Age: 4-16+yrs
What we do in this class:
Rhythmic Gymnastics is taught at Dexterity Rhythmic Gymnastics Club as a full member of British Gymnastics. Rhythmic Gymnastics combines the love of Gymnastics with the challenge of Acrobatic skills and grace of Dance. In these classes, students will learn to perform and potentially compete in routines with hand apparatus, including hoops, ribbons, ropes, balls and clubs. Ballet training is an essential component of Rhythmic Gymnastics and is incorporated into our classes.
Dexterity has a Recreational Rhythmic class on Saturday afternoons for newcomers of all ages to try their hand at the sport without the pressure of competition.
Dexterity is renowned for its large scale Rhythmic productions and all of our Rhythmic classes participate in an annual Christmas Gymnastics Gala performance. There are also other display opportunities throughout the year.
Dexterity Competition Squad gymnasts train at least twice a week with a view to entering competitions at Club, Regional, National and perhaps even International level.
As well as the chance to enter competitions as an Individual performer, at Dexterity we also create Group competition pieces. Like minded gymnasts can work together and inspire their own training.
Rhythmic gymnasts are advised to take acrobatics and ballet classes to support their training.
Competition Squads
Rhythmic gymnastics class will encourage students to compete and/or to perform in display performances. Gymnasts are put into groups according to their age and ability and the groups train on different days of the week. On Thursday evenings training is at Lings Forum in Northampton.
The competition groups (Espoir, Junior and Senior) are by invitation only and train for 6-10 hours per week.
The National Group League starts in March with seeding then subsequent rounds are in June, October and November.
Regional competitions for groups and individual gymnasts include:
- County Championships in March
- Rose Cup in May
- Regional Championships in June
- Winter Cup in December
Schedule
Recreational Class:
Competition Squads:
