Monthly Archives: January 2019
Synchronized swimming
In synchronized swimming, Russian athletes are always at their best. Even at the Olympics in Athens (2004), when in the finals of the group tournament the music of our athletes Ermakova and Davydova were turned off twice, they still took first place.
Water ballet (the original name of synchronized swimming) is quite a young sport, it appeared only in the 20s of the last century in Canada and very quickly gained popularity in other countries. For a long time (since 1948) synchronized swimming was only an indicative sport, and only in 1984 it was included in the main program – solo performances and a duet. Continue reading
Rock climbing. Climbing walls and climbing schools
Man wanted to conquer nature at all times – rafting along the turbulent river flows, studying the depths of the sea, exploring the dark depths of the cave. But climbing has always stood out especially on this list. After all, it is during the climb to the summit that a person tests his strength every minute, very often one has to be left alone with himself, with his equipment and the smooth vertical surface of a mountain stone.
Climbing is a sport that was once separated from mountaineering, so it’s pretty difficult to trace its history. We only know that active development began in the territory of our country. Continue reading
Pole dance (pole)
Pole dance (or pole dance) is a type of fitness that includes acrobatic and choreographic elements performed with a pole. By the way, a horizontal pole was used before, but as soon as it was placed in an upright position, the popularity of pole dancing increased dramatically.
There are many directions, each of which focuses on the individual components of the dance – performance, physical data, costume, musicality (transfer of mood of the composition), complexity of stunt elements, etc. Elements for performance at different heights are also divided. In the upper level of the pylon (from 2 m and above) – usually demonstrate acrobatic stunts. Continue reading