No frills gym, great foundation for future athleticism…read more My daughter's been going here for a couple months and I'm pretty happy with how it's going, and she enjoys it a lot more than other classes she's done. Pros: Huge facility. Tots are separated from older kids who are obviously training for serious competition. Kids get exposure to using all types of equipment. Teacher is structured and has good control of a very wiggly group. More than one tot class runs concurrently and all of them are orderly which is absolutely key for safety. The little kids are in a separate room from the main gym but still occasionally go into the big gym for short use of big kid equipment. For those with older girls, they are strict against taking pics in the facility overall and I appreciate that. Ventilation is decent. Price is average for activities in the bay but worth it for the amount of learning packed into 45 minutes. Cons: Not gonna lie- it's a dated facility and smells like a gym sock. It's either a converted warehouse or industrial garage so it's either cold or hot. This is a real-ass gym, not a cutesy fun house. Only the little kid annex has like cute murals. I would not recommend it as a party venue unless they only use the little kid part, but I've not attended any parties held here. No auto pay for monthly bills, it seems. Parking is tough - their own lot is small and street side can be challenging due to pump it up being across the street.

My daughter had her 10th Birthday party there. Emily did a fantastic job! Everybody had so much…read morefun. Thank you so much.

Can't say how thankful we have been each time we bring our two girls here!…read moreReasons include: A smile at the door EVERY TIME Building our girls' confidence Coaching our girls to become strong, coordinated and attentive budding gymnasts Caring about our girls Great make-up policy Easy payment system A fun atmosphere! We appreciate San Carlos Peninsula Gymnastics! Coach Gene, Ramee and Xavier have been so patient and skilled with our girls. It's been a great experience!

Very strange place…read more We were looking for a gymnastics place since my daughter expressed interest in returning to a gymnastics class now that things are open again. The closest ones to us are Bayshore Elite and this place, and Bayshore Elite had no spots for her age. My husband and I visited this place in person since we happened to be in San Carlos for shopping to understand their classes / signup process better, since the website didn't have a schedule of when the classes would be (of course, if the days of the week / time doesn't work for us, we can stop considering it). The facility is in downtown SC. They don't seem to let people in through the actual storefront address, so you go through this somewhat creepy alley attached to either a hotel or apartment complex and end up at their back entrance which is apparently where parents drop their kids off. I was appalled - the area is gated by a chain link fence and a badly maintained tarp, and looked like a garbage dump that I felt very leery about leaving my child at. I asked the adults in charge (coaches I guess?) who I could speak to about classes and they directed me to a grumpy woman who was very standoffish and flat out rude. She insisted that we had to sign their waiver before we could take a look at the facility (for general cleanliness, ventilation, upkeep), which was beyond odd since we were not getting on the equipment or trialing a class. Ok - I then requested a schedule so I could see if their classes even work for us. I don't know if she assumed we were suspicious people because we didn't have our child with us at the moment, but she then told us to go to the front of the building to get let in. Then, while we stood in front of the building as directed, she stood at the front desk not doing anything and proceeded to ignore us for over 10 minutes. I understand the concern for safety of children, but as a business owner, she could have also answered our question about class scheduling and with COVID still a concern, I definitely want to make sure any facility doing close contact sports is clean and has decent air quality - even before my child comes here for any evaluation. In fact, I'm curious what they were hiding by not letting us see the facility in person. Well, only because pickings are slim in the Bay Area for any child activity spots, and worse since COVID, I get home, get on their website, and grudgingly complete their waiver which asked for tons of info that I wasn't dying to give out if I didn't know whether I wanted to even engage further with this place. We didn't hear back beyond that, after they collected all our info. Hell, I also filled out the evaluation form to see if I could get her evaluated and again, didn't hear back. Anyways, rude staff, bad condition and SMALL facility, and I honestly wish the peninsula had better options closer to home.

This is a great gym overall I have came here for many years. I love this gym so much ,coaches are…read moreawesome ,they have safe equipment and the coaches always watch the kids and want them and help them to improve. They can be strict but are awesome teachers they even have little kids classes they have many classes so siblings can do different classes and levels. They also provide higher level classes. And the teachers are very experienced and know what they are doing. They have an amazing summer camp this camp is good for recreational gymnasts or new comers to gymnastics. I would not recommend for team or non recreational student because they could possibly get bored. You should ask them about step up camp if you wanted to. The reviews that the gym is bad is 100% wrong this is an awesome gym I would definitely recommend this gym for kids over other ones in the Bay Area.

