I must say was very skeptical at first regarding putting my daughter in this program. However, I realize it was going to be a sacrifice but also a good investment down the line. My daughter has been taking modeling as well as acting classes here & it has just fostered/encouraged the creative skills & talents that she already had. In addition it has enhanced her personal development. Barbizon is a great stepping stone that informs the students as well as their parents some of the intricacies that go into possibly getting into "the business." I am an educator who is extremely busy with work, school, church, etc. so I truly appreciate the flexibility of the program as well. Overall, my daughter had a good experience & learned skills that she can take with her in her future endeavors, whatever she decides to do. read more

This has probably been my brother's favorite hangout place. He has made amazing friends here. And the staff for Barbizon are extremely caring and nice to the all students In the program. Highly recommended! read more

Crush my heart when barbizon told us that they didn't have any classes that would be a proper "fit " For my kid with her being on the autism spectrum . So i get told she has a cute voice for commercials and a look for tv but she would have to take classes private . Then ask because they didn't see a fathers name on the application they assume i wouldn't be able to pay for classes . I was then told they would keep her application on file .....uh whatever, not to mention when I spoke to them over the phone they told me it was fine that she was on the spectrum cause they don't discriminate, clearly .... read more

Please be aware this place is a SCAM.... They charge $598 to register, and if your child does not want to go they do not cancel the agreement, they say your child took the first class. Its like the are joking with you there is no class nothing and they say that lie to you, and they never refund registration fee... Please do not get involved with this company, they only care about to take your money... Please take my advice.. read more

I am writing this review to get a complementary ticket for my kid's graduation. The classes were pricey to say the least, and there was not communicating between the teacher and the parents (my child is only eight and not very independent yet). so I would find out about the events and requirements after the facts, but he was excited about the environment. I have to say that they very well notified me of every class so that my kid would not miss one. We are hanging in there to see if we can score a roll in a commercial at least, but only time will tell. read more

We went into it aware of the fees and knowing that is was not guaranteed that her acting career would take off from it. They did teach us the tools on how to pursue a career in acting. Throughout her experience, she gained the knowledge and tools and her confidence grew even more good to continue her journey in the acting world. Their was alot of miscommunication when making the tuition payments but luckily the staff was very friendly and always willing to work with us. The journey is now over and we will take everything we know and learned and countinue on our own journey towards my daughter acting dreams. At the end of it, my daughter was happy and she said she felt "so blessed", that she wash able to be apart of this experience. And that's really all that matters is her happiness! read more

Barbizon of Manhattan became not only a place where inspiring artist came to learn modeling, acting, singing and also dancing but also a place where they could feel safe and free to express their true self. One amazing thing about barbizon is not only the location but the teachers are professionals who have been in the business for a long time. And you want to know one more incredible thing about barbizon, they even have a agency within the school. Yes the classes are alittle bit expensive but hey!! Nothing is cheap in this world and your paying for their great services. You will get the most out of your money and they work with you to make everything come out perfect. So what are you waiting for come to barbizon and sign yourself or your son/daughter up, it's an experience you won't regret. read more

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my daughter went for an audition 4/30/2017. i was so happy for her, but when I informed them that i can no longer keep her at barbizon, i was informed that I will not get a refund. To my surprise they charge me $595, for two classes and they also informed me that her first day was the day of audition which neither are in contract. this is not nice, people work hard for a living, don't try to scam us out of our money,or pray on our children dreams. To top it off I did all that was required to cancelled, but now to get my refund I spoke to 5 different people who still has yet to say here is my refund. I will not stop until i grt back a portion of my hard earn money. SHAME SHAME SHAME SHAME ON YOU ALL BARBIZON FOR TAKING CHILDREN DREAMS INTO A FINANCIAL SCAM . read more

My daughter is graduating from Barbizon this week. She is a competitive dancer and wanted to explore modeling, acting and singing so we signed her up. It was pricey but she loved every minute of it so it was money well spent. The staff there are extremely friendly and accommodating as we had to change a few dates because of conflict with dance. Whether this leads to anything or not she definitely learned a lot about the industry and had a great time doing so. read more

I took one class with them the first day. They didn't tell us we had to pay upfront so my mom was worried... after convincing us to take it we had to give $500, right out of my moms checking account. I felt uneasy about this so later that day when we came back I changed my mind and didn't want to continue with the program. They didn't like this and refused to give me a refund even though I didn't take a class. That day I was so sad and upset because this program advertises to be so much more than it is (a simple over priced training program NOT an agency of any sort). Even the training was bad because there were so many kids in one class. Sigh.. for $3000 at least give these kids a couple hours of one on one. read more

