Graham14
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- Oct 12, 2015
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My DD who is 4 and my son is 1.5. I was originally going to put DD in gymnastics when she was about 2, but in the end I went with dance, which she still does and loves.
In the past year she went to a gymnastics party and fell in love. It was all she talked about for months. So we had her birthday at a gym too and again, it was all she could talk about. she has been making up her own "gymnastics moves" too, showing me kicks and jumps and the splits that her pre-K friends have shown her from their gymnastics classes, asking me to help her do a cartwheel, and now my DS has been trying to do forward rolls by himself, so I finally just decided I really need to put them in a classes.
So, we'll be starting in January with a beginner 3-5 age class for her and a mommy and me class for him that fortunately hit at the same time.
Any advice for a family that is new to gymnastics? how many times a week are 4 year olds expected to take? We are starting off with one day a week but it seems like many people do multiple days, even at this age? We bought a leotard and have called the gym to ask if we could join mid year, which thankfully they said we could do.
Do most kids take all year or just the school year calendar? I'm open to just about anything, if she likes it, but I honestly have no idea what to expect, except that the few Gym families I know are totally immersed in traveling and meets and practices all day/everyday it seems.
I'm sure the gym will give us info too, but I like to know what I'm getting into! Any and all advice would be appreciated!! Thanks!
In the past year she went to a gymnastics party and fell in love. It was all she talked about for months. So we had her birthday at a gym too and again, it was all she could talk about. she has been making up her own "gymnastics moves" too, showing me kicks and jumps and the splits that her pre-K friends have shown her from their gymnastics classes, asking me to help her do a cartwheel, and now my DS has been trying to do forward rolls by himself, so I finally just decided I really need to put them in a classes.
So, we'll be starting in January with a beginner 3-5 age class for her and a mommy and me class for him that fortunately hit at the same time.
Any advice for a family that is new to gymnastics? how many times a week are 4 year olds expected to take? We are starting off with one day a week but it seems like many people do multiple days, even at this age? We bought a leotard and have called the gym to ask if we could join mid year, which thankfully they said we could do.
Do most kids take all year or just the school year calendar? I'm open to just about anything, if she likes it, but I honestly have no idea what to expect, except that the few Gym families I know are totally immersed in traveling and meets and practices all day/everyday it seems.
I'm sure the gym will give us info too, but I like to know what I'm getting into! Any and all advice would be appreciated!! Thanks!