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Acro and tumbling in West Fargo

Yes, flips. One named skill at a time.

Brise is an acro and tumbling studio for ages 5 to 16. Every skill has a name, a mat and a coach beside it.

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  • Ages 5 to 16
  • Classes of up to 8
  • Summer acro weeks
Four students and a coach reaching their arms overhead together in a bright studio, a warm-up before class

Levels by skill name

A level is a skill, not an age and not a month. A student moves up when the skill is steady and the coach no longer needs to spot it.

  1. 01

    Rolls and bridges

    Ages 5 to 16
    Skills

    • Forward roll and backward roll on the mat

    • Bridge, pushing up from the floor

    • Shoulder stand against the wall

    Moving up

    The coach moves a student up when each roll is smooth and the bridge holds without a spot. Ask at any class.

  2. 02

    Cartwheels

    Ages 5 to 16
    Skills

    • Cartwheel along a line, on both sides

    • Lunge and arm shapes that start a cartwheel

    • Handstand against the wall

    Moving up

    A student moves up when the cartwheel is steady on both sides without the line.

  3. 03

    Handstands

    Ages 5 to 16
    Skills

    • Kick up to handstand with a spotter

    • Handstand hold away from the wall

    • Coming down with a roll or a cartwheel exit

    Moving up

    A student moves up when the hold is steady and the coach no longer needs to spot the kick up.

  4. 04

    Walkovers

    Ages 5 to 16
    Skills

    • Bridge kickover

    • Front walkover

    • Back walkover with a spotter

    Moving up

    A student moves up when both walkovers are steady and the coach has stopped spotting them.

  5. 05

    Round-offs and handsprings

    Ages 5 to 16
    Skills

    • Round-off from a run

    • Back handspring on a spot-block with a spotter

    • Linking two skills into a short pass

    Moving up

    There is no level above this one. Students stay as long as they like and build longer passes.

Where to startWhere to start

Sample levels.

The skills, by name

Every skill we teach, with the level it belongs to.

  • Rolls and bridges

    Forward roll

    Hands down, chin tucked, one smooth roll along the mat.

  • Rolls and bridges

    Backward roll

    Hands by the ears, pushing through the mat to come over.

  • Rolls and bridges

    Bridge

    Pushing up from the floor onto hands and feet.

  • Cartwheels

    Cartwheel

    Along a line, then on both sides, then without the line.

  • Cartwheels

    Wall handstand

    Kicking up beside a wall until the shape is familiar.

  • Handstands

    Handstand

    Kicked up with a spotter, then held on your own.

  • Walkovers

    Bridge kickover

    Rocking out of a bridge with one leg lifted.

  • Walkovers

    Front walkover

    From standing, through a handstand shape, to standing again.

  • Walkovers

    Back walkover

    Reaching back into a bridge and walking over, with a spotter.

  • Round-offs and handsprings

    Round-off

    A run, a hurdle and a turn that lands facing the way you came.

  • Round-offs and handsprings

    Back handspring

    On a spot-block first, with a spotter until the coach says otherwise.

  • Round-offs and handsprings

    A pass

    Two or three skills linked in a row across the floor.

Mats, spotting and warm-up

How a class is run, and the checks our coaches hold.

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 6 children

    Ages 5 to 7

    Class size: 6

  • 1 adult to 8 children

    Ages 8 to 11

    Class size: 8

  • 1 adult to 8 children

    Ages 12 to 16

    Class size: 8

Staff checks and training

  • Background checks
  • CPR and first aid

Safety routines

  • Mats

    Every skill is practiced on a mat sized to the skill, and the mats are laid out before the first student arrives.

  • Spotting

    A coach stands beside a student for any new skill and spots by hand, then spots less as the skill steadies.

  • Warm-up

    Each class starts with a game, wrist and shoulder prep and a few holds, and ends with a cool-down.

  • Telling a coach

    Students tell a coach about any pain, and we stop that skill for the day. Tell us about injuries before the first class; we ask privately once you register, never on the website form.

Sample details.