I'm in love with this place. I have met new people and learned so much about the modeling and acting industry. Being able to walk the runway and build self confidence as a whole has helped a lot with my personality and my character. Not only is Barbizon a great place to learn how to act and model. You learn mannerisms and an in general view of how o be fun yet professional. I love Ms. Marilyn, shes the greatest teacher ever! read more

My daughter has learned so much at barbizon! She was even given an oppurtunity to got to Hollywood for a showcase!!!!I definitely reccomend Barbizon to every kid or teen wanting to learn! read more

I signed my daughter up for modeling and acting classes. The price is steep for 10 classes, but I only signed her up to get more confidence with herself and for public speaking. This is now her 10th class and I must say I do see a positive difference in her. She's more confident and her school grades went up. It might be because of Barbizon or just maturity. What I didn't like was how they nickel and dime you. For example graduation tickets they only give one and you have to purchase more at $10. You can give a review on yelp to get one more free. The students also need a COMP card which you have to get done. At least give us a template for free. Nope you have to get yourself. At their prices they give you nothing. But my daughter liked it so it was worth it. read more

This is a scam business. I can done this a couple years back when I was much younger and naive. I sadly begged my dad to pay for the class because I wanted to model/act. And my loving dad wanting to make me happy paid the thousands so that I can take a "modeling class". They tell you they will hook you up with gigs after- lies. They sign you up to their "casting site" that literally no one uses to cast anyone. The classes are pretty useless. The only thing I learned to do was stand in the "model stance". I am honestly so outraged by my spending my fathers heard earned money on scam bullshit. And let me tell you HOW I KNOW it's a scam. Besides me actually taking it and realizing it's bs.... I was contacted by Barbizon AFTER my graduation. I thought this was the next step into getting gigs. I arrived at the location (hotel) where there were many other teens like me there. I seemed to be one of the few dressed to walk and audition. Anyways, I sat through the whole intro realizing this was another invite event to recruit people. During which I volunteered to do a demo walk. I walked as Barbizon themselves taught me. The lady presenting (paid person) stopped me middle of it saying wow that was nice but it is not professional. She turns to everyone and says, when you join Barbizon everyone will learn to walk professionally, not like what you all know as an average person. Little did she know Barbizon "taught" me how to walk "professionally" already. Had I had the balls at that age to call her out on her bullshit in front of a room full of people, I would have, but sadly I stayed quiet. Moving along, what they do is after talking a lot of big promises on how your kids can get famous and great exposure to the industry they have every person meet individually at a time at a table with someone working for Barbizon. They tell you they have decided to accept you into the school because they see potential. THEY ACCEPT EVERYONE, because it's a scam to make money, but of course they do not tell you that. They put extra effort into making you believe you are special and that you have "talent". When I told the lady I already did it she looked shocked and surprised that I had not called them out on their bullshit. She looked a bit worried. When I left, I was very angry that I spent so much money on this, and angry that I got scammed and that so many people get scammed like this. Listen there are legit classes out there, that don't cost nearly as much and actually teach you valuable things. Barbizon is not one of them. Please save your money. If that is not enough to make you realize, I will tell you another. About a year after that I saw an ad on CRAIGLIST hiring people to be paid spokesmen/actors for Barbizon to recruit people; basically to be that lady convincing everyone in the room to join the classes and empty your pockets... I was livid. I still am because I lost my money and never did anything about it. I'm not opposed to spending money if I gain something. I'm angry because I did not gain anything, at allll. read more

I love Barbizon's welcoming and polite aura. Both of my daughters enjoyed their classes. Their favorite instructors were Ms. Vanessa and Ms. Jazelle. I can say I have seen the improvement and confidence in both my girls. Even just in their self presentation. One thing I would change about Barbizon is everyone not being on the same page. Everyone's responses are not the same, which ultimately leads to confusion. read more

My daughter attended the modeling and dancing classes. She met new friends and started creating relationships that can last a lifetime. I'm very appreciative of the foundations built. Special thanks to Ms. Olivia and Ms. Vanessa for their hard work and time spent with Maddisen. read more

Barbizon has helped daughter gain confidence which has affected all areas of her life: auditions, school, friendships. We are so happy we made this investment in her future. Shout out to Moss Olivia who rocks! read more

*****please be aware this place is a scam*** they charge so much money & don't even offer half the things they say they offer. they charge $598 to register, & if your child doesn't take any classes they do not reimburse the registration fee... do dont get involved with this company, they only care about ripping you off please take my advise read more

