About the "Bell" sisters

Tumble City was established in 1992 as Gymnastics, Etc.  At that time, sisters Wendy Dinkel and Cheryl Hunter contracted their coaching services to the City of Yucaipa.  In 1998 the sister team leased a small building in Redlands and moved their gymnastics company into it.  Since then the program continued to grow and eventually moved to San Bernardino as Empire Gymnastics, where the two decided to change their focus from competitive developmental programs to fitness and performance oriented programming.  They sold their competitive type equipment and dissolved "Empire Gymnastics" then moved back home to Yucaipa and opened Tumble City.  Wendy and Cheryl began coaching together in 1986 when Wendy graduated from high school and Cheryl hired her for the gymnastics program at the YMCA of San Bernardino.  Together, they coached boys and girls to district and state championships.

 

Wendy

 

Cheryl

 
Wendy Dinkel was a competitive gymnast for many years, played basketball and ran track at Yucaipa High School, and basketball in her first year of college.  She then joined the college cheer squad and brought tumbling to the forefront at RCC.  An accomplished choreographer, Wendy gets her greatest pleasure out of creating and producing acrobatic/dance/theatric performances.  She is an awesome tumbling coach and athletic dancer.  Wendy began her coaching career in 1985 when she began teaching summer classes at RCC and for the City of Fontana.  In 1986 Wendy was hired by sister Cheryl to work at the YMCA of San Bernardino where she stayed until 1990.

Wendy has been certified through USAIGC, USGF and now USA Gymnastics.  She attends annual coaching seminars through various organizations.

Wendy is married to theatre producer and actor Jesse Dinkel and has two children, Amanda and Miguel.

 

 Cheryl Hunter was a baton twirler and ballerina for many years before taking up gymnastics.  She competed for three years in high school (before gymnastics was dropped from high school programs) and wanted to go on to compete in college but injuries prevented it.  She and her best friend were the first tumbling mascots for Yucaipa High School. Cheryl started coaching in 1979 for the City of Yucaipa, then was hired by Redlands Gymnastics Center.  In 1981 Cheryl went to work for the YMCA of San Bernardino as a coach and Gymnastics Program Director until 1992.

Cheryl has been certified through the YMCA Progressive Program for Youth, USAIGC, USGF, and now USA Gymnastics.  She has attended coaching and business seminars through various organizations nearly every year since her coaching debut in 1979.

Cheryl is married to tile contractor Mike Hunter and has four children, Kristin, Lauren, Miranda and Jason.

 
Wendy competes on the balance beam in late 1970's. Cheryl was a baton twirler for years, here she poses at Pepperdine University in 1976.
Wendy vaulting in competition in late 1970's. Cheryl performs on bars for a YMCA show in 1980's.
Wendy shows off her cheer ability as a cheerleader for Riverside Community College. Cheryl as a mascot for Yucaipa High School.  Cheryl was the base in this picture.