We understand that a tumbling is a commitment! We offer a new member special that will allow your child to take 4 consecutive weeks of 1 class for only $75! Find our class schedule and registration right through our website: https://dynamiceliteathletics.com/class-schedule/ We know you’ll be unbelievably satisfied with you child’s enrollment in our class program!

Although all memberships begin with our primary $100/month option, we do offer other class program options too. All families are required to add a credit card or bank account on file to their account, no matter which program you choose. No cash or check payments are accepted for our class programs.

4 tumbling classes & 2 supplemental classes per week – $200/month (or $700 up front – savings of $100)

3 tumbling classes & 2 supplemental classes per week – $170/month (or $600 up front – savings of $80)

2 tumbling classes & 1 supplemental classes per week – $140/month (or $500 up front – savings of $60)

1 tumbling class & 1 supplemental class per week – $100/month (or $375 up front – savings of $25)

*Ages 2-4 Memberships do not include the supplemental class(es) until they are 5 years of age.

As a member of our class program, discounts are provided member-exclusive pricing for events, clinics, camps, and open gyms!

If you have 1 child signed up for our membership, your 2nd child will receive 10% off their membership, and your 3rd+ child(ren) will receive 20% off their membership(s).

There is a $100 registration fee for families that have become inactive in order to reactivate their family to be able to sign up for a class program.

Fees are due at the time of registration for all special events including, but not limited to camps, clinics, and open gyms. No refunds are provided for special events as we only have so many spots available for students and registering keeps that spot held for your child specifically.

Birthday Party registrations will have a $50 deposit processed the day of submission. The remaining balance will be owed the Friday prior to the party day and will be processed from the bank account/card on file automatically.

Expect a welcoming, energetic environment focused on helping every child feel comfortable, confident, and successful! Our team will guide your child through their class or program while keeping activities structured, positive, and age-appropriate.

Please arrive 5–10 minutes before your scheduled class, practice, or event. This gives your child time to get settled, use the restroom if needed, and be ready to begin on time.

Athletes should wear comfortable, athletic clothing that allows them to move freely, along with athletic footwear. Midriff should be fully covered, as we do not allow children to solely wear sports bras. Hair should be pulled back and away from the face, and jewelry should be removed.

Our physical address is 5 Marway Circle, Suite 2, Rochester, NY 14624. Look for our Dynamic Elite Athletics signage and enter through our main entrance under the “2” door.

When you arrive, check in at the front desk and let us know what class, practice, or event you’re attending. If it’s your first visit, our team will help you get where you need to go and answer any questions before your child gets started. Our team will also provide you with a Welcome Folder, which contains tons of useful information. Also, don’t forget our Dynamic Starter Kit, which includes a t-shirt, sticker, and water bottle for only $20 on your first visit!

The time it takes for an athlete to achieve a tumbling skill can vary greatly depending on several important factors. Tumbling is not just about repetition—it requires a combination of physical readiness, consistent attendance, mental focus, and proper technique.

To achieve a skill, an athlete must develop:

• Strength – to support their body weight through explosive and controlled movements.
• Flexibility – to move safely and efficiently through a full range of motion.
• Body control – to understand how to engage the right muscles and make precise adjustments in motion.
• Consistent attendance – because regular practice builds muscle memory and confidence.
• Productivity in class – meaning the athlete is listening to corrections, staying engaged, and making the most of their time.

Some athletes may progress quickly, while others need more time and support. Tumbling follows a progression system, and athletes are only moved forward once they demonstrate consistent control and proper technique in the current skill. Rushing through progressions before an athlete is truly ready increases risk of injury and leads to frustration.

Parents play a key role in encouraging patience, persistence, and positive mindset while trusting the process and the coaches guiding it.

Fundamental Skills And Average Time It Takes To Achieve The Skill
📊 Skill Timeline Averages: 1 vs. 2 Classes per Week (55 min)

🟣 These timelines assume the athlete has no fear of inversion, average body coordination, and attends classes consistently with proper technique taught and spotted.

