A few answers: - the "half-shoes" they wear have the purpose to reduce friction that there would be between the bare skin and the carpet -the costumes are called leotards just as in dance -their age goes from 15 years old as gymnasts enter the senior competitions the year they turn 16 -if you miss a catch points are deducted from your score, if the apparatus (the ball for example) rolls or bounces away you are either faster than it and you catch it quickly or you run to grab the substitute apparatus that has been put on the side of the carpet -yes they get injured quite often if anyone suspect that -yes the tension is REAL Also you should try to watch the group competition, so much goes on at the same time it's so powerful (the athletes in the single competition are not the same ones as in the group one, just for clarity) Love from Italy ❤🇮🇹
It doesn't matter, because the whole school ( ballet, dancing, gymnastics) is coming originally from Russia, and Belorussia used to be part of it. ( Will be again soon I assume. )
Ex gymnast and judge here! Loved all your reactions. I'll try to answer all of your questions :) 1:32 they're clubs not maracas :D 1:50 if you loose an apparatus (be it rope, hoop, ball, one ore both clubs, or ribbon) you just pick it up and keep going. the deduction for the loss of the apparatus can be from -0.50 up to -1.00, depending on how far from the gymnast if falls and how many steps are required for the retrieval. 2:00 yes gymnasts have definitely less turn out than ballerinas 2:19 we kept most of the ballet vocabulary :) 3:06 yes everything is in relevé, just not on pointe, and have to point our toes all the time 3:45 we also consider sickled feet to be bad, but imo there's definitely a lower standard than there is in ballet 4:38 that's a catch without hands, she blocked the club on the floor with the other club (admittedly the club was not supposed to fall that far way from her) 5:20 identical twins! Dina and Arina Averina! (you got it in the end ;D) 6:35 BLR is Belarus, it's near Russia 7:41 rhythmic shoes are usually called toe shoes 8:20 Linoy (ISR) doesn't have the same legs as the Russians but she's still the current world silver medalist :) 8:41 RGymnasts' backs are a mix of natural flexibility and good training, but it's definitely not unusual to have back problems during or after their career 9:20 that's called a boomerang. you basically throw the stick and then retrieve it by pulling at the ribbon fabric 9:40 she got a bit tangled in the ribbon 10:26 usually Dina is the one with higher scores 11:14 Averinas were born in 1998. gymnast become senior the year they turn 16, they usually stop competing between 22 an 26 13:07 RG is definetly the extreme version of dance! Let me know if you have any other question. if you want to react to other RG videos, i suggest the routines that use famous ballet music, eg Swan Lake, I'd like to know what you think about those :)
RG routines with music from ballets individual: don quixote Kitri th-cam.com/video/_s6CTAEMkF8/w-d-xo.html petrushka th-cam.com/video/y-MB3vGh-2Q/w-d-xo.html giselle (i think) th-cam.com/video/mAE6qntqJds/w-d-xo.html firebird th-cam.com/video/h1zSsK-8RVc/w-d-xo.html (this is a gala, not comp, so no rules) the rite of spring th-cam.com/video/HpbnHL8V19E/w-d-xo.html spartacus th-cam.com/video/b8y1wTFMgmg/w-d-xo.html groups: Swan Lake th-cam.com/video/kRqoFqLHcpA/w-d-xo.html romeo and juliet th-cam.com/video/zblx5nfaTDM/w-d-xo.html bolero th-cam.com/video/Rxq-QuADPkY/w-d-xo.html
can someone help me, I'm new to rg. did they do the same routine through out a year of competition and change it every year/season of competition? cause i remember margarita mamun using the same routines in her Olympic and tournaments in 2016. what is the rules guys.
