We came here for a kids birthday party. It was an interesting twist on the usual play space. Lots…read moreof stuff to climb on and run around on, plus they had some staff there helping the kids climb on things and help the parents keep an eye on things. The hosts of the party reserved the whole place, so we had it to ourselves, so I am not sure how rowdy it gets when there are more people there. After the energy was burned off, they had a table and chairs set up and the pizza, cake, and juice boxes were rolled out. We had a good time. There is also plenty of parking out front, too.

I was excited to try here: we used to go to Midwest Gymnastics and I assumed it would be similar. I…read morewas wrong. The spaces are so tiny and the obstacles are exactly what they provide in the $30 parks and rec classes (which we loved! But expected way more from an actual gymnastics place). Like a tunnel we already have in our basement, a tiny tumble mat, cones. It's also MASSIVELY overcrowded in the parent space like truly impossible to navigate. Sign up for the parks & rec classes if you want this vibe they're way better: cheaper, smaller classes & more space, and better teachers.

What a fun dance studio! A friend has been dancing here for years in the adult female team. They…read morehave been to (and won) several competitions in the past all over the midwest. They also offer an adult program for guys - the dancing dads! So if you've got your daughter or son in dance you can also dance and do a recital with them. That's pretty cool. The instruction is top notch. The dancing dads - a bunch of guys with no experience in dance were able to even make it on tv last year on So you think you can dance. The instruction is that good! I've joined the dancing dads this year, and it's been a blast. Really cool guys to work out with - even if the rugrats and kids are always showing us up. It's a great workout and a fun time.

My son is in dance class here. We will not be returning next year, and I would advise people to…read morelook for a better studio. The place is always dirty. The chairs for parents to sit in are disgusting, the floor always has food on it, the tables in the cafeteria are always dirty. To make it worse, they completely ripped us off on his "costumes." He got 2 shirts and a pair of black pants. It costs us $130! The girls in his class got 2 beautiful dresses, and all of the accessories, for the same price. He's completely heartbroken that his "costumes" look like clothes that he already has in his closet, and that he didn't get any of the extras that the girls got. When I tried to talk to someone in the office, I felt like my question was completely ignored.

We've been at rising stars for years. We've experienced absolutely every level of their courses…read morefrom the mommy and me all the way up to the team environment with my 4 kids. They are wonderful!!!! We've been to other gymnastics locations in the Woodbury area, although not for years now as I would never leave rising stars, and no one comes even close. 100% would recommend for gymnastics. These are Some of the best, most caring instructors my kids have had throughout many years of sports and activities. Jay, on the boys side is amazing, Christy and Clarissa are wonderful and great coaches, the girls at the desk are always polite!

Our daughter went here for 2 years, and then last night a new session was beginning that we signed…read moreup for. I was there about 10 minutes when my 5 year old came to me with tears in her eyes saying the teacher told her she can't be there on Tuesdays and has to come on Mondays. I had to interrupt the two young women who were talking about their day at the front desk to ask what was going on, and they informed me that we signed up for Monday evenings. I said no we have other commitments on Mondays and basically was told, sorry nothing we can do for you. So THEY put the wrong night down and now I have a crying 5 year old that was told to leave class, when it wasn't even her fault. Then they told me that my daughter was there on Monday evening, and showed me the class roster and her name was checked off. She was in a different city taking swimming lessons at the time they said she was there. So for a positive, safe environment that is being talked about in the main page and website, they are pencil whipping the attendance, so they actually have no idea what kids are there or not. As I said we have been spending our money there for 2 years, and now they can't or won't try to fix their mistake. The owner was too busy to come and talk to me when asked to speak to one of them, and I was told they would contact us the following day. Do not trust this place, do not trust them with your child's safety. There are a ton of other better options in the area. Some of the instructors are great, but some are just kids themselves that do not teach the kids anything. Instead of making sure the child was having the best experience possible, they made her feel singled out and like she did something wrong, and trying to explain to a 5 year old that she didn't do anything wrong but was still told to leave class in front of all the other kids is just embarrassing for her. On the bright side, we went to the competitor and were able to sign up for less, and at a more convenient location in a nicer facility.

Coaches are great, club director is . Great place for the girl's to learn about skills and develop…read moretheir volleyball career.

