AGA Classes
Pre-School Age Program
The purpose of this beginner class is to have parents work side-by-side with their child in a fun, safe, and comfortable atmosphere. This class helps toddlers get a head start on developing gross and fine motor skills, basic coordination, listening skills, and interactive play. Children will learn how to explore various surfaces and how to do basic gymnastics with a coach and parent in collaboration. The children learn how to jump, do rolls, learn spatial awareness, develop hand-eye coordination, and start to work on balance. Music is also incorporated to increase excitement and encourage movement! This class is designed to be fun and high-energy where you and your child will enjoy being together in a gymnastics environment. The progressions of this class follow those of our Little Tumblers class, but with a parent by their side. Once children are ready to be independent of their parents and at the coach’s discretion, they are invited to move to our Little Tumblers Class.
$65/month for one class/week, $105/month for two classes/week
This is class is developed for children ages 4 - 6 years old. This purpose of this class is for children to continue to learn how to follow directions and learn more gymnastics skills, while learning proper technique and equipment safety. They will continue to explore the various gymnastics apparatus (bars, beam, vault and floor) through basic gymnastics and gross motor skills. This class helps with fine motor skills, as well as continuing to develop hand-eye coordination and balance through various apparatus work and games. Children learn how to do forward and backward rolls, as well as the beginnings of cartwheels, walks on the beam, uneven bar basics, and the basics of vaulting in a fun, safe way. Conditioning and strengthening muscles is also included to begin more complex skills, such as handstands, cartwheels, beam work and uneven bar work.
$88/month for one class/week, $155/month for two classes/week, $215/month for three classes/week
Rising Stars I is an invitation only class.
School Age Program
Rising Stars II
This is an entry-level, beginner’s class, divided among age groups, designed for gymnasts just starting in the sport or continuing to learn the fundamentals of gymnastics. In Shining Stars, gymnasts will work on each apparatuses (floor, bar, beam and vault) as well as Tumble Trak and learn all the basics on each apparatus and safety of each piece of equipment. Some examples of beginning level skills that gymnasts will learn on the floor consist of forward rolls, forward rolls to two feet, backward rolls down a wedge mat, cartwheels and handstands. On bars, gymnasts will learn pull-ups, pull-overs off of a block, front support to forward roll, casts, and tummy roll to chin hang. Beginning level skills on the beam are kicks, walks (i.e. relevé, dips, passé), overall spatial awareness, how to properly mount and dismount a beam, and basic jumps. Beginning level skills on the vault consist of how to properly run and hurdle, learn “squat-ons”, “pike-ons”, “straddle-ons” onto a mat stack and how to “stick-it”. Gymnasts will also work on conditioning, strength training and basic dance skills that are necessary for work on each apparatus. 1-3 years is a typical amount of time to spend in this class to properly learn gymnastics technique of these skills.
$93/month for one class/week, $165/month for two classes/week, $220/month for three classes/week
This is an intermediate class designed for those who have successfully completed our Shining Stars Class and have been recommended to move to the intermediate level by their coach. Similar to Shining Stars, your child will work on each apparatus (floor, bar, beam and vault) as well as Tumble Trak and review the basics on each apparatus and safety of each piece of equipment. Gymnasts will build upon skills learned in Shining Stars. Some examples of intermediate skills on floor that gymnasts will learn include backward pike rolls, bridge kickover, handstand hold 2 seconds and round-offs. On beam, gymnasts will learn walks (i.e. relevé, dips, passé), turns (i.e. pivot), jump dismounts (i.e. tuck, straight, straddle), handstand preps (i.e. T hold, lever), and an arabesque. On uneven bars, gymnasts will learn pullovers from two feet, hollow casts, 5 second chin hang, pike hang, back hip circles. On vault, gymnasts will continue to work on their vault run and hurdle, straight jumps onto mat stack and then kick up to handstand flat-back. Gymnasts will also work on conditioning, strength training and basic dance skills that are necessary for work on each apparatus. From this class, gymnasts will be evaluated to move on to our Soarin’ Stars (Advanced Level Gymnastics) classes. This class is analogous to USAG Junior Olympic Levels 1-2.
$93/month for one class/week, $165/month for two classes/week, $220/month for three classes/week
This is an advanced class designed for those who have successfully completed the Shooting Stars Class and have been recommended and evaluated to move into our advanced level by our Head Coach. This class is perfect for the advanced gymnast who is not ready or not interested in competitive gymnastics. In Soarin’ Stars, gymnasts will continue their work on each apparatus (floor, bar, beam and vault) as well as Tumble Trak and review the basics on each apparatus and safety of each piece of equipment. Gymnasts will build on skills learned in both Shining Stars and Shooting Stars. Some examples of advanced skills gymnasts will learn on the floor include back pike roll with straight arms, hurdle round off rebound, back handspring, leaps, ½ turn, and a dive roll. On the beam, gymnasts will learn pivot turns, arabesque, scale, straight leg relevé walks, handstand, and side handstand dismount. On uneven bars, gymnasts will learn pullover from hang, shoot thru, glides, cast back-hip circle, casts with straight body and arms, and undershoot dismounts. On vault, gymnasts will continue to work on their vault run and hurdle, straight jumps onto mat stack and then kick up to handstand flat-back as well as beginning to complete a handstand flatback vault onto a mat stack. Gymnasts will also work on conditioning, strength training and basic dance skills that are necessary for work on each apparatus. Following successful completion of this class and with evaluation by the Head Coach, some gymnasts are chosen to begin work in our Competitive Program. This class is analogous to USAG Junior Olympic Levels 2-3.
$93/month for one class/week, $165/month for two classes/week, $220/month for three classes/week
While all of our classes are Co-Ed, this class dives deeper into the fundamentals of boy’s gymnasts and building strength and coordination for apparatuses that are used only by boys through conditioning and strength training as well as apparatus work. In this class, male gymnasts will focus on gymnastics fundamentals on the various apparatuses (high bar, floor, vault, parallel bars, pommel horse and rings) as well as the safety of each piece of equipment. Some examples of beginning level skills that male gymnasts will learn on the floor consist of forward rolls, forward rolls to two feet, backward rolls down a wedge mat and handstands. On high bar, male gymnasts will learn pull-ups, pull-overs off of a block, front support, chin hang and beginning swings. On the rings, male gymnasts will learn chin holds, inverted hang and skin-the-cat. On pommel horse (using a mushroom), male gymnasts will begin to straddle swings and half-circles. On parallel bars (using mat stacks for greater support), male gymnasts will begin to work on straddle travel as well as swings below horizontal. On vault, male gymnasts will learn how to properly run and hurdle, learn “squat-ons”, “pike-ons”, “straddle-ons” onto a mat stack and how to “stick-it”. This class is best for our male gymnasts that are looking to continue on in the sport of gymnastics. This class is ideal when combined with our Shining Stars class or after completion of our Shining Stars class!
$93/month for one class/week, $165/month for two classes/week, $220/month for three classes/week
This class focuses strictly on the fundamentals of tumbling and is for those just beginning to learn tumbling to those who have some experience. Each class is tailored to tumbler’s ability level. Class time is spent strictly on the spring floor, Tumble Trak as well as mat stations to develop strength and coordination needed to achieve success in tumbling. This class is ideal for students looking for instruction with tumbling skills only to help with cheer, acrobatics, dance, and for the beginner student!
$88/month for one 1-hour class/week, $155/month for two 1-hour classes/week, $215/month for three 1-hour classes/week
For questions regarding classes, schedules and availability, please email us at info@airbournegymnc.com!
