When I was a little girl, my dream was to be an Olympic gymnast. I took gymnastics classes for years but I met my end when I became too tall. But my love of gymnastics hasn’t waned and I loved watching my daughter during her classes and I seriously cannot wait to watch the Olympics. If you have an aspiring gymnast in your household, there’s a great facility to check out that’s been voted the “Best Gymnastics Facility” and “Best Parent/Child Program” in the Upstate. They even have Boys Gymnastics, one of only a few in the Upstate! Plus, Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer was voted by readers as a 2024 finalist in the Kidding Around® KABOOM Awards for Best Gymnastics Program!
Thank you to Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer for supporting Kidding Around Greenville by sponsoring this website post.
What Classes are Offered at Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer?
Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer is based in Easley, SC, and opened its doors in 1996. Ever since, the gym has been putting smiles on the faces of children of all ages with a variety of dynamic, age-appropriate classes.
The gym is a large 12,000 square feet and is the only gym in South Carolina that has a separate, 5,000 square foot preschool facility equipped with the finest apparatuses for smaller children. Foothills is a United States Association Gymnastics Member Club whose mission is to “further the happiness and health of our clients” by teaching gymnastics and other fitness specialties in a fun environment that supports and develops the student’s self-confidence and self-esteem.
Classes Offered
Ninja Monkey
Ninja Monkey, geared towards ages four and up, consists of flips, rolls, and jumps. These are integrated into an obstacle course designed to challenge the imagination and body. Maybe kids want to be the next “American Ninja Warrior” or maybe they just want to test their own strength and agility using bars, ropes, and an obstacle course or maybe they think the skills are just really fun to learn. Whatever the reason, Ninja Monkey is one of the the gym’s most popular classes. Classes are grouped by age, with ages 4-6 year olds engaging in “Lil Ninjas”, while ages 7 and up are a part of the Ninjas classes.
Preschool Classes
Preschool classes make use of the vast array of preschool equipment in the special area of the gym specifically set aside for children of this age. The classes focus on achieving skills of listening, coordination, rhythm, imagination and promoting a healthy self-image. Classes have a low student-to-teach ratio and have changing themes and age-specific equipment.
Parent and Tot
The Parent and Tot classes (walking to 3-years-old) is also a popular class. It encourages quality time between parents and kids in an interactive and positive environment. These classes are great for fine motor and gross motor skill progression.
Basic Skills
Gymnasts start out with the Basic Skills classes. These classes help to develop skill progression and the ability to overcome cognitive challenges. Each child is placed into their age and skill appropriate class. The gymnasts will progress to the next level as they master the basic skills.
Cheernastics
Foothills focuses on also offers Cheernastics, which combines both cheerleading and gymnastics into one class, and beginner through advanced tumbling. These classes are great for kids ages 4 and older who are wanting to learn more cheer techniques.
Boys Gymnastics
Boys Gymnastics is the perfect way for your kid to get in on the action as well. They will develop athletic skills through gymnastic classes.
The schedule for Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer is consistent and even includes Homeschool Classes for ages 5 and older.
Birthday Parties at Foothills Gymnastics and Cheer
For a unique and fun birthday party, Foothills is the place to go. Their facility is a great place to host a birthday party! Plus, the gym has a variety of packages to choose from, including a Ninja-themed party. The parties provide fully supervised playtime, and ages 5 and under can add a bounce house to the party package.
Foothills Gymnastics & Cheer
198 Couch Lane, Easley
864.855.9660
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We love Foothills! 😀 Going on 4 years. My daughter’s favorite gymnastic skill is definitely flipping on the bars!
We LOVE Foothills!
We are starting our first year with Foothills! My daughters favorite gymnastics skill is the cartwheel.
My 3-year-old loves the Spider Hang. She does it every chance she gets… anywhere. 🙂
We are starting our second year at foothills and love it! My daughters favorite skill would have to be flipping.
My 6 year old daughter loves tumbling, cartwheels and handstands
My 5 year old loves gymnastics. We just left Greenville county so this would be much closer to our new home!
My daughter loves cartwheels. She started foothills last year. She loves it
My daughter hasn’t done gymnastics but really wants to. She is great at cart wheels, acrobatics and wants to be in the circus : D she would flip out if she won!
Handstands and cartwheels! We are looking for a new gymnastics facility for our 5 year old so this would be perfect!
My daughter is begging to take gymnastics!!
Foothills is the best! Ava has taken some time off from gymnastics, but is so ready to come back this year!
My daighter’s dance studio just closed and would love to learn gymnastic skills! She really wants to learn the uneven bars!
Balance beam!
All 3 of mine love doing flips and “practice” all the time lol.
We are looking for gymnastics classes after school
They love the trampoline. The ninja warriors class sounds so fun!
Sounds like fun!!! Leslie Hart
Sounds like a lot of fun!!! Leslie Hart
My son longs monkey bars!
My girls love to flip and jump on the trampoline.
Tumbling
My daughter (4) pretty much has no gymnastics skills yet except a slight wonky somersault, but she’s been VERY into the Olympics this year and gymnastics is her favorite. Would love to have a chance for her to dip her toes in and see if the interest will hold
My daughter Berlyn would love the chance to learn to cheer and tumble like the high school cheer leaders she watches at her brothers football games thanks for the chance
As a former competitive gymnast, I have loved watching the Olympics with my 6 year old! She is constantly doing handstands and cartwheels throughout the house. It’s so fun to see her interest in the sport I love. I have to say, it did worry me when I saw her doing backward rolls down the stairs the other day!
My daughter loves gymnastics.
My two children attend gymnastics classes every Saturday.
My daughter loves to jump!
My boys love the rings!
My little girl loves parent tot!!
My daughter loves tumbling.
My daughter has walked on her tiptoes since she began walking. She loves to dance and tumble. She tells me all of the time that she is teaching herself gymnastics as she is trying to do a split or jump over furniture. She is enjoying watching the Final Five USA(she says) gymnastics team!
My daughter loves to do somersaults
My daughter loves to tumble and do jumping jacks! She would be so thankful for this opportunity.
My daughter is trying so hard to work on her flexibility and get her back bend and a split so she can tryout for cheer!
My nine-year has been interested in cheering and gymnastics. This would be a great introduction to a different type of health/wellness, meeting people, and fun.
The gymnastics would be great for our grandchild—
This looks amazing. If we win, we would have to pay for our other two to join, too!