12 visits
Three days a week
The rhythm we recommend for an athlete aiming at Level 2. A correction given on Monday is still fresh on Wednesday.
Gymnastics for KidsLevel 1 Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Beginners age 5+
- An Olympic sport with hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon.
Starting at 9, 10, 11, or 12?
It's not too late to start — no experience needed
Girls start rhythmic gymnastics here at 9, 10, 11, and 12 as complete beginners, and Level 1 is built for exactly that. She will not be expected to arrive with skills: she starts with body alignment, flexibility, coordination, and apparatus basics, and the coach adjusts her group to her age and readiness. Has she danced or done gymnastics before? Ask about a placement review — experience often speeds the start.
How often will she train?
More practice days give a correction time to stick — she remembers Monday's correction on Wednesday. Most beginners start with one day a week and add days as her interest grows. Three days a week is the rhythm we recommend for an athlete aiming at Level 2.
8 visits
Two days a week
Enough repetition for a skill to hold between classes instead of restarting each week.
4 visits
One day a week
Where most athletes begin. Learn the class pattern and the basics before adding days.
Twelve visits offer the most frequent recreational rhythm during the subscription month. They do not reserve three fixed weekly seats, purchase a level, or guarantee placement.
A healthier way to see hard work
Learn to enjoy training really hard.
Talent helps. Stay humble, listen to correction, and keep working. Consistent work can take an athlete farther than talent alone.
In Level 1, hard means an age-appropriate challenge: listen to a correction, make an adjustment, repeat with care, and recover.
It means trying again after a wobble, not pushing through pain. While the group keeps moving, the coach can help one athlete adjust and try again.
The lesson is bigger than one hoop skill. An athlete practices meeting difficult work, using feedback, and returning after a mistake. Those responses may become useful beyond the gym.
How Level 1 can lead to a coach review
Practice with purpose
Attend regularly and learn the class pattern.
Use correction
Listen, adjust, and try the skill again.
Start the conversation
A parent may ask, or a coach may suggest the competitive path.
Coach reviews readiness
The coach decides whether a Level 2 evaluation fits.
After the coach review
Two honest next steps
The review does not guarantee promotion.
Keep building in Level 1
Continue the foundation and review again later.
Possible Level 2 evaluation
A parent may ask, or a coach may recommend it. A coach looks at where she is ready to start, and the office confirms there is a place in the class.
Ask about competitive trainingCoach review
What readiness looks like
A coach looks at the whole athlete. Age, payment, and attendance alone do not decide placement.
Body skills
Balances, turns, leaps, alignment, and strength.
Apparatus control
How the athlete handles rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon.
Attention
How the athlete listens and stays with the work.
Correction use
How the athlete applies feedback and tries again.
Training habits
Attendance, effort, focus, and regular practice.
What children train
A complete Level 1 foundation
- Body alignment, flexibility, balance, and coordination
- Preparation for leaps, turns, and balances
- Rope and introductory apparatus control
- Strength, conditioning, rhythm, and training habits
Know the sport
Rhythmic is not bars, beam, or vault
Rhythmic gymnastics combines body skills, music, dance, flexibility, and hand apparatus. Bars, beam, and vault belong to artistic gymnastics.
USA Gymnastics is the U.S. governing body for rhythmic gymnastics. The sport debuted at the Los Angeles 1984 Games and returns for LA28.
Level 2 is the USA Gymnastics pre-competitive preparation stage. Competitive Development Program levels begin at Level 3.
Compare rhythmic and artistic gymnasticsThe athlete pathway
See the stage before and after Level 1
Toddler Gymnastics prepares children for Level 1. A coach review decides whether Level 2 evaluation is the right next step.
Prepare for the first class
See the training blocks, clothing guidance, and what a family can expect.
Helpful at this stage
Answers beside the program decision
Open the guide that answers your next question, then return to this stage through the links on every guide.
Questions from parents
Before starting Gymnastics for Kids
Short answers for the first decision. We confirm the right program and class time by email.
Does my child need prior experience?
No prior experience is needed. A beginner may build Level 2 readiness through consistent Level 1 training. Three classes per week for about three to five months is the faster serious route we have observed, but every athlete still needs a coach evaluation.
What's the difference between this and the competitive program?
Gymnastics for Kids builds the Level 1 foundation. Level 2 is the USA Gymnastics pre-competitive preparation stage. Levels 3-8 form the competitive Development Program.
Is this the gymnastics class with bars, beam, and vault?
No. This class teaches rhythmic gymnastics: body skills, music, dance, flexibility, and hand apparatus such as rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Bars, beam, and vault belong to artistic gymnastics.
How often should a Level 1 beginner train?
Recreational plans include 4, 8, or 12 visits during the subscription month. One class per week is a normal starting rhythm. For a beginner seriously working toward Level 2 readiness, three classes per week is the faster route we have observed.
Where are the Level 1 classes held?
Classes are held at our training center in Dania Beach, Florida. Recreational training is primarily conducted in our smaller Blue Gym.
Begin with the right action
Ready to try Level 1?
Send a request. We look at what fits her, then confirm the class time by email. The first class is free for new beginners.