sychronized rhythmic gymnastics

[ttt]

Aug 12, 2012 22:19:36 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

Aug 12, 2012 20:12:50 GMT -5 ttt said:

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I think the primary difference is in the footwear.

I'm going to say the bottom photo is harder.

The men watching certainly are.

[heyjude]

Aug 12, 2012 22:53:08 GMT -5 ttt said:

Aug 12, 2012 22:19:36 GMT -5 heightsyankee said:

I'm going to say the bottom photo is harder.

The men watching certainly are.

Stop it. I'm trying to get my baby to sleep and this laughter isn't helping!

[overture]

Aug 12, 2012 17:17:57 GMT -5 @septimus said:

ballet is an art not a sport, although it requires athleticism

This is how I feel about synchronized swimming.

[starlily]

Aug 12, 2012 18:14:56 GMT -5 aw said:

I guess I figure that if figure skating is an Olympic sport (which is essentially just dancing on ice), you would think the most athletic form of dance off of the ice would be a sport also.

But I will agree that gymnastics and ballet are very different. You can always tell the gymnasts that have good ballet technique (which is rare and mostly in the Russians), because they make things look graceful. Most gymnasts don't look very natural when they try to do ballet-like movements, which I guess proves the two use very different types of skills. Most gymnasts can't do what ballerinas can do well and most ballerinas can't do what most gymnasts do very well. But the life-span of the average gymnast and professional ballerina is similar, because both beat up your body so much, which is proof to me that both require an extreme level of athleticism if you're doing it right.

Please do a four minute program packed with at least 8 triple jumps, multiple spins & fast connections and then let me know if it's just dancing on ice. And despite it's name, ice dancing is arguably the most technically demanding discipline.

[aw]

Aug 13, 2012 1:35:59 GMT -5 starlily said:

Aug 12, 2012 18:14:56 GMT -5 aw said:

I guess I figure that if figure skating is an Olympic sport (which is essentially just dancing on ice), you would think the most athletic form of dance off of the ice would be a sport also.

But I will agree that gymnastics and ballet are very different. You can always tell the gymnasts that have good ballet technique (which is rare and mostly in the Russians), because they make things look graceful. Most gymnasts don't look very natural when they try to do ballet-like movements, which I guess proves the two use very different types of skills. Most gymnasts can't do what ballerinas can do well and most ballerinas can't do what most gymnasts do very well. But the life-span of the average gymnast and professional ballerina is similar, because both beat up your body so much, which is proof to me that both require an extreme level of athleticism if you're doing it right.

Please do a four minute program packed with at least 8 triple jumps, multiple spins & fast connections and then let me know if it's just dancing on ice. And despite it's name, ice dancing is arguably the most technically demanding discipline.

Well, that's sort of my point. Both ballet and figure skating are technically demanding and athletic, but others are arguing they aren't.

Ballet en pointe is very physically demanding. It's not like the average Joe can execute the 32 fouettes in Swan Lake and make it look good. It takes years of training in order to do it properly. And people are totally underestimating the amount of strength it takes for a man to do a triple tour en l'air. It's the same thing you're talking about on ice, just without the momentum to help you get around.

I would argue that both should be Olympic sports. Since figure skating and ice skating are part of it, why not a four minute technical ballet program in the summer Olympics?

[msmerymac]

Has anyone here every actually watched rhythmic gymnastics? It looks a hell of a lot harder than anything I can do. And it's really pretty. They're much more graceful and dance-oriented than artistic gymnasts.

[marynjoe]

I love rhythmic gymnastics because the women are fully covered and we aren't one second away from a nip slip, an atomic wedgie, or a labial display. Hooray for full coverage outfits!

[UMaineTeach]

Aug 12, 2012 13:15:51 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Didn't SBP post before that it's because cheerleading isn't a "stand-alone" activity?

I would argue that in most cases cheerleading is a stand alone sport outside of the public school. Competition is where it's at for most cheerleaders and cheering at games is something done out of obligation. There are also large numbers of them who only compete as elite cheerleaders and have no affiliation with a school or basketball or football.

I was sad to see the court's ruling.

[bronxgirl]

This morning one of my patients was talking about how much he likes rythmic gymnastics. I thought of you guys.