Classes at Leah's

Just You and Me Kid (walking - 3 yrs. old):
This 45 minute class is designed for the student and parent in mind. While spending quality time with your child building self confidence and body awareness, parents can interact with other parents of the same age child comparing developmental stages, activities, parenting skills, and day to day struggles and accomplishments. Building relationships that sometimes last a lifetime and most importantly have fun learning.
Each child will learn:

Body positions- sitting down and standing up
Jumping off of objects and landing safely
Working eye, hand and foot coordination skills and games through music and movement, (your balance enhances math and reading skills).
Breakdown skills to help understand the mechanics of gymnastic skills.
Working on balance on low beams
Using props and visuals shapes and objects
Practicing hopping, skipping, and jumping.
Cognitive skills help with speach and language.

Preschool Gymnastics (2 yrs. old - 4yrs. old)
A 50 minute class with the active preschooler in mind. Through music and rhythm we gain self confidence and body awareness.
Each student will learn:

Gymnastics body positions of breaking down skills and drills that we will incorporate into gymnstics skills.
Using colorful objects and shapes to aide in teaching skills.
Preparation for a beginner gymnastics class.
Discipline and patients with taking turns and following directions.
Hopping, skipping, jumping and learning to land and fall safely.

Beginner/Advanced Beginner/Intermediate/Pre-Advanced Classes
These are 60 minute classes designed for the age and ability of each student. Every student moves up as an individual not with their class. Classes at Leah's are taught through positive reinforcement. Teaching each student by breaking the skills down piece by piece so our students understand the mechanics of each gymnastics skill. We feel that each student should leave class feeling a sense of accomplishment. Our desire is to offer an environment that is positive, safe, and fun; yet educational. All students are offered a free trial class.

Back Handspring Classes
This one hour class was designed mainly for those students who are cheerleader hopefuls. Entering this class requires each student to have a handstand, cartwheel and round off. These skills will be developed as well as backbends and possibly kick overs. Our staff will physically put each student through the proper technique for a back handspring. We will slowly manipulate their bodies so each student understands and feel how a back handspring works. We will also use our back handspring machines, tumble track trampoline, inclines and spring floor. This is a basic class to progress to an advance tumbling class.

Advanced Tumbling Classes
(Beginner Tuck Class, Tuck Class, Layout Twisting Class) 2 hrs. offered at a discount rate:
To enter this one hour class the student must have a round off three back handsprings and have worked on timer tucks. These particular classes are designed for the more advanced student who has the drive to progress their tumbling skills for one reason or another. Our staff at Leah's is trained to make sure that students have been taught the proper lead up drills, the strength, power and confidence before expecting a student to perform a skill. We actually may hold back on letting a student move on until that student proves the knowledge of a skill and the confidence to throw the skill. We believe that proper technique will create the opportunity to move to the next level at a safe and exciting rate. These classes advance to front and back tumbling skills and alternate and twisting skills.