Vital is a club for your daughter if you like coaches that play favorites and a completely…read moreunresponsive owner. My daughter has played in several clubs in the Twin Cities and this was the worst hands down. There is no way my daughter will play for Vital again.

We have been coming to the Blaine FOSS since our eldest daughter was 6 months old. Our daughter…read moreloves water and she developed some good skills at FOSS. She's 6 years old now. Facility is nice and employees are great, what's not so great is, the evaluation system. I understand it's some what subjective to who's doing the evaluation, but the general goal shouldn't be to maximize as much revenue as they possible can, rather considered your child's skills. It feels like the pass/repeat/fail all depends on how many kids they have registered and if they have available room or not, definitely your child's skill set isn't the primary factor. Exhibit A: our daughter tried North Wolf swimming club and passed with flying colors. She just wasn't used to the coach style learning and she was intimidated with coach yielding to other kids, she wasn't ready for that. We decided to continue with FOSS. They kept her in the same class for 3 consecutive seasons and the excuses were, she needs to work on her "breathing" or she needs to work on her hands! This is a girl that swamped the whole Olympic size swimming pool back and forth for her try out! Later we discovered they didn't have enough student registered for the next up session and the existing class is over capacity! Exhibit B: They placed a new student in their group, whom happens to be a girl my friend goes to school with. She never attended swimming lesson but she ended up in the same class as our daughter! Now you have kids with high varying degree in their skill sets and our daughter ends up not getting enough attention the instructor focuses more in monitoring others and helping others. I don't like singling out employee as they get the over arching theme instructions from the corner offices, but Alexander, floor manager, took it to the next level when I tried to approach her with our over all concerns! Her general responses was, "you telling me your concern doesn't change how we grade" paraphrased! So, this is our last session and we are taking our daughters to a different place where they can learn and excel!! PS: they charge us ~$250 per season. roughly we spend ~$750 to learn the same skill sets, the pattern has been repeat x3 per each session/season!

Yes it's expensive. But learning to swim is a must and I think every child should know how to swim…read moreso cost isn't important to me IF they are progressing. We've had a few headaches with the level progression. They wanted to hold my child back based on one thing he needs to work on. Then he's bored in the next session while the other kids look like beginners. I dislike that they level eval so early in the session. It seems like they don't want to pass anyone. So they get your child swimming? Yes. Its a headache sometimes that they aren't working specifically on what your child needs to work on. Frustrating. I wish they'd teach more endurance and how to tread water. They need more showers too. And as of today the pool is filthy. Like so dirty. Yuck! No wonder why my child keeps getting ear infections. Overall we continue to go as we have a pool at our House. He needs to learn to swim and nothing in the area compares.

It's been two years since my last review of this place so I figured I'd give it an update. We are…read morestill attending this dance company and are still very happy. If you want a place to have your child learn dance this is the one I highly recommend. Everyone here makes you feel like you are part of a large dance family. All the instructors are very nice and caring. There is plenty of different opportunities for anyone to dance at any age. Come give it a try and you will not be disappointed

My daughter has taken dance here for the past year and I just love the level of instruction she's…read moregetting. Leslie's attitude with the girls really garners respect and as a result my daughter takes her classes seriously. I look forward for the years to come!

My daughter has been taking classes at The Dance Studio for 8 years. She has been a part of…read moreNorthern Force Dance Company for 4 years. During her time here she has learned all forms of dance - tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, etc. She loves going to practice as it is the perfect balance of training and FUN! Her teachers are amazing and really push her to be her best. My 6 year old son also takes Hip Hop lessons with the boys group and enjoys his weekly lessons and participating in the end of year recitals with his buddies. The staff is kind and helpful. The Dance Studio is a great place to help instill the love of dance in any kiddo!!

I signed my younger cousin up for a Minecraft Multiplayer class and she had the best time ever! So…read moreof course, I signed her up for another robotics course to see if it would pique her interest in engineer (I'm going into engineering) and she built tons of projects with her friends. Will definitely be signing her up for more classes this summer!

We hosted a past party here, have done several workshops here, and are hosting another party here…read moreat the end of the month. My kids very much enjoy it. I would give it a higher rating except I think their "value" on livingsocial and groupon is often inflated.