@@jjjjjjjjj934 no rule about repeating a routine. You could theoretically perform the same routine for 4 years in a row or change it every competition. Usually gymnasts change their routine every year. If a routine doesn't work out, like they keep getting low scores or making mistakes, they might change it mid season. Or if a routine works really well they might keep it for 2 years. But still even if the routine stays the same they keep tweaking and adjusting it, so the beginning of season version might be almost completely different from the end of the season version
As a Rhythmic Gymnast who took up Ballet after retiring from RG, this is so much fun to watch! You should do this again, but with videos of gymnasts like Yana Kudryavtseva, Alexandra Merkulova, Alina Kabaeva, etc. In the first video, they're called clubs, not maracas. If you miss/drop an apparatus, you get a deduction and lose out on whatever element you miss to pick up the apparatus. Fouettes in RG have a different technique because we don't do turnout, and we have to manipulate the apparatus while turning, so we don't get to use our arms for support. Everything is in the legs and lower core. In video 2, yes that was an intentional 'drop', it's called a trap. Belarus (Bell-uh-roos) is not part of Russia - the gymnast is Katsiaryna Halkina and she's insanely talented. Her ball routines are out of this world. The "Foot thongs" are called toe shoes :)
I bet you felt you could relax a bit when not every freaking arabesque had to be penche, doing a turn at the same time and probably with a ball in the mix lol
@@SobrietyandSolace Nah we still do arabesques in RG; the COP is fairly extensive with lots of different 'moves' that get points. RG is easier in a lot of ways because there's more than one right way to do something lol
But did you have ballet training incorporated in gymnastics training? I've seen a video of Mamun and Kudryatseva having a ballet class before going on the floor. 😊
"Is this bad for their bodies?" Well. I'm very much NOT an expert, but considering most of the ones competing at that level retire from the sport in their early to mid 20s..... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that yeah, it is pretty bad for their bodies. The Averina twins are AMAZING!
Maria Khoreva did rhythmic gymnastics as a kid before switching to ballet and she said it messed up her back and she still has to manage it 15+ years later so she doesn't hurt it further :/
Actually its not that true. Like every sport injuries happen but in rythmic gymnastics you do tons of back strengthening exercises so its actually helps people with back problems sometimes. It is true that it gets a lot harder over the years to use this kind of flexability and train that intensly so that why gymnasts stop at an early age:)
When I was little I use to run around the house with a ribbon taped to a pen pretending to do this. 😂 I also use to vault myself over our kitchen stools until one day I almost smashed my face into the kitchen floor. Thus ended my pretend gymnastics career.
This sport is veeeeery elite! The group routines are even more impressive. Italy (along with Russia, Belarus and Bulgaria) has one of the best team in the world, they are mindblowing.
There are no more "red" or "white" Russians (both October Revolution and USSR are over in case you didn't know). And saying that Belarus is in Russia (especially when you do ballet professionally) is very sad...
@Eliza Liase Yes and I also knew this comment would reveal your hatred. It is delusional to pretend Belorus and Russian peoples are different peoples. We are one people.
@@SkyCloudSilence and so is ukrain,, but its not about being the same peeople. different countries, different nationalities, doesnt matter if we speak the same language and came from the same place originally
They're all very very closely related with skills that overlap. Lots of gymnasts and figure skaters also do ballet and vice versa. Love them all, especially when you get to see a bit of crossover in their routines e.g. Oksana Baiul loves to put ballet in her skate programs. I even love it when pole dancers have a ballet background because you can see it in their lines, turnout arm carriage etc. SOme even go the whole hog like Elena Gibson.
Hi Claudia, would you please react to one of YANA KUDRYAVTSEVA's performances? She is probably the best rhythmic gymnast ever, she's from Russia! Also, she has great technique
I used to do rhythmic gymnastics and the flexibility needed is insane!! I’m not very flexible so maybe dancing was the right call 😂 There were also a couple mistakes in there that you didn’t even catch because they played it off so well!
Rhythmic gymnastics is so extreme! I dance at pittsburgh ballet theatre and did rhythmic at the same time and eventually had to chose ballet over rhythmic because I was always in so much pain. I would go to rhythmic practice and then go to ballet class. It definitely helped with things in ballet though especially flexibility!