🚸 Important Notes:

• These skills tend to build on each other, so faster mastery of one = earlier access to the next.
• 2x per week helps reduce the “re-learning” curve, which is common at these early stages with younger athletes.
• Most foundational skills require body awareness, shoulder flexibility, and core strength, which develop faster with increased training frequency per week combined with a conditioning class.

📈 With Two 55-Minute Classes Per Week, Here’s the Average Timeline:

Tumbling progress depends on consistency, just like learning an instrument. Recommended attendance and results:

• 1x/week: Steady progress
• 2x/week: Faster improvement
• Irregular: Slower development

💡 Why 2x/week Speeds Things Up:

• More reps = faster muscle memory
• More frequent corrections from coaches
• Reduced skill regression between classes
• Builds strength & flexibility faster (conditioning gains)
• Boosts confidence and fear management through repetition

🚀 Bonus Tip:
If possible, pair one skills-focused class (e.g., tumbling) with one conditioning/stunting or open gym session. That combo builds total athletic readiness and can shorten timelines even more.

Factors That Help Progress
✅ Consistent attendance, enrolled in 2+ classes per week
✅ Strong focus, productivity and effort in class
✅ Good listening and applied corrections
✅ Solid strength and flexibility
✅ Mastering foundational skills first
✅ Positive attitude and persistence
✅ Coach-approved extra practice at home
✅ Managing fear with step-by-step drills and support

Factors That Slow Progress

❌ Inconsistent attendance, gaps in training

❌ Lack of focus, effort, inactive in class

❌ Ignoring or resisting feedback

❌ Limited strength of proper muscle

❌ Rushing ahead without control

❌ Negative mindset or giving up easily

❌ Not reinforcing skills outside class

❌ Letting fear like going backward or mental blocks go unaddressed

🏆 Pro Tip:
You’ll often see kids really turn a corner after they achieve a skill — that’s the big confidence boost that usually leads straight into achieving other related skills.

✅ Achieving a Skill

• The athlete can perform the skill independently with basic control.
• The skill is mostly correct and recognizable.
• Occasional reminders or light corrections may still be needed.
• It’s a sign the athlete understands the technique and can repeat the motion.
• In short: The skill is there, but still developing.

🏅 Mastering a Skill

• The athlete performs the skill consistently, with clean technique and full control.
• No reminders or assistance are needed. The skill looks effortless.
• The skill is safe, confident, and routine-ready for choreography or competition.
• Execution shows strength, precision, and confidence.
• In short: The skill is polished, consistent, and competition-ready. The athlete owns that skill.

What is a new skill?
A new skill is any tumbling move or element that an athlete has not yet mastered or consistently performed with control and proper technique. It goes beyond what they already reliably do in class or practice.

To consider something a new skill, we look for whether the athlete:

• Can perform the skill safely without assistance on the floor
• Shows basic control and body awareness throughout the skill
• Executes the skill with correct technique or is close and improving
• Can repeat the skill consistently or is making steady progress toward it

What does it mean to master a skill?
A mastered skill is one that an athlete can perform consistently with correct technique, strength, body control, and confidence—ready to be included safely in routines or competitions. Coaches consider a skill mastered when the athlete:

• Performs the skill consistently without hesitation
• Executes with proper technique every time
• Shows strong body control and alignment throughout the skill
• Demonstrates confidence and safety, minimizing risk of injury
• Can perform the skill in various contexts (e.g., under pressure or in a sequence)

Mastery means the skill is polished and dependable, not just achievable once or twice.

• Every skill required at that level is consistent
• Strong technique and body control
• Athlete shows safe habits and focused behavior
• Confidence and readiness to take on new challenges

Repetition of a skill helps to build muscle memory which is the body’s ability to perform a movement automatically through consistent practice. Tumbling is about progression, not rushing. Mastery takes repetition with purpose. Skill repetition overtime builds:

• Muscle memory so movements become second nature.
• Strength and control for safety and consistency.
• Proper technique to develop clean, correct patterns.
• Flexibility and speed needed to physically do the skill.
• Increased confidence, decreased fear of the movement.

