Ben Aaron presents the newest fitness craze.
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tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports …
April 29th, 2012 — dance, humour
April 28th, 2012 — dance
Series goes behind the stage curtain for an intense, unfiltered look at one of the most competitive ballet companies in the country, Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Beneath the beauty and glamour of the dance and costumes is a gritty dog-eat-dog world of extreme athleticism, focus, dedication, passion, pressure and, of course, the hunt for the unattainable perfection …
Premiere
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(via Aunt Joyce)
April 23rd, 2012 — dance, floor (women), Gymnastics, NCAA
This was the hottest routine at Championships this year. Shame YouTube doesn’t come close to duplicating the excitement of seeing it LIVE.
Unique and fascinating choreography.
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April 17th, 2012 — dance, movies
The Youth America Grand Prix.
First Position recently had its World Premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and was named the audience choice’s first runner up for Best Documentary.
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First Position is in theatres May 4th, 2012.
April 9th, 2012 — dance, Gymnaestrada
A gymnastics dance performance from Oakville in Ontario, Canada is HIGHLY entertaining.
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January 29th, 2012 — dance, physical preparation
From French Guiana.
Yannick Lebrun began training in his native country at the Adaclam School under the guidance of Jeanine Verin. In 2004, he moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Mr. Lebrun has performed with the Francesca Harper Project Modo Fusion. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2011. ….
related – “DANCE GOD ON THE SUBWAY”
(via Adriana Pop on Facebook)
January 15th, 2012 — dance, floor (women), Gymnastics
January 3rd, 2012 — acrobatic gymnastics, dance
French Artistic Olympian Ludivine Furnon and her new partner, fiance Martin Charrat.
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Thanks Dana. Thanks 21najafast.
related – Acrobatic Gymnastics – Duo MainTenanT
January 3rd, 2012 — acrobatic gymnastics, dance
I’ve linked to Duo MainTenanT before. But several friends have recently linked to this particular performance.
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That’s Nicolas Besnard and Shenea Booth. Previously he worked with Ludivine Furnon.
December 22nd, 2011 — dance, humour
Jeremy linked to this fun edit. Over 1.5 million views.
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Happy Hanukkah.
December 15th, 2011 — beam, dance, floor (women), Gymnastics
In the good old days, training in front of a mirror was part of everyday workout.
I don’t see much of that anymore. It’s disappeared along with Ballet Bar work.
TiVo time delay video has somewhat replaced the mirror. But I still feel that the mirror is underused in an era where artistry has never been more lacking.
Gymnastics Zone has some good ideas – Mirror Training for Gymnastics
December 14th, 2011 — dance, floor (women), Gymnastics, NCAA
Couch Gymnast:
… This tribal music piece seems to me to be a purposeful revisit of the legendary routine of last year’s floor champion, Brittany McCullough, minus the catwalking and mat beating. …
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It’s no Brittany McCullough routine yet, but I’m sure it will be tweaked over the coming weeks.
See more of the new UCLA Floor routines with commentary – The Bruins ‘Step Up’ for the New Season
December 12th, 2011 — dance, floor (women), Gymnastics, NCAA
One of the best things about the start of a new NCAA season is seeing the UCLA Floor choreography.
Miss Val is genius. And how hard could it be to choreography Mattie, one of the best Floor workers in the world in recent years.
Click PLAY or watch a dance through on YouTube.
It’s really difficult to tell on YouTube how that’s going to work LIVE. But I’ve got a strong feeling this will be one of the top routines in College.
Very original.
Aisha Gerber’s is original and excellent too. (VIDEO) Choreography that actually syncs with the music — what a concept. Aisha gets a thumbs up for Artistry from senior FIG Judge Avril Enslow.