Many people do not know much about Rhythmic Gymnastics. Rhythmic Gymnastics combines some elements of dance, ballet, and Artistic Gymnastics with apparatus handling to make a unique and challenging sport. Rhythmic Gymnasts must be graceful, flexible, balanced, strong, cordinated, fast, and poised. There are 5 apparatus used in Rhythmic Gymnastics: rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Rhythmic Gymnasts perform routines with each of these apparatus, incorporating leaps, flexibility, balances, and turns, with the apparatus handling and tosses. Although the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics is donimated by the Eastern European countries and Russia, it is gaining popularity in the United States.
If you think Rhythmic Gymnastics is just dancing around with ribbons this may change your mind: Rhythmic Gymnastics by Kaja
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