Venue
Meet the Team
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International Men’s Artistic Judge

Level 3 Men’s Artistic

Level 2 Women’s Artistic

10+ years experience
coaching gymnasts to success,
in National-level competitions

For general enquiries, email Lorenzo at Info@animagymnastics.co.uk.

Lorenzo Ribecca

Co-Founder & Head Coach
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Level 3 Women’s Artistic

Pre-School Gymnastics

Sports Management & Coaching studies
Degree

For booking enquiries, email Jules at Bookings@animagymnastics.co.uk.

Julienne Ribecca

Co-Founder & Head Coach
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Welfare officers play a crucial role
in ensuring the safety and well-being
of our gymnastics club members.

To contact Maria, email at Welfare@animagymnastics.co.uk

Maria Pieri

Club Welfare Officer
Testimonials
Brian FitzGerald

Anima is a fantastic facility and it’s run by the amazing Lorenzo and Jules. Our children both love (3 & 5), each week it’s one of the more exciting days on their schedule. Definitely check this place out!

Adil Certel

Great place for kids to learn Gymnastics. Great staff.

Josephine

I go to Anima and I love it!
They welcome all abilities and ages, too.
At Anima, they really pushed me to do my best, and I have learnt so much from them!
I would really recommend Anima because they are available for any day of the week, and really help me do my best! 🤗
Jules, Lucy, and Lorenzo are an amazing team, and they love what they do.
(Written by Josephine, aged 10)

Philip Vautier

Our 6 year old has loved his time here each Saturday. It’s a fantastic club with great space and facilities at the venue in Barnet. Jules and the team have always been so friendly and helpful too. Can’t recommend highly enough!

Nikki Plaw

This club is amazing!!!
My daughter has been attending for 1 year now and still gets very excited about going!
The atmosphere is always lovely and calm which is created by the AMAZING teachers, they are ALL very caring and supportive to both the students and parents.

I would definitely recommend this club for any parent wanting their child to attend a gymnastics club.

Vincenzo Terranova

Newly refurbished and run by a very nice couple,
highly recommended

Steven Burke

Really pleased. My daughters love it. Great new facilities & coaches are fantastic. Would recommend. 👍

Brishna Mohammad

This venue has been completed to a very high standard, the location is great, the waiting area for parents is well thought through, the parking availability is great. Jules and Lorenzo, you should be proud of this gymnastics club. Jules and Lorenzo are kind and extremely professional teachers. Thank you

Maria Dalcy

Fantastically equipped gym, large and clean. Free parking spaces available in front and behind of gym. Coaches are great with the children, extremely patient and dedicated. My daughter has been with Anima since she was a toddler and always looks forward to her lessons.

Rochelle O’connor

My girls have been coming here for the last 5 years and they have loved every minute. They have tremendously improved and now are extremely confident and great at gymnastics! The coaches, Lorenzo and Jules are both lovely and very professional.

Griff James

Fantastic. The instructors are calm, kind, and knowledgeable. The facility, while a touch post-industrial-chic, is huge, clean, and well equipped for the age groups.

My 6 year old son had a great time in the summer camp, and my 3 year old son likes it so much he attends two sessions a week.

Overall huge fan.

Charlotte Green

Love this group for my 4-5 year old daughter. It’s the perfect mix of having a fun time jumping around, and building strength and technique. She loves coming to gymnastics and she’s well taken care of when she’s here. I’ve seen her get stronger every week.

Aliona Plamadeala

Really a lovely club with experienced professional teachers, well equipped gym and quite nice atmosphere, my three year old son and 5 year old daughter love this gymnastic club!!

Nadya Andreeva

Great team from young and professional people. My daughter love to go and have a big improvement on her sports skills.

Hal Irving

Brilliant!! Amazing instruction and classes for all ages. Highly recommend

Alessandra O’connell

Professional and talented coaches.

Alejandro Castellanos Rodríguez

Nice coach.

Nam Nguyen

Coaches were amazing and very helpful.

Sahar Faour

Amazing people

Tanya Bowen

What a great glass, I cannot wait to go back!

amazing support and excellent coaching 👏

Serhan Hassan

Great for the little ones. The activities helps them progress and develop. The Staff are friendly and helpful.

