Discover Gymnastics - Rhythmic Gymnastics

The beautiful combination of sport and art, influenced by ballet and modern dance! In the latest episode of Discover Gymnastics we look at the popular and graceful Rhythmic Gymnastics discipline with coach Maureen Van Rooyen.
Performing routines with music, either as individuals or in groups, rhythmic gymnasts amaze audiences with their astonishing skill as they execute enormously difficult maneuvers with hand-held apparatus: Hoop, Ball, Clubs, Ribbon and Rope.
Flexibility and musical interpretation are important elements in a Rhythmic exercise. However, it is the amount of risk a gymnast takes, often throwing the apparatus several meters into the air and losing sight of it while performing stunning leaps, turns or acrobatic maneuvers before regrasping it - often in impossible-seeming catches - that sets the routines apart. Also a very popular sport amongst girls, because it brings in the grace, dance, creativity and interpretation of movement and music in a single routine, with the added fun of adding an apparatus.
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