As a youngster I did gymnastics and I can honestly say. It did my spine no favours. But I enjoyed gymnastics at the time. Really enjoyed this video Claudia, thank you.
hey claudia, i’m not sure if you’ll even see this but I want to thank you for really inspiring me to start ballet again. I’ll explain my story. I started ballet when I was about 6 and continued to do RAD exams until I was 11. I used to enjoy it but once we got to about 7 or 8 years old we switched teachers to the stricter one because she was more specialised in ballet. The first year or so were great, she genuinely seemed like a good teachers, just strict, but it changed as we grew older. She claimed to have our best interests at heart but she often made “jokes” about our weight (she would say that we should stop eating pasta because it made you bloated) or my height which I was VERY insecure about at the time (I am quite short for my age). She didn’t know that I was insecure about it but it still wasn’t her place to comment about it. One time she pushed me over and said that I fell over because I had bad balance and then tried to get me to push her over and when I couldn’t, said it was because she had good balance. (she was a grown adult and I was a small 11 year old girl and had just fallen over so of course I wouldn’t be able to push her over!) This is just a few things that happened but along with a couple of over reasons I decided to quit ballet after that year. (I still danced because I love it but I did other styles instead just dropped ballet.) I discovered your TH-cam channel at the start to middle of this year and it has really inspired me to start ballet again. I have decided that next year I am going to start ballet again! I really did not want to go back to that same teacher but have instead decided to try a new ballet program and my dance school that they started this year in which we won’t do RAD exams, it’s a more relaxed class and we won’t do pointe. I thought this was a better option than moving studios because I don’t want to leave my friends and I do like the studio that I’m at. I love you so much Claudia and I hope you understand how much you have helped me. thank you so much💖
You should watch Swan Club! It was a Korean TV show where they took female celebrities and they all took ballet classes. One of them used to be a professional dancer but left due to injury and pursuit of acting. It was a really interesting show and actually brought a new love of ballet to Korea. The pilot episode where they are learning Barre techniques and terms was interesting and funny because they're not used to the movement. Later they did bring in a Rhythmic Gymnast to join in for their showcase/performance
Please make a second part with rhythmic gymnastics groups!!! You'll be even more impressed. The Bulgarian, the Ukrainian and the Italian groups are just amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️
aww rhythmic gymnastics is such a beautiful sport and form of art! one of my rhythmic gymnast is son yeonjae from south korea! i discovered her through a ballet show that aired in korea call 'the swans club'!
I loved your positive reaction to this sport. I used to be rhythmic gymnast when I was younger, and honestly, I remember ballerinas being a little bit snobbish towards gymnasts, considering the sport to be like a "lower" form of dance. Even though gymnastics definitely takes some things from ballet, the technique is completely different.
Thank you for this video, Claudia. As much as I admire the art etc., yes, I had various girls in my dancing school after they left. They had serious back etc. injuries at the age of 16 and it was so sad. There is a part of the national team in my home town and they had famous eastern europe teachers but when I heard about the methods, I am speechless, I`m sorry. I think health and humanity are first and I hope this is changing EVERYWHERE where there is emphasis on "achieving the supernatural" in sports, art, etc. We need this. NOW. Lots of love, Heike
“What happens when you miss one” In a competition on three of the four sides of the carpet are hoop,clubs,ball,ribbon,robe at a point you miss catching (etc ) your apparatus you have the choice of to go to the side and get one of the spare apparatus or get your own back depending on how far away it went. if you are closer to the side go there! If your apparatus goes off the carpet then don’t get it because if you look all the way around the carpet you can see a red line and if you even step a foot out that line you loose points. When you are retrieving your apparatus how many steps you take to get there will be attend to your final score (for worse not good) I don’t want to go any further into detail for this but I hope that answers your question 💕
Dude this really is next level. I watch a lot of artistic gymnastics rather than rhythmic, but this is true insane artistry. Also - you have me cracking up on how mesmerized you are and you say everything I’m thinking 🤣.
I don’t know I’d anyone has commented this yet but there are different types of apparatus in Rhythmic Gymnastics. There are clubs, rope, ribbon, floor, hoop, and ball. I used to do this sport and now I dance.
