Acro Is Not Gymnastics — and That Matters
Acro skills live inside choreography. A gymnast punches into a tuck off a hard spring floor; an acro dancer melts an aerial into an eight-count on a stage floor. Coaching acro well means understanding both the tumbling mechanics and the artistry — lines, transitions, and musicality. That dual fluency is exactly what Renee brings as a coach of gymnastics, cheer tumbling, and acro.
Skills She Coaches
- Walkovers & limbers: front and back walkovers, valdez, tinsicas — with the flexibility work to make them effortless.
- Aerials: side aerials and front aerials, built from powerful cartwheel mechanics.
- Balances & contortion elements: handstands, elbow stands, chest stands, chin stands — safely progressed.
- Tumbling for the stage: back handsprings and passes adapted to stage surfaces and routine flow.
Built Around Your Dancer
Studio acro classes move at the pace of the group. Private sessions target the one skill blocking your dancer's next solo or competition routine — with every rep coached. Renee works with recreational dancers through elite competition performers across East Aurora, Clarence, Lancaster, and all of Western New York.
Related coaching: back handspring lessons · cheer tumbling lessons · standing back tuck lessons · aerial & walkover lessons · flexibility & strength training · virtual & remote coaching · tumbling clinics (nationwide) · 7-week intensive clinic · tumbling & acrobatics (NCAA) · recruiting & NIL negotiations · college recruiting · NIL negotiations · adult gymnastics & pilates · mobile & in-home coaching · routine construction & judging.