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Fun and fitness.

Olympics.

Different.

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Stereotyped.

Non-masculine.

Lack of knowledge.

Olympics?

Vicious cycle!

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25 female.

Serious females aged between 5 and 10.

Females 10+ - social.

Boys - acro and tumbling.

All coaches female.

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Hoop

Ball

Rope

Ribbon

Clubs

Rhythmic Gymnasts are required to execute extravagant and difficult manoeuvres in one or more events using these apparatus.

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What: Rhythmic Gymnastics.

When: Sat 18th February, 2pm - 4pm.

Where:  Estha Jones Dexterity School of Dance and Rhythmic Gymnastics, Northants.
http://dexteritydance.com/

Who:  30 gymnasts (25 girls, 5 boys). Ages ranging between 4 and 18.

How: Participant Observation, Questionnaire, Unstructured Interviews.

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I wanted to find out...

The most likely 'serious' rhythmic gymnasts at this club.

Why men are much less likely to take part.

Lack of knowledge or personal choice?

DO YOUNG MALES AVOID PARTICIPATION IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS?

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Georges Noverre and François Delsarte.

Emile-Jacques Dalcroze.

Rudolf von Laban, Marie Wigmann and Henrich Medau.

Isadora Duncan.

First high-level national event was held in 1942.

Rhythmic would have to wait until the late 1950s for true recognition.

The discipline came into its own in 1961.

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Coaches:

Not highly recognised

Popular in Asia (martial arts).

Diff. apparatus - long stick, large clubs.

Further research:

Cannot be admitted to Olympics.

Male rhythmic gymnasts growing.

Quora, 2016.

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60% uninterested.

Younger 40% interested.

95% unaware.

Upped 40% - 60%.

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We Are Gymnastics. (2016) About Rhythmic Gymnastics [Internet] Available from: http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/page/view?id=261 [Accessed on 27th Feb 2017].

Quora. (2016) Why Can't Men Do Synchronised Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics? [Internet] Available from: https://www.quora.com/Why-cant-men-do-synchronised-swimming-and-rhythmic-gymnastics [Accessed on 12th Feb].

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"In a perfect world, an athlete may want to be the perfect mix of say a ballerina, a weight lifter and Stretch Armstrong. Or they could simply be a... GYMNAST"

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'Combining the elegance of the ballet with the drama of the theatre, Rhythmic Gymnastics bursts with glamour, blurring the boundaries between sport and art' (We Are Gymnastics, 2016).