Try Hills. They have a parent viewing room, but it's through a glass wall, so no talking to the gymnasts or being on the floor. Most seasoned parents sit at the back table with laptops or kindles. Only the parents with young kids, who are just taking classes (vs. being on a team) crowd up at the windows.

Dynamite is definitely still requiring masks. This is the email I got on March 30:

Dear Dynamite parents,

Please be reminded that we still require masks at Dynamite at all times. In the past few days, too many students have shown up without masks. We have some extra masks on hand, but not enough for the current demand trends. In the past few days, we have gone through more masks than we did in the past six months.

We recognize that most places no longer require masks, so it is not front of mind for most parents, but please put some in their gym bags and stash some in your car so that your child can be prepared for class. We do not want to put our families in a position where we don't have any masks and cannot let your child in without one.

Thank you so much--we greatly appreciate your help.

--The Dynamite Team


I'm also fine with not going into class. I run over to Park and Rose and get a bagel from Call your Mother or a coffee from Starbucks and relax for 40 minutes before I have to go pick the kid up....

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Yeah…it sounds pretty weird to have a video feed of gymnastics lessons. And not letting parents in but also asking them not to idle in their cars is just bizarre.

Idling in the car creates bad air. Why do you even need to be told this? Yikes. You seriously need some guidance on adukting.

As another PP pointed out, if it’s 20 degrees out and the gymnastics place doesn’t have a waiting area for parents, I’ll be in my car with the heat on. If sitting in your freezing car is your version of “adukting”, then go for it.

Why do you need to sit in the parking lot? There is a whole big world out there. Go pick up a coffee. Bundle up and take a walk. Pick up your groceries. You really can't figure out how to not just sit in your car? Yes. You need better adult skills.

Nah, I’ll just read my Kindle in my warm car with my tea. I love how much this bothers you, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Yeah…it sounds pretty weird to have a video feed of gymnastics lessons. And not letting parents in but also asking them not to idle in their cars is just bizarre.

Idling in the car creates bad air. Why do you even need to be told this? Yikes. You seriously need some guidance on adukting.

As another PP pointed out, if it’s 20 degrees out and the gymnastics place doesn’t have a waiting area for parents, I’ll be in my car with the heat on. If sitting in your freezing car is your version of “adukting”, then go for it.

Why do you need to sit in the parking lot? There is a whole big world out there. Go pick up a coffee. Bundle up and take a walk. Pick up your groceries. You really can't figure out how to not just sit in your car? Yes. You need better adult skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Yeah…it sounds pretty weird to have a video feed of gymnastics lessons. And not letting parents in but also asking them not to idle in their cars is just bizarre.

Idling in the car creates bad air. Why do you even need to be told this? Yikes. You seriously need some guidance on adukting.

As another PP pointed out, if it’s 20 degrees out and the gymnastics place doesn’t have a waiting area for parents, I’ll be in my car with the heat on. If sitting in your freezing car is your version of “adukting”, then go for it.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

I don't think the parental demand for content surveillance of children is going to lead us anywhere good as a society.

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Anonymous wrote:Dynamic? They have a pretty robust video system to watch the kids. You can actually see more than you could huddled inside the lobby. And the masks are being dropped as well. It’s annoying to some degree but the parent gossip and judging the other girls was out of control pre covid.

Dynamite, yes. We started in fall 2020 so I’m not familiar with the gossip. That must not be restrictive to this gym though (the gossip). Was that really an issue? Wow. The video is meh, and I can’t take screenshots or record the video. With masks, I can’t even tell if my daughter is smiling. How do you know about masks being dropped? I hadn’t heard this. Thanks!

NP. You sound really helicoptery. Just let your daughter take her class without you hovering over her, and ask her later how it was.

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NP. I’m not at all a helicopter mom nor do my kids do gymnastics, but not allowing parents inside would be a deal breaker for me. At this point, it isn’t a safety issue in regards to viral spread. If there is another reason they don’t want parents in, then they should address it.

Waiting in your car in a parking lot for a 1 hr class isn’t comfortable and wouldn’t continue to do this, if they don’t have a valid reason and are posting passive aggressive signs. I’d switch places OP. Better yet, find a new sport for her, seriously.

Thank goodness. You are just the kind of nut job parent we hope to avoid in our child's activities. Posting signs isn't passive aggressive. Seriously.

You’re right, posting signs telling someone what to do in their own car is just being a d bag. No passivity about it.

Um. What?

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Yeah…it sounds pretty weird to have a video feed of gymnastics lessons. And not letting parents in but also asking them not to idle in their cars is just bizarre.

Idling in the car creates bad air. Why do you even need to be told this? Yikes. You seriously need some guidance on adukting.

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Anonymous wrote:Dynamic? They have a pretty robust video system to watch the kids. You can actually see more than you could huddled inside the lobby. And the masks are being dropped as well. It’s annoying to some degree but the parent gossip and judging the other girls was out of control pre covid.

Dynamite, yes. We started in fall 2020 so I’m not familiar with the gossip. That must not be restrictive to this gym though (the gossip). Was that really an issue? Wow. The video is meh, and I can’t take screenshots or record the video. With masks, I can’t even tell if my daughter is smiling. How do you know about masks being dropped? I hadn’t heard this. Thanks!

NP. You sound really helicoptery. Just let your daughter take her class without you hovering over her, and ask her later how it was.

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NP. I’m not at all a helicopter mom nor do my kids do gymnastics, but not allowing parents inside would be a deal breaker for me. At this point, it isn’t a safety issue in regards to viral spread. If there is another reason they don’t want parents in, then they should address it.

Waiting in your car in a parking lot for a 1 hr class isn’t comfortable and wouldn’t continue to do this, if they don’t have a valid reason and are posting passive aggressive signs. I’d switch places OP. Better yet, find a new sport for her, seriously.

Thank goodness. You are just the kind of nut job parent we hope to avoid in our child's activities. Posting signs isn't passive aggressive. Seriously.

You’re right, posting signs telling someone what to do in their own car is just being a d bag. No passivity about it.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Yeah…it sounds pretty weird to have a video feed of gymnastics lessons. And not letting parents in but also asking them not to idle in their cars is just bizarre.

Wow. This is crazy to me. Do your kids schools have cameras? Do you just sit an observe them all day? I don't like to judge but this whole concept seems a bit creepy.

Best practice continues to be to keep all unnecessary bodies out of the building.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d find a new place to learn gymnastics. I wouldn’t want my kids anywhere the parents aren’t welcome.

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There's enough other weird stuff with gymnastics that still not being allowed in at this point would give me serious pause. I'd at the very least ask management what the plan is going forward.

This.

Do you send your kid to mcps. There is way more weird stuff there.

Anonymous wrote:The great thing about this area is the embarrassment of riches when it comes to kid activities. If one place doesn't work for you, it probably won't be hard to find one that does.

When my daughter was 4, she wanted to take ballet. I looked around and most studios required kids to have their hair in a bun. That wasn't happening, so I found a place that didn't have that requirement. What I DIDN'T do was call studios where it was a requirement, ask them to make an exception for me and my special snowflake, and then blast them on the internet when they refused.

I agree with this yo a point. We have so many options. However, some are much much better than others. Some are global industry leaders. Some are run and staffed by under qualified people that prey on that fact that the consumer cannot differentiate.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there are kids sports activities that were still requiring masks in March 2022. Thats awful.

It's fine. It's a mask..who cares.

OP, do they also have signs posted to wear a mask in your idle car?

Time to run away ... far, far, far away