My oldest goes to preschool and takes a gymnastics class once a week, my twins toddlers take a…read moretumble class on Thursdays. My preschooler loves her teacher Ms. Lynette and we wish we could have her every year forever. We enjoyed the Christmas event with Santa, singing, and crafts. All my girls love their coaches and classes. One of my toddlers is very shy and it took months to warm up and is now a fully confident toddler. We have a great experience from the start.

My review is for the summer camps - we have not taken any gym classes here. My kid is on the shy…read moreside and he had a fantastic time (twice) doing the ninja camps there. The gym is huge and has a foam pit, balance beams and a climbing wall. The staff is so kind and energetic and accommodating as one week we were only able to do three days and they worked with our schedule. We look forward to doing camp here again!

Best team/ optional level coaching around. If you have a serious gymnast this is hands down the…read moreonly place to be. They also have great recreational and excel programs.

Hosted my son's 9th birthday party here and it was awesome! The ninja parkour party was the perfect…read moreactivity for 20 high energy boys. The instructor did an amazing job rotating through activities around the gym -- trampoline, foam pit, dodge ball, tag, ending on the much anticipated ninja course. He struck a really good balance of keeping things fun, while also keeping the boys in check to not get too wild. The private party room was excellent as well. It's a really great balcony setup to observe for the parents that stayed to watch. The helpers in the party room did a great job of keeping the flow (setting up tables, bringing out cake, cleaning up, etc). I really recommend this place for a birthday party. It was a really well run and a great unique birthday event.

Advantage is such a great place. I love the staff, they are always welcoming, supportive, and…read morehelpful. The coaches are always helping the athletes become the best they can be. I love the camps and events that they hold, and they have a large variety of classes to attend! Come check them out, they are such a perfect gym for your little ones or ones on team! they have classes to attend from baby gym, to Optional/Xcel! Give this gym a try! You won't regret it.

My kids loved their coaches at Advantage Gymnastics. They came home excited to show what they…read morelearned and eager to go back. Then there was a change in management, which also brought new front desk staff. We have a young child who, before the management change, was allowed to sit on the edge of the mat about 15 feet away and would try to do the moves along with the class. With the old staff, we got an understanding smile and some pleasant conversation. Now? Condescending looks accompanied by comments like, "We'll have to charge you for another lesson if your child is on the floor." It's ATROCIOUS working with Advantage now. Here's what you can look forward to: 1) Frequent unanswered calls with no attempts to reply to voicemail 2) Billing issues (always in the gym's favor) 3) A lack of empathy/understanding/customer service 4) The greediest gym I've ever worked with Seriously, if the coaches weren't solid, we'd run away and never look back.

My daughter has been so happy with her experience at the Bothell Gymnastics Club. She looks forward…read moreto going and wants to practice when she gets home. They have incorporated many distancing protocols. While no gym environment is perfect they do a great job with their response to COVID both for the athletes and the parents. My daughter is a beginner and felt comfortable from the first class because of the professionalism and kindness of the coaches. We plan on continuing next class cycle.

I am visiting from bay area and took my kids here with my friend who lives in the area. This place…read moreis fun for kids but customer service is one of the worst I have experienced. The lady who is "in charge" during drop in play has terrible attitude even towards my kids. I came here a few times and I can even say that she is racist, which is terrible and unacceptable. She is only nice to white kids and especially those who are enrolled in their regular classes. Too bad this place does not have much competition around the area.

Went to an open gym for my 4 and 9yr old and they loved it. The staff was very nice and helpful. We…read moreplan on going again and possibly enrolling our daughter.

My daughter started at Mt. Baker when she was 3 after trying a toddler class at another local gym…read more Wasn't thrilled with the other one but loved MBG as soon as we walked in. Over the last 7 years my daughter has taken breaks from gymnastics to pursue other activities but keeps coming back. She spent about a year at another gym but after getting really frustrated with their staff and policies we called Gordy and came back to MBG. She has improved more at just a few months at MBG than she had at the other place. She is happy, focused, and building skills as welk as friendships. Gordy and the staff really care about what is best for the kids. We love it!

I've waited so long to write this review. When you move to a new place, you kind of hedge your…read morebets on the places closest to home or work. From the beginning, Beatrix fell in love with Gymnastics Connection. She has been doing gymnastics since she was 3, but all she remembers now is the Gymnastics Connection. She loves the open gyms, the instruction (cried when we couldn't afford two lessons a week, so I applied for scholarships), and she loves the coaches. After the spring showcase last year, she said she wanted to be a gymnast when she grew up. If I have obligations before or after class, Beatrix is able to sit with them an extra few minutes with a snack until I wade through traffic to get there. Above and beyond, one of the best experiences we have had in Seattle. From front desk (Stephanie Kyla) to Coach Maddy, Coach Megs, Coach Monica... stellar experience. They never turned their noses up to us when the credit card didn't go through. They made us feel like Beatrix belonged there as much as the other kids who don't need scholarships or second, third, fourth credit cards. We love you. We thank you. I wish I could give you guys so much more, but right now, all I can say is you made a positive difference in our lives. Thank you!

