Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy

Three stars means A-​OK and also that it is incredibly hard to write anything interesting. SAGA is A-​OK. Yep. I take my kids there. I’ve been taking them for years. They don’t really do any tricks yet, but I was sorta thinking this would help them become break dancers or ninjas when they get older. The instructors are a-​ok. I’ve never spoken to one, but the kids know them. They never talk about them. That’s ok. The coaches don’t really talk to parents much. The facility is nice. Lots of beams and obstacles, sprung floor, foam pit, beams, hoops… trampolines…yep. I can watch my kids from the balcony and they cheat! They totally don’t do the exercise when the coach isn’t watching! But, that’s ok. The snack machine sucks. There’s no athletic food in it, like perfect bars. They have birthday parties there. I’ve been to one. Yeah, it was pretty good. I got to go out on the floor, but I did something wrong so they sent me out. I can’t remember what I did. It was something like wearing shoes or being to fat. I took my kids to one of the «night out» events. They had a pretty good time. They were watching Happy Feet when we picked them up. Yeah, I would try get back a little earlier next time because they said the first half was awesome, the second half is pizza and a movie… The kids had an OK time. I might try it again. I might just keep going with the program.

This review concerns the kids birthday celebrations here, only. I have not personally utilized the gymnastic equipment in this facility, for if I had, a groin injury would likely prevent the completion of this review.
It’s amazing how conglomerated and commercialized the arena of children’s birthday parties have become. It’s an obvious market to capitalize on. Parents really don’t want to deal with the hassle of putting the soirée together, and little Timmy has been looking forward to the Big Day all year long, it’s so easy to just bring ‘em all to a place where they can play video games and eat pizza and watch creepy mechanical mice craft unholy rock ‘n roll. Costly, crappy and in the end totally forgettable, it doesn’t really matter. Another year done and gone, another cavity or three.
Sandia Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy, on the other hand, crafts a birthday party for toddlers and younguns that’s interactive, athletic, memorable and special. My kid still talks about it, six months down the line. The place provides a couple of instructors who take groups of kids on the equipment, letting them bounce, roll and role-​play little Olympians. After that it’s meal time, and parents can order or bring what they wish, which is a huge bonus. Most places insist on ordering from their «partner» businesses, the prices are inflated, the options really unhealthy. This is a great place for the Big Day, put it on your list.

Good place for kids. Different levels, a little something for everyone. Gets pretty busy though. Wish there was more comfortable seating for parents.