Class Descriptions

We strive to provide excellence in  all our programming.  Our elementary programming is designed for infants through school-aged children. Once our students progress past USAG Level 3, we recommend  continuing gymnastic education with Flipstars in Ludington, MI. 

Baby Bears
(Ages 6 mo. to 3 yrs)

Parent Participation or Trusted Caregiver Participation required. A trusted adult accompanies the child while they are in the gym filled with preschool, elementary and sensory integration equipment.   Our Baby Bear class will provide your child with an opportunity to interact with other little ones. Early interaction will teach your child how to engage with others and benefit your child's social development. Our Baby Bear curriculum uses a combination of fine motor and gross motor activities infused with music and finger play. Your child will be introduced to many new concepts such as patterning, group activities and circle time.  Coach Mykila also includes the work of Ann-Green Gilbert integrating the brain dance throughout the explorations and movement activities.
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Dress Code: 
(Girls) Leotard, leggings, sweatsuit, grippy socks .
No skirt or tights.  
(Boys) Shirt tucked into elastic waistband shorts or sweats, grippy socks. 
(Parents) Socks, no bare feet.

Beginner Gymnastics 
(Levels 1-3)

This exciting beginning to your child’s gymnastics experience  starts with, among other skills: rolls, cartwheels, splits and other flexibility exercises, round-offs on floor and mounts and dismounts. They will learn walks, mounts, and dismounts on beam along with turns and jumps on the trampoline. These students may  have the opportunity for fun meets.   Students will progress to learn skills like round-offs, walk overs, ariels, back handsprings and much more. Continued work to build strength, flexibility and control. 

Dress Code:  
(Girls) Leotard, leggings,  acro shoes.
No skirt or tights.  
(Boys) Shirt tucked into elastic waistband shorts or sweats, acro shoes. 

TumbleBears 
(Ages 3-4 yrs)

Children start with a warm up song and perform fun movement doing Braindance. (Braindance increases brain integration.) TumbleBears are introduced to skills such as tuck, pike, straddle, squat and lunge. They will jump, swing and hang! They will have fun learning on on the fitness wheel, beams, bars and more. They will also work on skills such as L’s, handstands, pre-cartwheels and forward and backward rolls.  They will be kept moving, strengthening mind and body while learning how to work in a group and stand in line - developing patience, listening and social skills. They will improve their fine and gross motor skills, including hand-eye coordination to improve reading and math readiness, all while learning gymnastics.    ​

Pre-qualifications:
Must be 3 years old! Potty trained!
(​No gymnastics experience necessary)

Dress Code:  
(Girls) Leotard, leggings,  acro shoes.
No skirt or tights.  
(Boys) Shirt tucked into elastic waistband shorts or sweats, acro shoes. ​

TumbleBears 
(Ages 4-5 yrs)

Children start with a warm up song doing brain dance (which increases brain integration) and work on basic gymnastic positions such as tuck, pike, straddle, squat and lunge. The class is designed for development of gymnastics, which includes  bars, balance beam, tumbling, vault skills, and Air Trak. They will also work on skills such as L’s, handstands, cartwheels, and forward and backward rolls.  The children will learn how to work well with others and improve their fine and gross motor skills, including hand-eye coordination while doing many skills to develop and improve reading readiness, all while learning gymnastics.        ​​

Pre-Qualifications:
Must be 4 or 5 years old.
​(No gymnastics experience necessary)

Dress Code:  
(Girls) Leotard, leggings,  acro shoes.
No skirt or tights.  
(Boys) Shirt tucked into elastic waistband shorts or sweats, acro shoes. ​