ABOUT US
We offer individualized instruction in Developmental Gymnastics, Movement Education, Tumbling, Trampoline and Traditional Gymnastics. It's never too early to improve your child's balance, flexibility, and confidence. Our Instruction begins around the time children begin to crawl or walk, and can continue throughout high school or college.
Our mission... The Palaestra promotes smiles, laughter and a life-long love of movement for every child. We provide a creative environment that stimulates interest while presenting challenges.
Our current offerings:
Movement Education: crawling to 6 years
Recreational Gymnastics: 7 years and up
Recreational Aerial Acrobatics: 7 years and up
Special Needs/Adaptive Gymnastics: all ages
Competitive Trampoline & Tumbling: 3 years and up
Competitive Women's and Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Additional services include:
Personalized/Private Instruction (children and adults)
OUR LEADERSHIP
For over 20 years, Becki Weathers, known to all as Ms. Becki, has owned, managed, and taught at the Palaestra. It formed as a social community; a place for her daughters to not only train and learn gymnastics but to grow and learn life lessons as well.
The class, "Becki's Babies" refers to our youngest gymnasts, from crawling to three years old. This group has a special place in Ms. Becki's heart, as it's the first time she can set the ever-important goals to have fun, be safe, learn a new skill, and make a new friend. She will most likely continue teaching this group well into her 80's.
However, with 50 years of competitive gymnastics experience, Ms. Becki loves the thrill of a winning team and life lessons learned along the way. She has had the opportunity to coach multiple Junior Olympic National Champions in Trampoline and Tumbling as well as major competitors in Elite Level International Trampoline and Tumbling Championships.
OUR FACILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
Palaestra
pa·laes·tra
noun - a place in ancient Greece devoted to the training of athletes.
The Palaestra stimulates interest and introduces challenges to develop a strong foundation for physical and mental growth. Our creative space makes learning individualized and fun! We believe skill progression should be controlled by the child's own development, and utilize games, music, and exploration to continuously peak your child's imagination.
Our world-class facility houses premium and safe instructional equipment, including...
Our world-class facility houses premium and safe instructional equipment, including...
Trampoline and Tumbling:
3 competitive above ground trampolines
1 string bed above ground trampoline
3 in-ground string bed trampolines
4 above ground black bed trampolines
3 double mini trampolines (2 in the foam pit)
100' rod floor
70' tumble track
20' air floor
Women's Gymnastics Equipment:
1 competitive vaulting table
3 sets of uneven bars
4 competitive balance beams
multiple other training balance beams
1 competition spring floor
Boys' Gymnastics Equipment:
one of each floor exercise
pommel horse
still rings
vault
parallel bars and horizontal bar
Additional Recreational Gymnastics Equipment:
All listed above
multiple training mats and dots to make things fun!
Kid Fit bars
large foam pit
4 aerial silks
Please call 972.620.9922 for your complimentary trial class.
The Palaestra is located at:
4335 Beltwood Parkway North #100 Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
Phone 972.620.9922