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Gymnastics

Trained control of the whole body, built from strength, flexibility and balance.

30 entries across this branch

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  • Acrobatic Gymnastics 1 entry

    Gymnastics in pairs or groups, where the gymnasts balance and throw one another instead of working an apparatus.

  • Acrobatics 17 entries

    Acrobatic floor skills trained solo, from handstands and cartwheels up to walkovers and handsprings.

  • Artistic Gymnastics 1 entry

    Gymnastics on fixed apparatus, six pieces for men and four for women.

  • Parkour 1 entry

    Getting through obstacles by vaulting, climbing and landing.

  • Rhythmic Gymnastics 8 entries

    Floor gymnastics combining dance with the handling of a hoop, ball, clubs or ribbon.

  • Tumbling 5 entries

    Explosive runs of flips and twists down a sprung track.

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How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not

What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.

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The Styles of Ballet in South Africa: A Dancer's Guide to the Methods and Syllabi

RAD, Cecchetti, DASA, Vaganova: what South Africa's ballet methods and syllabi are, how they differ, and how to choose the one that fits what you want.

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The quiet rise of the producer-performer

More artists are owning the means of staging their own work.

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Festival funding shifts toward year-round programming

The grant logic is changing, and programmers are following it.

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