05:20 that is Dina's identical twin sister Arina 🤗 This video made me so excited since I love ballet, rhythmic gymnastics and figure skating all three soooo much, and it kind of fused the worlds of ballet and rhythmic gymnastics 😊
Most Rhythmic Gymnasts peak around 17-22 and very few continue after 23 I believe (they retire due to injuries) :) If I'm not mistaken, the Averinas were around 18 in this video, they're very famous when it comes to RG (rhythmic gymnastics). If you continue this series, I recommend watching Yana Kudryavtseva for her elegance and excellent body lines, and for the WOW factor, Lala Kramarenko, who is 15 in 2020 and has amazing turns. Love this video! Oh and! If you want amazing fouettes, Boryana Kaleyn has the best out of Rhythmic Gymnasts, I'm not sure if they're clean, but its good
I did gymnastics, not rhythmic though, from when I was 2 to about 11 or 12. I was living in America, and then Singapore when I stopped. The gym options were limited, and I was not improving. The kids my age were doing much more advanced stuff. So, I quit and went to dance. Best decision of my life. The flexibility and just the movements really helped me in dance. I've only been dancing about 4 or 5 years, but I think I have progressed very fast, in comparison to someone who might have started at the same time as me without the gym training.
Foot warning: fabric has sickles feet here and there. I too have a thing about feet , but some moves in fabric where the foot is on the fabric can only be done sickled.
My favorite performances to watch are the team performances from the London 2012 olympics!!!! There are 5 girls on the floor at once either with 5 balls or 3 ribbons and 2 hoops. It's soooooo mesmerizing to watch. My favorite olympic even to watch ever!!!!!
react to dance moms next, its sooo fuuny when the moms fight!. orr u can react to a solo and give some corrections, i think that will be really good to hear what your inputs are
@@Fiercedancers1 it's not, several of the dancers from the show have spoken out about how they have had to see therapists after being on the show. the black girls also experienced racism, and all of them were mistreated and overworked.
I love your videos so much💕💕 I want to do pointe sooo badly🩰 but my studio doesn’t allow it at my age🙃and our ballet teacher has to pick who gets to take the classes and do the dance in our recital😫
Belarus sounds more like bell-a-roose, not bah-lar-us. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. Its been in the news quite a bit lately for protests and activists being forcibly expelled
As a ballet dancer (not high level) I have wondered about different techniques. I have to admit, it bothers me when I see things that aren't the same just because I am accustomed to the appearance of ballet technique. Knowing that it is meant to be done differently helps. I do wonder how a fouette not through devant achieves the "whip" that defines it.
I just started watching rhythmic gymnastics when all the figure skating shut down from carona, it's my new favorite sport to watch. The ribbons are so amazing and what they can do with their bodies and the apparatus at the same time is just so incredible. I was a gymast and figure skater and my daughter is a ballerina so we love watching it together. The girls all incredibly beautiful too. Love love love this sport.
The russian Averina twins are basically the best rhythmic gymnasts in every category in the world... they are incredible. Also they both like different categories the best and it’s really cool to see each twin doing the ones they love the most.
A few of the answers to her questions 1:50 : if you drop the clubs you lose a certain amount of marks depending on how far away it is and if it's in an element you lose 1 and a half marks all together 2:41 : you have to go fetch it and if its past the line then you lose a whole mark for going across it 4:38 : yes its a classic rhythmic gymnast move you can do 5:29 : the one before that is her twin 5:56 : I currently do Rhythmic Gymnastics 7:41 : they need to see that they are actually trying to point their toes 8:39 : we can't sorry 8:48 : no we are trained to not have a backbone 9:42 : only if you do rhythmic gymnastics or have experience you can spot the tiny mistakes 12:18 : you don't want to know..... 12:55 : my coach is quite comforting if you don't do well but other coaches I'm not to sure about 13:00 : if you want to do rhythmic gymnastics and compete you have to absolutely love it! 13:08 : we just got to learn how to get rid of our backbone and we are good 13:24 : we don't go straight into the hard moves we start with easier moves and progress 13:40 : when you are about 21 you normally retire from rhythmic gymnastics 13:50 : thank you so much!
