.: Preschool Classes
Baby Bugs – A 30 minute class for children (newborn – 18 months) and their parents. The class is designed to foster parent-child bonding, social interaction, muscle development, and introduce basic locomotor skills. The class will utilize music, colors, shapes, and sensory stimulation.
Bitty Bugs – This 30 minute class is for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents. The class will introduce physical fitness, locomotor skills, social interaction and fundamental gymnastics to children while being encouraged by mom or dad. This class will utilize preschool size equipment in an obstacle course style format.
Tumble Bugs I – This is an hour long class recommended for boys and girls ages 3 to 4 years old. Gymnasts will be introduced to the basic concepts of gymnastics using a variety of stations. Emphasis is placed upon following directions, locomotor skills, and learning basic gymnastics concepts.
Tumble Bugs II – This one hour class is for boys and girls ages 4 to 6 years old. Preschoolers will continue to learn the fundamentals of gymnastics on various apparatus. This level encourages skill mastery, enhanced coordination, flexibility, and strength, as well as, reinforces behaviors (listening, memorization, demonstration, turn-taking, etc.) required of children entering or already in school.
Gold Bugs – (By invitation only.) This is an accelerated two-hour class for girls, ages 2 to 4 years old that show signs of grasping gymnastics quickly. The focus of this class is skill attainment on trampoline and the four Women’s Olympic Events; strength and coordination development; and increasing balance. Gold Bugs may learn a routine and perform at exhibitions.
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.: Girls' Recreational Classes
Beginner – This one hour class is for girls ages 6 and up who have never participated in gymnastics or done minimal gymnastics before. Gymnasts will learn basic form, technique, and fundamental skills on floor, vault, balance beam, uneven bars and trampoline while developing coordination, body awareness and balance.
Advanced Beginner – For girls ages 6 and up who can demonstrate competency in Beginner skills. This hour-and-a-half class will allow the gymnast to build on the Beginner-level skills to prepare her for the Intermediate class or Fast Track.
Intermediate – An hour and a half class for girls who have attained a majority of the skills taught in Beginner. The class emphasizes skill perfection and amplitude, performing combinations, and enhancing strength and balance.
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.: Boys' Recreational Classes
Boys I – This is a beginner level class for one hour that teaches basic tumbling and fundamental skills to boys ages 6 & up on all of the Men’s Olympic Events and trampoline. The emphasis is on skill attainment while encouraging coordination, body awareness, strength and balance.
Boys II – This is an upper level class for on hour that focuses on mastering skills on all of the six Men’s Olympic Events and increasing upper body strength. It is for boys that have passed Boys I or have the consent of the instructor. Boys in this class may be asked to perform at exhibitions.
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.: Special Interest Classes
Performance Show Team Gymnastics – This is a one-hour class for boys, girls, moms and dads (ages 6 and up) who are interested in performing. This class is usually taken in conjunction with another class. The focus is on developing a routine that utilizes basic gymnastics skills, stunts, and formations as a group. The class also seeks to promote healthy lifestyles, cooperation, and self-confidence. Participants in this class will perform in at least one exhibition. This is open to people of all ability levels, sizes, and shapes.
Gymnastics Conditioning for Fitness – This is a one hour strength and conditioning class for teens, adults, and young athletes who would like to get into shape or cross-train the gymnastics way! Each class will simulate the conditioning workouts that have been designed for our Competitive Team Gymnasts. This class will work all of the muscle groups in your body (including ones you didn’t know that you had) and help you get fit in no time at all.
Tumble and Cheer – This is a one-hour class that teaches basic tumbling and jumps for cheerleading. All skill levels are invited. Eight counts and simple cheer routines may also be taught depending upon skill mastery.
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