Tumbling
Flipping Awesome Tumbling Classes
Tumbling is one of CTA’s core offerings, as it is the basis for other forms of recreational and competitive sports like gymnastics and cheerleading. Not to mention, it is a great way to strengthen muscles and improve and maintain your physique.
CTA offers various tumbling classes to accommodate boys and girls as young as toddlers and as advanced as USASF Level 6 tumbling. Students are placed in classes based on their ages and prerequisite skills. While each class has a varying focus, CTA’s philosophy remains the same in each. In order to maximize the learning potential of all students, we implement and adhere to a manageable student-to-instructor ratio.
Classes are offered once a week and pricing is based on a 12-week block (3 month). Prices listed do not include tax or the fees associated with registration and insurance. Classes can be joined at anytime following an assessment by our USASF certified staff. Assessments can be done during our open gyms (times may vary depending on season). All classes require a signed insurance waiver and liability fee. Please note our liability fee renews every June. Students can wear athletic wear (Spandex, cotton, breathable shorts and t-shirt) or a leotard to class. Shoes are optional for tumbling classes but are required for cheerleading. Long hair needs to be tied back with a hairband.
Preschool – Ages 3-5 years
INTRO TO TOTS – Age 3
This class focuses on building toddlers’ listening skills, improving their ability to follow directions, and teaching them tumbling fundamentals through interactive music and organized learning stations. Child must be potty trained, able to listen, follow directions, and be in the room without a parent or guardian.
- Prerequisite: Being able to listen to instructor, follow directions, and be able to be in the tumbling room without a parent; must be potty trained
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June- August, September-May
TOTALLY TOTS – Ages 4-5
This class focuses on building toddlers’ listening skills, improving their ability to follow directions, and teaching them tumbling fundamentals through interactive music and organized learning stations. Child must be potty trained, able to listen, follow directions, and be in the room without a parent or guardian.
- Prerequisite: Being able to listen to the instructor, follow directions, and be able to be in the tumbling room without a parent; must be potty trained
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June- August, September-May
ADVANCED TOTS – Ages 4-5
Advanced Tots instruction is focused on perfecting cartwheels and backbends in order to develop roundoffs, backbend kickovers, and back walkovers. This class has a more advanced structure and is designed for more mature students. All children must be assessed before joining the class.
- Prerequisite: Cartwheel, backbend, forward roll, backwards roll, the concept of a handstand; must be potty trained. At the age of 6, the child will graduate to a “Beginning Class”
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
Ages 6-18+
AERIALS TUMBLING
Learning the fundamentals of side aeriels, front aeriels, and brandis. Great for dancers and cheerleaders.
- Prerequisite: Cartwheel and roundoff.
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
BEGINNING, LEVEL 1
The Beginners tumbling class is an excellent start for students with limited tumbling experience. We will focus on the proper techniques to execute cartwheels, roundoffs, and walkovers—the foundational elements needed to build skills quickly and safely.
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
ADVANCED BEGINNING, LEVEL 1.5
This Advanced Beginning Class will build upon the skills learned in Beginning classes. The students will perfect their front and back walkovers as well as their roundoffs. The skills mastered in this class include front walkover, back walkover, and round off with a strong rebound.
- Prerequisite: Forward Roll, Backward Roll, Handstand, Cartwheel, Stand Up Backbend, Handstand Fall to a Backbend, Backbend Stand Up with Mat, Backbend Kickover with Mat
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
BASIC BACK HANDSPRING, LEVEL 2
Our Basic Back Handspring class helps students achieve a strong standing back handspring and a roundoff back handspring. We will also begin to work on developing multiple back handsprings in a series.
- Prerequisite: Back Walkover, Front Walkover, Handstand Forward Roll, Round Off
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
ADVANCED BACK HANDSPRING, LEVEL 2.5
Our Extreme Back Handspring class focuses on perfecting technique in a series of standing and running back handsprings, to prepare for working on back tucks.
- Prerequisite: Roundoff back handspring, standing back handspring
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
INTRO TO TUCKS LEVEL 3
This class is for those athletes who have mastered their level 2 skills. They will be learning the basics of a tuck, including proper technique from the beginning!
- Prerequisite: Athlete must have mastered standing 3 back handsprings, as well as round off 3 back handsprings
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
ADVANCED TUCKS, LEVEL 3.5
This class follows intro to tucks, teaching more advanced skills connected to tucks.