COVID-Review: We have been part of this wonderful community for several years but this is a review…read moreabout the current accommodations this gym has made in light of COVID. My family has adhered to the closures and restrictions very closely. When Gymnastics Connection announced that they would be running several week-long summer camps as well as daily-mini-mid-day camps we were excited but apprehensive. We really weren't sure how they would pull this off in an indoor, active environment. I spoke to the owner of the gym and was impressed with how they were reorganizing their space, program and activities to accomodate appropriate health standards. For various reasons, we decided to try it out. It was a RAGING SUCCESS. I was so impressed with how they truly went above and beyond to maintain the fun-social environment but also keep everyone healthy. In addition to what I now consider 'typical' precautions: check-in and check-out were done outdoors, there was a designated one-way system to move around the entire space and everyone followed arrows on the floor, new hypo-allergenic carpet, color-coded cubbies for students to store their things (which also look super cute), and staff constantly wiping down equipment between students using it. I did not see any kids come within 6 ft of each other because the entire class was taught in a way that allowed the kids to follow the social distancing guidelines without really having to think about anything other than listening to their coaches. During the closure, the gymnastic connection has also been running zoom classes. Its amazing how much they have been able to mimic the class without all of the gym equipment of the facility. At a time when life is upsidedown for my kids - it means the world to them to be able to connect with familiar coaches.

Think twice before you trial any competitive program here…read more Our daughter spent two years on team and almost quit the sport entirely. In her last season she experienced retaliation from a coach, emotionally immature leadership, and conduct that violated their own handbook. When concerns were raised by multiple families, ownership declined to meet and responded with: "We believe we can move forward from here and work towards a positive season." Our daughter was eight years old. She lost confidence. She lost skills. Schedules changed constantly. Classes were added mid-season at an extra cost because, in their own words, they had too many girls to teach new routines at once. The list goes on. If you do choose to trial, ask about attrition. We are aware of at least five or six girls leaving a team of fifteen this season alone. That speaks volumes. Competitive gymnastics demands clear communication and genuine investment in every child. You will not find that here.

I am so impressed with Northshore Gymnastics Center! I tried a bunch of gymnastics programs as a…read morekid, and when I signed my daughter up for her first season, I expected it to be about the same. I was blown away! The facility is beautifully updated with new equipment that is used well by the coaches to help teach the fundamentals and build a solid physical foundation. The gym is clean, inviting, and absolutely buzzing with activity. It's so fun watching all the different levels giving it their all and having a blast. We loved the coach, and watching from the observation area, I was really impressed with the caliber of instruction and serious, but genuinely kind manner. As a parent, this was a valuable opportunity for my child to try new, challenging things and also to grow in grit and confidence. We loved it! The only reason I knocked off a star is that they do mandatory rolling enrollment, basically an auto pay type situation. They allow you to opt out under certain conditions, and the staff are really nice, but it would be nice if they offered an option to do one session at a time for the beginning classes, especially.

I primarily remember taking part in gymnastics through Cascade Elite Gymnastics because of the…read moreCascade part of the name. When I came here growing up, Cascade was a frequently used word in my social sphere (name of a swim club some of my friends were interested in and my grandad volunteered on trails in the Cascade Mountains). In terms of my artistic gymnastic abilities, I was naturally flexible and high energy. I managed to surprise my family/friends that it did not translate to gymnastics ability. As part of a group, we went through and tried different apparatus to the best of our abilities, I was best at bars and worst at floor. I had/have a fear of falling and for some reason that flared up in my not being able to do a cartwheel (fear of falling flat on my face), however an interest in bars (where fear of falling was overcome by apparatus coolness). My time here was short lived in part because of my not quite taking to it, the workers/instructors were kind and understanding both in my taking part and withdrawing/not continuing.

Both my kids took rec classes. My daughter took them for close to 3 years, I think the preschool…read moreclasses are great but beyond that, these rec classes are waste of time. The feedback from coaches was inconsistent, the coaches kept changing every week. Spring session, there was feedback posted on our online account, but during fall session time there was no feedback, the only communication you get is about strict registration process. Just feels like money pit not really about kids making progress. My daughter lost interest, she switched to different sport.

Awesome people! Any…read moreissue I've ever had, the staff has been so respectful, responsive, and helpful

I never raised my voice or used foul language but I think the poorly trained staff replacement is…read morethe owner's daughter which explains why I never got anywhere with my concerns ... keep your little one away!!

Went here for a kids birthday party and had mixed feelings about the place. On the one hand, it was…read morereally awesome for the kids to be able to play so freely on some of the gymnastics floor and equipment. On the other hand, it was disappointing that parents weren't allowed anywhere near the kids on the floor with them. They had an upstairs area where the parents were required to stay up there, well, that might be fine for the older kids, but I had a toddler down there, and I would feel much better being closer to her down there. But they wouldn't allow it. Also, at one point we were upstairs during the actual party time, and I went downstairs to use the restroom and was hit with a very suspicious "What do you need?", I told them that I needed to use the restroom, and it felt very weird to not even be able to walk downstairs to use the bathroom without prying eyes. I think that it was overall a fun party place, the kids enjoyed it, but they need to be less aggressive about parents not being allowed down there. And also maybe have exceptions for younger kids.

I drove 1 and a half hours and 70 miles to visit and was 15 minutes late because there was a crash…read morehalf way there, they told me I could only be 10 or less minutes late and turned me away. That is so massively upsetting to me.