I am a rhythmic gymnast myself and if I’m being honest this video kinda triggers me but in a funny way 😅 but yes we do have a lot of training and how we do the “tosses” (basically the throw of the apparatus) we have to have a certain angle of the arm that we learn to toss the apparatus as one of the most basics in rhythmic gymnastics. Also for the feet, I would say the feet aren’t too far off of ballet feet because we are taught to turn out, and definitely point and extend the arch in the foot, so from the sickling I think it was most likely just bad technique. So if ur reading this rn you just learned a little bit more about rhythmic gymnastics 😌
My sister did gymnastics and I did ballet. I remember my sister bringing those clubs home to practice, and those things scare me, they are quite heavy and getting hit by one falling is a thing.
"She looks really similar to the other girl". Yes, Claudia, that is how twins work. Rhythmic gymnastics training is heavily ballet influenced, lots of time at the barre. But at the same time, yeah they're much less particular about alignment and turnout.
If you drop your equipment you get a score deduction so you get 0.3 - 3 scores taken of your final score Having sickle feet the the leaps for the second girl is totally normal and doesn’t take from your final score When the clubs aka maracas are on the floor it’s a dance move
if you don't catch one of the two clubs it's regular mistake. It's the same as you don't catch both of them. I'm doing RG 14years and I'm in national team of Czech republic. Sooo. I love ur videos, keep doin' that this way with love!
Hey! Just in case you’re curious about the individual gymnasts Neviana Vladinova (Bulgaria) Dina Averina (Russia) Arina Averina (Russia) Katsiarina Halkina (Belarus) Linoy Ashram (Israel) Dina Averina Arina Averina Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (Italy)
1 Neviana Vladinova - BULGARY 2 Dina Averina - Rússia 3 Arina Averina - Rússia 4 katsyarina Halkina - Belarus 5 Linoy Ashram - Israel Again Dina and Arina 8 Alexandra Agiugiurculese - Italy I love rhythmic gymnastic ! ❤️❤️❤️
I would say that artistic gymnastics (what most of us think of as regular gymnastics) and dance are two very different skill sets and can’t really be compared. I would say they’re equally difficult in their own ways. Rhythmic gym, on the other hand, takes elements from both gymnastics and dance and pushes them to the extreme, then adds flying props. Rhythmic gymnasts are superhuman.
It is so funny that Claudia didn't know anything about gymnastics but could talk about the intensity of the training and the immense pressure the gymnastics have. That's kinda funny but also interesting because you can see the similarities between a dancer and a rhythmic gymnast.
As a rhythmic gymnast myself I love to see people promoting the sport because in my country it isn’t very big. The clubs when she said do they go flying away sometimes, YES THEY DO AND IF THEY HIT YOU IT HURTS
My daughter is an artistic gymnast AND a competitive dancer. The dance helps in her flexibility and sets her dance elements apart from other gymnasts. The gym helps her as a dancer. The acro technique between AG and dance are slightly different. Her core strength is ridiculously good, which helps as a dancer. The cross training also helps with endurance. The ballet helps strengthen her ankles, which are often not worked/strengthened well in gym. The dance helps build those muscles to help prevent rollout injuries. The downside to training both is overuse injuries (especially for girls going through puberty.)
I really appreciate the TALENT you and these gymnasts show. I have 2 left feet and no talent body. Thank you for this video. Love to see more. God bless
The music at 10:30 which you liked is called Csárdás by Vittorio Monti. It’s my absolute favourite gypsy violin piece to play as it starts of slow then gets absolutely manic by the end. I’ve also see it used for ballet solos.
I would love to see you react to calisthenics! 😁 as in the Australian dance sport not the workout 😉 so much talent in calisthenics it’s definitely worth a watch
I’m so bad at rhythmics I did as a child and then took it as conditioning for ballet. Best work outs ever and amazing for ballet flexibility and strength. I love watching you react as although I never competed I love rhythmics it’s so fun. Most of the gymnasts take a bunch of ballet but they are still quite different. I wish more ballet dancers did rhythmics though it always really helped my dancing.
