Testimonials

Hi Dan and Lidia, On behalf of Creswell Dance Academy, THANK YOU for another fun filled weekend of dance!!! Good luck with the rest of your season:)
Best, Mary Anne

Dearest Lidia, Dan, Thomas and Erica, Thank you for a wonderful weekend! You guys give so much personal attention. So much attention to detail. I notice everything and I can’t thank you enough for all your effort. I sincerely hope that Erica is feeling better and was able to rest a little. We will be eagerly awaiting the news of the precious baby in June. Please, please let us know. Wishing you all continued success for the rest of the season and always. You’re doing it right! All my love and best wishes.
Debbie Rosenberg

Hi Dan and Lidia, I hope that you are enjoying some well deserved R&R. I am exhausted from the weekend but wanted to reach out and let you know how much my daughter and I enjoyed your competition this past weekend. We have been to many Comps over the past few years and we both really enjoyed the weekend so thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Your comment form did not allow for a space to let you how what we enjoyed most so I wanted to make sure you knew what we appreciated. We loved the venue and the staff at the venue. We really loved the judges and how they provided feedback on stage. My daughter participated in both the Junior dance-off and the improv and she had great experiences with both. Your announcer had great energy and rapport with the kids. Your staff was amazing and very responsive and helpful. Lidia you helped us with some changeroom challenges and I spoke to you at the boutique about how much we enjoyed the care you took with the program/schedule and mixing up the styles of dance to keep everything interesting. Thanks so much for such an enjoyable and inspiring weekend!
Dawn

Hi Star Beat Family We loved both of your competitions. We will most certainly be back again next year. Thank you for everything. Amazing competition! Thanks again!
Holly

Dear Dan, Lidia & Team
I just wanted to take a moment to truly thank you for always hosting a fantastic competition. Our school has been participating in you comp for a number of years and each ear gets better and better.
It’s only natural to compare various comps during ones dance life and I have to say that your competition has to be the best one to attend. Your collaboration as team stands out to us. We admire your entire organization process at Star Beat. Dan & Thomas are so very helpful back stage with props and overall dlow of the agenda. Coming from a school that takes props to a whole other level – that means a lot to have extr hands to move our props in place.
Your family dynamic is amazing and we feel a part of that each year we see you.
Thank you for always being so helpful to our school. Congrats on your 15th year anniversary. Here’s to many great years to come!
With much love & appreciation
Parent, London School of Dance

Hi Lidia, Dan, Erica and Thomas,
This email is a little late, I wanted to thank you all for another wonderful Starbeat weekend. Starbeat, our go to competition! Your family goes above and beyond to make everyone feel so welcome. We truly love being a part of your success!
Regards and best wishes
Debbie | Dance Sensation

Hi Dan & Lidia!
Hey guys, just wanted to say a quick thank you for the awesome weekend. Had a great time at StarBeat. Well organized and well ran. Had a good time on stage and I enjoyed myself out there. The whole staff and people involved in the competition were all friendly and kind! I hope someday near the future to be involved in any way with the competition! I will definitely recommend Starbeat to the many dancers I know!
Awesome job guys:)
Samuel Neves

Hope you were able to get some rest!!! Just wanted to say THANK YOU so much for a fun filled weekend, our students and parents had a great time! It was so good to see you and the whole StarBeat family again and fingers crossed that another Starbeat event fits into our schedule next year! Thanks again and take care 🙂

Good morning,
Thanks again for a wonderful weekend. Our team enjoyed the comp very much. Thank you so much.
Coffey’s Dancn’ Place

Dear Lidia, Dan, Thomas and Erica
Thank you all so much for the most amazing weekend. You guys run the most outstanding competition that is filled with love, compassion talent, the best organization and the most incredible attention to detail there is. We love coming every year and are always so sad when the weekend is over and we have to say goodbye to our StarBeat family. We can’t wait to see you next year again.
Please thank Jamie for her incredible energy and love, she really brings an incredible feeling and enjoyment to the whole weekend.
Once again that for the incredible StarBeat experience. Thrilled to have been a part of it.
Lots of love,
Hayley Nathan

StarBeat Family,
Just want to take this time to thank you again for having Epic Dance Company at your competition for our first one ever! You guys do a fantastic job, keep it up.
Thanks
Sam 🙂

We absolutely loved the experience at Starbeat. You guys are among the very few competitions that are fair, positive and encouraging not only to your clients, but to all the dancers, parents, teachers and staff. We absolutely love the atmosphere of starbeat- continually encouraging dancers to “reach for the stars”. Lol
Thanks again for a fantastic start to our competitive season.
Thanks 🙂
A.J Pure Dance Crew

Good Afternoon Lidia and Dan,
We wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for a great competition weekend. The instructors and I really appreciated your wonderful hospitality.
Kind Regards,
Taylor De Geer MacKenzie | The Dance Element Inc.

