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great Russian gymnastics team

You can win some team competitions with Grishina and Sidorova in the line-up:

Anastasia Grishina
Anastasia Sidorova
Irina Sazonova
Kristina Kruglikova
Maria Dunaeva
Tatiana Solovyova
Maria Stepanova

Those are the RESERVES (some due to age) for the Senior Russian Gymnastics team posted recently on Full Twist.

Do they have depth, or what.

Sadly, Anna Pavlova is not listed.

‘stunt dancers’ wanted in Europe

Bregenz Opera Festivals production of “André Chénier” is looking for male and female “stunt dancers”.

Artists should have acrobatic training in gymnastics, circus and/or martial arts.

The contract will begin rehearsing June 13th in Austria. 25 performances will run from July 20-August 21st.

Please submit questions or your CV, photos, & any media via email to: Casting AT airealistic.com

This will be an invited audition February 22-24th in Bregenz, Austria.

The company is airealistic.com

flooded gym in Toowoomba

Update – this is Allstar Gymnastics. The photos originally came from their Facebook page.

Looks like the water has finally peaked in Toowoomba, Australia.

I saw a few pics of the clean-up of one gym. What a mess. The pit’s a swimming pool.

Photos posted by Colin Lorback on Facebook.

Thinking of my friends in Brisbane right now. The water tops out there next.

do U love Utah …

Aunt Joyce linked to this article:

… the Ute gymnasts have decided to incorporate the “U” into all of their floor routines this year.

Ravell Call, Deseret News - Jacquelyn Johnson

“I think that is such a fun way to get the crowd involved,” said Ute junior all-arounder Stephanie McAllister …

“We all started to talk about it,” McAllister said of the “U” hand-sign, “and decided it would be a fun and good idea, so we all put them in our floor routines. It makes our routines more fun.”

“They got together and decided they’d all choreograph the ‘U’s’ into their routines,” said coach Greg Marsden. “It’s just something within our team and with our fans.”

It’s not totally original as all Florida floor workers have the two-armed Gator Chomp in their routines, but this is much more subtle. …

read more – Red Rocks incorporating ‘U’ into routines

You know what would be original? … A College team deciding NOT to put on face tattoos. Leave a comment if you know of any that do not have them.

related – Vanessa Steck dishes on the rather disappointing first weekend of College Gymnastics on Couch Gymnast.

Erinn Dooley – Bars

Several blogs linked to this routine recently. I’d forgotten about the unique skills she competed.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Erin’s now a coach. Watch her interview on Gymnastike.

coaches Facebook social networking

Mark Friesen started an open Facebook group called Gymnastics Coaches in BC:

A group for gymnastics coaches in BC to meet one another, share information, and to post requests for substitutes and new job opportunities.

If you are a coach looking for work, if you’re a coach needing to find a substitute, or if you’re a club looking to put up a job posting, you’ve come to the right place!

Good idea.

Heidi Moneymaker stunt woman

Former twice NCAA all-around champion with UCLA, gymnast, stuntwoman Heidi Moneymaker is one busy gal.

… Scarlett Johansson’s stunt? double in Iron Man 2.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Check her Filmography.

Linked by Aunt Joyce.