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DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Academy Dance Center

4300 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus, GA 31909, USA(706) 561-8085www.academydancecenter.comView on Google Maps →
7.7/10 overall scoreGood
4.8

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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★a year ago

We enrolled our 4-year old daughter in an Academy Dance Center dance camp week, since she started to show interest in dance. Today we attended the parent showcase to feature their routines and highlight the activities of the week. We were so impressed with the amount of energ…

2jhan

★★★★★4 years ago

I wrote this review on Facebook and wanted to make sure I shared my wonderful experience on Google about this Dance Center's outstanding Christmas dance production of 'A Christmas Carol.' I came down from Iowa to visit family in Georgia, and to watch my eight-year-old granddau…

Dennis McClennings

★★★★★6 years ago

Our family loves the Academy! After a long search throughout Columbus, I have been thoroughly impressed & with the credentials of the staff. From dance degrees & professional dance company experience, this studio has it going on! I would definitely recommend to anyone!!!

Jenny Davidson

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

7.7/10

Subcategory Rank

of 13 in Dance Studio · Top 25%

#2

Category Rank

of 142 in Things to Do · Top 50%

#56

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 50%

#1118

Online Presence

Good

7.3/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

4/10
Mobile Score
59/100
Desktop Score
64/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

mobile score 59; poor desktop score 64; very slow LCP 6631ms

↗ Upside

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Rank in Dance Studio

#2of 13Top 25%
1
8.1
Alicia Menzie's Dance Company
2
7.7
Academy Dance Center
3
7.6
Columbus School of Music & Dance
4
7.6
Elite Dance Academy
5
7.4
Performance Dance Centre
6
7.4
Prodigy Dance Centre
7
6.8
Clement Arts
8
6.8
Company C, Academy of Dance
Category average: 6.7/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (6.6s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 37 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

+41

Lift mobile performance (59/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Desktop speed needs improvement (64/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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