My Daughter was scouted at a mall. I did not know what my daughter and I were getting into, Barbizon has changed my daughters life. They have made her a bit more confident and more outspoken. Before Barbican my daughter was struggling with all the bullying that I have done to her in the past. Now my daughter was become so positive because of Barbizon. She also has made friends thru Barbizon. She is has learn a lot from the teachers at Barbizon and all of the staff such and Chris Michelle and Stacy. Ms Pettiford is an awesome teacher. Ms Pettiford has taught my daughter sop much. We are eternally grateful for Ms Pettiford :) I recommend Barbizon to others if they want their child to be in any entertainment/modeling industry Thank you Barbican for this amazing experience read more

My daughter Kimana -Lee Tomlinson has learned so much since attending the course. She has gained a lot of self confidence since we were introduced to Barbizon. Barbizon has done a world of positive changes in her young life. read more

My 6 year old daughter goes here. She enjoy her sessions she takes on Sunday. Despite the fact it's every other Sunday she has class, she loves to dress the part here for commercial or photos. Barbizon staff is amazing and super friendly. Especially Jesse she was so amazing and patient with my daughter. I see how and why this place has a great reputation for so many years! read more

Barbizon was a great learning experience for my son. Yes, it does cost money but so do a lot of things (football, ballet classes, piano lessons, etc.) In the end, if my son has an opportunity to do something with his talent...that is a chance I am willing to take! No regrets! read more

My daughter absolutely loved her time at barbizon. Out of all the acting schools she has been to it has best prepared her for auditioning for commercials. She is now taking the modeling classes. read more

I went to there "meeting" last night and I knew the name sounded familiar so I went to google and found that they've been scamming people asking for money and doing nothing for them ....I sat there with a lot of other people watching a video playing that relooped for about 20 minutes lol but I stayed just to be entertained ....then they did some cheesy "runway and commercial" crap. Took us to another room and then proceeded to give a speech for about an hour and a half about doing whatever it takes to make your dreams come true key word for giving all your money to them) making people cry from telling their stories about how much they wanted it THEN she calls my phone today to tell me if I got in (which I was going to decline anyway) she asks me what I thought about last night and I said it was good ....she got insulted I then asked her is this a modeling school or an agency ....she got snappy and said I told you what we were do you NOT listen? when I told her I had the right to ask questions she yelled and told me no I didn't and hung up on me ....I called back to give her a piece of my mind and she goes oh the phone got disconnected and hung up on me again when I proceeded to talk PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THIS PLACE read more

This school is great for learning how to act and model and also for singing. Ms Magic is one of the best teachers there for acting. She make the classes very fun but can be getting to work also. Otherwise barbizon is actually a good school to start your career off of read more

My son is affiliated with this school and was very excited to be there. Everyone loved him and treated him so well. Never once was he discouraged to go back when it was time for class. He graduated the toddler program. Let's see where this takes him. All the best to my son! read more

My sister had a great experience at Barbizon. She developed more confidence and feels more prepared when it comes to acting .

Great team of people that are always willing to answer questions. My daughter was always excited to attend. She's very confident and encouraged to start this chapter in her life. I wish they had a LI location. However, she loved coming into the city. read more

I am very disappointed in my experience with Barbizon. For the amount of money, they charge they should have way better service. I have been to many different educational programs and facilities before and this is by far the worst service I have ever experienced. Here's what happened: I went to the audition 4/13/2017 where I met my Talent Director Kevin Rogers who signed me up. I was very excited about qualifying as a student and the possibilities of launching a career in modeling. I went the orientation class and really enjoyed it then started the actual classes that I paid for. My first class basically went over everything I learned in the orientation then the second class was a review of the first class with 30 minutes of new information at the end. The 3rd we reviewed the first and second class then a little new info towards the end. By the time we hit class 4, I guess my classmates picked up on it too so they started coming in late. Each time someone came in late she would just restart the lesson from the very beginning. So by the time we were 20 minutes into the class everyone who was there on time had to listen to everything from the start at least 3 times and most of what was being said seem to be a repeat. So it just seemed like a waste of my time to even be there. By that class, I had enough and requested to switch to a new teacher. First I was told that there was another teacher teaching the same class at the same time but in a different room. When I got there I found that was not true. The person who gave me that information was miss informed and they printed me a schedule for a new session that was starting in 2 weeks and to come back at the time listed on the schedule. So after waiting 2 weeks for a new session to start, I get to the school only to find out that the class was never approved. So even though I had a class schedule that class never existed in their eyes. It was then that I was signed up for private classes with Ms. Magic. (Who is an awesome instructor, I learned a lot from her.) You'd think this would be the end of it. I wish, during our private sessions the people in the registration area did a bad job scheduling our sessions in an empty classroom for me to be taught in. After the session, my instructor and I would confirm our next date when I was suppose to come back for class. Then I would go to the registration area to have them schedule it in the system. I'd always ask them to right it down for me so when I came back on the date requested I had that note that proved I had spoken to someone. There were 2 instances where they never put our sessions on the schedule. During that time I had also been requesting the date for graduation so that my family and friends knew what date to attend. The answer I got from the registration area is that we will tell you in enough time dont worry about it. Well the week of my last class (8/20/2017) guess what I found out, that my graduation was is in 2 days. I said there is no way I can have my family who lives out of town fly in, in that short time frame. They said they will put me in the next graduation. Today is 3/25/2018 after numerous calls an emails back and forth to Maya trying to get my headshots done I am no closer to making any headway and I am at my wits end. DON'T WASITE YOUR TIME. read more

