Rhythmic Gymnastics: Grace and True Athleticism

Like many people I didn't think much of these beautiful women, with false eyelashes and sparkle who played with balls and ribbons and batons. Of course, I had never really seen it either. And because of that I relegated it to the realm of synchronized swimming. Of course, I was wrong about that too, but that's another story.

The first time I actually watched it, was the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. I was captivated. I think there was something about Barcelona with the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, that fit with rhythmic gymnastics. The word gaudy was coined to describe the buildings of Barcelona, and somehow that made the stage for this sport.

However,it was impossible to ignore the athleticism of these women. I was awestruck.

Before the Atlanta Olympics in Atlanta, I had wanted to write an article about these women, but there was little internet to do research, no YouTube videos, and well, no Squidoo to publish the article.

Since this is such a visual sport, virtually impossible to describe much of the lens will be video. And frankly, there are probably too many words alreeady. Just watch.