dance conditioning coach Rupert Wiltshire

Listen to the Nick Ruddock interview.

Mary Lou Retton to DWTS?

A source tells ET that Olympian Mary Lou Retton is joining the cast.

“She turned 50 this year, but is in great shape and will definitely impress people with her flexibility and choreography,” the source says of the former gymnast, who won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals at the 1984 summer games in Los Angeles. …

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GSP learns forward salto full twist

The MMA legend has been training Gymnastics for some years now.

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In a related celebrity post, Derek Hough tries Gymnastics.

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It’s International Cat Day

Meow.

GymCastic 316: CATS – European Championship Edition has the best commentary on Celine van Gerner’s historic routine in the Floor final at Europeans.

It includes a phone interview with Celine’s choreographer Daymon Jones. He’s an American dancer turned coach who worked on the CATS show for years.

I agree with their conclusions. It worked for this gymnast at this meet.

Still, FIG WTC should define what is allowed in terms of theatrics. (FIG Acro has already done so.)

What Celine did should be allowed, IMHO. But I’d disallow leotards with lights, for example. No props. Any kind of make-up or hair should be OK.