Dillon, Montana now has a spacious new recreational facility, featuring a caring and experienced staff and a long list of apparatus and training equipment to create an excellent space for kids to be while learning gymnastics, freestyle movement, and more. We also have a birthday party area where we host family friendly indoor birthday parties! The gym is located in the heart of Dillon on the ground floor of the former IGA grocery store with the entrance facing Idaho Street and Jaycee Park.
Bair Foot Gym is operated by Sara Bair and has come to be as a result of over 30 years of being involved in and loving the gymnastics world. Sara has coached and mentored thousands of children over her long career. She is the head coach and director and is supported by a wonderful staff who shares her vision for the children of southwest Montana!
Sara's Mission:
"Bair Foot Gym emerged from my unwavering passion for gymnastics and a deep-seated commitment to ensuring every child could access its transformative benefits. Hindered by financial constraints in my youth, my mother's resourcefulness, trading for memberships and cleaning the gym alongside me, enabled me to pursue gymnastics—a pursuit that became my lifeline and ultimately, my career.
As my own children matured and began to fly and my dedication to gymnastics intensified, Bair Foot Gym was born and became my sole focus by 2021. My mission transcends teaching gymnastics; it's about instilling enduring life values like diligence, courage, community, and resilience—both in body and spirit.
Determined to foster inclusivity, I refuse to deny anyone access due to financial constraints, offering scholarships and facilitating strategic trades. Actively engaging with the community, I support local initiatives such as the Beaverhead Bus Brigade and provide space for diverse groups, from homeschoolers to church organizations. Bair Foot Gym isn't merely a business; it's a gateway of opportunity, a sanctuary where children's aspirations take flight.
Witnessing the growth of confidence in our students is one of my greatest joys. True confidence can't be given; it must be earned. Once achieved, it becomes an unassailable asset. At Bair Foot Gym, we nurture this invaluable quality, empowering children to soar to unimaginable heights.
In essence, Bair Foot Gym symbolizes more than a place of physical activity; it's a haven where dreams are nurtured and futures are shaped. As long as there are children with a desire to rise, I'm committed to strengthening them and their wings to soar."
Bair Foot Gym's goal is to teach sports in a safe and fun environment and to raise every student's level of body awareness and self-esteem. We work hard for our space to be a place full of love, patience, understanding, inclusion, growth, and fun. All lessons at Bair Foot Gym are designed to give each student a solid foundation that will help them in all forms of physical activity and sports. Students involved in our program will receive training geared to their physical ability, sport skill level, and self confidence. Sports skills are taught in a safe, progressive system, beginning with the simplest moves and progressing to more complex skills as the student's strength and abilities advance. Strength, confidence, resilience, courage, grit, fortitude, power, and the knowledge that they can do hard things are a few of the characterisitcs we hope to instill into every person wo comes to our facility.
