. Faculty was great with Mike Minery being a huge hit for the weekend. He is an inspiring tap master! The competition portion was well run and the judging seemed consistent and reasonable. We will be back!

Venue : 4
Judging : 5
Staff : 5
Awards : 5
Communication : 5
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Feb 24 2017

We have been to this convention for the last 5 years. This is the first year I have been very disappointed. Teachers are talented but it has become extremely overcrowded. Dancers could not see the instructor nor dance full out. I don't feel my daughter got the most out of her classes therefore I didn't get what I paid for. I also observed that some kids already knew the choreography being taught. It also appeared that some kids were well know by the instructors as well. These kids are awesome dancers but this seems an unfair advantage when it comes to auditions and scholarships. Also a dancer from our studio was awarded a scholarship and she WASN'T EVEN THERE this year. This proved to my daughter that it doesn't matter how hard you work, its who you know. How very disappointed I am and we will not be attending this convention, or any break the floor convention, from now on. I can find other intensives to invest my money in and my daughter to invest her time and hard work.

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Dec 02 2016

I\'ve been going to dance conventions for 4 years now with my daughters to Break The Floor Productions and have never put a review on my honest opinion. Just went to Las Vegas Jump Convention and every year it\'s been all the same. Great teachers that offer a fun opportunity for kids to compete with top talent around the country and the friends my kids build relationships with and parents is amazing. Now for the bad part, the judging when it comes to solos or groups are extremely political. Yes, there needs to be some talent involved in placing 1st through 3rd but witnessing in San Diego and Las Vegas with Ava Brooks winning 1st place as a Junior with a Tap Solo is a huge insult beating kids some that are so much better like Bella Clausen, Sophie Santella, Hailey Meyers, etc... I\'m sorry but I don\'t know how a Tap Dancer like Ava Brooks who is not strong in other genres. I\'ve been following dance for a while now and have been to tons of dance conventions and competitions and just because she was featured on SYTYCD Auditions and apparently a friend of Danny Wallace, doesn\'t mean she should get 1st place. I\'m sure Ava is a nice kid but c\'mon!!! I\'ve sat in quite a few conventions and workshops and Ava Brooks never gets called out unless it\'s for Tap. So disappointing and I\'m going to predict that based on Ava winning 1st place in 24seven in San Diego and Jump Las Vegas, she is going to be 1st Runner Up or Win Best Dancer in the Junior Division for Dance Awards Nationals in Vegas or Orlando which is a JOKE. Lastly, Alexis Park is a horrible place to hold this event. Go to The South Point or the M Resort.

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Nov 20 2016

jump gets the kids jumping!!!!

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Oct 26 2016

Misha Gabriel (hip hop) and Mike Minery (tap) made the whole weekend and bring Jump\'s grade up. - They pushed Mia Michaels in local advertising and targeted ads but of course she didn\'t come. - Combined two older groups so about 300 kids in one room. Our kids were continuously being kicked by other dancers. - Split two younger groups but brought together for tap on a floor the size of a postage stamp - I know it\'s typical to have to dance on carpet at conventions, but I still resent them for it. - This is the most expensive solo entry I have ever paid for and absolutely no feedback other than one judge scribbling to run back and forth to improve stamina. - No video judge or live streaming as promoted on their website. - Staff and instructors were quite friendly, except for the prince charming who ran the show. Came into a classroom during lunch and screamed at us \"I told you to get out!!!\" Uhm.... when? He was so rude to people coming in and out of the competition. They would stand in the door until the dancer finished and he was in hysterics. To his credit, he called out awards in record speed. So fast you couldn\'t make out any of them though. - So many things promoted on their website didn\'t happen like \"parent\'s hip hop class\" (for a dancer scholarship). No \"Online Critiques\"

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Judging : 3
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Jun 14 2016

Love Jump! Teachers are amazing! Wish the rooms were less crowded.

Venue : 5
Judging : 5
Staff : 4
Awards : 0
Communication : 5
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May 08 2016

After attending Dancerpalooza - and loving it - we were excited to try Jump. However, the weekend was disappointing. The event was WAY over sold. The mini solos had to perform at 7 am on Friday morning. And the regular judges weren\'t even there so one of the demonstrators was judging! The classes were packed in like sardines, no room to move, very hard to see and the music was ear splitting - I think the kids lost some hearing this weekend! The teachers were great, as expected, but it seems very greedy to oversell the event so kids have to compete at an ungodly hour on a school day - and have classes that are so packed they can\'t even dance. I feel ripped off.Ho, also, Gil needs to learn how to use a microphone - we couldn\'t understand a word he said at awards!

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Awards : 3
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May 01 2016

Rooms far too crowded, didn\'t have to to dance even once split into groups. Hard but fair judging.

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Judging : 5
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Awards : 5
Communication : 5
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Apr 26 2016

We have gone to Jump for the last four years and loved it, but this year we went to a different city (my daughter had an injury at the time of our usual city). I was so disappointed. The convention decided that it was ok to cut two classes out of my daughter\'s age group in order to accept more competition pieces. We paid the same price as every other city, but got two entire classes less. We attend many different conventions every year so that my daughter can experience different teacher and styles in top of her weekly studio training. By putting an emphasis on the competition and not the classes this convention is turning into another greed filled, all about winning venue with kids who can only regurgitate choreography and not have their own artistry. On the positive side, the teachers (Teddy, Ricky, Nick) are WONDERFFUL and truly know dance and what it is to be a dancer. Teddy pushed the kids to their limits and made them stretch just a little further. I just wish the convention owner/administration cared as much about the development of these young dancers as the teachers.

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Staff : 5
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Communication : 3
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Apr 23 2016

We participated the event in Jan. All positive to us. Critiques online viewing is great and helpful. Fun convention and my girl like it. Supergirl/ man theme is just adorable.

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Apr 09 2016

Ridiculously fun and amazing faculty.

Venue : 5
Judging : 5
Staff : 4
Awards : 4
Communication : 4
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