Barbizon Modeling & Acting Centers

The Barbizon program was a little rocky to start with, but Mr. Arthur took care of everything. I had problems with the first lady we deal with and I don't care for her. Her name is Pamela and if I could have reached the phone, I would've slapped the living daylights out of her. That's where Mr. Arthur had to get involved, and he was amazing. The rest of the crew were amazing as well. That includes the instructors, Sarah at the office when I called, and another lady we're dealing with now. The classes were great, and all the people were were nice and easy to work with. For my daughter, the program was really good, and I have no complaints on it. I could see a big difference just going to the classes, and how she carries herself. She just had a competition, and she did really good during that as well.

I've always been interested in talent agencies. I saw a sign for Barbizon Acting that said, “Youth or young actors modeling.” The next day, I walked into their office. I spoke to somebody named Ana. I just wanted more info and asked her if they were looking for any talents and if there was an audition process or any acting class I could be a part of. She told me to write down my information and if they were interested, they would call me. They called me a week later and then from there, everything started for me.

Barbizon was the best decision this family could’ve made. We enrolled my daughter last fall and she went to her classes faithfully each month. It was such a memorable experience for her. She had so much fun while learning and also gaining the experience that she need. I was so excited to hear about her class after each meet. Her self confidence and self esteem skyrocketed, she learned how to apply makeup, model, walk the runway, perform, write and execute her commercial. She learn so many great things in class.

Barbizon helped my daughter with confidence building. They learned how to walk the runway. The teachers were super upbeat. There were lots of positive energy and constructive criticism. They learned facial care, hygiene and makeup. The only negative thing I have about it is that they want you to keep spending money. She always gets accepted to everything and it's always going to cost thousands of dollars. She was chosen to go to the Orlando event they had, but that was gonna be $3,500. We declined moving forward. The class itself was only six one-hour classes and it was $2,000. We were under the impression that there would be more connections but there weren't. I think they just choose everybody and it's the money for them. I don't think that they're overly selective. If my daughter was someone that people would be interested in, she would have a sponsor. But no, it's totally the opposite.

I was a student at Barbizon when I was younger. I talked to my granddaughter about going to modeling class and I told her about my experience. She was interested so I signed her up for Barbizon and she was accepted into the program. She really liked the program. Every time I picked her up, all of her instructors said how proud they were of her and how much progress she was making during every class. My granddaughter got confidence in herself. We didn't get the overall score until after she was done with the program. But we didn't let her know that they scored her there on all levels of her training because I didn't feel that that was right and we don't do anything to bring down her confidence or make her not feel that she accomplished her goals. Her goal is to model as well as go into the military.

Signing up my children was fine. Everyone is always pleasant. They do a good job of giving you all the information that you think you might need. My children like it there. Barbizon is something that is a commitment so it's something that anyone interested should make sure they fully understand.

Two of my kids went to Barbizon. One of them completed everything. She's not making any money. We're just putting out thousands of dollars. She did the first training. Now, she's doing the bootcamp training online for the competition for Florida in July. My other child didn't attend any classes, so I lost money with that. We're doing it again with my niece and she likes it but not a whole bunch. She's only 10, so having to do classes online and listening are not for her.

My daughter, Max, enjoyed going with Barbizon. She was in the 6-month course and there was one Saturday a month where they did the learning aspects of modeling, makeup, and dressing. She wasn't in school, so it was a good aspect for her new learning ability. If anyone is thinking of enrolling their kids with Barbizon, they should be prepared to pay money. They should read the fine print and lines, too. They should also back their kids up and be there for them 100%, because they're going to need it.

My daughter participated in the workshops and trainings every Sunday for a couple of months. She did most of those, then she went to another one, which was done online, to help with her modeling, posing and taking pictures. She has a bag and makeup. Barbizon did everything they said they would do, and the staff was good. If I ever had questions, I could call them and they would answer or even give me an email, so they were good at letting us know everything and sending reminder emails to let us know when the next program workshop was. My daughter acquired a lot of skills, because she's a lot more open now. She wouldn't get on stage at first, but now, in school, she wants to do talent shows in front of other people, so I know it helped her.

Barbizon was the closest to me and had a 5-star review. On top of that, it was the cheapest and it offered more. The modeling and acting parts of the program were really fun. I made some really close friends and some that I still talk to today. It was just a good atmosphere. The teachers were really good too like Kristen and Angela.