Ralf Sfeir

Professional coaches making sure kids are learning the skills. Clean and well maintained space

Sayeem Ahmed

Fantastic classes, my daughter enjoys going every single week – highly recommended, very attentive and encouraging coaches push children to their full potential

Adil Certel

My daughter loves it and can’t wait to come back every week

Dominika Slomczynska

Very helpful coaches, my daughter loves it, she’ll be going there every week. I’m so glad, she can be part of this classes.

Harry Kweku Harrison-Sumter

Really great place, both my girls 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 love it. Great staff and they do a fantastic job of engaging with the kids – very highly recommended!

Nafis Hossein

Spacious. Airy. Good number of instructors to children. Positive attitude of instructors. Kids enjoy it. Parking available outside

Dee M

The staff are always cheerful and chatty to patents my son comes out always smiling to have gone to qymanastics. This says to me, that they have built a safe space and that he feels at ease.

Natasha Ali

Great instructors, great environment. A real gem!

Anna Luiza Pilch

My 8 year old has joined Anima about 6 months ago as a complete gymnastics novice and to see the progress she has made in such a short time is amazing. The coaches are brilliant, very attentive and supportive and a lot of fun too. So pleased we found Anima as it has really boosted my daughters confidence and she just wont stop cartwheeling now!!!!!

Dani Haye

Really friendly gymnastics school. I’m able to see the progress my children are making. Jules and Lorenzo are really encouraging

Andreea Mihailescu

My son joined the club in August 2021. He has become much more confident and aware of his abilities, and that’s all thanks to his great instructors. Even when he is down and not fully engaged in the class, his coaches make sure he is at ease and comfortable to join in.
I can’t recommend them enough. Thank you Anima Gymnastics!!!🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏

My son enjoys every experience with Anima Gymnastics. He won a day at the camp and he loved it.

Alexandra L

My girls favourite extra curricular activity by far which I attribute to the club itself! We waited a while to get in and I know why! The teachers aren’t strict with the kids and my girls respond well to their instruction. Well organised and great equipment. Highly recommended!

Club Rules

General Rules

Pick up & Drop off: Applies to all classes unless it’s your child’s first session
(Excludes Toddlers Play and Toddlers Advanced sessions).

Lateness: Children arriving more than 10 minutes late cannot join the class for health and safety reasons
– Class fees for lateness are non-refundable.

Pick up arrangements: Inform us if someone else will pick up your child, either in person or via email.

Under 5: Parents/guardians must remain in the building during their child’s session (This is required if toilet assistance is needed).

Over 10:If your child is going home on their own, notify us via text or email.

No Food/Drinks: Only labelled, pre-filled water sports bottles are allowed.

Attire Guidelines

  • No Socks or Shoes: Includes grip socks & gymnastics shoes.
  • Hair: Must be tied back & kept out of the face.
  • No Makeup or Jewellery: Includes studs.

Jewellery that cannot be removed must be covered.

Clothing

  • Toddlers Advanced, Pre-School, boys in all Classes: T-shirt, Vest, Sweatshirt, Shorts, Leggings or Joggers.
    Boys are welcome to wear leotards with shorts, but it is not compulsory.
  • Girls in all Reception to advanced classes: All girls must wear leotards during the class.
    Optional Shorts or leggings may be worn over leotards.
    A top can be worn over the leotard, but if it’s too baggy and causes issues, they will be asked to remove it.
FAQs
How are payments made?
Bookings are arranged on a termly basis – with exceptions for Bank holidays, Half-terms, Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays.
(Excludes Toddlers Play, Adults and Private lessons)
Is there Parking available?
Yes – we have Free Parking available on site.
 
Do you run normal classes during half terms?

We do not run normal classes during Bank holidays, Half-terms, Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays.
– These classes have automatically been deducted from the termly booking.

During holidays, we run Camps for Primary school age.

Do you offer any discounts?

We offer a 10% siblings discount off the final price.
– The discount will be automatically deducted if booked under the same account simultaneously.

 Participants in our Intermediate & Advanced classes – we offer 50% off for a second class or 75% off for a third or fourth class!

For the additional classes, please complete the additional class form using the link here