A progression system is used in our class program to help athletes build strong, safe, and lasting tumbling skills. This method helps prevent injury, avoids unnecessary frustration, and develops true confidence by ensuring that each athlete has the strength, flexibility, and control needed before moving on. Solid basics lead to long-term success, whereas skipping steps or advancing before a skill is mastered often results in poor technique, fear, or long-term setbacks that are harder to correct. A skill isn’t ready until it can be done:

• Safely
• Consistently
• Controlled
• With Strength + Flexibility

There’s a difference between a one-time attempt and consistent, clean execution. At home an athlete may learn incorrect technique which can take much longer to correct. In class, our educated and certified coaches are looking for control, proper technique, body alignment, safe landings, and the ability to repeat the skill consistently without hesitation or fear. Skills must be performed on proper surfaces, under coach supervision, and in a way that’s safe and ready for progression. Just because a skill is attempted doesn’t mean it’s ready to be repeated safely or added to a tumbling pass.

At Home vs. In Class:

• May land it once vs. Must land it consistently
• No trained eye for form vs. Trained coaches monitor technique and safety
• No mats or spotting vs. Supervised, controlled environment
• No requirements vs. specific components needed before moving on

What can we do at home to help?

Supporting your child outside of class is important—but it’s just as important to do it the right way. Focus on encouraging strength, flexibility, and a positive mindset rather than pushing new skills. If you ever have questions or concerns about your child’s progress, the best thing you can do is speak directly with their coach—we’re here to help and happy to update you.

✅ Do

• Practice conditioning (core, legs, arms)
• Stretch daily (bridges, splits, shoulders)
• Celebrate effort over results
• Support rest, hydration, and a healthy mindset
• Ask your child’s coach for updates or guidance

🚫 Avoid

• Tumbling on unsafe surfaces (beds, couches)
• Correcting/Spotting your child yourself
• Pushing through fear or frustration
• Comparing progress to others
• Making assumptions without checking in

Strength provides the power needed for takeoffs, helps maintain control during landings, supports overall body stability, and enables the ability to attain correct technique and ease of skill execution. Flexibility allows the body to move through a full range of motion safely, enabling cleaner, more precise shapes. Together, strength and flexibility reduce the risk of injury and help athletes perform skills with better technique and confidence.

Strength supports:

• Powerful takeoffs
• Controlled landings
• Body stability and control
• Ability to attain correct technique and ease of skill

Flexibility allows:

• Deep range of motion
• Cleaner, safer shapes
• Skills to come easier, quicker, and more naturally
• Reduced risk of injury

Fear is a normal part of learning new tumbling skills, especially when those skills feel challenging or unfamiliar. At our gym, we support athletes by helping them build confidence gradually and safely.

How we help in class:

• Use step-by-step progressions to break skills into manageable parts
• Provide spotting for safety to reduce fear and prevent injury
• Incorporate mental confidence drills to build focus and calm nerves
• Help athletes get comfortable with going backward and upside down in a safe environment
• Celebrate small wins to encourage motivation and positive reinforcement

What you can do at home:

• Use progress-focused phrases like “You’re getting closer!” instead of generic encouragement
• Never force your child to attempt a skill before they’re ready
• Stay supportive and patient, encouraging effort over outcome
• Talk openly about their feelings and remind them that fear is normal and can be overcome
• Encourage gentle physical activity like stretching or basic conditioning to build confidence

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It depends on the program! Our Full Year All Star teams, including Open, Elite, and Prep teams, hold evaluations in May, begin practices in June, and finish their season with our end-of-season competition in April.

Our CheerAbilities and Tiny Novice teams begin practices in September and compete through our end-of-season competition in April.

Our Half Year All Star teams begin practices in October and also finish their season at our end-of-season competition in April.

Yes. All scheduled team practices are mandatory. We understand that school commitments, illnesses, family events, and other circumstances may come up throughout the season, so each program includes an allotment of scheduled and unscheduled absences. Consistent attendance is important because every athlete plays an important role in the success and safety of their team.

