2 year old won't listen at gymnastics

[Tanito279]

My 2 year old DD has been going to a gymnastics class on and off for 6 months. We've been to about 20 classes. The teachers are very patient and I stay with her. The problem is all she wants to do is run around by herself. She won't listen at all. She'll take part if she wants to and is very good, but that's 1/3 of each class. She's becoming a really bad influence on other children now and I don't know what to do. Janet Lansbury says my DD is just too young and I should forget the classes. But there are younger children there who listen perfectly (eg stand on the red spot, run to get a blue beanbag).
At home we have few rules because it's just the 2 of us and we suit each other. She isn't naughty and can play with whatever toys she wants. When we go out she will walk next to me and rarely runs away.
The timing of the class is awkward because it's 1:45-2:45 and that's normally nap time. But we live in a small town and it's the only class on my day off.
I've tried giving constant praise, timeouts and, today, I just took her home after 20 mins. I don't know if I can face going back. Any tips?

My daughter is 2 and I am crying at just the thought of taking her to a structured class of anything! She can't even eat her dinner with any organisation!

Try something else if you want to. A music class or something. My DD loved structure. Other 2 year olds don't. They're all different.

OP, I stopped my DD going to a gym nippers class for similar reasons.

DD is 2.5 & the class instructor had the ridiculous expectation that toddlers would sit still for register time & follow instructions. I was having to practically restrain DD to remain sitting; it was a miserable experience for both of us. I had a chat with the teacher, expecting to have a reasonable conversation & find a solution. But she more or less said I was to restrain DD

So I stopped the class. It was such a relief. She now goes to Tumble Tots & they are lovely.

I wouldn't think twice about stopping it.