Tumbling Information
Tumbling at Michelle’s School of Dance
Our tumbling classes will be taught by Geena Pilcher. Geena has done
gymnastics since she was three and dance since the age of four. She trained
at the Chow's Gymnastics Olympic Training Center for six years. After her
career in gymnastics ended, she devoted all of her time to dance. During
that time she had the privilege to coach some classes at Chow's. She has
also taught tumbling classes at various dance studios in the Des Moines
area. In the past year she has assisted in the teaching of Merlitons and
Rosebuds in the Iowa Dance Theatre’s production of the Nutcracker and has
also been the lead tumbler in the Ginger’s piece. We are excited to have her
at the studio.
Schedule:
Wednesday 4:30-5:00 Kindergarten
Wednesday 5:00-6:00 1st-3rd Grade
Wednesday 6:00-6:30 3’s and 4’s
Wednesday 6:30-7:30 4th-6th grade
Tumbling classes will be in our annual recital in June
Class Attire and Class Descriptions:
Any color leotard and spandex shorts, no shoes
Beginners: forward rolls, animal walks, bridges, and beginning cartwheels
Level 1 (1st-3rd) will focus on forward rolls, backrolls, bridges, cartwheels, etc.
Level II and III (4th-6th) Backbends, round offs, backbend kick over, handstands, back
walkover, front handspring, etc.
We will add a level IV if we have students that have previous tumbling experience and are
looking to learn more difficult skills.
Please fill out a 2012 registration form to sign up for fall classes