Hi our names are Bryanna and Tatyanna Guerrero....when we started barbizon we were very shy.Ms.Olivia was the greatest teacher ever she was so much fun and we learned a lot from her.she helped us be more confident.we learned the runway the c s and i.everytime we had class everyone treated us so nice we want to thank everyone.we Are so excited to graduate. read more

Dont waste your time with these people they just want your money!!!!! I paid over $3000 for this modeling. I had only attended ONE CLASS due to me having some financial issues because of a passing in my family that I discussed with the company and these people refused to give me a refund. They had the audacity to tell me theres nothing they could to give me back my money. They are horrible all they do is teach you how to to walk like theres shit stuck up your ass ...waste of my money i do not recommend this bullshit money sucking place. They feed on your money they dont give a shit about your talent its just your pockets they wanna drain. Because of you people i lost over $3000 over your bullshit ass company. What did you guys gain from that? I took my time to discuss my financial situation and you guys just manipulated and to advantage of me. MY PARENTS WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF FOR THAT FUCKING MONEY JUST FOR BARBIZON TO STEAL IT. Fucking robbers. Fuck you and your program. These young girls deserve so much better then to waste their money their parents worked so hard for on your bullshit fraud. YOU WILL REGRET DOING THIS BULLSHIT FUCK YOU BARBIZON read more

Thank you to everyone for the heads up. I will take your comments into consideration and save a trip to the city.

I am extremely grateful for the experience my daughter had at Barbizon. She is definitely more confident in herself which is an important characteristic for a young woman. The skills she learned will benefit her for many years. read more

The experience with Barbizon was great looking for a greater and better future. This is very helpful in boosting your confidence

Barbizon has helped me to gain a lot of confidence and to help be who I truly am. Along with that they have tought me many skills that will help me enter the world of acting and model. Besides learning Barbizon is a great place for making new friends and meeting new people. The teachers and people around are very nice which makes it a great enviorment to work and be comfortable in. read more

They teach some good skills here. Public speaking, being in stage and so on. It's not a free ticket to a modeling or acting gig. I liked that they put school first and remind parents when there's a class! read more

Our experience has been amazing!! My daughter was scouted while we were walking around Manhattan. After the audition she was called back for an interview. Once the interview was over she was considered a perfect candidate for the modeling/acting class. If nothing else I wanted my daughter to gain confidence and to come out of her shy bubble. Six months later I can honestly say I've seen so much growth in my child, she carries herself so well, she is more vocal about her opinions and she is even starting to explore different activities like dancing ( which she was too shy to do before ). Thank you Barbizon!!!! read more

Barbizon the school of modeling is the place you go when you wanna become a star. Going opens up multiple doors to fame if you work hard in class for it too. I'm currently on the track to graduate this Friday and I've received some great opportunities from completing this program. It gets tough but it prepares you for the industry and in the end it's up to you to make it worth it. read more

Barbizon's modeling, acting, singing, and personal development classes definitely gave me insight on how the Show Business runs. Ultimately, my success as a student is not dependent on Barbizon. It is dependent on how I absorbed the lessons and skills they taught me. Though I feel like I didn't receive my money's worth, the experience made me learn more about myself and explore my possible talents. The teachers were welcoming and often gave constructive criticisms, and insights in their experiences. Would I do this again? Maybe for the friends I made in students and staff. read more

Barbizon can and will change your life. It's been around for 75 years for a reason! They are doing great things there for young aspiring models, actors,singers and dancers. The life skills that the student gets are just priceless. It takes money to make money and the education one receives at Barbizon is a lifetime investment for the future. It is not a scam!!! They truly care about people and love making dreams a reality!!! Many doors will inevitably open for anyone who is lucky enough to be a part of this prestigious school! read more