Gymnastics classes

Change to: Our youngest beginner class, we recommend this for anyone aged 4-6 who is new to gymnastics. Little Stars focuses on coordination and balance on varying equipment, building strength and learning basic shapes and moves of gymnastics. This class is great for developing gross motor skills and learning basic movements working towards skills such as forward rolls, bunny hops, kick to handstand, walking and balancing on the beam and basic mounts on the vault. Little star gymnasts will also concentrate on flexibility stretching and conditioning to build strength in class.

Change to: Our older beginner class, we recommend Rising Stars for anyone aged 7+ who is new to gymnastics. Rising Stars focuses on coordination and balance on varying equipment, building strength and learning basic shapes and moves of gymnastics. This class is great for developing gross motor skills and learning basic movements working towards skills such as forward rolls, bunny hops, kick to handstand, walking and balancing on the beam and basic mounts on the vault. Rising Star gymnasts will also concentrate on flexibility stretching and conditioning to build strength in class.

Shining Stars gymnasts progress from Little Stars and work on progressing the basic skills they learnt in these classes. This class focuses on gaining cartwheels, handstand holds, and forward and backwards rolls. On equipment, shining stars progress to mounting and dismounting the beam, squat on and forward rolling on vault as well as harder jumps on trampettes such as dive rolls. Flexibility stretches and conditioning continue to be worked on in Shining Stars in order to progress to more difficult skills.

Shooting Stars gymnasts progress from Rising Stars and work on developing the basics they learnt in these classes. This classes focuses on gaining cartwheels, handstand holds, forward and backwards rolls. On equipment, Shooting Stars progress to mounting and dismounting the beam, squat on and forward rolling on vault as well as harder jumps on trampette such as dive rolls. Flexibility stretches and conditioning continue to be worked on in Shooting Stars in order to progress to more difficult skills.

Super Stars should have floor basics such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, bridges and balances. Super Stars gymnasts work on gaining harder skills such as roundoffs, back bends, handstand to bridge. On bar these classes work on gaining strength to perform casts on their own as well as strong swinging shapes, squat throughs and straddle overs on vault and putting skills such as handstands and jumps onto the beams. We work towards walkovers, backwards roll to front support, handstand pirouettes, handspring flatback on vault, jumps and leaps and spins on beam. Conditioning to build strength, flexibility stretches and basics continue to be worked on each week.

Super Squad should have floor basics such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, bridges and balances. Super Squad gymnasts work on gaining harder skills such as roundoffs, back bends, handstand to bridge. On bar these classes work on gaining strength to perform casts on their own as well as strong swinging shapes, squat throughs and straddle overs on vault and putting skills such as handstands and jumps onto the beams. We work towards walkovers, backwards roll to front support, handstand pirouettes, handspring flatback on vault, jumps, leaps and spins on beam and back hip circle on bars. Conditioning to build strength, flexibility stretches and basics continue to be worked on each week.

Our Asteria Classes are for gymnasts who have reached Superstars and Supersquad levels. This class will have a tumbling focus and is not for Bar and Beam. Gymnasts can choose to do this class as an extra class alongside Superstars or Squad or as a standalone class. They should have floor basics such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, bridges and balances. We work towards walkovers, backwards roll to front support, handstand pirouettes, handspring flatback on vault, jumps, leaps and spins on beam and back hip circle on bars. Conditioning to build strength, flexibility stretches and basics continue to be worked on each week. Gymnasts will work on gaining harder skills such as roundoffs, back handsprings, front handsprings and combination tumbles.

Our Asteria Classes are for gymnasts who have reached Superstars and Supersquad levels. This class will have a tumbling focus and is not for Bar and Beam. Gymnasts can choose to do this class as an extra class alongside Superstars or Squad or as a standalone class. They should have floor basics such as rolls, handstands, cartwheels, bridges and balances. We work towards walkovers, backwards roll to front support, handstand pirouettes, handspring flatback on vault, jumps, leaps and spins on beam and back hip circle on bars. Conditioning to build strength, flexibility stretches and basics continue to be worked on each week. Gymnasts will work on gaining harder skills such as roundoffs, back handsprings, front handsprings and combination tumbles.

In bar and beam classes, gymnasts progress through a variety of skills on each apparatus appropriate to their level. On beam; mounts, dismounts, leaps, spins, jumps, forward, backward and sideways acro skills are worked on individually and also in connections. On bars, mounts and dismounts, circling elements, bar connections, casts and handstand elements are worked on depending on difficulty. Bar and beam-specific conditioning is also worked on in class to improve upper body and core strength for the bar as well as food stability and confidence exercises on the beam. Routines on both bar and beam are worked on in class for upcoming competitions or in-class challenges.