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He’s sponsored by Gibbon Slacklines (Facebook).

Click over to YouTube to see Andy’s 2011 Showreel.

(via Browbeat – Who Was That Guy in the Toga With Madonna? And What Was He Doing?)

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… The marketing side of me says, “YAY! I support the effort!” It could possibly bring more attention to the sport of trampoline, increasing visibility and interest. You can never have too much attention.

Then, there’s the artist in me. She says, “Do you really want to place rules and parameters on such freedom of movement?” …

That quote’s from Trampoline Pundit linking to a NY Times article on the idea being pushed by some at the Quebec Circus School:

… “The ultimate goal is to have wall trampoline be in the X Games,” said Julien Roberge …

… Roberge, who trains with members of Canada’s Olympic trampoline team and is considered one of the country’s top bouncers, acknowledges that there must be an organized way to judge an event. He and his fellow trampolinist Ignacio Adarve have written criteria for judges to use to assign points to moves and tricks. In a typical contest, bouncers will perform a series of 10 consecutive tricks, each following a bounce on the trampoline. The highest marks will go to those who perform the most difficult acrobatics. …

read more – Defying Gravity With Creativity

I’m not against the idea either. But Wall Tramp is many years away from getting into the X Games, if ever.

Trampowall first gained popular attention at Cirque’s La Nouba in Orlando.

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This short training vid just passed 100,000 hits.

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Thanks Dana.

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The 2012 Winter Cup & BlackJack Competition will take place once again in Las Vegas on February 2nd to 5th …

BlackJack home page

The Senior National Team and 2011 Visa Championships Qualifier is by invite only, a who’s who of Men’s Gymnastics USA. See the list of registered athletes here. (PDF)

Thursday Feb. 2nd is prelims, Saturday Feb. 4th Finals.

Cirque du Soleil’s Lisa Jones (lisa.jones@cirquedusoleil.com) will be on hand to talk to any coaches who have questions regarding future career opportunities.

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Director Diane Paulus and Director of Creation Fernand Rainville, talk about the name for Cirque du Soleil’s 32nd production. Catch “Amaluna” as it World-Premieres in Montréal in April 2012. Tickets & Show Information.

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related – Canadian Trampoline athlete Alex Seifert has his first contract with Cirque. Congratulations.

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Mike went on to Cirque du Soleil, working the excellent act in La Nouba, Orlando.

Thanks Ws van Wijk for the link.

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There are more clips like that on the CircusMontreal YouTube channel.

That’s a really good looking channel, by the way. They’ve used one of the new templates.

I have a friend who’s just applied.

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Sounds like a pretty sweet gig. He was at Elvis last night. Michael Jackson IMMORTAL tonight.

Follow the trip on the Inside Gymnastics Facebook page.

Immortal, a touring show, is the first of two Cirque MJ productions in development. Still “under construction” it’s worth seeing. In Sin City until Dec. 27th.

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After a diagnosis of a germ cell tumor, a rare form of ovarian cancer, surgery and chemotherapy, Shannon realized more than ever that it is important to celebrate each and every day. She is focused on the future and is encouraging other cancer survivors to Seize the Day!

Shannon Miller Lifestyle

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See more Seize the Day segments on Shannon’s YouTube channel.

(via Gymtruthteller)

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