Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. It combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation. The victor is the participant who earns the most points, as awarded by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pivots, flexibility, apparatus handling, and artistic effect. Image File history File links Greeces Rhythmic Gymnastics Group perform with Clubs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Greeces Rhythmic Gymnastics Group perform with Clubs at the 2000 Sydney Olympics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ball (rhythmic gymnastics) is made of either rubber or synthetic material (pliable plastic) provided it possesses the same elastivity as rubber. ... Simona Peycheva, Athens Olympics 2004 Clubs (Rhythmic Gymnastics) are made of wood or a synthetic material and are characterised by rhythmical tapping. ... Hoop (Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of plastic or wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine. ... Ribbon (Rhythmic Gymnastics) is 6 metres in length. ... Rope (Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. ... Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) generally refers to movement used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. ...

The sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), changed the Code of Points in 2001, 2003 and 2005 to emphasize technical elements and reduce the subjectivity of judging. Before 2001, judging was on a scale of 10 like that of Artistic Gymnastics. It was changed to a 30-point scale in 2003 and in 2005 was changed to 20. There are three values adding up to be the final points—technical, artistic and execution. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ...

International competitions are split between Juniors, under sixteen by their year of birth; and Seniors, for girls 16 and over again by their year of birth. Gymnasts typically start training at a very young age and those at their peak are typically in their late teens or early twenties. The largest events in the sport are the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Grand-Prix Tournaments. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

History

A group of women gymnasts

Rhythmic gymnastics grew out of the ideas of I.G. Noverre (1722–1810), Francois Delsart (1811–1871), and R. Bode (1881), who all believed in movement expression, where one used dance to express oneself and exercise various body parts. Peter Henry Ling further developed this idea in his 19th-century Swedish system of free exercise, which promoted "aesthetic gymnastics", in which students expressed their feelings and emotions through bodily movement. This idea was extended by Catherine E. Beecher, who founded the Western Female Institute in Ohio, United States, in 1837 . In Beecher's gymnastics program, called grace without dancing, the young women exercised to music, moving from simple calisthenics to more strenuous activities. During the 1880s, Emil Dalcroze of Switzerland developed eurhythmics, a form of physical training for musicians and dancers. George Demeny of France created exercises to music that were designed to promote grace of movement, muscular flexibility, and good posture. All of these styles were combined around 1900 into the Swedish school of rhythmic gymnastics, which would later add dance elements from Finland. Around this time, Ernest Idla of Estonia established a degree of difficulty for each movement. In 1929, Henrich Medau founded The Medau School in Berlin to train gymnasts in "modern gymnastics", and to develop the use of the apparatus. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 774 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 620 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 774 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 620 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Female interns practicing calisthenics in Manzanar. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ...

Rhythmic gymnastics as a sport began in the 1940s in the Soviet Union. It was there that for the first time, the spirit of sports was combined with the sensuous art of classical ballet. (To Isadora Duncan, we credit the famous rebellion against the dogma of classical ballet and the shift toward the creation of a new discipline that would blend art and sport.) This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The art of classical ballet can trace its origins to the early seventeenth century, when dancers performed to entertain audiences between scenes of an especially lengthy opera in Italy and Russia. ... Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer. ... Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek , plural ) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844–1926). ...

The FIG recognized this discipline in 1961, first as modern gymnastics, then as rhythmic sportive gymnastics, and finally as rhythmic gymnastics. The first World Championships for individual gymnasts took place in 1963 in Budapest, Hungary. Groups were introduced at the same level in 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rhythmic gymnastics was added to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with an Individual All Around competition. However, many federations from the Eastern European countries were forced to boycott. The Canadian Lori Fung was the first rhythmic gymnast to earn an Olympic gold medal. The Group competition was added to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Copenhagen (IPA: or ; Danish: IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city. ... Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... Look up Boycott in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lori Fung Methorst (born February 21, 1963, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian gymnastics coach and retired rhythmic gymnast. ...

Men's rhythmic gymastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is largely a sport for women and girls, but a growing number of men participate in a few countries. Athletes are judged on the some of the same physical abilities and skills as their female counterparts such as hand/body-eye co-ordination, but tumbling, strength, power, and martial arts skills are the main focus, as opposed to flexibility and dance of women's rhythmic gymnastics. The sport has a growing number of participants, competing solo and on a team, and is most popular in Asia, especially in Japan where high school and university teams compete fiercely. As of 2002, there were 1000 men's rhythmic gymnasts in Japan.

Men's rhythmic gymnastics is related to both Men's Artistic Gymnastics and Wushu martial arts. It emerged in Japan from stick gymnastics. Stick gymastics were taught and performed since long ago with the aim of improving physical strength and health. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Gun (staff) event at the 10th All China Games Wushu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally martial arts), also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

The technical rules for the Japanese version of men's rhythmic gymnastics came around 1970s. For individuals, only four apparatus are used: the double rings, the stick, the rope, and the clubs. Groups do not use any apparatus. The Japanese version includes tumbling performed on a spring floor. Points are awarded based a 10-point scale that measures the level of difficulty of the tumbling and apparatus handling.

On November 27-29 2003, Japan hosted the Men's RG World Championship. This first championship drew five countries from two continents: Japan, Canada, Korea, Malaysia, and the United States. Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

The 2005 World Championship included Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Russia, and USA.

While the routines that have been performed so far by male single competitors and teams more or less look like slight variations of or synchronized floor exercises in the more traditional men's artistic gymnastics, Ruben Orihuela from Spain has literally re-created all the physically demanding moves and routines that had been reserved for or accomplished by only females before him, and he has also demonstrated the unusual prowess of super physical flexibility that had been seen only in female rhythmic gymnasts. In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... Ruben Orihuela, a rhythmic gymnast from Spain. ... For other uses, see Flexibility (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of famous gymnasts

Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ...

In popular culture

• The manga and anime Hikari no Densetsu focuses on the main character trying to become a national rhythmic gymnastics champion.
• In the Super Sentai series Dai Sentai Goggle V (Goggle V: Great Squadron), rhythmic gymnastics were half of the motif of the heroes (the other half was gemstones).
• Kimberly Hart's secondary weapon in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode #66 Bloom of Doom was a pink rhythmic gymnastics ribbon.
• Ranma ½ features a story arc involving "Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics".
• In the 2003 movie Old School, Will Ferrell's character Frank Ricard uses rhythmic gymnastic (the ribbon) in an attempt to save his fraternity from closure.
• In the manga and anime "Negima!: Magister Negi Magi", the character Makie Sasaki is a member of the school's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team.
• In the manga and anime "Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne", the main character - Maron Kusakabe - and her friend Miyako are rhythmic gymnasts.
• In the show Lizzie McGuire, the main character trys to become a rythmic gymnyst in an attempt to find her calling.

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External links

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Rhythmic gymnastics

• Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique in English/en Français
• Rhythmic Gymnastics in English/auf Deutsch
• The Art of Gymnastics - The Israeli site of Rhythmic Gimnastic (English)
• Men's Rhythmic gymnastics information from EliteRG.com