NYC Elite Gymnastics — Local services in New York

We entered our 4 year old son in the early (8:30) Saturday A.M. class. The positive was the class was sparsely attended (4 kids abg.). The huge negative was the lack of motivation in and by the "coach" Cathryn. Normally, she arrived barely on time, then the kids spent 10 minutes in the foam pit while she got caught up with her co-worker about the night before. Only after I stared a hole in her, and on SEVERAL days actually had to ask if she planned to do ANY gymnastics that class would she reluctantly began to do an uninspired guided walk through obstacles and half - hearted guidance on the beam. There was very little effort made to actually "do" anything beside pass the allotted time for the class.... minus the first 10 minutes, of 45! In the obligatory foam pit. I would never waste the money to send my child to this glorified, and costly, playdate. I can't answer for the other instructors, they at least seemed engaged, but ours left a lot...

I've had some interesting experiences with NYC Elite Gymnastics for two different birthday parties I attended. For one of the birthday parties, after the cake was served to the kids and the party was over, there was plenty of leftover cake. So I (the parent) asked for a piece of cake. The NYC Staffer told me no, the parents were not allowed to have a piece of leftover cake. (The host later told me she had no idea why that happened and was apologetic.) At another birthday party, the staff allowed two ice cream cakes to sit out during the entire party. So by the time the kids ate the cakes, they were all melted. Those were my...

Very expensive but unprofessional. The coach is unprofessional and can't even demonstrate the correct movements. The average group class is $80 per class, and the place is very crowded. My daughter didn't get any skills in that place. It's more of a place to play than professional .I would recommend Chelsea, the place is huge, the coaches are very professional, and the average class is only $60. Every lesson learns...