Not sure if a) I'm being precious, and b) I'm being a loon for waking up on a Sunday morning thinking about this.
Dds go to a dance group, which I think is fab. We didn't realise before going there, but it's very accepting of children with sn which is handy since dd1 has mild sn and has fit in great. There are several children with learning disabilities, and also one blind girl. My girls love it, they are 9 and 4.
They've learnt loads of dance routines and are booked in to perform at absolutely loads of shows and carnivals over the summer. Anyway they came back the other night, both stressing out that they had to do roly-polies on the hard floor of the hall (no mats). This seemed a bit odd to me since gym clubs always use mats and if they do them at home they always use the sofa cushions or something. I've spoken to the lady in charge since and it's not actually a problem, they're not going to be in that routine anyway now, because it's a bit complicated. But am I being a bit precious in thinking it's not really a good idea for anyone? It just seems a bit hard on heads, necks and backs to me. Or do kids do this all the time? And I'm just a big softie.