International Performing Arts Academy
Consumer Report

They use high pressure sell techniques with veil insults in order to make you feel like as if you don't support your "talent".
I was handed at my high school a registration sheet to sign up for their company and was called immediately a day after with a "VIP invitation" for one of their "interview" seminars.
Everything seemed great and they started us off with a video of the company and a background of who they are and had us walk down the catwalk and do a "slant".
After, we were immediately given a commercial to act out and demonstrate it to the interviewer; also if you are a singer they'll have you demonstrate that.
Finally they'll say that they're completely interested in your talent and will hide little rude remarks towards you in order to make you want to "perfect" your talent. They'll also say that everyone only has 5 minutes for an interview and that if they're ABSOLUTELY interested in you that they will drag on. (Now I would be okay with this but even the WORST actor/model strutter in the room surpassed her "glorious 5 minutes"...)
Now I've been saving up money to buy a good car since I was 9, (I'm fifteen) and she asked about that and said that if I was REALLY committed to my talent that I would JUST GIVE HER $500 UP FRONT to "ENSURE MY SPOT WAS SAVED"; saying that they only had "13 available female spots and 13 available male for each class".
In conclusion, not only is the seminar held in the hotel, but also the CLASSES are held in the hotel. More was said than done. They will pressure you into buying upfront and will insult you until you feel as if you have to ABSOLUTELY JUST HAVE TO HAVE THESE CLASSES.
DO. Not. Buy.into. This. Unless you like wasting money.

Company: International Performing Arts Academy
Country: USA
State: California
City: Los Angeles
ZIP: 90017
Address: 1201 West 5th Street, Ste T330
Phone: 8886867827
Site: hollywoodacademy.tv

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