Ambler PA Kids Gymnastic Program Provides Progressively Structured Classes For Increasing Competence

By Fernando Ketter


Little tots in the beginners classes are delighted because they are not asked to sit still. Parents watch as they are encouraged to run and jump. These children can progress all the way to intermediate and advanced classes at Ambler PA Childrens Gymnastics.

First classes focus on the sheer enjoyment of moving around in specific ways. Instead of being told to sit still, they are encouraged to move. They hop, jump and try to do somersaults and cartwheels in a rough simulation of the real thing.

In intermediate classes they will not only do perfect somersaults and cartwheels, but other acrobatic tricks as well. All will be performed in a graceful way. Kids take pride in their advancing achievements.

Classes teach them to remember the names of the apparatus and acrobatic activities. There is an arabesque position which requires one leg to be extended behind the body at a 45 degree angle. A floor exercise is a series of tumbling runs interspersed with choreographed dance moves.

A balance beam is a four-inch wide wooden apparatus that requires the girls to exhibit great agility. They maintain their balance while doing acrobatics, leaps and turns and land on the beam without falling. A dismount is done gracefully and completed with arms raised and feet firmly on the floor.

They start at the beginning with the beam only slightly higher than the floor. The advanced students practice on the same four-inch width, but the beam is raised four feet above the floor. It is the height required in all competitive events.

Boys perform on a pommel horse. It is rectangular in shape with two handles, known as pommels. They do leg swings keeping the legs straight. They must have great upper-body strength and be capable of good control.

The older children in the advanced classes may enter competitions. Regional competitions are open only to those from specific countries. National competitions are open to those living in a specific country. The advanced students compete at a high-school and college level. Those classified as elite are talented enough to dream of some day going to compete in the Olympics.




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