My 4 yrs old and his 2 cousins go there. Love the place! Definitely got the money worth. They also…read morehave nice camp sessions!

After a few years of taking gymnastic classes at another business, I did not see any improvement in…read moremy daughter's skills. Then I heard about Silicon Valley Elite (SVE) from several families with children there and moved my daughter there. We started with classes and in one month I saw her advancing in skills that I did not see for years at the other business. Since starting last year in classes, my daughter has joined the travel team and it's been great. SVE teaches discipline, hard work, and team spirit. I love the good workout my 9yo gets and love how it's teaching her resilience and persistence. The community of families and coaches is also very special. We feel accepted and feel that our daughter has a safe place to stretch herself in her tumbling skills and understand at the core what it means to be part of a team who work best when work together. Love SVE.

My daughter has been coming to their summer camps for the past few years and she's enjoyed it…read more They learn a cheer routine and perform for the parents at the end of the week. Very cute!

My son has been attending classes here for the past year, and he loves it so much that we decided…read moreto throw his 5th birthday party here. This was hands down one of the best experiences we've had! Everything was so well run and organized from start to finish. They kept us updated throughout the entire party on how things were going, and they even took the time to vibe out my son and adjust things based on how he was feeling, which meant so much to us! Teacher Megan and Jayden are THE BEST! Their energy was unmatched, and they made every kid at the party feel special, included, and excited to be there. I would highly recommend having your child's party here! It's such a special place, and they truly go above and beyond to make your little one feel even more special on their big day!

My Gym San Carlos is amazing. Our son absolutely loves all the teachers, especially teacher Jay,…read moreteacher Velouria, and teacher Megan. You can tell they all love what they do. Our son has gained so much confidence in his body and it's been so lovely seeing him have other adult role models who he looks forward to seeing every week. They also host birthday parties which kids LOVE. Highly recommend.

This is a review for the business practice not the dance class…read more My daughter wants to try ballet so I contacted the business via its website for a trial class and mrs Briones never once told us there is a trial fee. But after the trial when we decided to join another ballet school, I kept getting an email about $20 fee. All other Ballet schools in the area offer a free trial class and to me it is a standard for a good Business. If I would have known there was a fee, I wouldn't even try. On their website there is an offer for Free boy trial class so it is totally not transparent. The business clearly doesn't disclose its business policies to its customers. Please on the watch out for their shady practices. Update So I saw a reply message from the owner explaining why there was a trial fee (which again wasn't communicated at all from the beginning via email).But what made me even more upset was when she/he stated "we saved your spot for months"...OMG that was totally incorrect!!! Luckily all my communications with them was via email so I had smt to go back to.

Our family is very happy with our experiences at Ayako School of Ballet (ASB). We have a daughter…read moreand a son both taking classes at ASB. If you are considering a dance school, it is important to know that even children dancing in ASB's beginning levels are given top-notch instruction. Many of the teachers are current or former dancers from widely-respected professional companies. Children studying at Ayako School of Ballet have the opportunity to dance with professional guest dancers in annual full-length Nutcracker performances as well as in end-of-year events. Competition activities are also available. Every ASB student is taught with care and artistry. As a result, Ayako School of Ballet's dancers are some of the best. They continue to win national awards and many students are accepted into leading summer dance programs, university dance programs and dance companies throughout the United States and abroad. We are proud to be associated with such a fine school. Ayako School of Ballet is a wonderful, welcoming environment.

I went for some sessions last year and found myself scared of heights…read more The instructor was good. The instructor was glad that I am not a huge overweight person. It made it simpler for the instructor to coach me. It is a good activity. I am glad I attempted and it was worth my effort to do it.

I drive 30+ minutes here to take aerial silk classes rather than at one of the studios in the South…read moreBay, and here's why: the instructors here are extremely knowledgeable specifically on silks and will personalize their advice based on how your body is and how you're feeling that day. At the other places I've been (not naming names, as I'm sure they're fine at what they specialize in), the instructors will show you how to do a move and then shrug if you can't do it. Here, they'll show adjustments or a previous progression and help you figure out how to do a move with patience and encouragement, and they won't leave you adrift feeling like you can't do something and not know why. I can't recommend Ascend highly enough!

