I've been taking adult gymnastics classes at this brand new facility for the past month. Everything is sparkling clean and in great shape and feels very safe. Our coach, Claudia, is amazing - she does a wonderful job meeting participants where they are at and them pushing them just a little further past their comfort zone. I have never done gymnastics before but I am definitely having fun. The work out is similar to a HIIT class with the opportunity to play on the gymnastics equipment - you will feel like a kid again! I am docking one star because I don't think the pricing model of belonging to the gym for classes once a week and having to decide a month in advance if you will go for that month works well for adults. I would be way more inclined to go more and longer if I was able to register per class and drop in when I could. read more

these 2 stars are specifically 1 for the physical facility & 1 for coach emma, who was the only reason that my child continued to attend SGA burien for about a year, or it would have been 2 months max. the reason for this are plentiful so i'll keep them brief. firstly, the administration desk clerks were always rude; asking any questions only resulted in a look of confusion & a response that was passively aggressive & sometimes mocking. it was actually weird. but as i said, coach emma was amazing & going above & beyond for her students. however SGA did not set up for success. she was giving out stickers after class as part of her positive reinforcement,style of coaching that she purchased out of her own pocket & it wasnt until after i told admin that i was going to bring her a giant bag that they started supplying stickers but only because 'it wasnt fair to the other classes'. & when coach emma was on sick leave/vaca, the substitute was consistently unprofessional, starting with her attire. i am very much body positive & a feminist but there are also times & places. the place to be wearing booty shorts that in fact showcase your entire rear when teaching a class for 5 year olds that does not require any actual physical activity on the part of the coach is entirely avoidable. I honestly would understand if this were in an actual Olympic approved suit and you're training more advanced athletes but if you are inside of an air conditioned building simply standing next to a balance beam and helping kids jump down as the extent of your physical exertion, there really is no need to be wearing shorts that could honestly qualify as underwear. I never even mentioned that before though because her coaching was so terrible that I wanted administration to really hear me when I explained the following things and not have it tainted with the idea that maybe I was just mad about the shorts because that was literally at the bottom of my list of grievances. Unfortunately, I can't remember her name, but that's probably for the best haha. the biggest problem was that this substitute (who taught regular classes of her own) was very hands off + unhelpful (my kid asked for chalk per usual & she was refused, without explanation. she was lacking in leadership, empathy & patience- unlike emma who was excellent about providing personal direction & making a concerted effort to help & understand what each kid needed. that is until SGA switched everything up. see, when we enrolled (fall '23) we were told that the class size maxed out at 5, & my child was taking the last spot. before our second month even ended, the class size had nearly doubled, with 9 students total. when we left there were 11. the final straw was when they raised their tuition rates by almost 15%. getting less & paying more is crazy work. we did find a better fit to fill our gymnastics void tho; you can find that review on my profile. :) (not attaching any photos to protect the privacy of the kids in them but the facility really is beautiful with great props, clean bathrooms & a fresh water refill station. i hope they restructure things to do it justice!) read more

We transitioned here as my daughter outgrew here previous gymnastics gym. This is a large gym with a lot of space for kids to move. The coaches do a great job engaging the kids and teaching them gymnastics skills. My daughter works with coach Degan, and just adores her. She has great energy and is so positive. The kids really seem to improve week by week! The pricing is very reasonable, we have definitely paid more for less before. If you are looking for a fun year round activity for your kid, Seattle Gymnastics Academy is the place for you! read more

My 3 year old son had his first class at the Burien location. We were so excited and had been talking about it for weeks leading up to it. Unfortunately, excitement quickly turned to extreme disappointment as we had a terrible experience with the instructor Gracie. And it happened in the span of 10 minutes. My son was playing on the mat waiting for class to begin. No one acknowledged me or him to the point where I had to ask several instructors where he belonged. Finally, Gracie said he should be with her and another instructor (I did not catch her name) scoffed and rudely said "he's all yours" to Gracie. I got my son to go with the rest of his classmates . Gracie never acknowledged him or introduced herself or even spoke to him. The only thing she said to me was "he needs to stay with the group or he has to leave because I'm not stopping my class to deal with him." Against my better judgment I encouraged my son to participate because he really wanted to do gymnastics. He was having difficulty following the instructions as this was his first class. My wife tried to help him and she was told she had to leave by Gracie or sign a waiver to be on the mat. My wife tried to tell Gracie that our son would respond better if she would talk to him, teach him or even acknowledge that he existed and Gracie told her that her class wasn't the class for our son. I immediately grabbed my family and canceled our membership immediately. I'm not going to have my child someplace where they are not wanted or appreciated or even treated like a normal human. I wouldn't recommend place to anyone with small children. read more