Does your child love to cartwheel, flip and tumble their way through life? Or perhaps they’re on the path to perfecting that forward roll? Gymnastics is one of those foundational skills that will stay with them for life, enhancing strength, flexibility, coordination and balance. Whether you have a mini gymnastic, cheerleader or acrobat, or are completely new to the world of tumble, our guide is your go-to resource for discovering a range of classes right here on the North Shore.
Whether your child is a beginner or looking to advance their skills, our Gymnastics, Cheerleading & Acrobatics Classes Guide offers detailed information on various classes, including locations, age groups, skill levels, and more.
- Onyx Gymastics (Mosman)
- Plié Dance & Cheer (North Sydney, St Ives, Cromer & Mona Vale)
- Hornsby RSL (Hornsby)
- Manly Warringah Gymnastics Club (Cromer)
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a foundation for all sports and physical activities, offering many different skills that are essential for kids as they grow. Our guide covers both recreational and competitive gymnastics classes, ensuring options for every level of interest and ability.
Cheerleading
Cheerleading combines dance, gymnastics, and tricks, offering a fun way for children to develop teamwork skills and confidence. It’s a high-energy team sport that encourages kids to work together and develop new skills.
Tumbling
Tumbling — also known as floor gymnastics — is a form of gymnastics performed without any specialised equipment… usually just a soft or sprung mat! Stunts like backflips, handsprings, somersaults, and tucks are shown on the floor using tumbling mats for added cushion.
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Gym Classes on Sydney’s Lower North Shore
Onyx Gymnastics (Mosman)
North Shore Mums Offer: Free Trial Class (new customers)
Onyx Gymnastics Club in Mosman offers a range of gymnastics lessons for people of all ages and abilities. Their classes are run in small groups, allowing an individual and personalised approach to each child. Private Lessons are also available.
They run group classes in their kindergym program from walking to 5 years old. Their recreational, acro and tumbling classes are offered for children from 4+ years. They also offer private lessons, birthday parties & soft play!
- Types of classes offered: Gymnastics (Recreational), Gymnastics (Competitive), Tumbling, Acrobatics, Kindergym, Private Lessons, Birthday Parties, School Holiday Programs
- Address: 13A/1110 Middlehead Road, Mosman
- Suitable for: 18 months – 13 years
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 0451 126 612
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- Fees: Soft Play $12 | 45-min class $25 | 1 hour class $30 | 1.5 hour class $35 | Holiday Club $110
- Creative Kids & Active Kids vouchers accepted
Plié Dance & Cheer (North Sydney, St Ives, Cromer, Mona Vale)
North Shore Mums Offer: Free Trial Class (new customers)
At Plié, you can do all things dance & cheer under one roof – dancing, tumbling & cheerleading!
What is cheerleading? All Star Cheer is a high-energy, team-based, performance sport that is athletic, artistic and acrobatic. It involves athletes competing with a 2.5 minute routine composed of tumbling, stunting, pyramids, jumps & dance. Plié have been part of the All Star Cheer & Dance world since 2013, and have won 46 National Titles & 57 State Titles over the past 11 years.
Tumbling is an alternative to gymnastics classes, focusing purely on floor components- cartwheels, walkovers, handsprings & twisting skills.
All their coaches are fully accredited in both tumbling & cheerleading.
Plié has been recognised as the National Most Outstanding Performing Arts Business at the Australian Women’s Business Awards in 2023 & has won the local business awards a total of 12 times!
- Types of classes offered: Tumbling, Cheerleading
- Location: 181 Blues Point Road, North Sydney | 6 Stanley Street, St Ives | 175-177 South Creek Road, Cromer | Unit D, 77-79 Bassett Street, Mona Vale
- Suitable for: 3 years – teenagers
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (02) 9984 0988
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- Fees: Tumbling & Dance classes $145 per term | Cheerleading $300 per term
- Creative Kids & Active Kids vouchers accepted
Gym Classes on Sydney’s Upper North Shore
Hornsby RSL Gymnastics (Hornsby)
North Shore Mums Offer: Free Trial Class (new customers)

Hornsby RSL Gymnastics
Hornsby RSL Gymnastics has been operating for more than 60 years, providing the local community with a wide range of gymnastics programs to suit all ages and ability levels. They are a non-profit organisation and pride themselves on high-quality teaching and small class ratios so each child can gain the most out of their gymnastics experience.
They are a permanently set up gymnastics facility, with a dedicated team of qualified coaches ready to deliver a wide range of programs that are always loads of fun, engaging and have the ability to progress within programs for both boys and girls.
- Types of classes offered: Kindergym, Gymnastics (Recreational), Gymnastics (Competitive, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Levels 1-10), Tumble, Tricks and Flips (8 years+), Senior Gym and Ex Competitive (12 years+), Birthday Parties, School Holiday Programs
- Address: 1 Ashley Lane, Hornsby
- Suitable for: 12 months – 18+ years
- Fees: Recreational classes from $220 per term | Kinder Free Play for 1-5 years $10 per session
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (02) 9476 6689
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- Active Kids vouchers accepted
Gym Classes & Cheerleading on Sydney’s Northern Beaches
Manly Warringah Gymnastics Club (Cromer)
North Shore Mums Offer: Free Trial Class
Manly Warringah Gymnastics Club is one of the largest gymnastic facilities in NSW. They are among the few that offer a full gymnastics setup, a trampoline room, and a specialised parkour area.
They deliver programs that are suitable for people of all ages and abilities and offer a great 50-week opt-in-opt-out model, so you aren’t committed for a full term and can join and leave as you desire.
Early Childhood Development – they have revamped their program! In 2025, they will be delivering Sweet Peas Educational Gymnastics. This program differs from other gym offerings as Early Childhood Learning Experts have designed it. Everything from the class length, the skills taught, the focus areas, and music have carefully been selected to ensure the best environment for your child and yourself to develop together.
Recreational Gymnastics, Tumbling & Trampolining – they have a brand new program similar to what you might see at a swimming school. They have different stages that each gymnast will progress through, with a clear focus on the development of skills to ensure later skills can be achieved. Their Senior Coaches have designed this new program. Their Recreational classes are extremely FUN, but they can guarantee each attendee will leave with new skills to show off to their friends and family outside of the gym!
FreeG – Combining Parkour, Ninja and Tricking, these classes are high energy and thrill all attendees. It is a very popular class for boys and girls.
- Types of classes offered: Gymnastics (Recreational), Gymnastics (Competitive), Tumbling, Ninja, Parkour, Tricking, Sensory play for babies, Kindergym, Private lessons, Birthday Parties, School Holiday Programs
- Address: 24 Middleton Road, Cromer
- Suitable for: 12 months – 75 years
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 0438 623 515
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- Fees: From $26.40 per class
- Creative Kids & Active Kids vouchers accepted
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