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Readers' Choice Poll: Vote for the Best Dance Studio in Agoura Hills

Vote for the best place to pirouette in Agoura Hills so we can determine the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.

Did you used to shimmy when you were supposed to twirl? Show the teacher who mended your left-footed ways graditude by nominating his or her business, so that everyone else will know who to thank for your reformed routine.  

Where can you find the best dance studio in Agoura Hills?

Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who dances to vote for the best studio in Agoura Hills.

*Because this is a contest, you’ll need to create a Patch login to vote!

P.S.: Sign up for the Agoura Hills Patch email newsletter to find out when voting ends in August so you can support your favorite businesses in the Readers' Choice contest.

Lee C August 17, 2012 at 03:27 pm
I echo my wife's comments about Agoura Hills Dance and what it means to everyone's grandkids! Parents these days are all so busy that they don't always have time to teach their young children so many things- at AHD they learn so many life's lessons besides just the joy of dance. The staff is professional, caring and dedicated to all their students and their passion shines thru. Agoura Hills Dance gets my vote and if my grandkids had email addresses they would be voting to!!!!!!
Md Bauer August 17, 2012 at 04:56 pm
Agoura Hills Dance has continuously strived to bring diverse dance culture to its students and the Conejo Valley community. Keeping the performing arts afloat in this tough economy is a gruelling challenge, and Betsy Melber works extremely hard to keep all forms of dance alive as much as possible. Every person involved in any art must utilize their passion to perpetuate it - that is what Betsy contributes through her dance studio!!!
Corinne Thomas August 17, 2012 at 05:24 pm
Agours Hills Dance By Far Is the Best In Town !! We have been part of the AHD family for almost 10yrs. My daughter has taken many classes here and always LOVED it ! we have also enjoyed their great summer dance camps !! XoXo
Deborah Dunstan August 17, 2012 at 05:56 pm
Agoura Hills is by far the best!!!
Sally H August 17, 2012 at 07:19 pm
Agoura Hills Dance- fun, love, encouragement, dedication, respect, hardwork, life lessons, competition, performances, recitals, fun, fun, fun, learning, professionalsim, passion- just some of the adjectives that can be applied to Agoura Hills Dance, Betsy Melber and her wonderful staff.
Ali August 17, 2012 at 07:55 pm
Wild Card all the way!!!!
Ross Grayson August 17, 2012 at 09:08 pm
The only way to produce world class students is with world class instruction, year after year. Betsy Melber is resolute in her commitment to providing the best and most talented teachers for her students from truly first rate professionals that teach every day to workshops with the best in the world. Now having come full circle, former students like tap dance sensation Melinda Sullivan return to the studio to teach master classes. There is no doubt that Agoura Hills Dance is as good as it gets...!!!
Anne Francisco August 17, 2012 at 10:27 pm
My girls love dancing at Agoura Hills Dance! They offer every style of dance in addition to workshops taught by professionals and an award winning competition team! AHD offers a dance class for everyone.
Megan McElroy August 17, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Betsy Melber at Agoura Hills Dance is the best. If you are an honest -to -goodness hoofer, this is the only place worth going to. Love her master classes with accomplished dancers who know how to teach.
Steve Zee August 18, 2012 at 12:39 am
Nice comments! Good teachers, nice vibe. Go take a class!
Steve Zee Tap Dancer
Darth Vader August 18, 2012 at 01:30 am
Wild Card Dance Co. So amazing that fictional characters vote for them!
Harry Potter August 18, 2012 at 01:31 am
Agreed!
Mooseknuckle August 18, 2012 at 01:42 am
Wild Card Dance is a jee golly good time and they have the rootin-tootinest dance teaching hoof-stompers in the land. If you don't think Wild Card is the best in the land...I've got some oceanfront property in AZ to sell ya!
Hilti Bosch August 18, 2012 at 02:12 am
I want to point out a few factors that in my view make Wild Card Dance Company a superior dance studio.
