Ages 4–18 · Fremont, CA
Tumbling Classes in Fremont
Strength, flexibility and the skills that make a dance routine stop the room — taught in the right order.
Tumbling is the class families often arrive looking for when they are weighing dance against gymnastics. It sits comfortably between the two: the skill progressions and conditioning of gymnastics, taught in a dance studio with a dancer's attention to line and pointed feet.
The order matters more here than anywhere else on our schedule. Every skill has prerequisites, and we do not skip them — a dancer earns a back handspring by first owning a bridge, a walkover, and the shoulder strength to hold a handstand. It is slower than a child would like and exactly as fast as their body can safely take.
How skills progress
- Conditioning first. Core, shoulders and wrists, every class, without exception. It is what makes the rest safe.
- Flexibility. Bridges, splits and shoulder mobility, developed gradually rather than forced.
- Skill progressions. Each skill broken into stages, with spotting until a dancer can hold it independently.
- Connecting passes. Once individual skills are solid, linking them into the sequences used in competition routines.
Levels at ASI
Dancers move up when their teacher judges they are ready, not on a fixed timetable.
- 1A / 1S
Foundations
Rolls, handstands, cartwheels and bridges. Building the shoulder and core strength everything later depends on.
- II
Developing
Back and front walkovers, limbers, and consistent handstand control.
- III
Intermediate
Handsprings, aerial preparation, and connecting two skills into a pass.
- IV
Advanced
Multi-skill passes, aerials, and the tumbling used in competition choreography.
Tumbling class times
| Class | Ages | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbling 1A/1S | Ages 12 & under | Thursday | 6:30 PM |
| Tumbling III/IV | All ages | Monday | 8:00 PM |
Not sure which level fits? Book a trial and we will place your dancer in person — placement is always by ability, never by age alone.
Every new dancer gets a 7-day free trial — and no charge until you tell us you want to enrol.
Book a free trialQuestions parents ask
Is tumbling the same as gymnastics?
It overlaps, but tumbling is floor-only — no bars, beam or vault. The skills are taught with a dancer's finish in mind, because they are meant to appear inside choreography.
Is it safe?
Skills are taught in strict progression with spotting, on proper matting, and no dancer is moved on until the prerequisite is genuinely solid. The most common cause of tumbling injuries is skipping steps, so we don't.
Can my child take tumbling without taking dance?
Yes. Plenty of dancers take tumbling on its own, though most end up adding a dance class once they have been in the building a while.
My child can already do a cartwheel. Where do they start?
Come in for a trial class and we will place them by what they can actually hold, not by what they can attempt. Placement in tumbling is always assessed in person.
Dancers who take Tumbling often add
Hip-Hop
Groove, freestyle and choreography to current music. The most popular first class at ASI, and the easiest place to start if your dancer isn't sure yet.
Explore Hip-Hop → Ages 6–18Jazz
Turns, leaps, isolations and performance quality. The bridge between ballet's discipline and the stage presence competition dancers need.
Explore Jazz → Ages 18 months–4Tiny Tots
Ages 18 months to 4. Music, movement and beginning tumbling in short, playful bursts. Often a child's first structured activity anywhere.
Explore Tiny Tots →Come try a class before you commit
Every new dancer gets seven days to take as many classes as they like. Nothing is charged until you tell us you want to enrol — no automatic billing, no cancelling to avoid a fee.