"here's another one from Russia, wait are they the say person?! She looks so much like the other girl, that's freaky!" Doesn't notice that they are identical twins 🤣❤️
Rhythmic MusicSwap although I live with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which wasn’t diagnosed until I was 50, I’ve never been particularly flexible, even as a little one at ballet class. I found out, aged 30 when it was too late to repair, that I have scoliosis. No wonder I couldn’t bend backwards like my peers could!
A few answers:
- the "half-shoes" they wear have the purpose to reduce friction that there would be between the bare skin and the carpet
-the costumes are called leotards just as in dance
-their age goes from 15 years old as gymnasts enter the senior competitions the year they turn 16
-if you miss a catch points are deducted from your score, if the apparatus (the ball for example) rolls or bounces away you are either faster than it and you catch it quickly or you run to grab the substitute apparatus that has been put on the side of the carpet
-yes they get injured quite often if anyone suspect that
-yes the tension is REAL
Also you should try to watch the group competition, so much goes on at the same time it's so powerful (the athletes in the single competition are not the same ones as in the group one, just for clarity)
Love from Italy ❤🇮🇹
Dont they also "wear half" shoes in contemporary dancing
@@tiya4943 sometimes
Are you a gymnast?
@@isabellabrown3932 🙋♀️
@@isabellabrown3932I'm a rytmic gymnast and we do were half shoes to do twists and add friction for jumps and flips
The Russians are identical twins and Belarus is not in Russia its a different country
And the way she said Belarus lol
@@tesswhelan8258 I had to pause the video and come to the comment section xD
@@ricopoisson I like Claudia so much, but this was just a dsplay of ignorance :(
It doesn't matter, because the whole school ( ballet, dancing, gymnastics) is coming originally from Russia, and Belorussia used to be part of it. ( Will be again soon I assume. )
@@AsterixYZ just like many other countries used to be part of russia,, but they are not anymore, so
Ex gymnast and judge here! Loved all your reactions. I'll try to answer all of your questions :)
1:32 they're clubs not maracas :D
1:50 if you loose an apparatus (be it rope, hoop, ball, one ore both clubs, or ribbon) you just pick it up and keep going. the deduction for the loss of the apparatus can be from -0.50 up to -1.00, depending on how far from the gymnast if falls and how many steps are required for the retrieval.
2:00 yes gymnasts have definitely less turn out than ballerinas
2:19 we kept most of the ballet vocabulary :)
3:06 yes everything is in relevé, just not on pointe, and have to point our toes all the time
3:45 we also consider sickled feet to be bad, but imo there's definitely a lower standard than there is in ballet
4:38 that's a catch without hands, she blocked the club on the floor with the other club (admittedly the club was not supposed to fall that far way from her)
5:20 identical twins! Dina and Arina Averina! (you got it in the end ;D)
6:35 BLR is Belarus, it's near Russia
7:41 rhythmic shoes are usually called toe shoes
8:20 Linoy (ISR) doesn't have the same legs as the Russians but she's still the current world silver medalist :)
8:41 RGymnasts' backs are a mix of natural flexibility and good training, but it's definitely not unusual to have back problems during or after their career
9:20 that's called a boomerang. you basically throw the stick and then retrieve it by pulling at the ribbon fabric
9:40 she got a bit tangled in the ribbon
10:26 usually Dina is the one with higher scores
11:14 Averinas were born in 1998. gymnast become senior the year they turn 16, they usually stop competing between 22 an 26
13:07 RG is definetly the extreme version of dance!
