About Us

Tom and Dawn Engler purchased Central Gymnastics Academy on May 23, 2006. Originally from Wilmington, IL, they moved to Gilman in 2004 to be more centrally located for Tom's position with AgVenture Seed Co. They are members of Onarga Christian Church and their children are in the Iroquois West school district. They have six children, DeLaney -15, Payge -12, Kerrigan -8, Madison -5, Conner -4 and Matthew -2 years old. The girls have been with Central Gymnastics Academy for three and a half years, training with a variety of coaches.

Dawn has been trained by Brenda Keever, in a coaching environment. Dawn is a registered USA Gymnastics instructor and Safety Certified. She also has CPR and first aid certification. She is very anxious to expand the Academy's offerings. "The existing gymnastic program will remain in place and we will be adding more cheerleading programs, camps, youth fitness, karate, yoga and aerobics." In addition to management, Dawn will be instructing some of the classes, including Parent and Tots.

"We look forward to many years of serving the community and educating our youth on how to be healthy and fit while having fun."