Hi Dan & Lidia!
Thank you again for another great weekend. The students and parents love your competition, as do I.
Brenda Dykun.

Hi Dan & Lidia!
Thank you so much for a wonderful weekend as always! Our dancers had an amazing time and already can’t wait to be back with Star Beat next year!

Just wanted to see if I could hold space for us next year as things fill up so fast!
Tina Rath | Pure Rhythm Dance Studio

Good morning Lidia & Dan,
Thank you so much for an incredible weekend. Lidia, Dan, Erica & Thomas are so thoughtful , helpful and organized. You held an on time event the entire weekend!! Such a wonderful atmosphere for our staff, dancers and parents to be around! Congratulations. Good luck with the rest of your season!
See you next year
Nancy Voce – Director

Hi there! We hope you get some recovery time before your next session. We just wanted to say ‘thank you’ for a great comp weekend. While we don’t get a lot of time together ‘cause we’re always ‘on the run’, it was really good to see you and the family again. Your hospitality is greatly appreciated. We wish you well in your up-coming competitions & thank you again for a wonderful weekend.

Beth & Wayne

It was so nice to see you both again this weekend! It’s Miss Kerry with Beth and Wayne “Traditions”family;) As usual your beautifully run, organized comp was incredible and our dancers loved every minute !!!
You always make every single person feel special❤️ cannot thank you both enough! For now sending dance love and thank you again soo much for your kindness and the positive and inspiring weekend you always give our dancers!!!
Sending dance love,
Kerry xo

Dear Dan, Lidia and family,
I just want to thank you for a wonderful comp weekend. The Artistic Edge Dance Company Family was so excited to be a part of your event. Your kindness and care for everyone was so beautiful. You run a lovely competition and we are so grateful to be a part of it. Thank you so much for such a fabulous event!!! We were so happy to be a part of your amazing dance off!
If you have any photos of AEDC that you can share, that would be lovely.
Good luck with the rest of your season!!
Thank you,
Dar | Artistic Edge Dance Company Inc

Hi there
Just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful weekend. Both of you are so lovely as is your family who are there to help you for the entire weekend. It is so nice to see such a close knit family all working hard together.
It was a wonderful, friendly competition to be part off. So great that it ran on time and so efficiently. We were thrilled to have won the Dance Off especially with a routine that had so much meaning for us all.
Thanks for a great weekend. Good luck with the rest of your season. Hope we see you again next year!
Denise xo | Denise Lester School of Dancing

Hi Lidia and Dan,
I just wanted to say thank you for having us this weekend…. the competition was well-run and we had fun. We also love your MC!!
Thanks again,
Sonia Durante – Artistic Director/Owner | Impact Dance Company

Hi Lidia and Dan,
We all had a blast at star beat on the weekend before last, all our families were also raving about it. Thanks for a well organized and wonderful weekend. We have also been listening to our judges comments are very happy to receive positive and encouraging feedback as well as a very well informed corrections.
We will definitely be back next year!
Thanks so much,
Mary Anne, Creswell

Hi Lidia!
It was so great to be at Starbeat again – all of us just love it! Thank you for always hosting such a fun, well organized event 🙂 🙂 🙂
Hope the rest of your season goes off without a hitch!
Take care!
Katy |  Extensions Dance Company 🙂

And again thank you for having us this weekend! My kids and parents had great things to say about the competition.
Hopefully we’ll see you again next year!
Thanks,
Mitch, VanBuskirk

Thank you Lidia, Dan and your wonderful family for hosting another wonderful
weekend!! Our dancers, teachers and dance parents all had an awesome time.
Thanks
Sincerely
Andrea and Ashley Barnes | A.B. Dance

Lidia, Dan, Erica, and Thomas !! Jamie and Willow too!
We cannot thank you enough for such an amazing weekend! Our dancers had so much fun and we were thrilled with all of our results!
Will miss you all – and thanks again!
Christie and Irina! Dancemakerz

Hi Dan & Lidia
Our studio (Burlington Dance Company) attended your event in Hamilton last weekend; thank you so much for an amazing weekend! The whole weekend was flawless and our parents & students had nothing but amazing things to say!
Thank you so much!
Vanessa

Hi Lidia and Dan
Thank you both so much for a wonderful Competition last weekend. We absolutely love your competition and look forward to it again next year.

Thanks again for everything. Jamie is outstanding.
Lots of love
Hayley | Rhythm Dance

Thank you Lidia and Dan for a wonderful weekend at Starbeat. Our dancers and families had an amazing time! We have only received positive feedback and nice emails from the parents. Thank you for your hospitality. Ashley, myself and our teaching staff enjoyed the well run competition and your very organized and friendly staff.
Thanks again and wishing you the best for your upcoming weekends.
See you next year!
Andrea and Ashley. (and Cameron, Caden and Ava) | AB Dance.

