Preschool Class and Tumbling Tots Readiness

Ashley McGlothren • July 5, 2018

How do you know if they are ready?

I remember when I enrolled my daughter in her first preschool class. Because I was teaching at the studio, I tried to put her in at 18 months. Within ten minutes, I knew she was not ready for this. She ran up to the mirror and kicked it when she didn’t get her way. She got the first sad face by her name for the dance year. We tried once more, but she just refused to listen.

The next year, we tried again. I held my breath and sent her in the room with her dance bag. Wow! What a difference a year made! She could sit on her spot and follow directions. She truly enjoyed the class and now at 11 years old, dance has become her passion.

Yes, we start our tumbling tots class and preschool class at two years old, but it depends on the child when they are ready. Here are some basic questions to judge if your child is ready:

1. Can they follow instructions from you and others? They will need to copy the teacher’s steps. If they have a hard time listening to you, they are not going to do better for us.

2. Can they sit for two minutes? Our classes move fast and actively engage children. However, there are times each class that the teacher will work with a child individually or in groups of two. Your child will need to sit while being monitored by an assistant.

3. How will your child handle leaving you for a 30 or 45 minute class? If they have severe separation anxiety regularly, hold off on enrollment. It becomes really hard to have moms in the class with their children and we only allow this for a class or two.

Moms, I fully support you “trying” our program out for your young ones. After a class or two, you will know if they are ready or not. Don’t try to force it! You want this to be a wonderful experience for your family and we want the same. If you are uncertain, I would be glad to set up a time to speak with you. I’m looking forward to our 3rd year!

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By Ashley McGlothren • March 7, 2026

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How Registration Works

By Ashley McGlothren • March 2, 2026

We have been having a great 10 th year! I cannot believe it is almost registration for summer and fall! Here is how our registration works: - Current students will receive registration forms in the middle of this month. Turn it in and during the week of Easter, our office manager will contact you to schedule your registration appointment. - New families can call or email us ( shannon@soarcreativearts.com ) beginning March 30 th to request a registration appointment. We will get your name, phone number, and some information on the student. We will also call these families during Easter week to schedule the registration appointment. -Registration appointments begin April 14 th . We schedule these by how long the family has been at Soar. These appointments are 20 minutes and we focus on the family to make sure we get them registered for any summer or fall classes they are wanting to take. -We open up online registration on April 22 nd for anyone that didn’t schedule a registration appointment. -At the appointment, be prepared to tell us what class (including the day and time you are choosing) they are enrolling in. You will need to pay any that apply: summer classes, registration fee for fall, and/or fall art material fee. We can’t hold anyone’s spot without payment. - You can view our summer classes at https://www.soarcreativearts.com/summer-2026 -Our fall dance, tumbling, and art classes are also listed on the website. Recommendation – Classes fill up quickly. I would not wait to register for fall as we can’t guarantee there will be openings. The only exception is those auditioning for competition. They don’t need to do a registration appointment unless they are taking summer classes or fall art. We are looking forward to year 11!!!