Tumbling and toddlers go hand-in-hand. Advancing from parent-dependent baby to curious toddler isn’t easy, but your child is rushing headlong into the world around them, with an innate excitement for learning, well, everything!
Tumbling classes for toddlers offer an opportunity for your child to do what comes naturally — express their energy — in a structured way that fosters traditional learning.
How Are Tumbling Classes Beneficial for Toddlers?
Tumbling classes for toddlers may be seen as the gateway to gymnastics and dance. By building the physical skills necessary for basic gymnastics, your toddler is establishing an appreciation for all physical activity.
Your child will learn age-appropriate movements and exercises, which will serve them well whether they pursue gymnastics as an extracurricular activity, or develop a passion for dance, cheer, or any other sport.
The foundation for lifelong good health and positive pursuits is established long before the elementary years. Coordination, fitness, strength development, flexibility, and self-discipline are just a few benefits of tumbling classes for toddlers.
There are many other skills learned through tumbling classes, which can’t be learned at home, daycare, or preschool. These particular skill sets, when learned early, will serve your child for a lifetime.
Contact Dance Makers today to learn more about tumbling, or any of our broad range of KinderDanz classes.
Beyond the Physical Benefits
The obvious perks of tumbling classes for toddlers are apparent from the beginning. You, as the parent, benefit from a moment’s reprieve from the endlessly curious nature of the toddler age.
Your child benefits from the physical exertion, and hopefully, everyone benefits from a good night’s sleep. But there are so many other advantages — lifelong skills — your child will learn by beginning tumbling classes for toddlers.
We tell our children, and try to exemplify, that hard work and dedication pay off. When your toddler takes on and meets the challenges of structured physical activity, there’s no better teacher of this principle of success. Your toddler realizes self-confidence in a way that empowers.
Through a structured tumbling class, even very young children acquire the social skills that will serve them well for a lifetime. Respecting others, listening, following directions, working together, taking turns, and many other tenets of polite and socially adept interaction can only be learned by participation.
Tumbling classes for toddlers provide your child with an edge when it comes to relationship building, even at this very young age.
If only everyone could learn to face their fears and knock ’em down like a toddler. Performing in front of others, for adults, is one of the scariest endeavors of all. When your little one performs in front of an audience of family and friends, the focus is on the skill being demonstrated.
Even the shyest toddlers can be encouraged to perform a little. By mastering their tumbling skills and showing off for the “crowd,” your child learns invaluably how to feel confident in the spotlight.
Toddler Tumbling Classes in Prince George’s County
Dance Makers’ tumbling classes and dance classes are a great way for your child to learn in a new environment. Learning dance and tumbling skills at Dance Makers is different from preschool or any other structured classroom. Our teachers are eager to work with your little ones, movement is encouraged, and having fun is inevitable.
For your toddler, there’s no better way to begin a life of never-ending exploration, learning, and fitness than dance classes.
Conveniently located in Lanham, MD, we draw students from across Prince George’s County and the Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, metro areas.