Level Requirements
Gymnastics Classes – Specializing in Tumbling & Acrobats
Beginning – No Gymnastics or Tumbling experience
Level I
- Somersault and stand up without using your hands
- Push up to backbend and hold for 15 seconds (no head)
- Cartwheel and land on feet
- Handstand against the wall backwards for 15 seconds
- Jump up to blocks with feet together
- Backbend over roller, land on feet w/out touching head
Level I-II
- Cartwheel w/ straight legs beginning and ending the correct way
- Hold backbend for 30 seconds
- Kick up to handstand against wall and hold it for 30 seconds
- Pike Forward Roll, Straddle Roll
- Backward handstand against wall and hold for 30 seconds, then roll out no hands
- Back pike roll down cheese landing on feet
- Kick to handstand, land in backbend on wedge
- Be able to kick to handstand against wall 3 times without falling
Level II
- Cartwheel, beginning and ending correct way, hands and head in correct position
- Round Off, One-handed Cartwheel
- Backward Pike Roll on flat mat
- Handstand Forward roll
- Handstand Backbend w/o touching head on wedge mat and kick over
- Plus all skills in Level I-II
Level III
- Go into Backbend from standing position
- Pull up from Backbend on Wedge mat
- Handstand Backbend, Kick over on flat mat
- Back handspring over Roller alone
- Plus all skills in level II
Level IV
- Back extension Roll
- Tuck, Straddle and Pike to handstand
- Back & Front Walkover
- Back handspring with a spot, front handspring
- Plus all skills in Level III
Level V
- Round-off back handspring, back handspring
- Standing back handspring
Level VI
- Round off, back handspring back tuck
- Aerial cartwheel
- Back tuck
Dance Classes
These are general guidelines to follow. If a student is not in the appropriate class for his/her level, he/she will given a more appropriate class time by his/her instructor.
Jazz, Tap, & Ballet Combination classes – Ages 3-6
Beginning – No experience in any kind of dance
Level 1
One (1) Year Experience (9 months) at Miss Maria’s an accredited dance school
Level 1-2
Two (2) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Leaps and Turns – Full Hour Dance Classes – Ages 5- Up
Most students move to full hour classes after taking 2 or 3 years of combination classes
Beginning – No Dance Experience
Level 1
One (1) Year Experience (9 months) at Miss Maria’s an accredited dance school
Level 1-2
Two (2) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Level 2
Three (3) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Level 3
Four (4) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Level 4
Five (5) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Level 5
Six (6) Years Experience at Miss Maria’s or an accredited dance school
Hip Hop
Beginning - No Hip Hop Experience
Intermediate
One (1) or two (2) Years of Hip Hop Experience
Advanced
Two (2) or three (3) Years of Hip Hop Experience