Classes begin September 9, 2024. Season concludes with recital May 31 and June 1, 2025.
Registration Opens July 25, 2024. Students must be the age listed for the class by August 31, 2024
Tumbling IV
1h
3rd grade and up
Students will have mastered a front and back walkover and back extension roll (hitting a full handstand). They will begin safely learning power tumbling, aerial cartwheels and back hand springs.
Prerequisite skills: All Tumbling I-III skills plus front and back walkover leaving foot in front, not stepping back, as well as back extension roll. *Skills must be mastered on the tumbling mat (not airtrak).
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Monday 5:00-6:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling I/II
1h
Kindergarten and up
Students will work on going down to a backbend, fundamentals of a cartwheel, handstand, and headstand.
Prerequisite skills: Able to hold a bridge for 15 seconds.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Monday 6:00-7:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling II/III
1h
1st grade and up
Students will work on breaking down the tricks needed for Tumbling III. There will be a focus on fundamentals for front and back walkovers.
Prerequisite skills: Able to go down to a backbend and complete a backbend kick over with legs on a 6 inch elevated surface
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Monday 7:00-8:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling II
1h
Kindergarten and up
Students will continue the progression of their backbend while learning to stand up from a backbend unassisted. Students will work towards flexibility tricks, running tricks, back pike rolls, and kicking over from a backbend.
Prerequisite skills: Understanding of basic tumbling tricks (Tumbling I skills), little to no assistance going down to a backbend.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling IV
1h
3rd grade and up
Students will have mastered a front and back walkover and back extension roll (hitting a full handstand). They will begin safely learning power tumbling, aerial cartwheels and back hand springs.
Prerequisite skills: All Tumbling I-III skills plus front and back walkover leaving foot in front, not stepping back, as well as back extension roll. *Skills must be mastered on the tumbling mat (not airtrak).
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling V
1h
3rd grade and up
Students will have mastered or are being lightly spotted on a back handsprings and aerial cartwheels. Students will be working on advanced tumbling tricks.
Prerequisite skills: All tumbling I-IV skills plus the understanding of safety in tumbling.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm
Martway-Twitch
Tumbling III
1h
1st grade and up
Students will work on handstand back bend stand ups, backbend kick overs, and begin transitioning to front and back walkovers. Students will begin working on power tricks, strength tricks, and learning the fundamentals for future tricks. They will also begin working towards the back extension roll.
Prerequisite skills: All Tumbling I-II skills, able to kick over from a backbend, stand up from backbend unassisted.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling I
1h
Kindergarten and up
Students will learn the basics and safety in tumbling and skills including forward rolls, cartwheels, and pushing up to a bridge, while beginning to work on going down to a backbend unassisted.
Prerequisite skills: No prior experience or skills required.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Wednesday 4:00-5:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling III/IV
1h
3rd grade and up
Students are consistently landing their front and back walkovers. Students have the understanding of front handsprings, and the importance of tumbling fundamentals and power tricks. Students will break down the tricks needed for Tumbling IV.
Prerequisite skills: All Tumbling I-III skills plus back extension roll with head leaving the ground.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Wednesday 6:00-7:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling VI**
1h 30m
By invitation
Wednesday 7:00-8:30pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling I
1h
Kindergarten and up
Students will learn the basics and safety in tumbling and skills including forward rolls, cartwheels, and pushing up to a bridge, while beginning to work on going down to a backbend unassisted.
Prerequisite skills: No prior experience or skills required.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Thursday 5:00-6:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling III
1h
1st grade and up
Students will work on handstand back bend stand ups, backbend kick overs, and begin transitioning to front and back walkovers. Students will begin working on power tricks, strength tricks, and learning the fundamentals for future tricks. They will also begin working towards the back extension roll.
Prerequisite skills: All Tumbling I-II skills, able to kick over from a backbend, stand up from backbend unassisted.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Thursday 6:00-7:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
Tumbling II
1h
Kindergarten and up
Students will continue the progression of their backbend while learning to stand up from a backbend unassisted. Students will work towards flexibility tricks, running tricks, back pike rolls, and kicking over from a backbend.
Prerequisite skills: Understanding of basic tumbling tricks (Tumbling I skills), little to no assistance going down to a backbend.
Dress Code: All female participants should wear a leotard and shorts or a biketard. No shoes, socks or tights. Male participants should wear a fitted top and shorts or pants. Hair must always be pulled back from the face and off the shoulders (ponytail, bun, braid, etc.)
Thursday 7:00-8:00pm
Martway-Simone Biles
*Students enrolled in Leaps and Turns or Stretch and Strength must also be enrolled in an additional dance class.
**Students enrolled in Tumbling VI must also be enrolled in an additional dance class.
Please contact us if you have questions regarding which level is best for your dancer. If a student is enrolled in the improper level, ODA staff reserves the right to move the dancer to the correct level.
• Tumbling questions: [email protected]
• Dance and general questions: [email protected]
