Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more (generally five) manipulate one or two apparatuses: Rope, Hoop, Ball, Clubs and Ribbon. Rope ( Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of Hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness Hoop ( Rhythmic Gymnastics) may be made of Plastic or Wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine The Ball is a piece of apparatus used in Rhythmic gymnastics. Juggling clubs, or simply clubs are a prop used by jugglers, either on their own&mdashusually in sets of three or more&mdashor in combination with other Ribbon is a component of Rhythmic gymnastics. The stick This can be of any colour and made of wood Bamboo, Plastic or Fibreglass Rhythmic Gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic 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.
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. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG is the governing body of competitive Gymnastics. Before 2001, judging was on a scale of 10 like that of Artistic Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds on different apparatus 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.
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 Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
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History
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. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. This idea was extended by Catharine Beecher, who founded the Western Female Institute in Ohio, United States, in 1837. Catharine Esther Beecher ( September 6, 1800 &ndash May 12, 1878) was renowned for her forthright opinions on women’s education as well Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads In Beecher's gymnastics program, called grace without dancing, the young women exercised to music, moving from simple calisthenics to more strenuous activities. Calisthenics form a category of Physical exercises closely related to but not a part of Gymnastics. During the 1880s, Emil Dalcroze of Switzerland developed eurhythmics, a form of physical training for musicians and dancers. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Eurhythmics (also Rhythmic Gymnastics, Rhythmics) is an approach to music education that was devised by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a George Demeny of France created exercises to music that were designed to promote grace of movement, muscular flexibility, and good posture. Georges Demenÿ was a French inventor Chronophotographer, filmmaker and gymnast This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. All of these styles were combined around 1900 into the Swedish school of rhythmic gymnastics, which would later add dance elements from Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Around this time, Ernest Idla of Estonia established a degree of difficulty for each movement. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region In 1929, Henrich Medau founded The Medau School in Berlin to train gymnasts in "modern gymnastics", and to develop the use of the apparatus.
Rhythmic gymnastics as a sport began in the 1940s in the Soviet Union. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 It was there that for the first time, the spirit of sports was combined with the sensuous art of classical ballet. See also Ballet Classical Ballet is the most formal of the Ballet styles it adheres to traditional Ballet technique. (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. Isadora Duncan (May 26 1877 &ndash September 14 1927 was an American dancer Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek, plural) is the established Belief or Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively )
The FIG recognized this discipline in 1961, first as modern gymnastics, then as rhythmic sportive gymnastics, and finally as rhythmic gymnastics. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first World Championships for individual gymnasts took place in 1963 in Budapest, Hungary. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Groups were introduced at the same level in 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Rhythmic gymnastics was added to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with an Individual All Around competition. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West However, many federations from the Eastern European countries were forced to boycott. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of The Canadian Lori Fung was the first rhythmic gymnast to earn an Olympic gold medal. Lori Fung Methorst, CM, OBC (馮黎明 born February 21, 1963 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Gymnastics The Group competition was added to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Men's rhythmic gymnastics
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 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. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds on different apparatus Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact Sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. It emerged in Japan from stick gymnastics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Stick gymastics have been taught and performed for many years with the aim of improving physical strength and health.
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. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The 2005 World Championship included Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Russia, and USA.
See also
In popular culture
- The manga and anime Hikari no Densetsu focuses on the main character trying to become a national rhythmic gymnastics champion. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, is originally a Manga series by manga artist Izumi Aso about a girl named Hikari Kamijou who dreams of becoming 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). The is the name given to the long running Japanese Superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd translated into English as Great Squadron Goggle V, is a Japanese Tokusatsu Television series A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive Mineral, which &mdash when cut and polished &mdash
- Kimberly Hart's secondary weapon in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode #66 Bloom of Doom was a pink rhythmic gymnastics ribbon. Kimberly Ann Hart was a Fictional character in the Power Rangers universe Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (often abbreviated by fans as MMPR) is an American Live-action Television series, created
- Ranma ½ features a story arc involving "Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics". is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an Anime adaptation
- 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. John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
- In the manga and anime "Negima!: Magister Negi Magi", the character Makie Sasaki is a member of the school's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- In the manga and anime "Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne", the main character - Maron Kusakabe - and her friend Miyako are rhythmic gymnasts. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, is a Fantasy Shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura. It was initially called Phantom-Thief Jeanne by its North American licensor CMX Manga
- In the show Lizzie McGuire, the first season episode "I've Got Rhythmic", features the main character becoming a rhythmic gymnast in an attempt to find her calling. For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired At the end of the story, though she is gifted as a rhythmic athlete, she decides she no longer wants to continue in the sport.
- In the show Grey's Anatomy a patient performs rhythmic gymnastics as her talent in a pageant. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama.
External links
- 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
- More on rhythmic gymnastics
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