My daughter has been taking Cheer Intro for the whole school year, then is trying out this Spring…read morefor a team. We have been very happy at the gym, and the reason we are here is because the gym came highly recommended by many others. Many of the local high school cheer team girls come here to be on competitive teams in addition to HS cheer teams. The coaches are all very kind, encouraging, and truly motivate the girls to succeed. I couldn't be happier with our choice of cheer club!

We tried the gym. It's nice but needs better coaching and coordination. During a recent…read morecompetition the team competed without a complete routine. Probably not what you are looking for if you want to compete with highly experienced gyms.

This place is amazing! My daughter has been to 3 classes here and has learned more than the three…read moreyears at her previous gym. The coaches are attentive and kind. The smaller classes mean they actually pay attention to their students and not just send them through to get it over with. My son and my daughter love this place!

My girls have been coming here for 3 years now and they have all grown so much from being in the…read morebeginners class to teams. Coaches are great along with staff.

So I book open gym through the Pearachute App. I called the day before to make sure they would be…read moreopen: the girl said yes. So arrived with a couple of friends and there were like 13 Other moms with kids in the parking lot. By 10:15am no one showed up. Open gym starts at 10am. There was a sign in the door saying they would be closed Labor Day weekend 31,1,2,3. So they clearly knew this and don't know to communicate with their staff. We all ended up at Altitude Trampoline park and it was great. I was so excited to bring my son to open gym because I was a gymnast for 10 years. But this is beyond frustrating. I drove 30min to get there and waited for 25min. I won't ever waste my time there again. As you can see from the picture they clearly knew it was going to be closed.

I had a great time training here. The coaches were knowledgeable, skilled teachers. The staff and…read moreowner very friendly, helpful and fair. Good facilities with a large variety of classes to choose from in a convenient location. I'm really sad to see it close.

This place moved to Roosevelt Street in Pantego, this dance studio decided to rent out their space…read moreto late night parties where there was a full blown shootout that put bullet holes in nearby cars. Afterwards the city pulled their co, and the crocodile tears started pouring, victim mentality business with no interest in the local neighbors or neighborhoods.

We decided to change to this studio as they had a class time that worked perfectly with our work…read moreschedule. However, we are now planning to return to our old studio. They provide misleading info to parents. Their main webpage states the following things: "Performance Opportunities - All of our classes perform several times throughout the year at community performances!" - this is incorrect. Our daughter's class was not scheduled to be in any community performances this year. Unless they mean the end of the year recital which I will discuss below. "We also offer Parent Observation the last week of each month in every class. You can come to the last 10 minutes of your child's class and see what they have been working on!" - incorrect. Our daughter has been there since August and we have only been allowed to watch her class one time. The studio is small and grungy. There is limited room in the lobby and folding chairs to sit on. There is one parent there each week who is constantly yelling and cussing at her kids in the lobby which makes everyone uncomfortable. They have a tiny screen on the wall which shows your child's class, but it is too small to see anything clearly. When I signed my daughter up for classes online, I made sure that I did not check the box allowing for automatic withdrawal payments each month. I paid her first months tuition at the front desk. Curiously, after this happened, her tuition began getting automatically withdrawn from my checking account each month. I never provided consent for this. The "winter recital" is not a recital. We were charged $35 for her to participate. We assumed it would be at a theatre or stage. We found out later it is merely a show at the studio. The parents sit in the studio and the kids do their dance. Why were we charged $35 for us to watch our kids dance in their classroom? Isn't this the "parent observation?" We were under the impression our daughter's class would be doing both a ballet and tap dance at the end year recital. Last week we paid her costume fee. Other parents were also paying the fee and it was asked if this would be for both the ballet and tap costumes. The fee was $90. The front desk person looked confused and had to go ask a teacher. We were then informed that the $90 fee was for ONE costume and her class would only be doing one dance at the end of year recital. Nothing had been said about her class only doing one dance. It is a tap/ballet combo class, so we all just assumed they would be doing both a tap and a ballet number at the recital. Tuition at this studio is $70 a month for one class, which is much higher than other studios in the area. So you are paying $70 a month and a $90 costume fee the entire year for your child to get onstage and do one dance. Most dance studios in this area (including the one we came from) allows each class to do both a ballet and tap dance at the end of year recital and the tuition is a lot less. When we addressed our concerns with the studio they told us they have done it this way for 15 years and it helps keep the recital length down. Most studios break the recital into two seperate recitals if recital length is a concern. That way the classes are allowed to perform both dances and show what they have learned that year. We never would have signed our daughter up at this studio if it had been made clear ahead of time that she would only be doing one recital dance for the entire year. This is very misleading and unfair. We decided that night to pull our daughter from the studio and sent an email informing them she would not be back. We asked if we could please have the costume fee refunded to us since we had literally just paid it a few hours ago, and the studio had not informed us ahead of time that she would only be preforming one dance at the recital. We have heard Nothing back. I checked her account online and she is still enrolled, so I can assume my account will probably get charged for the next months tuition even though we never gave consent for automatic payments.

We have been at Empire for a little over 2 years and to say that my daughter has excelled would…read moreprobably be an understatement because she has exceeded expectations. The coaches truly coach, genuinely care, and openly communicate to the gymnasts as well as to the parents. Their priority is on safety and honing in on each gymnasts individualism, it is so beautiful to watch and be apart of. The staff is top tier, communication in this fun yet stressful environment is key and the office manager is always 2 to 10 steps ahead, it is refreshing. The parents and gymnasts are inclusive and do so many fun activities/events outside of the gym, away from gymnastics. I am so happy to have my daughter be apart of the Empire family and I recommend any and everyone to bring their children and join because this environment goes beyond gymnastics; problem solving, daily exercise, making friends (parents and kids), and learning fun new skills that can be utilized in other sports and aspects of life.

My daughter was an optional gymnast at Empire for several years, but we chose to leave after the…read moreowner told me that her number one priority is protecting the coaches over the gymnasts. She was livid that my daughter told us things that happened at practice, saying she could no longer trust my daughter, as she expects the girls to keep secrets from their parents. They also enroll way too many kids for the number of coaches. My daughter was seriously injured when she fell from the bars when the coach walked away while he should have been spotting her. There were too many kids for the number of coaches and they had knocked the mats out from under the bar, so her fall wasn't cushioned. No coach even called us; my daughter had to call to be picked up for X-rays. (The coach made her call from the coach's phone for proof they had contacted us, but she told my daughter she didn't actually want to talk to us.). And when we arrived to take her to the ER, the head coach did not even come speak to us about the injury. Empire will take your money. But they won't keep your child's well being at the forefront. They will expect her to keep secrets, and if she gets hurt at practice, they won't take care of her. So just be warned.

I love coming to class here! They offer adult gymnastics and a make up system where if you miss a…read moreclass you can come a different day of the week to make it up. Really great for when you're traveling, sick, or just need a rest day. The coaches themselves are really nice and are able to meet you where you're at, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced!

Had a nija birthday for my 4yr old. The staff was so great, they helped set up and greeted our…read moreguests. We played half the time in the nija area and other half doung gymastics. It was perfect amount of time for the age group. The staff at Irving Gymnastics helped hand out pizza/cupcakes and clean as well. They were so kind and our group had a blast!