Turtleboy Investigates

Revive Dance Xchange Part 5: Questionable Credentials, “Work Study” Instructors, Possible Tax Evasion, Presenting As A Non-Profit

Follow @TurtleboyNews on Twitter by clicking here.

Follow Turtleboy on Instagram by clicking here.

Follow and like the Turtleboy Sports Forever, and Clarence Woods Emerson to keep up with the hilarious turtle rider commentary.

Want to advertise with Turtleboy? Email us at Turtleboysports@gmail.com for more information.

If you like free speech and want to support what we’re doing, feel free to donate to the Turtle fund:




 

 

 

 

 

Hey fam – if you’d like to support Turtleboy and what we do here, feel free to hit the donate button at the top. We basically have to run this site like a Bernie Sanders campaign now since we’ve been blacklisted by Google and Facebook, due to the fact that rabid SJWs keep reporting our posts. Getting blacklisted by Google is a death sentence for most websites, since it’s much harder to monetize. And we all know the damage Facebook has done. We’re never going to stop fighting for free speech, but in the meantime the best way for turtle riders to fight back is to donate to the cause. Without you people none of this is possible. We love you all.

 

   and part 4.

Let’s jump right into some new allegations parents have made against Candy Dennis’ Revive Dance Xchange in Beverly…..

Handicapped Parking

Candy parks in the handicapped spot at RDX because she claims to be handicapped. They’re not sure if this is related to her “disease,” but parents have told us that they have come to RDX with actual handicapped people, only to find the spot taken by the seemingly able-bodied owner who also performs in the recitals.

 

Questionable credentials for Candy

Candy’s credentials can be found on the RDX website here.

She claims she received 2 bachelor degrees from Dean College just a couple years after she graduated high school. She opened RDX in 2003, and while doing so was allegedly working on her second bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Salem State.

I had no idea you could get two separate bachelor’s degrees from two different colleges in two years.

She also claims to have auditioned for and been a part of Alvin Ailey’s dance company which there seems to be no record of. Just to be clear, although more white people are dancing for this historically black dancing group, she does not have the build to be an Alvin Ailey dancer.

She says she toured with Sisqo, and claims to have been the #2 ranked ballroom dancer in the world at one point. She also cancelled a class once because she claims she was working with Dancing With The Stars in Boston:

Many parents thought this was suspicious because if you really toured with Sisqo, DWTS, and Alvin Ailey, AND you owned a dance studio, wouldn’t you have a picture up somewhere of that in your dance studio? This is exactly the kind of stuff you would want to show off to your customers so they know they’re being taught by a professional. It’s like opening a basketball league, claiming to have played with Michael Jordan, and then not having any pictures of it.

One parent sent us this in an email as well:

Candy claims to have trained/taught girls and gotten them on to the Patriots cheerleading squad. A young woman called the studio this past season saying that she was trying out for the Patriots and needed someone to train her in dance and in acrobatics. Candy told her that she has gotten other girls on to the Patriots cheerleading squad with her help. This young woman is currently a student of Candy’s trying to go through the audition process

If Candy would like to comment on any of this we would love to hear her version of the story. As always, our inbox is open.

In her bio it says she’s Rythym Works certified, but yet is not listed on their list of certified instructors. She claims to have a Certification Masters in Dance from Chicago National Association of Dance Master but that’s not a thing they offer.

 

Massage Therapy

She has a whole page on her website that she advertises massage therapy, specifically dedicated to advanced therapeutic deep tissue massage therapy so she does advertise this service.

According to MGL a business cannot do massage therapy without a license:

She claims in her bio that she got her rolfing certification from The U.S. Career Institute in Colorado, but we looked and it appears as if they don’t offer rolfing certification. And when would she have attended school in Colorado if she started the studio a couple years after she graduated from high school?

 

Questionable credentials for instructors

Her teachers are not certified yet are advertised as master level instructors. Mostly they are just students she asks to teach. Here’s what one instructor tells us:

I was never professionally certified. My only thing that would put me in any type of certification would be the fact that I have been assisting teaching dance since when I was 12 years old in various studios from moving around. None of her teachers are certified. With the exception of maybe one dance teacher who came back this past year.

Frequently clients we spoke with are told they are going to get one teacher but they end up getting another. Others told us that they booked a class with Candy as the instructor, but that she left 20 minutes into an hour long session that ended up only lasting 45 minutes. Others told us about how kids were thrown in with the wrong age group after being promised that would not happen:

She also claims that some of her instructors are not only capable of teaching dance, they also do acting and voice lessons, and are the “best on the North Shore”:

Oh, and since the instructors she has on staff are also clients, she set up a “work study” program. Basically the instructors got “paid” an hourly rate, which Candy discounts from the money they owe for classes. Every “employee” we spoke with ended up owing her money instead of vice versa. As a result there is no cash exchange, she wouldn’t have to pay to process payroll, and doesn’t have to pay social security taxes, unemployment insurance or workers’ compensation. Which brings us to our next topic…..

Potential Tax Fraud

Every singe parent we spoke with wrote their tuition checks to Candy personally, as opposed to the business. Here’s what a former employee who dealt with money told us:

“She does this every year at the end of the dance season (which is June). In fact she would get angry at me if I accepted checks during that time that were made out to the business and not to her. She claimed it was because she had to close out her books after the season ended.”

Any business that is asking for checks to be made out to a person instead of their registered business is likely hiding something. It’s the easiest way for a business to avoid paying taxes. Obviously we cannot see her personal or business income tax returns, but if she’s not dropping these checks in her business account then she doesn’t have to pay taxes on that income.

