Academy West

Went in with hopes that my 3 year old daughter was going to not only learn gymnastics but have fun while doing it, but the TOTS Class was very disappointing and a waste of money. The instructors are young girls that honestly are terrible at instructing and are not so friendly. This place definitely did not meet my expectations unfortunately. Please hire people that will actually teach and instruct.

We went here during the end of COVID; we ended up getting really sick and my daughter even hospitalized, obviously I wasn’t sending her germs to class. I paid for 2 months because autopay but we didn’t end up going any more. I didn’t feel they were taking appropriate measures to minimize germs. When asking for a refund they said sure and they’d call me back, they called me back and said no. So they took my money in return for no classes, and sickness! Wouldn’t recommend. **Edit, I DID write this 2 years later as I am shopping around for a professional gym to put my child in to pair with homeschooling. But regardless of time, it doesn’t change the fact we paid for classes we didn’t attend and were refused a refund after someone on the phone told me I should have been getting one. As stated on the phone call (which happened after she had not attended several classes, not 2 years later) I was clear she had been VERY sick and in and out of hospitals working on a chronic asthma diagnosis. I didn’t think I owed anybody an explanation for why my student was dropping out, as I wasn’t using materials, or funds, and her “class” wasn’t competitive. we couldn’t risk the germs, or losing the money. But only one of those things I could control. Even if it meant eating $140, that said I wouldn’t recommend that to any family, especially ones who work hard in this type of economy. Hopefully you guys have made a positive change so parents don’t leave feeling the way I did. 🥰

Totally under-rated gymnastics academy. Great price and the most friendly instructors, and their communication with parents is unparalleled! My daughters learned so much and felt included. My oldest is very shy and was scared at first, but the amazing instructors helped her feel at ease around the other kids in her class, and she even made friends! I love that the classes are based on skill level rather than solely on age so they can progress more smoothly and actually learn in a more progressive minded way. We had to cancel when we moved away, but compared to other more predatory gymnastics academies, it was a painless process. I still recommend this place to anyone in the area looking to get their children into gymnastics. If we ever end up moving back, I will definitely be bringing my daughters here again!

iwent there a lot as a kid. i did MANY things there. preschool, gymnastics, tumbling, jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, jazz, almost everything they have, honestly. I had my fair share of good instructors - but unfortunately most of them were bad. My preschool teacher was amazing, but everything past that was horrible. Nice people, maybe, but terrible at instructing. It was so, so physically demanding that it was ridiculous! they used to push me down really hard during stretches. A big problem with academy west dance/gymnastics teachers are they NEED you to be super flexible. If you are not super flexible, they are going to push. and push you HARD. oh, and don't forget, they'll make sure you get less parts in dances and routines BECAUSE you are not very flexible. Do better! especially to the kids who have disabilities.

This is a long story but so worth the read! We absolutely LOVE Academy West! What they have done for our daughter I can hardly put into words. We were with another gym for 7 years and after the last year we needed out urgently. My daughter is 13 and we decided to walk away from the other gym. After months of mentally breaking down my daughter (and other gymnasts) we couldn’t do it anymore. We walked out 2 weeks before the state meet. The previous gym offered zero solutions or help, wouldn’t let my daughter finish out the season. We found Academy West from one of our meets with them, their girls were cheering for my daughters old team and their support for girls they didn’t even know was inspiring! We called Academy West knowing my daughter likely wouldn’t go to state, we were wrong! Academy West took her in, gave her private dance lessons, taught her a new beam routine, and an entirely NEW floor routine in 2 weeks! My daughters love for gymnastics is back, her passion and self confidence has returned as well! I truly didn’t think we could turn her around after the damage from the previous gym, but we’re headed to state confident that she will excel! As long as we live in Utah, we will be at Academy West!