Energy’s Showcase
Ages:
Student Showcase: 6+ years old
Jumpin’ Gymnast Showcase: 3-6 years old
“Competition is winning over another – Performance is winning over oneself”
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Held 3x per year (2x for the Jumpin’ Showcase), our Showcase is for beginner - advanced students who desire the chance to perform & demonstrate their hard-earned gymnastics skills in a low-pressure, friendly, informal, non-competitive environment. After the event, students stay for an open gym to celebrate their accomplishment of performing!
Student Showcase: Participants in the Student Showcase will work with one of our master staff during evening open workout sessions prior to the event to develop routines on all of the events that best demonstrate their best skills.
Jumpin’ Gymnast Showcase: The Jumpin’ Gymnast Showcase will be designed with simplicity in mind, allowing students to choose what they want to perform based on our setup. Since this age group doesn’t typically work on routines, students can perform with a coach or a friend. This flexibility ensures they feel comfortable, as some may be too young to memorize a routine or too nervous to perform solo. The set-ups will reflect fundamental skills that they are learning in class, and the coaches will remind the students what to do during the performance.
Although there will be a formatted structure for each event, students will be able to apply their individual artistic approach and skill level to showcase a unique performance and/or routine.
Students participating in these events will have a chance to experience one or more of the following benefits attributed with performing:
A wonderful sense of accomplishment
An even greater mastery of certain gymnastics skills
Performing alongside peers
A nice boost to their self-esteem and confidence,
Overcoming stage fright, and more…
All while having a memorable experience! Any Energy students, parents, or friends will be welcome to come watch and cheer on the participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
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In competition, the primary goal is to win over all. This mentality creates a great deal of physical, mental and emotional pressure that can inhibit personal growth, a willingness to take risk and the ability to engage in the process versus only the end result.
At Energy we believe in providing a well-rounded opportunity to all of our gymnasts by creating our Showcase opportunity.
Showcase was designed with every students personal growth in mind. Providing a platform to understand the hard work that goes into mastery of skills and the perfection of routines without the pressure or expectations of doing or being better than others.
It is an opportunity to step into being in the limelight, develop through the process and achieve greatness physically, mentally and emotionally.
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Showcases are held 3x per year.
First Weekend of December
Preschool Age Kids
For Intermediate, Advanced, & Team Kids
First Weekend of March
Preschool Age Kids
For Tumbling, Intermediate, Advanced, & Team Kids
First Weekend of June
For All Levels
Must be 6+ years old
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At the start of Showcase, all families are welcome inside of the gym to be seated.
Participants then start their warm up and then split up into groups. We then follow what going to a meet would be like.
Participants are on the 4 different events and warming up their routine before hearing their name to perform while friends and families cheer them on!
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Very often, a conversation about what they should expect helps as they can have any of their questions answered.
The biggest thing is letting them know that this is not a competition and they will not be judged. The goal is to experience performing and showing friends and families what they’ve worked hard to do!
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That’s okay! Forgetting happens, especially when trying to memorize routines on 4 different events. We let them know that a coach will always be there to help them remember if they forget.
They can also choose to improvise if they would like!
The showcase is super low-pressure so they don’t have to worry about feeling embarrassed because they made a mistake.
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Ready for Gymnastics
Leotard or Comfortable Tight Fitting Clothing
Ponytail
Barefoot (no socks)
Cheerleaders may wear specified cheer gym shoes
No jewelry
Hair
It is essential that gymnasts’ with long hair pull their hair back. They can wear their hair in a ponytail, bun, braid, or any hairstyle where it isn’t going to get in the way.
When long hair is worn down it can get in the gymnasts’ face or caught by the gymnasts’ hands or feet when performing skills.
Feet
The majority of gymnasts both practice and compete with bare feet. Socks can create a safety hazard as they are often slippery on the apparatus. It can also prevent the gymnast from using their toes to push, climb, and learn how to grip apparatuses with their toes when performing skills.
While we do not recommend this, sometimes families opt to wear non-slip socks. Because non-slip socks aren’t all made the same, it still can create a safety hazard as socks are prone to move around due to a number of factors: fit size, amount of grip surface, socks elasticity, etc.
Attire
Gymnasts’ can choose to wear Leotards, Comfortable Tight Fitting Clothes such as T-Shirt, Tanks, Shorts, Leggings, etc.
Most gymnasts choose to wear a leotard to work out in as it allows the gymnast to move easily. However, this is not required.
Shorts
Many gymnasts feel more comfortable practicing with shorts over their leotard. It is recommended that gymnasts wear tight fitting shorts in order to prevent from being caught on equipment.
Loose Fitting Clothing
Loose fitting clothing can present a safety hazard as it can get caught by the gymnasts’ hands, feet, or an apparatus when performing different exercises/skills.
Jewelry
Often gymnasts want to wear jewelry at practice. However, watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings (other than studs) all present a safety hazard as they could get caught on the equipment.