Additionally, by encouraging her “employees” to do a “work study,” they are not paying taxes either. Which is why she doesn’t W-9 them.

Presenting the business as a non-profit

Here’s what a parent tells us about donations to RDX:

One more thing…people donate used dance shoes or dance attire and she resells them. Claims that the proceeds from those sales go in to her scholarship fund. I’m here to tell you…she never separated those proceeds out. I would CONSTANTLY write notes telling her how much was sold and she would toss the note in the trash in front of me and tell me to just put the $ in the cash box. She never separated that $ out. Ever!! There was never ANY record of those sales from that supposed scholarship donation bin. People were donating their used items and she was selling then for her own profit.

She also solicited and accepted donations for the building of her new studio but yet is a for profit organization. Because the wording that she uses with the “scholarship” funds, clearly is designed to make it seem like it’s for a charity or non-profit.

When the studio moved locations last year, she reached out to clients for donations. Plaques were put up with their names on them and we’re displayed in the studios. She is now taking them down and told them “I’m partnering with someone who doesn’t want them up.” The people that donated what equates to thousands of dollars are not pleased.

Another parent told us this:

She holds shopping type fundraisers (pasta or whatever) but it’s never clear what these are supporting. Can you hold fundraisers for general operations? At other studios these fundraisers benefit competition dancers or costume expenses. Candy gives out fundraising packets each year. At other dance studios the fundraising supports dancers going to out of state competitions. The only thing these fundraisers benefit is the studio (or Candy) itself.

All of this is troubling information. As usual, we would encourage Candy Dennis to reach out to us if any of these allegations are unfounded. We do our due diligence and interview all parties involved when we do a story, so we’d love to hear from Candy. However, she has not only blocked us and has not returned our emails, she also appears to have deactivated her Facebook page in the last 30 minutes too.

We only have two parts left. Part 6 will cover shady fees, and some very troubling erratic, vindictive, and unprofessional behavior. Part 7 will be her side of the story and a recap of everything we’ve investigated.

14 Comment(s)
  • Bobby Digital
    July 25, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    Did you really just compare Michael Jordan to someone who produced a song called “The Thong Song?”

  • Rockets Redglare
    July 25, 2018 at 7:57 am

    Do her massages cum with ” happy endings “….

  • Captain Trips
    Captain Trips
    July 25, 2018 at 12:27 am

    Say goodbye to your ‘lavish vacations’ honeypie

  • Magic Poop Cannon
    July 24, 2018 at 11:27 pm

    Yay! more of Cand-ass Denn-ass. YAWN

  • stormy Daniels
    July 24, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    Gloucester girl

  • Neponsot
    July 24, 2018 at 5:41 pm

    Back in the early 70’s, once in a while, we used to rolf off the Long Island bridge, after downing a six pack of Schlitz too fast. In those days there was no guard and BPD never drove out there. If Marty rebuilds the bridge I might try it again for old times sake.

    But seriously folks, IRS would be interested in fundraising by an organization without a tax-exempt ruling, other than a religious organization. The Mass AG also regulates charitable organizations, particularly in fundraising, at least when they’re not too busy suing the President.

  • z
    July 24, 2018 at 5:22 pm

    It’s not a lie if you believe it.

  • Diamond Chastity
    July 24, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    I’m a hot sexy pole dancer with 10 years experience, shoulder Tattoos and two kids. Do I qualify as a Master Dance Educator?

    • y
      July 24, 2018 at 5:01 pm

      how do you embed these videos?
      clearly, i’m a mush-brain

    • z
      July 24, 2018 at 5:27 pm

      More so than Candy.

      I heard for pole dancers the first thing to go is the butt checks. One day you can crack walnuts and then “Poof….”

  • y
    July 24, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    can’t wait to see all the fraudulent credit card charges!!

  • KimberlyS
    KJDS
    July 24, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    I haven’t read your whole post yet (and I think this woman is definitely shady) – but you are wrong about Chicago National Association of Dance Master. They DO offer Certifications – from their website:

    Certification
    Graduate & Master Certification
    Being a dance educator goes beyond teaching a time step or running a class through barre exercises. Technique is the foundation of all you teach, but your business is built upon so much more.

    An important mission of CNADM is the encouragement of our current members to continue their own education through the CNADM Certification Program, where participants earn credit hours for attending CNADM workshop programs.

    By achieving Certified Dance Educator (CDE) and then Master Dance Educator (MDE) status, you are showing students and their parents, your peers, and—perhaps more importantly—yourself, that your knowledge and competence as a dance educator has been measured and qualified.

    An individual may begin working toward certification prior to becoming a member, but only CNADM members can become certified.

    • Application for Certification – Certified Dance Educator
    • Application for Certification – Master Dance Educator

    • KimberlyS
      KJDS
      July 24, 2018 at 3:39 pm

      The dance program at Dean College offers Master Classes (these are classes free for enrolled students with prominent company members/choreographers), and Alvin Ailey is listed. Perhaps this is where she got the misconception that she toured with his company . . .

Comment on this Post

*

RELATED POSTS
Who Are Worcester’s Top 5 DUI (OUI) Attorney’s?
Best Show Of All Time: True Detective, House Of Cards, The Wire, Sopranos, Or Breaking Bad?
I Figured Out What Happens To Tony Soprano In Final Scene But It Still Sucks; Here Are The Top 10 Funniest Scenes In Sopranos History