More Classes Versus Privates?

[tappingqueen13]

I agree with the above answers about fastest not always being the best. Speaking from experience, I took multiple classes and multiple privates during the height of my cheer career, and I still struggled to progress. This was mainly due to a mental block more than ability but I still wasn't a natural-born tumbler. One of my coaches said that classes can be better than privates because you watch several other cheerleaders do the same skills that you are doing and thus can pick up on different techniques, mistakes, and really get visuals of what you should or should not be doing. On the other hand, I loved privates because they were so specialized and focused and I needed that due to not having an aptitude for tumbling. It all depends on the cheerleader.