Barbizon Modeling & Acting Centers Reviews

Barbizon seemed pretty legit and everything on the website that they had was true. I did the classes, then I started getting into the actual competition. A couple of times, I've had some companies message me, but I haven't really gotten into anything else yet because I'm doing the competition for the 2024 Passport to Discovery. We're going to Disney World and doing a series of competitions like acting, improve, singing, and modeling. When getting into the competition, there was a series of things that you had to do like a 15-second commercial and a runway walk. There was a two-hour video thing that you had to wait for and you got put into a room with a director that was for Grey's Anatomy. Then you would get picked or not. So there were 15 people that were picked to go to the competition out of 100 people that were also doing the thing.

My daughter found them online and saw that they were having classes in the Des Moines area, which was convenient. Also, they had a long-standing, good reputation and we didn't wanna get her involved in anything that wasn't very established. We signed her up for the classes and the interaction with them was wonderful. They do get very busy at times and sometimes it's tough to get in touch with them. But they usually got back to us. We only had one bad experience while we were at Barbizon with an agent who was rude. But it was an outside individual and I don't think that Barbizon knew how to deal with it because it was kind of a high profile agency. Other than that, the people from Barbizon themselves were absolutely fabulous. It was an amazing, wonderful experience and I am so glad we did what we did.

The girl I got from DHS had low self esteem and didn’t believe in herself. I enrolled her in Barbizon and this little girl is shining. She is unstoppable. She is singing in choir in church and she wants to be in cheerleading now. It was a wonderful experience. She walks around that little model walk everywhere we go. She struts her stuff proudly and she tells everybody about the experience with Barbizon. She’s very, very happy about it, and so is her dad and I. It really pulled her up and gave her what she needed. My husband says Barbizon gave her self-confidence and self-security.

Barbizon has been around for so long and it was the one that my son trusted. He did the whole six months of training and he also did Passport to Discovery this summer in Orlando. He loved it and he had a great experience. We were not going with him so I made contact with his chaperones. I felt very comfortable with that. We had to be there to check him in and show our ID and be there to pick him up. And we called a few times before he went. We were always on the webinars because the parents had to be on screen with the child. So, I had quite a bit of interaction with the staff. It makes you feel like your kid is gonna be just fine.

I love Barbizon. They have been so amazing with everything. My daughter did the acting and modeling classes. She is getting ready to do the Passport to Discovery. So, she's excited. We're all excited. Setting up the program was really easy. Barbizon made everything pretty easy. The only thing was one of the payments went out a day early. We use a different account when it comes to certain things coming out of the bank account. So, with that, we put everything into another account and they took it out a day early. It wasn't in there. They were like, “Oh, don't worry about it. We'll do it tomorrow.” I was like, “Cool. That's not a problem.” Then we got charged late fees, so I had to call and have that taken off. Other than that, it was okay and that was the only hiccup that we ever had with them.

Layla participated in all of the classes. She did everything and graduated. She liked it a whole lot. Barbizon had always been pretty helpful and reached out to us by email or by text and helped us with any questions. I haven't had trouble getting ahold of anybody when I've tried to contact them in the past. So it's been good.

My six-month experience at Barbizon was a lot of fun. It was a bumpy start and there was a little more of the bookwork. But when we did activities, I and a lot of other students had the opportunity to open up and really show the growth along the journey, which was amazing. I really liked that the management shifted along the journey as need be and that helped the class big time. Interacting with the class was challenging at first but it was rewarding when you got to know people who wanted to be there. Some of the people didn't per se seem like they wanted to be there. But for the people who were passionate about what they were doing, it was a pleasure interacting with everybody at every class. I took a public speaking class and it helped tremendously as regards Barbizon. I was so ready for the challenge and I might have been nervous at some point, but I knew that I could do it because I had taken this class. And I'm so grateful for it.

The experience I have with Barbizon is great because they taught her a lot. Now, she knows a lot of things she didn't know. Before she started, she wasn't this confident. But now she has gained a lot of confidence. She said it's a great experience for her that's why she keeps pushing forward. She talked about how they taught her a lot even how to take care of her skin, not just acting and the modeling.

The staff at Barbizon is great. All of our interactions have been very pleasant and informative. They're available any time I have any questions. My daughter's confidence has broadened a lot at Barbizon. They made her come out of her shell. At a point of time, I had to withdraw her from her classes. They were very understanding and helped me transition through that.

My son had a wonderful experience with Barbizon. It was fast and it was intense. But it was very informative and purposeful for Jalan. He really enjoyed his journey with Barbizon. They were awesome from start to finish. My son was a part of the Barbizon competition. Every Saturday, once a month, when he would go to those classes, he was treated like royalty. They were always enthused. It was at the hotel.