Cherokee Tumbling

06/22/2026

Session 3 Grand March

06/22/2026

Session 2 Grand March

06/22/2026

Session 1 Grand March

06/22/2026

13 Cherokee Tumbling athletes traveled to Knoxville, TN, this weekend for the 2026 AAU Gymnastics & TNT National competition!

Before we left, each athlete was asked to bring either their favorite travel snack or favorite travel activity to share with their teammates to create travel baskets!

Thanks Miss Steph for this awesome team building activity!!

06/11/2026

Summer 2026 Open Gyms are available on the parent portal!! Hope to see you in the gym this summer!!

June 12th & 27th
July 10th & 25th
August 7 & 22nd

FAQ: What is Open Gym?

Open Gym is an unstructured but supervised opportunity to explore our 7200sqft Tumbling & Trampoline gym at your own pace. It's a time to have FUN with friends, practice skills, and try new things!

Attendees do not have to be currently enrolled in a class to attend, but everyone must pre-register and prepay through the parent portal as there are a limited number of openings (no refunds for no shows).

Dates and times are added each month on the parent portal! For safety reasons, Open Gym is divided into two age groups: 5 & younger and 6 & older (children 3 and under must have adult supervision).

Come FLIP with us!
https://portal.iclasspro.com/cherokeetumbling

06/03/2026

If your child would like to try out for the 2027 competition team, SIGN UP HERE!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4NzIWKvT73ilcU-HHwa0AT1m2MBmoqRL5fzcQV6tNnq4COw/viewform?usp=header

Sign up for tryouts by June 5th!

Tryouts will be held on June 26 and 27 (only need to attend 1 day) and are open to both returning and new Cherokee Tumbling athletes who will be 5 or older on Dec 31st 2026. Tryouts will consist of a parent/athlete meeting, a workout and evaluation.

More detailed information will be given in the parent meeting that is held during team tryouts. Throughout the year, team practices twice per week and attends 5-6 competitions. These competitions take place all over the state of Iowa, and athletes have the potential to qualify for a national competition at the end of the season.

At competitions, groups are separated by gender, age, and level. Because of this, there is no official minimum skill level required to be on the competition team. How well an athlete listens, takes direction, and shows potential for fast-paced growth are big deciding factors on who gets invited to join after tryouts.

If your child is interested in making the commitment, I encourage you to have them tryout! There will be a lot of information presented in the parent meeting and there is no obligation to accept the offer to join should they be invited to join the competition team.

06/02/2026

So excited to kick off summer classes this week!

05/22/2026

The 2026 Spring Show celebrated 10 years of Cherokee Tumbling! It was divided into 12 performances spread over 3 days and 2 locations. We awarded 5 Year Awards to 28 athletes and the first 10 Year Awards to 6 athletes.

I’ve been at a loss for words on how to wrap up the 2025-2026 session. For those that know my personality well, you know I do not like things that don’t go according to plan and I do not like asking for help. On the Wednesday before the Spring Show, baby girl decided the stress of the upcoming weekend was just too much, and it was safer for her to make an earlier entrance.

While I was initially worried about the Spring Show prep, so many people RALLIED Wednesday night through Friday! Coaches covered the last two nights of classes; my aunt, mother in law and mom kept my boys; team parents and friends set up the gym and got everything cleaned; and my husband went back and forth between the hospital and the gym (with me on FaceTime) to make sure equipment was set up and to my approval.

I originally thought I could make it back for the Spring Show on Friday night, but again, baby girl had other plans and we ended up with a transfer to the NICU for 10 days due to Rh incompatibility. Coming to terms with missing the 10th anniversary of Cherokee Tumbling was heartbreaking but watching the athletes, coaches and Cherokee Tumbling families come together and deliver the best Spring Show to date quickly turned my heartbreak into pride, gratitude and joy!

The 2026 Spring Show was a HUGE SUCCESS! I cannot thank my family, friends, coaches, athletes and volunteers enough for stepping in, stepping up, and making the whole event go off without a hitch! What a huge milestone 10 years is and I can’t wait to see what next year will bring!