Looking for an Alternative to Gymnastics in Nottingham?
If your child loves cartwheels, handstands, tumbling and learning new skills but you're looking for something a little different, cheerleading could be exactly what you're looking for.
Love gymnastics? You might love cheerleading too.
At Notts Hotshots Cheer & Dance Academy , athletes combine tumbling with stunts, jumps, dance, performance and teamwork.
Whether your child already has years of gymnastics experience or has never done a cartwheel before, there is a place to start.
Cartwheels & Tumbling
Tumbling is a major part of cheerleading. Athletes can continue developing their skills while learning how to use them within an exciting team routine.
Strength
Strength and control transfer naturally into cheerleading, particularly within stunting, tumbling and jumps.
Flexibility
Flexibility can be especially valuable for flyers, jumps and body positions, giving many gymnasts a useful foundation.
Body Awareness
Understanding how your body moves in the air can be hugely beneficial when learning tumbling and stunt skills.
Stunting
Cheer introduces an entirely different challenge: lifting, flying, basing and working together safely as a stunt group.
Team Performance
Individual skills come together in energetic routines where every athlete has an important role within the team.
You could have a serious head start.
Athletes coming from gymnastics, trampolining, parkour and other acrobatic sports often arrive with useful foundations including coordination, strength, flexibility, body awareness and confidence going upside down.
Cheerleading gives athletes somewhere new to use those abilities. Instead of only developing individual skills, athletes learn how tumbling, jumps, stunts and performance come together within a full team routine.
Gymnastics skills can transfer into:
- Cheer tumbling
- Flyer positions
- Stunt technique
- Jumps
- Strength and conditioning
- Competition routines
- Team-based performance
Take what they already love and use it in a new way.
Cheerleading provides a different sporting environment while allowing athletes to continue developing many of the physical qualities they enjoy in gymnastics.
They might already love...
- Cartwheels
- Handstands
- Walkovers
- Tumbling
- Flexibility
- Learning new physical skills
Cheer adds...
- Stunts
- Jumps
- Dance and performance
- Working as a team
- Competition routines
- A strong social environment
Cheerleading develops the whole athlete.
Tumbling may be what first catches their attention, but competitive cheer brings together a much wider range of skills.
Tumbling
Develop rolls, cartwheels, walkovers, handsprings and higher-level skills as athletes progress.
Stunts
Learn to base, fly, spot and work together to create increasingly exciting stunt sequences.
Jumps
Build power, flexibility, technique and control through traditional cheerleading jumps.
Performance
Athletes develop confidence performing routines in front of crowds and judges.
Teamwork
Cheer relies on athletes supporting and trusting one another throughout every section of a routine.
Strength
Training develops physical strength, stability, coordination and overall athletic ability.
Confidence
Learning new skills and successfully performing them can create a huge sense of achievement.
Competition
Athletes can progress from recreational classes into competitive cheerleading and major events.
That's absolutely fine too.
Cheerleading isn't only for former gymnasts. Many athletes first walk into our gym without knowing how to cartwheel. Our coaches help beginners develop strong foundations and progress safely at their own level.
For children looking for a fun introduction to the sport, our Cheer4Fun recreational programme can be a great place to begin.
The goal isn't to compare where athletes start. It's to see where they can go.
Start recreationally. Progress as far as they want.
Not every athlete needs to begin with competition. There are opportunities to experience cheer recreationally and develop from there.
Try Cheerleading
Start with our recreational Cheer4Fun programme and experience stunts, jumps, tumbling and the basics of cheerleading.
Build Skills
Develop tumbling, jumps, stunts and confidence through regular training at our dedicated Watnall training facility .
Competitive Opportunities
Athletes who want to progress further can explore our competitive cheerleading programme , with opportunities to compete throughout the UK and internationally.
A gymnastics alternative for children across Nottinghamshire.
Notts Hotshots Cheer & Dance Academy is based in Watnall and welcomes athletes from Nottingham, Kimberley, Eastwood, Hucknall and surrounding areas.
Families searching for cheerleading classes in Nottingham can explore our recreational and competitive pathways, with opportunities for athletes across a range of ages and experience levels.
Completely new to the sport? Our Cheer4Fun classes offer an introduction to cheerleading without needing previous gymnastics or cheer experience.
More than just a place to learn skills.
Notts Hotshots is a cheer and dance academy based in Watnall, Nottinghamshire. Our programme provides recreational and competitive opportunities for athletes while creating an environment built around progression, teamwork and confidence.
You can learn more about Notts Hotshots , find out where our academy is located or contact our team to find the right starting point for your child.
Could cheerleading be their next sport?
Whether they already tumble, have years of gymnastics experience or are completely new to the sport, we'd love to welcome them to Notts Hotshots.