- Prerequisite: Round Off Tuck, Round Off Back Handspring Tuck on Trampoline
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
LAYOUTS, LEVEL 4
The Layouts class is all about the specialty combination passes, integrating hollow body layouts, series back handsprings into layouts, and front tuck step outs into roundoffs. Students will also be introduced to whip passes in preparation for fulls.
- Prerequisite: Round Off 3 to Tuck, Standing 3 to Tuck, Standing 2 to Tuck
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
INTRO TO FULLS, LEVEL 5
Our Intro to Fulls class is for those athletes who have mastered a hollow body layout, three handsprings into layout, a front tuck step out through to round off, and are now ready to begin twisting and rotating.
- Prerequisite: Standing 1 to Tuck, Standing Tuck, Standing 2 to Layout, Round Off Back Handspring Layout, Running Whip Pass
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
ADVANCED FULLS, LEVEL 6
This class is for our most advanced tumblers! Athletes will work on connecting specialty skills that will make their passes stand out! Learning Arabians, doubles, and standing fulls are all part of this exciting class!!
- Prerequisite: Round Off Back Handspring Full, Standing 3 to Full, Standing 2 to Full
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June-August, September-May
Specialty Class – Aerials & Front Tumbling
This class will focus on front tumbling skills such as front handsprings, fly springs, punch fronts, and Arabians, as well as aerial skills such as front, back, and side aerials.
- One arm cartwheel, round off, and front walkover
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Term: June- August, September-May
Customized Instruction
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
Private lessons allow for undivided, one-on-one attention between the student and the instructor, generating faster progress. Focus areas are determined by the student’s desires, which may include tumbling, dance moves, jumps, or stunts. Private lessons are scheduled based on instructors availability. Not all privates are guaranteed to be scheduled the week of requested interest. Ask about our private tumbling and stunting workshops!
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: 30 min.
- Term: Offered year-round per coach availability
PERSONALIZED SCHOOL AND RECREATION LEAGUE TUMBLING INSTRUCTION – Ages 4-18
CTA will help take your team to the next level. Whether for a school team or recreational league, we help improve your tumbling and performance skills as a whole—and can even meet your coach’s requirements! We can work with your team at our facility, or travel to you for on-location instruction. Training session times are booked on a first-come, first-served basis with limited availability, with a minimum of 10 students required. Don’t wait, secure your spot today!
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: 60 min.
- Term: Offered year-round on a session-by-session basis
OPEN STUNT GROUP INSTRUCTION
Bring your stunt group to us! CTA will be offering the opportunity for stunt groups consisting of two bases, a backspot, and a flyer to come and practice their stunting skills under the guidance of our coaches. This is the perfect way to clean up stunts and build confidence for your season! Instruction sessions are booked on a first-come, first-served basis with limited availability, with a maximum of 4 stunt groups allowed per session. Check our calendar to see when these sessions are offered and book yours today! Ages 4-9 and 10-18
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: 60 min.
- Term: Offered year-round on a session-by-session basis
Cheer Classes
JUMP AND FLEX
Looking to hyper extend those jumps? Wanting to hit perfect body positions in the air? This is the class for you! Work on strength, flexibility, balance, agility, endurance, core, and overall strength. Seasonal Availability.
- Prerequisite: 6-18 years old
- Duration: 60 minutes
CHEER CONDITIONING
Building strength, technique, and endurance for proper stunting abilities utilizing weights, bands, and other fitness equipment.
- Prerequisite: 6-18 years old
- Duration: 60 minutes
TUMBLE SKILLS CLINIC
These clinics are ideal for athletes who are “oh so close” to reaching a specific tumbling skill and just need a little extra attention. We offer specific clinics for athletes close to getting back walkovers, back handsprings, tucks, layouts, fulls, and beyond! These clinics will be offered primarily throughout the summer, but check our schedule for additional dates throughout the year!
- Prerequisite: None
- Duration: 2 hours
FLIGHT SCHOOL
Flight school is for any flyer or aspiring flyer! Come learn proper stunt and stretching technique in this specialized training class. Athletes will rotate through various stretching stations, and take turns stunting with three of our coaches and experienced athletes! Flyers will be assigned to a class based on their age, and each class is limited to 8 students. Seasonal Availability. *Please understand this does not guarantee a flyer position on an all star team.
- Duration: Duration: 2 days (2 hours each day)