At Bailie's, our Recreational Classes focus on preparing gymnasts not only for more advanced Gymnastics skills, but also for skills needed for any other sport or physical activity. Participating in Gymnastics helps children with strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, body awareness, and many other skills that are necessary in other sports as well. Our classes also help kids develop such important life skills as goal setting, perseverance, and a positive attitude toward learning new things. These benefits extend far beyond the walls of the gym. Many of our former students have gone on to excel in Swimming, Diving, Track and Field, Cycling, Dance, and even Aerial Skiing! By having a solid foundation of basic skills, they achieved success in many other areas as well as gymnastics.

Recreational Classes are for Girls ages 5-12. Classes are grouped by ages 5-6, 7-9, and 10-12. (For our teenage students, we offer Tumbling classes, please refer to the Tramp and Tumbling Section.) Within each age group, classes are also divided by skill level.

Using the Fun & Fit Curriculum, Gymnasts work at their own pace through the skills on Vault, Bars, Balance Beam, and Tumbling. Teachers set up stations for the gymnasts to work on during each class. Rotating through each station maximizes the number of turns each gymnast receives on each event.

    With each gymnast working at her own pace, the environment stays positive as the gymnasts learn and progess. Teachers focus on helping each student achieve her own Personal Best, which increases Self-Esteem. Students who pass off skills quickly move along to the next skill level, while students who need more time and practice on certain skills or events are free to progress at a pace comfortable for them.

Twice per year, we offer a fun and exciting Gymnastics Festival for our Recreational students! This is a great chance for them to learn routines in class and come to the gym to show them off to friends and family! (There is a nominal fee to participate in the Festival).