1-Heather & Dan have run dance studios in the past, created professional working dancers/successful well rounded adults, and create a fun studio/community/learning environment. They continually train at their art and work the occasional gig where most studios owners simply teach a couple classes, sit behind a desk, and think about what dance was like 30 years ago. 2-Their staff is professional! All of their teachers are current and/or former professional dancers. They do not hire 16-19 year old dancers with little experience to teach for them. They believe their students deserve the best possible dance education, and well experienced teachers are the key to a great education. 3-Innovation! The landscape of dance has changed a lot over the last 10 to 20 years. Trusting your child's dance education to people who are not up to speed on the techniques and styles of today is like trusting your business to a computer from 20 years ago. Every dance studio claims to be the best, have the best teachers, and produce the best students. Have you tried all of the studios in the Agoura HIlls? Do you truly know which studio is the best? Wild Card is entering it's 4th successful year in operation, has grown exponentially since day 1, and is more than doubling its size with a brand new facility Sept, 4th. Doesn't sound like a flash in the pan to me!
Katniss Everdeen August 18, 2012 at 02:29 am
Well put, and by flash in the pan, I'm sure that person mean actual gold and not some wacky business in some random executive suite...
Eddie Doty August 18, 2012 at 02:36 am
Agoura Hills Dance is the best studio in Agoura Hills. The dancers are well rounded, disciplined, and have a true understanding of their technique. They are always an inspiration to watch on stage.
Zombie Jon August 18, 2012 at 02:39 am
I LIKE TURTLES... AND WILD CARD DANCE CO!
Tappy McTapperson August 18, 2012 at 03:11 am
The best all around studio in all of Los Angeles and Ventura County has to be Agoura Hills Dance. There is just nothing better!
GOD August 18, 2012 at 03:31 am
I don't appreciate you spreading lies like that Tappy!
Jake Dvorsky August 18, 2012 at 03:56 am
AGOURA HILLS DANCE! By far the best dance studio in all of Agoura Hills! I have been working with Betsy for the past couple of years and she is the most amazing, nice, talented, and truly caring dance instructors I've ever had the pleasure to work with. Anyone would be CRAZY not to love this studio!
Tappy McTapperson August 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Wow. Who knew He took time out to read comments about dance studios. “The difference between genius and inanity is that genius has its limits.”
Tappy McTapperson August 18, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Interesting reading... it seems that Wild Card studio has Katniss Everdeen, Harry Potter and his holiness as students. Curious... Does Alice take there too when she visits from Wonderland?
Katniss Everdeen August 18, 2012 at 02:09 pm
*Inanity* - : 1) the quality or state of being inane: as vapid or pointless 2) Tappy McTapperson's spellcheck
Batman August 18, 2012 at 02:23 pm
Alice taking class? well that would just be absurd...we cant have both the queen of hearts and Alice, the fighting would never end.
Batman August 18, 2012 at 02:26 pm
And I think you forget Darth Vader and me...we love taking teen tap together, heather is such an amazing tap teacher!
Tappy McTapperson August 18, 2012 at 02:37 pm
Good looking out Kat E. You took time out from your archery to google inanity so you could understand Tappy McT.
Donna August 18, 2012 at 04:24 pm
Interesting dialogue. What I have learned is that many people are fiercely loyal to their dance studio, to them it is the best. Many contributors shared their devotion and gratitude for their particular dance home. For others, they want to battle to prove they are the best and will even go so far as to suggest that they are omnipotent. Only He is everywhere. Rising to the top while standing on the backs of movie characters is cheating - the win is as real as the voters.
Sharon Rolds August 18, 2012 at 05:13 pm
I think that many people just do not want their real names online. What difference does it make if someone uses a pseudonym to vote? A fictitious name does not mean a fictitious vote.
Lindsay August 18, 2012 at 05:24 pm
Thank you fans of Agoura Hills Dance and Retters Academy and some of the Wild Card fans for their heartfelt and honest comments regarding their favorite studio. It's been fun to follow. It's too bad that the imaginary characters had to come in at the end with unpleasant replies to some fans. Hopefully they will be recognized as invalid votes when the votes are tabulated.
Susan Pascal (Editor) August 18, 2012 at 05:29 pm
Because the comments have strayed from the main topic, which is naming your favorite dance studio, I am now closing the comment section. Thanks to all of you who voted and left appropriate comments. Our winners will be announced on Aug. 27.

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