Where State Champions Are Made
Meet the gymnasts who've made rhythmic gymnastics their sport — training hard, lifting each other up, and earning their place on the podium.
For some girls, rhythmic gymnastics becomes more than a weekly class — it becomes their sport. As early as age six, gymnasts who want to go further can join our Pre-Team and Team, dedicating more hours to training, refining their routines, and competing.
That commitment is real. Pre-Team gymnasts train a minimum of three hours a week and Team gymnasts six or more, and both attend at least four weeks of our intensive summer classes to stay in form and keep progressing. Our team competes at regional and state events three to five times a year and performs in our Winter and Year End Shows. A typical season includes one competition here in Connecticut, few in the Boston area, and occasionally travel to New Jersey or Orlando FL, depending on the year's schedule.
Several of our gymnasts have gone on to earn State champion titles, an achievement that stands out well beyond the floor: on a college application, a state championship speaks volumes, alongside the years of discipline, teamwork, and leadership the sport demands.
Competing does involve family investment — parents cover travel, costumes, apparatus, and routine choreography. To keep the program accessible, families of our older gymnasts often pass their gently used apparatus and costumes on to newer team members at cost, so every girl has what she needs to step onto the floor with confidence.
This Is Where It Gets Serious — and Joyful
What defines our team isn't rivalry — it's friendship. The girls cheer each other on and focus on their own growth; there's no room for bullying or competing against a teammate here, only for helping one another become their best. For many, the team becomes where they truly belong — including girls who've felt they didn't quite fit in elsewhere — and the friendships formed on the floor reach far beyond the gym and last for years.
Team teaches far more than gymnastics. Our girls grow physically and mentally stronger and more confident, and they learn to lead, to support a teammate, and to handle the pressure of competition — skills that carry into everything else they do.
