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Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or teams, artistically manipulate accessories such as a Ball, Clubs, Hoops, Ribbon, or Rope. Rhythmic gymnastics combines elements of ballet, gymnastics and theatrical dance.
Popularity
Rhythmic gymnastics was largely a sport for women and girls, but as popularity has increased, a growing number of men participate.
Location
A sport practised worldwide, indoors in gymnasiums and sports halls.
Age
Competitors are split between Juniors, under sixteen years and Seniors 16 and over. Gymnasts typically start training at a very young age and those at their peak are typically in their late teens or early twenties.
Description
version of men's rhythmic gymnastics includes tumbling 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.
Dedication
technical, artistic and execution. the participant who earns the most points, awarded by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pivots, flexibility, apparatus handling.
Potential
The largest events in the sport are the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Grand-Prix Tournaments.
Closely
Related Activities
Ballet 181, Acro Gymnastics 2, Artistic Gymnastics 293, and Theatrical Dance 193.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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Arms
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Legs
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Sight
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Hearing
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Speech |
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