All Star Cheerleading is divided into different levels based on the difficulty and progression of the skills performed, including tumbling, stunting, pyramids, tosses, and other routine elements. As levels increase, the skills athletes are permitted to perform become progressively more advanced.

An athlete’s individual tumbling ability does not automatically determine their team level. Coaches consider the athlete’s overall skill set, age, stunting position, experience, maturity, and the needs of the team when making placements. Our goal is to place every athlete on a team where they can be successful, challenged, and continue developing throughout the season.

These divisions help create competitive opportunities for athletes of different ages, abilities, experience levels, and commitment levels.

Open: Open divisions are designed for older athletes and adults and typically offer broader age eligibility than traditional All Star divisions. These teams can compete at various skill levels and are a great opportunity for experienced athletes to continue cheerleading beyond traditional school-age divisions.

Elite: Elite is our highest-commitment traditional All Star track. These teams generally train and compete at a higher intensity, perform more advanced routines based on their designated level, and typically have a larger competition schedule.

Prep: Prep offers the All Star experience with a more limited commitment than Elite. Athletes still learn a complete competitive routine featuring stunts, jumps, tumbling, dance, and pyramids, but Prep divisions have additional skill restrictions and typically a more limited competition schedule.

Novice: Novice is designed as an introductory competitive All Star experience. It gives newer athletes the opportunity to learn how a cheer team and competition routine work in an environment focused heavily on development, confidence, and fundamentals.

Fundamentals: Fundamentals provides an entry point into All Star Cheerleading with an emphasis on learning the basics of cheer, including motions, jumps, stunting, tumbling, and teamwork. It is designed to introduce athletes to the sport before progressing into more competitive All Star programs.

CheerAbilities: CheerAbilities provides athletes with disabilities the opportunity to participate in All Star Cheerleading in an inclusive and supportive environment. Athletes learn and perform a cheer routine while developing confidence, teamwork, coordination, and friendships. Our CheerAbilities program is structured to celebrate each athlete’s individual abilities and accomplishments.

We offer multiple membership tiers based on how often your child would like to work on their tumbling goals. To make changes to your membership, please email our Class Program team at [email protected] or visit the front desk, and we’ll be happy to assist you with upgrading or downgrading your plan.

Freezing your membership is a great option if you need to take a short break from classes.

*Class Programs (1–4 classes per week): You may freeze for 1 month at a time for $25.
*Unlimited Class Program: Grandfathered members may freeze for up to 3 consecutive months at $10 per month.

At the end of the freeze, automatic payments will automatically resume. Please note that freeze requests must be submitted at least 5 days before your next billing cycle. On the first of the month after your freeze ends, you’ll need to re-enroll your athlete into their class.

All absences and makeups are managed through our Parent Portal. Once you submit an absence, you will have 30 days to schedule a makeup class. To schedule:

1. Log into the Parent Portal.
2. Click the three lines in the top-right corner.
3. Select Absences & Makeups.
4. Click on the class your athlete will be missing.
5. Choose Schedule Makeup and select your preferred date and time.
6. Be sure to press Submit to confirm your request.

Class Program classes and All Star Team practices follow different attendance policies. All absences for both Class Program classes and All Star Team practices must be submitted through our Parent Portal. Absences reported by email are not tracked and do not notify the staff properly.

Class Program

Absences must be submitted through the Parent Portal

Makeup classes are optional, but available

Once an absence is submitted, families have 30 days to schedule a makeup class through the Parent Portal

All Star Team Practices

Absences must be submitted through the Parent Portal

Team practices cannot be made up

Absences are tracked as an allotment is provided for scheduled and unscheduled absences per program per season. Fees will apply if the absence allotment is exceeded.

For further questions, please contact us appropriately below:
Class Program: [email protected]
All Star Teams: [email protected]

You can enroll your child in the new class that best fits your schedule through the Parent Portal. Once the new class enrollment is confirmed, we’ll take care of dropping the old class from your account. If you still see the old class listed after attending the new one, please email us at [email protected] or stop by the front desk for assistance.

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