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Calisthenics Skills
Calisthenics combines fitness, teamwork, poise, flexibility and graceful movement. Teams compete in various types of performances such as clubs, rods, exercise, aesthetic and song & dance. They can learn all the calisthenics skills and techniques, they learn what is means to be a member of a team and about commitment, they become fitter and gain more confidence and co-ordination and the friendships that they develop are usually life long.
Figure Marching
The value of correct deportment is the emphasis in Figure Marching. Though the marching team is also judged on its execution of intricate formations and patterns, deportment is the single most important factor and must be maintained strictly at all times. The uniformity of style between marchers is a further basic requirement, whilst rhythm and precision from member to member must be identical. Team- work is essential.
Free Exercises
The flexibility and agility pupils must maintain in Free Exercises makes possible the interesting and varied movements (e.g.; backbends, walkovers, leg mounts, splits) which are used in routines to demonstrate the physical capabilities of the performers. The Free Exercises section, whilst permitting a variety of more complex movements, is built on a series of basic ones, each of which must be correct in detail.
Rod Exercises
Rods are a challenging exercise in the use of apparatus. The rod is made of metal and is approximately 5 – 10mm in diameter. The manipulation of this simple piece of equipment demonstrates the pinnacles of coordination that the members of a disciplined team can achieve. Whilst the rod itself is the focal point, the use of the body and the legs are also incorporated into the exercises.
Club Swinging
Club swinging is a most difficult art. It demands coordination, concentration and many hours of practice. An accomplished team can execute complex movements as each club swings through a perfect circle on an imaginary plane. The performers must aim to swing as mirror images of one another and again, teamwork is essential.
Aesthetic Exercises
The aesthetic section comprises a series of movements, which are soft and flowing. Music is chosen for its variety of mood and tempo, but more particularly to facilitate the flow of the routine and the expression of the performers. Elevated movements are not permitted. Competing in the Graceful Competitor section can assist greatly in developing the grace and poise necessary for aesthetic exercise.
Rhythmic Interpretation
Within rhythmic interpretations, turn-out, arm, foot and head positions are as for Aesthetic Exercises, however elevation is the essential component (e.g.; movements such as jete, grand-jete, cabriole and pirouette). The dance can be set to a variety of rhythms and interpretation of a theme is expressed throughout the dance through music, costuming, and the use of mime and possibly principal dancers.
Song and Dance
Throughout this type of presentation, singing and dancing must be evenly balanced, with the theme of the song carrying through and influencing the dance. The type of dance performed is optional and the coach has unlimited freedom in the choreography of steps and movements.
Calisthenic Spectacular
The basis of this item consists of a routine of equal balance – half-free exercises and half dance. All movements and music are chosen in pertinence to the chosen theme.
Dance Arrangement
This item is purely a dance section. Choreography is limited only by the coach's imagination.
Stage Presentation / Stage Medley
This section can include any element of calisthenics, in any ratio. Dancing, free exercise, speaking, acting, singing and solo singing etc. may all be incorporated to help in the portrayal of the story or theme chosen by the coach.
LOCATION : Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
Whitewood Road - Howard Springs