I'm a regular here. Climbing is such a fun sport and this gym has great options for bouldering and…read moretop roping. They also have a lot of events as well, which provides a strong community feeling. It gets very busy in the afternoon when the kiddos are there but I'm always able to find an open route. I'm not a huge fan using a grigri, but that's what they provide. Check it out!

Did not have a great experience here. I'd give it maybe 3 stars until I went to cancel my…read moremembership. First, the place smells like a bad combo of feet and climbing chalk. All climbing gyms have something of a funk, but this place is the worst. I joined to take the yoga classes mostly, but that's a hard pass. Classes start on time, but the gym allows members to show up late. When they do, they move the curtain, light up the whole room, and the noise of 100 climbers floods the room. Right in the time when you're settling in and trying to focus. Then the weight room is above the yoga room, so you get to hear weights slamming down during class, which is also disruptive. I found the classes super uneven, some being great (Bronwyn) and others being a weird combo of loud music over soft voices so you can't hear the instructor, or instructors borderline shouting at folks to expel breath as loud as possible. Not what I'm looking for. So, no problem, it's not for me. It's close to home, price is reasonable, and they have good climbing facilities. Boulder area isn't the best, but the rest of it is quite good with interesting routes changed often...enough. When I went to cancel, I was hit with a "policy" that you have to cancel on or before the 25th of a month or they will charge you for another month. I reached out on the 26th, 5 days before the next charge cycle. Seemed like plenty. Complained, go zero response. So basically I consider they robbed me of $110, because of course the cancellation policy is not visible..until you go to cancel. Hope it was worth the money, Movement. Cannot recommend.

My daughter has been attending Small Fry Dance Club for a month now. I would recommend the toddler…read moreclasses to a friend! My daughter has a blast dancing and being goofy. She's a very timid kid who's normally very clingy to me. Since her first session she felt comfortable and ready to participate and looks forward to going back each week. She's 3.5 for reference. I do have two cons: The first: parking. It's not really within their control and there are options. The small parking lot and garage are very narrow but not a deal breaker. We prefer to park on El Camino (which has its own challenges with how busy the road is). It's close to HWY 92 which is a plus for us. The second: there are huge windows to watch your child dance/participate yet parents grab chairs and pull it up to directly in front of the glass which makes it harder for everyone else to watch. And those same parents that put their chair against the glass (blocking everyone else's view) end up on their phone not even watching. I wish the school would put up a sign and remind parents to sit further away so everyone can watch.

My daughter has been taking class here starting at 3 years old. She has been introduced to tap, hip…read morehop, and ballet since coming for about a year and a half. It's a nice way to introduce different styles of dance to younger kiddos before committing to a specific style of dance. They do two recitals a year - one in December and one in June. I will say, this is definitely not a conventional dance class. It's more play, movement with props and toys. But my toddler LOVES it. I plan to keep her in Small Fry until she turns 5. I will then transition her to PCPA, which is the sister program to Small Fry for older kids.

Purpose of visit: birthday party…read more Under-appreciated gem tucked into the heart of San Carlos, near Burton Park. I hosted a birthday party for children there and the kiddos loved it. We were in the Game Room (vs the Art Room) --highly recommend because they can hop from activity to activity. Some played Nintendo Switch on one of the two large TVs (multiple controllers) while others played ping pong or the basketball arcade game. There's also a pool table & foosball table, with plenty of seating and conveniently located next to the restrooms (and water fountain). Everything was in good working order and well maintained. Half of the time for the party is spent in this room, the other half (for pizza and sundae bar) were hosted in the dance studio room, which was a nice change of scenery and kept the kids entertained. Shout out to the staff who look after the kids and the facility. Love that they offer the pizza and ice cream as add ons because coordinating food while managing the party is always a challenge. I brought some salad to supplement and it was no big deal. They provide the plates, utensils, table cloths, and light decorations. There was a basketball game that day but you can catch a glimpse of the court from previous posts here on Yelp.

I had my 11year-old's birthday party over there in SCYC. Super easy process, super nice people,…read morehappy kids. The only complaint that kids had: they wanted more time. lol, if possible maybe we will hold the place for longer next time. I spoke with Zoe over the phone to go over the details, payment etc. She's very nice and efficient over the phone. On the event day, everything was prepped, the staff was watching over kids without being intrusive (for their benefit, kids were playing nicely, not throwing nintendo controllers to eachother etc). I will be back for more birthday parties until my kids grow out of it.