The Gymnastics Center

We just had our son’s birthday party (5 y/​o) on Saturday at TGC. The staff was wonderful and incredibly accommodating to all the children and awesome in the planning process. We loved Sarah and Holly as instructors!
They also cleaned up everything when the event was over!
Definitely would recommend for kid parties!

*ON THE PARTIES* 4 STARS
This is in reference to my daughter’s 6^th birthday party in Feb, 2014. I have to say, all around, it was one of the easiest (and least expensive) to plan parties we’ve had to date, and perhaps one of the most fun for the kids.
The price is extremely reasonable, especially considering the fact that TGC allows you to bring your own food– unlike most bouncy places, for instance, that force you to buy their overpriced frozen pizza and grocery store birthday cake if you want to feed the kids at your party.
We were allowed to decorate the party room any way we wanted, and found the staff very accomodating where clean-​up was concerned (they volunteered to do it all!)
As far as the party activities went, I was surprised to read another review stating that there was no interaction with the instructors. Our group included several smaller toddlers, and I found that the instructors lead the group well and did a good job tailoring the games so that all of the kids were engaged (the activities even enticed my tween niece and nephew to participate). We had the maximum amount of children in our group (I can’t recall the exact number at the moment) and TGC provided two instructors for the party to ensure the proper amount of supervision.
The only real piece of feedback that I can offer is that we would have liked the opportunity to pay for more time. Freeplay time and the games led us right up to the end of our booked slot, which didn’t leave much time to open gifts and have snacks. Fortunately, the group working that day were able to stay over a bit so that we could fit that in.
I would definitely consider having a party here again!
*ON THE CLASSES* 3 STARS
The facility itself is clean and well-​kept, the equipment seems to be good quality and in good repair (infact, I noticed several recent upgrades this past spring). Prices seem to be competitive, and I appreciate the variety of times classes are offered at: it makes it much easier to fit into a busy schedule.
I will caution prospective families that certain times are definitely better for younger kids than others. Weekday, daytime classes are MUCH quieter, which makes it easier for the little ones to focus. The daytime classes also seem to adhere to a curriculum better– the group moves from one area to the next in a purposeful way. During night classes, I have often noticed that since older groups are practicing in the gym, the younger students are shuffled around somewhat sporadically (whenever a group of older kids are ready for an apparatus, the younger gymnasts are pushed out of the area). This means the younger kids sometime miss out on practicing skills on shared equipment like bars and the tumble track, and end up spending more free-​time in less skill-​related areas (the foam pit in the little gym, for instance).
My daughter is 6 and has been a student at TGC for several years now; so we’ve had numerous instructors. Certain instructors are certainly better at interacting with little ones (loved Miss Bernie, Miss Sue and Miss Jen). My child could well be one that another reviewer mentioned as interrupting the class– and I often get frustrated as I watch my child lose focus with little-​to-​no correction or guidance.
I have noticed that student evaluation at TGC seems inconsistent. Some terms my daughter would receive a «grade card» of her skills at the beginning and end of a term, others she wouldn’t. I think this process could help to develop not only the students, but the instructors as well (teachers would have a visible checklist of the skills they’re expected to teach, and TGC management would have a measurable evaluation of their progress from beginning to end of term). I’d love to see this better utilized so that TGC can fully recognize its potential.

My 8 year old Daughter has been attending weekly since Sept 2013. We have done week night classes and Saturday morning classes. The group of instructors that they have are simply great. My daughter loves all of them. We also attend birthday parties which unique and fun. I have watched my daughter progress into a good little gymnast. Their rates are fair. Some of the time slots are more popular that others and do fill up, but they have been more that accommodating when openings occur.

This review is based off a birthday party my daughter had at the center. The site is very misleading in that it talks of «structured games»; however, this does not happen. It is a free for all, unstructured activity. The kids have fun jumping on trampolines and playing with the gymnastics equipment, but the instructors do not interact. In fact, quite the opposite, they did not even take charge with moving the party along. I asked for an extra hour, which I was told I could do when I booked the party, but I was denied this even though we had yet to do cake and ice cream and had about 15 minutes left due to the instructors not rounding up the kids as promised on the site. Then after the party, I was charged for an additional hour anyway because we were trying to clean up after the hour. No one was playing, and we were just trying to get our things out of the back room. The girl working the cash register stated, «I let you pay for the last hour since you are still here». She was rude and even stated at one point that she «needed to cook for her family» and therefore, we had to be rushed out. It was a total waste of money and I will not be returning. To sum it up, about $ 200 for an hour of kids jumping on trampolines. no other activities given.