Oh my gosh we just found this studio and we love it. Master Chang is a miracle worker for my daughter. His wife and kids help him run the studio and are so cute and sweet. What a great atmosphere.
My six-year-old ADHD daughter just finished her third private lesson with Master Chang. We also signed up for group lessons but my daughter has trouble focusing, is a bit overweight, and hasn't done a lot of athletics, so I first wanted her to do a few private lessons without being distracted by other kids or feeling like she's too slow or too far behind. She has LOVED all three of her private lessons. (And this is a kid who gets bored and lazy very easily. But she LOVES this Tigon.)
Master Chang's teaching style is so fun and challenging, my daughter is focusing better and working harder than I've ever seen her do. He has her smiling and laughing while exercising and running laps. My jaw almost hits the floor... is this my child?? He uses techniques of "pretend" (like pretends he's chasing her or he's a bad guy trying to hit her while she blocks) and makes her laugh multiple times each session. He really challenges her yet he encourages her so lovingly and with adorable humor. He is teaching her some basics that I neglected to teach her like push ups, sit ups, and jumping jacks. She feels so proud of herself when she is done. Today as we walked out she said "I am really impressed with myself!"
Tomorrow is our first group lesson. We got a package deal for all the group lessons, but the private lessons are such an awesome miracle for my daughter that we might just continue more of those. I'll add to this review once we've done a few group lessons, to report on how my A.D.H.D. child does with those.
But bottom line we LOVE this studio!!! Oh and your child will learn to count to ten in Korean. My daughter is THRILLED that she is learning to say things in another language!
NOW ADDING TO MY REVIEW AFTER TAKING OUR GROUP CLASS:
The group class was also really lively and fun, maybe even moreso! There was awesome lively music, and Master Chang is as adorable and funny as he is during the private lesson. One really cool thing is that when the time came for the kids to perform their memorized routines with punches and turns, he picked up a large drum, and as the children performed their memorized routine with punches and turns, he counted each step with a drum beat and encouraged them to have "power!" as they did their moves. It was a really cool touch to make it extra fun and interesting.
However, back to the ADHD-specific part of this review: my daughter definitely spaces out more in a group setting, especially when asked to sit and watch other kids / wait her turn. But there's really no way to avoid this in a group class. So maybe we'll do more of Master Chang's awesome private lessons in addition to group.
But some things are just way better in a group setting like the chants that all the kids yelled together, promising that they will "Focus! Listen! Try my best sir!" And running around to music together. Super fun.
This is just a really nice studio with a sweet family staff and the parents of the other kids are really nice bunch too. I really recommend this place highly! read more