TEXAS EAST KIDS

Texas East Gymnastics was established in 1969 under the name Cherokee Gym by Dwight and Kathy Parsley. The first gym was located in a house in Jacksonville on the corner of Cherokee Street and Hwy. 69. We taught twirling and gymnastics in the house and even had a high beam in the entryway of the house. You could put your hands on the walls right next to you. Dwight taught boys gymnastics and Kathy taught twirling and girls gymnastics. Martin did a back handspring out a window one day which helped them decide to look for a bigger place. So we outgrew the house and built a 10,000 sq. ft. gym in 1975 in Jacksonville. The space had a workout facility, girls and boys gymnastics, dance, and workout classes. That gym was expanded several years later to meet the needs of our clientele. Kathy was always looking ahead and begin thinking that Tyler was the place to go and Dwight said go. We opened Texas East Gymnastics over by UT Tyler in a shopping strip in the early 90's. Our numbers grew so we..

Also known as: Texas East Gymnastics

Primary location: Tyler United States