What a natural. So much confidence.
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Laurie Hernandez on DWTS
A Midsummer Night’s Swing 1941
This must have been one of the first great dance numbers on film.
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Sia – The Greatest
Dark and intense. Sia’s latest features child dancers including Maddie Ziegler. It’s something of a tribute to the 49 shooting victims in Orlando last June.
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Dutch Beam in Rio
Anchored by the eventual Champion Sanne Wevers, Netherlands had the 2nd highest team score on this apparatus.
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Dutch coach Patrick Kiens presented at Ontario Congress just after the Olympics. (Netherlands beat Canada in prelims as a team by 0.2)
He feels the much acclaimed Dutch choreography on Beam is reminiscent of the Soviets from the 1988-92 cycle. More continuous movements, more interesting and artistic elements. An era when Beam choreography was more important.
If your gymnasts can do high level elements like Illusion and multiple turns, it’s smart coaching to use those in preference to risky tumbling sequences that require more pounding.
Laurie Hernandez – Dancing With the Stars
The 16-year-old athlete from Team USA is freshly back in the United States following her impressive victories at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hernandez won silver on the balance beam, and gold in the women’s team all-around.
While there’s no word on whether or not pro Mark Ballas will return, it sounds like he could make a perfect partner for Hernandez.
“I absolutely adore @lzhernandez02 just gorgeous,” he tweeted on Aug. 10. “#starpower #needadanceteacher? #RioOlympics2016.”
youngest Air Flare
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Gene Kelly – stuntman
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Sofia Bogdanova – Freestyle Slalom
Wow. Sofia Bogdanova is 10-year old freestyle slalom skater, SEBA team pro-rider from Moscow, Russia.
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Miss Val profile in UCLA magazine
No one does floor exercises like the Bruins, who are renowned for their ability to paint a scene while running, jumping and somersaulting through the air. Such storytelling elements are a hallmark of UCLA gymnastics, says Amanda Borden, a Pac-12 network commentator and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. She points to “routines uniquely designed for each athlete” as one of UCLA’s key strengths. …
Coach Valorie Kondos Field – Born to Perform
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