From Andrea Barnes
What a great weekend of dance! The energy was electric all weekend long! Seeing new friendships made between dancers from different studios really made my heart smile!
Dance Mom, Spotlight Dance Centre
Thank you so much for a great time. Your professionalism, friendliness and organization is amazing!
CDM Dance & Music

Wow!!! Thank you for an amazing weekend!!! We are still so excited and I cannot tell you how happy our students were!
Thank you thank you!!!! Take care! Christie and Irina!! Dancemakerz.
I just wanted to send a thank you for having me part of your team this past weekend. I really enjoy it and you guys truly run a wonderful business.
Thank you again for a great weekend. We look forward to seeing you every year. Jasmina, Lois Laxton Dance Studio.
Thank you so much for the past two weekends. I had a fabulous experience working with your organization!
Congratulations on another successful season.
Vanessa Zullo

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank both of you for a fabulous competition weekend.
We had a great time and it was a fabulous start to our competitive season.
Thanks so much,
Tracy | Creative Dance Company

Thank you so much Lidia!
Just want to let you know that the kids and parents are still talking about how much they enjoyed Starbeat 🙂
We will most definitely be seeing you again next year!
Thank you for running a fair, organized and fun competition.
Have a wonderful comp season and summer!
Love, Tania the EDC dance family! Xoxo

Hi Lidia, Dan, Thomas and Erica,
Once again I am thanking you for another great Star Beat weekend.
You are all so welcoming and attentive to our studio, it’s a pleasure to be with your family at the competition!
Thank you!
All my love
Debbie

Thanks again for a fantastic weekend
Pdc had a blast. We just love Star Beat so much!!!!
It’ll be our dream goal to get into that dance off one year!Smilelol
I love your family! Congrats on a very organized, smooth running comp!!!!
Pure Dance Crew, A.J. LoPresti

Dear Lidia, Dan, Erica & Thomas,
Thank you all so much for a wonderful event, as well as your kindness and hospitality throughout the weekend. It was a real pleasure working with you and I really appreciate the opportunity. Thank you for being so understanding and accommodating. I truly enjoyed myself and would like to congratulate you on your success at running a fabulous competition.
Thank you again,
Kim Paddle

Hi Lidia and Dan,
Lea here from Creswell Dance Academy. I’m emailing because I just wanted to say thank you so much for this weekend! The staff and the students had such a great time and you and your family are so lovely and professional, thank you!
Kindest regards,
Lea

Dear Lidia and Dan
Thank you so much for that great time, for that unforgettable moments that what we have. For your special care of me and my students. Our first competition going to be first in Star Beat!!!!
Thank you
Marina | R&GDA

Lidia and Dan
I wanted to thank you and your family for welcoming DLM into your home! We had an amazing time this past weekend. Your generosity was greatly appreciated by myself and my students.
My students and i will be seeing you all next year!
Thank you for everything,
Jessica

Thank you Lidia and Dan for a wonderful weekend at Starbeat. Our dancers and families had an amazing time! We have only received positive feedback and nice emails from the parents. Thank you for your hospitality. Ashley, myself and our teaching staff enjoyed the well run competition and your very organized and friendly staff.
Thanks again and wishing you the best for your upcoming weekends.
See you next year!
Andrea and Ashley. (and Cameron, Caden and Ava) | AB Dance.

Hi Lidia,
Our team really loved the competition, we all had a great time.
Thanks again for everything and see you next year!
Donna (Definitely Dance)

Hi Lidia and Dan!
Just wanted to send you both a quick note to say thank you again for such a wonderful weekend! From consistently being ahead of schedule, to feeding us so well, to always making sure we were okay and had everything we needed, you truly went the extra mile and I felt so well taken care of. I was so happy to be a part of the Star Beat family! You really do run such a great competition!
Good luck with the rest of your season, and hopefully we can be in touch for next year.
Grazie mille!
Marisa Falcone

Hey Lidia and Dan,
Thank you so much for hosting us this weekend, our dancers and parents had an excellent time.
Again thank you for such a successful and enjoyable weekend!
See you next year!
Carly, Premiere Dance Cobourg

Hi Lidia,
We had a great time at Star Beat, thank you for having us. We look forward to another competition with you in the future!
Thanks and have a great day.