This session's classes

Fall session

Showing 15 of 15

  • Monday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

      Rolls and bridges

      Tumbling basics · Maci Nicholson · Mat room

      5 to 7Rolls and bridgesOpenTry a class

    • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

      Cartwheels

      Tumbling basics · Kane Dowling · Mat room

      8 to 11CartwheelsOpenTry a class

    • 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

      Round-offs and handsprings

      Acro skills · Kane Dowling · Mat room

      12 to 16Round-offs and handspringsWaitlistJoin the waitlist

  • Tuesday

    • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Rolls and bridges

      Tumbling basics · Maci Nicholson · Mat room

      8 to 11Rolls and bridgesOpenTry a class

    • 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm

      Handstands

      Acro skills · Miyuki Tomita · Mat room

      8 to 11HandstandsOpenTry a class

    • 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

      Walkovers

      Acro skills · Miyuki Tomita · Mat room

      12 to 16WalkoversOpenTry a class

  • Wednesday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

      Cartwheels

      Tumbling basics · Maci Nicholson · Mat room

      5 to 7CartwheelsOpenTry a class

    • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

      Acro for dancers

      Miyuki Tomita · Mat room

      8 to 11All levelsOpenTry a class

    • 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm

      Acro for dancers

      Miyuki Tomita · Mat room

      12 to 16All levelsFull

  • Thursday

    • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

      Walkovers

      Acro skills · Kane Dowling · Mat room

      8 to 11WalkoversOpenTry a class

    • 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

      Handstands

      Acro skills · Kane Dowling · Mat room

      12 to 16HandstandsOpenTry a class

    • 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm

      Round-offs and handsprings

      Acro skills · Maci Nicholson · Mat room

      12 to 16Round-offs and handspringsOpenTry a class

  • Saturday

    • 9:00 am – 9:45 am

      Rolls and bridges

      Tumbling basics · Maci Nicholson · Mat room

      5 to 7Rolls and bridgesOpenTry a class

    • 10:00 am – 11:00 am

      Cartwheels

      Tumbling basics · Kane Dowling · Mat room

      8 to 11CartwheelsOpenTry a class

    • 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

      Handstands

      Acro skills · Miyuki Tomita · Mat room

      8 to 11HandstandsOpenTry a class

Sample classes.

Summer acro week

Three weeks of mornings on the mats, each for its own levels.

Summer

Showing 3 of 3

  • Mid JuneOpen

    Week 1: Rolls and cartwheels

    Rolls, bridges and cartwheels, a little more each morning.

    Monday to Friday in the mat room: a game, skill stations, across the floor and a cool-down. Families come in on Friday to watch.

    • Ages 5 to 8
    • 9 am to 12 pm
  • Late JuneOpen

    Week 2: Handstands and walkovers

    Handstands, bridge kickovers and walkovers, with a spotter.

    Monday to Friday in the mat room, with a handstand hold challenge on Thursday and a family watch on Friday.

    • Ages 9 to 12
    • 9 am to 12 pm
  • Mid JulyWaitlist

    Week 3: Round-offs and handsprings

    Round-offs, handsprings and linking skills into a pass.

    Monday to Friday for students who already have a steady cartwheel and walkover. A coach places everyone at the first class.

    • Ages 11 to 16
    • 9 am to 12 pm

Sample sessions.

Meet the coaches

Three coaches lead every class at Brise.

  • Maci Nicholson, head coach and owner, smiling in the studio with a hand on her hip

    Maci Nicholson

    Owner and head coach

    Maci opened Brise after coaching tumbling in West Fargo for years. She leads the youngest classes and the round-off level, and she is the coach a family meets at the door on Saturday mornings.

  • Kane Dowling, coach, crouched on the studio floor with one hand on the boards

    Kane Dowling

    Cartwheels and handstands

    Kane teaches the cartwheel and handstand levels and the older round-off class. He spots from the first kick up and says out loud what his hands are doing.

  • Miyuki Tomita, coach, standing in the studio with a hand in her hair

    Miyuki Tomita

    Walkovers and acro for dancers

    Miyuki trained as a dancer and teaches the walkover level and the acro for dancers classes, where tumbling meets the dance floor.

What families write

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  • “My daughter wanted a cartwheel and nobody hurried her. The coach kept a hand beside her until she was ready to let go, and that was on her schedule.”

    Corinne P.

  • “I liked that every skill has a name and a level. When my son asked what came next, the coach could point to it on the wall.”

    Wade H.

  • “Watch week was the first time I saw how a class runs. The mats, the spotting and the warm-up are all things I had only heard about.”

    Alina S.

Sample reviews.

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