Month: September 2019

Skinner training triple double

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a Gym Mom tells it like it IS

Yep.

Gymnastics is one crazy sport. Some days mom Misty Brown wonders whether or not it’s all worth it.

This popular post is from 2017:

words across the water

 

Here’s an update from 2018:

just to be here

Personally I’ll be cheering for Beach Ries who in 2019 is a Level 10 at GTC Utah. She simply won’t give up. Loves her team.

Cirque’s Alegría is back

Alegría is a Cirque du Soleil touring production, created in 1994 …

It was one of Cirque du Soleil’s most popular touring shows … seen by over 14 million …

In 2019 … the iconic Alegría is reinterpreted in a revamped version … “ALEGRIA in a new light“

It’s in Toronto right now.

Click PLAY or watch some training for the Bar / Trapeze act on Facebook.

Baryshnikov on imperfection

Mikhail Baryshnikov is often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev and Vladimir Vasiliev as one of the greatest male ballet dancers in history. …

He’s only 5 ft 5in (165 cm) tall, short for a ballet dancer.

Since his defection from the Soviet Union in 1974, Baryshnikov has never returned to Russia.

Like this.

Konnor – double full on floor Beam

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what to eat before training

Let’s say your gymnast heads to the Gym directly from school.

They needs some sort of snack en route. The carbohydrates eaten will help fuel training.

Goldfish?

 Josh Eldridge recommends peanut butter and banana sandwich.

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Whip to Double Arabian

Phoebe Jakubczyk

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https://twitter.com/BritGymnastics/status/1167436810710073344

 

Class act. Osaka and Gauff.

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flat Flares on mushroom

Stay as much as possible in straddle split.

Swing through straddle planche in the back.

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