tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
And the Cover of the Premiere Issue of Inside Dance Goes to…Travis Wall!
“I’m honored to have been selected to appear in the cover story for the premiere issue of Inside Dance. I love the approach the magazine is taking in presenting a fun, fresh take on the world of dance and I’m excited to be able to engage with fans through this exciting new magazine!”
A new publication from the people that bring us Inside Gymnastics.
details on InsideDance.com
I was pleased to be invited to assist with one of coach Daniel’s recreational gymnastics classes at MES Johannesburg in the notorious Hillbrow district of Johannesburg
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The kids love gymnastics. Equipment is pretty good. But there are long line-ups.
The organization hopes to hire one more coach soon.
Check the playground. 🙂
more of my MES photos
The next big star. Very flexible.
Yulia Lipnitskaya … On 9 February 2014, by winning gold in the team event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, she became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in ladies singles figure skating history, six days younger than American Tara Lipinski, when she won the 1998 Winter Olympics at 15 in Nagano, Japan. …
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The African Championships posted a video detailing why I’m in the RSA for 6 weeks.
It has nothing to do with the sunny weather. 🙂
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related – Visions Gymnastics
Ferhat ARICAN (TUR)
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That was one of the new men’s elements accepted for evaluation at Worlds 2013.
The video is in training. But it was competed at 2013 European Championships.
(via gymnastikfabriken)
Crazy difficult and dangerous.
Acrobatic Gymnastics – Men’s Four in training.
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This is a beautiful hand-made, hand-painted wooden toy, made in Germany. The little wooden figure performs a series of back-flips as he descends down the steps.
Automata like this have a history going back over 200 years, when mechanical toys were collected by rich and famous people. …
Recently, a traditional German toymaker has re-invented the toy, with a different, patented, mechanism that uses weights and levers, instead of mercury.
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It costs about $400.
(via Gymnast Crossing)
Cheer superstar Maddie Gardner.
Fans say when she performed the stunt for the first time at the 2010 World Championships, it was the “greatest moment in cheer history.” …
She’s now a sophomore at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
I believe I could do a ball-up 360 tick-tock.
Any bases willing? 🙂
Montreal. 🙂