Hi Dan and Lidia.
Just a quick note to thank you for another great competition. The kids had an amazing time dancing once again this year!
Again I want to thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Any interactions we had with you was positive and professional.
It is evident you care about the kids and the experience you provide.
Thank you.
Chantal | Technique Dance Centre

Hi Lidia, Dan and Erica,
Just wanted to thank you for a great weekend.
As always, the competition was so well organized. You make every effort possible to keep us happy, please know we were happy and will be back next year.
Wishing you all the best for the rest of the season!
Regards,
Debbie Rosenberg, Dance Sensation

Hi Lidia & Dan,
Thank you very much. We had lots of fun and so happy to get to participate in the Dance Off! Thanks for the friendly atmosphere! Kids loved it!
Denise | Danceology

Thank you Lidia & Dan
Your service has been exceptional!
Thanks again for all your help for organizing such a wonderful and fun filled competition weekend.
You guys are simply amazing!!!
Sincerely
Tammy Bellefontaine, Parent

Hi Lidia/Dan
I still stand and say that you have an amazing competition that is super well organized with friendly people who care about the kids and that is GREAT to see. I hope you continue to do this for many years to come and make many kids happy.
Thanks
Monica

Hi Lidia and Dan!
Thanks for an amazing competition!
Thanks again, we had a blast!
Dani

Hi Lidia and Dan,
I thought I would drop you a line to say first of all, thank you! We had a great time while we were at your competition, loved of course, the many overalls and the kids were SOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to even make it to the “dance offs”!!!
Sarah

Hi Lidia and Dan,
We will definitely be returning to one of your events!! Its our favourite one!!
Regards,
Nancy Voce

Hello Lidia & Dan,
I just wanted to send you an email to Thank You for another wonderful weekend! The Dancers had a blast! It was a great way to kick off our Competition Season. Very organized and a positive atmosphere.
Thanks Again,
Mindy | The Dance Station Inc.

Hello Dan and Lidia,
Hope you are having a fabulous summer!
I want to thank you so much for helping make my first competitive season with Revolutions a great one. We had a lot of fun and are excited to come back for 2013!
Thanks again,
Melissa Beeby | Revolutions Dance Studio

Hi Lidia and Dan,
I just wanted to send you a quick thank you for the past 10 years of my dance career. You have truly captured the essence of what a dance competition should be – fun, competitive and rewarding! Star Beat has always been my favourite competition. Whether it be the beautifully decorated special awards, the classic theme song at adjudication, the atmosphere and schedule of the whole weekend, or the incredible judges! Star Beat has always stood out in my eyes as a top dance competition because of the incredible opportunities it provides young dancers with! I have made so many friends over the years at Star Beat that I run into at auditions all the time. I have also been fortunate to travel to New York City because of a scholarship to Steps On Broadway that I won at Star Beat, which actually was one of the turning points in my dance career. I hope to visit you again next year to come watch at Vaughan City Playhouse and support your competition! My kind words will be spread to anyone I know. Just wanted to thank you so much for providing me with such terrific opportunities and making every April of the past ten years something truly magical. I will sincerely miss you two and this competition!
Hope to see you soon!
Yours truly,
Bailey Woodman

Hi Lidia and Dan,
I didn’t get to say goodbye to Dan yesterday.
Just wanted to thank you again for a great competition.
You guys think of everything and all the extra stuff is so appreciated.
Good luck for the rest of the season.
Thanks again.
Debbie Rosenberg

Lidia & Dan
You run a “Class Act” event!
I have been in business 21 years and been to a lot of bad, unorganized and very political events. You are one of the BEST!!
Thank you…Your hard work and love for what you do does not go unrecognized, thanks so much, Nancy
Hi guys we had a great time on the weekend, the kids were riding on a real high the last few days they really loved it. See you soon!
Natalie

Hello again:) thanks again for today! it was a lot of fun to be a part of your competition! Thanks again:)
Julia

Hello Lidia,
I just wanted to say I appreciate all the hard work you put in to making these festivals run so smoothly, and into making absolutely everyone happy. You do a wonderful job and it doesn’t go unnoticed:) I think you’re a pretty fabulous woman (and your husband is pretty darned great too). Just wanted you to know:)
Naomi Costain

Lidia & Dan- thanks again for such a FANTASTIC weekend of dance! My families were so happy with EVERYTHING to do with Starbeat. We will definitely be attending at least one event next year!
Thank you,
Katie Cook – Artistic Director | Katie’s Dance Connection

We LOVED the competition. Lots of positive feedback. Definitely returning!
Christine, KCDC

Hello there!
We were at our first Starbeat Dance Competition this past weekend in Vaughan. Just wanted to say we were very impressed with the competition and had a great time!
Everything seemed to run so smoothly, great judging and awards and the kids had so much fun!
We hope to return next year!
Thanks so much!
Heather Bartley

Thank you for a great competition – Our dancers and parents always enjoy your competition – Hope you had a great season.
Susie Stittle McColl | The Studio