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.

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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
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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
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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
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Ages 6-18+

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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