Comprehensive Ambler PA Kids Gymnastic Program Provides Progressively Structured Classes For Growth

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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.

The beginners level is focused only on the sheer fun of movement. Little kids hate to sit still. In this class they are encouraged to run, jump, hop on one foot and try to do something that resembles a cartwheel. Appreciation of their efforts encourages them to try over and over.

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.

The balance beam is a four-inch wide wooden apparatus. Girls perform acrobatics and hold positions for a specified length of time. A graceful dismount requires planting the feet firmly on the floor without a jump at the end.

For beginning students, the beam is placed slightly off the floor. The advanced students practice on one that is four feet higher than the floor. The competitions use the four-foot height.

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.

Those advanced older children can enter a number of competitions. Regionals are open to gymnasts from specific countries. Nationals are open within specific countries. Competition ranges from high-school to college level. An elite gymnast is one who competes at the highest level and dreams of going to the Olympics one day.




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