Gymnastics Coaching.com

Just saw the latest Chouinard show titled bODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS.

… erotics of disability: gorgeous dancers, prosthetics and crutches at hand, twisting tortuously into orthopedic poses of pleasure and pain.

The other day Tiger Wood got blasted for saying his play was spastic. He (and I) learned that word is offensive in 2006. The lexicon of political correctness is ever shifting.

The show is based on the Goldberg Variations as interpreted by Glenn Gould. I liked the electronically distorted sampling of a radio interview with Gould.

Modern dance is my favourite style. Thumbs up from this talent scout!

Marie Chouinard website

Review from the North American Premiere in Oregon.

Did you happen to see Darren Berrecloth’s uninterrupted ride down a steep arid mountain ridge in Utah?

Very cool!

It first aired on Discovery Channel’s Stunt Junkies Feb. 1st, 2006. But I notice they are replaying that episode frequently where I live.

Berrecloth is widely considered to be the top mountain bike freerider on extremely steep and technical terrain.

From Discovery Channel:

Bike Magazine’s 2004 “Rider of the Year,” Canadian Darren “Bearclaw” Berrecloth has spent the last few years radicalizing the already extreme sport of freeride mountain biking. His signature spins, hand grabs and no-hands seat grabs have redefined the sport and earned him tons of accolades in the biking world.

Highly recommended is the summer gym camp owned and operated by two Olympians, John Macready and John Roethlisberger. Great guys, great staff. They know how to have fun.

Check out the camp at flipfest.com

Coach of 2006 NCAA repeat champions Georgia Gym Dogs, Suzanne Yoculan, reportedly earns $220,000 a year.

Good for her.

Georgia is the most successful women’s team in US College history, after Utah.

NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships – Wikipedia

The new Beatles show which I knew as “Le Boys” previews June 2 in Vegas.

A cast of 60 international artists. Using the master tapes at Abbey Road studios. A custom-built theatre at The Mirage featuring 360Ëš seating, panoramic video projections and surround sound.

Sounds like a huge hit to me.

Cirque du Soleil official website – LOVE photos

A cross breed of yoga, breakdancing, climbing and gymnastics in a domestic setting.

Check out the very popular House Gymnastics website.

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You can see the full video clip of stuntman Vladimir Telovski on his website — it’s from a Craftsman Tools commercial for Sears.

The best website for settling those arguments about who won what at major international gymnastics competitions.

GymnasticsResults.com

The boys from Calgary, Canada are on a roll.

They won the Commonwealth Games last month. And now stepped up to defeat the States, China and Korea at Pacific Alliance in Hawaii. That’s a first.

CONGRATULATIONS!

In fact, they were only 0.2 away from Olympic Champions Japan. (They need to improve Rings.)

History in the making! Silver medal for the Men’s Team at the Pacific Alliance Championships

Olympic Floor champion Kyle Shewfelt reminded the world that he is still the man to beat. He brought home gold on Floor and Vault. In fact, Canada and China split the available individual gold medals.

The second annual Alberta Gymnastics Rec Retreat was a blast. People who love recreational gymnastics are some of the most fun, most energetic, I know.

The whole weekend was super. But the most memorable part was not my presentation on Coach Team Building. It was the high ropes course.

See 50 more photos of the Recreation Retreat by jumping to the permanent webpage in Rick’s travelogue archive.