Let me know if you have any other question.
if you want to react to other RG videos, i suggest the routines that use famous ballet music, eg Swan Lake, I'd like to know what you think about those :)
RG routines with music from ballets
individual:
don quixote Kitri th-cam.com/video/_s6CTAEMkF8/w-d-xo.html
petrushka th-cam.com/video/y-MB3vGh-2Q/w-d-xo.html
giselle (i think) th-cam.com/video/mAE6qntqJds/w-d-xo.html
firebird th-cam.com/video/h1zSsK-8RVc/w-d-xo.html (this is a gala, not comp, so no rules)
the rite of spring th-cam.com/video/HpbnHL8V19E/w-d-xo.html
spartacus th-cam.com/video/b8y1wTFMgmg/w-d-xo.html
groups:
Swan Lake th-cam.com/video/kRqoFqLHcpA/w-d-xo.html
romeo and juliet th-cam.com/video/zblx5nfaTDM/w-d-xo.html
bolero th-cam.com/video/Rxq-QuADPkY/w-d-xo.html
@@virginiaandreotti yes!! yeeees!! please!!! I hope Claudia read this proposal
When she said "maracas" I almost blushed... Cringe!
can someone help me, I'm new to rg. did they do the same routine through out a year of competition and change it every year/season of competition? cause i remember margarita mamun using the same routines in her Olympic and tournaments in 2016. what is the rules guys.
@@jjjjjjjjj934 no rule about repeating a routine. You could theoretically perform the same routine for 4 years in a row or change it every competition. Usually gymnasts change their routine every year. If a routine doesn't work out, like they keep getting low scores or making mistakes, they might change it mid season. Or if a routine works really well they might keep it for 2 years. But still even if the routine stays the same they keep tweaking and adjusting it, so the beginning of season version might be almost completely different from the end of the season version
the second and third girls are twins from Russia! they are really good
Yeah, they've been called rhythmic prodigies by some because of how fast they progressed and rose to the world stage.
Love their costumes 😊
If you get a knot in the ribbon you lose
they are both world Champions and have world records
Nina Fleck Didn’t happen to Dina at the world cups last year. 🤔
As a Rhythmic Gymnast who took up Ballet after retiring from RG, this is so much fun to watch! You should do this again, but with videos of gymnasts like Yana Kudryavtseva, Alexandra Merkulova, Alina Kabaeva, etc.
In the first video, they're called clubs, not maracas. If you miss/drop an apparatus, you get a deduction and lose out on whatever element you miss to pick up the apparatus. Fouettes in RG have a different technique because we don't do turnout, and we have to manipulate the apparatus while turning, so we don't get to use our arms for support. Everything is in the legs and lower core. In video 2, yes that was an intentional 'drop', it's called a trap. Belarus (Bell-uh-roos) is not part of Russia - the gymnast is Katsiaryna Halkina and she's insanely talented. Her ball routines are out of this world. The "Foot thongs" are called toe shoes :)
I bet you felt you could relax a bit when not every freaking arabesque had to be penche, doing a turn at the same time and probably with a ball in the mix lol
@@SobrietyandSolace Nah we still do arabesques in RG; the COP is fairly extensive with lots of different 'moves' that get points. RG is easier in a lot of ways because there's more than one right way to do something lol
But did you have ballet training incorporated in gymnastics training? I've seen a video of Mamun and Kudryatseva having a ballet class before going on the floor. 😊
@@deeamparo1703 We had some, but we didn't focus on turnout or port de bras. It was more important to spend time on stretching and apparatus work.
Also Margarita Mamun's programs include a lot of ballet moves - powerfull fouettes! I miss a times when her and Yana was still competiting!!!
11:54 did she really just say "i've got some italian in me" and then have a baguette, beret and french music?! 🤣🤣 lovedddd this video claudia 💗💗
I was just abbout to comment this, but then I saw yours😂😂
I'm choking lolllll
as an italian i feel offended,our bread doesn't smell like armpit XD
This is my editor, I don’t edit my videos ❤️
@@ClaudiaDeanWorld i know, it's okay! i just found it funny 😂😂💕💕 love you!!
You should do a part2 where you also watch hoop and ball routines!
YES PLEASE
Yes also group routines
Or the teams might be more like what she’s use to working with others as a group
Pls
"Is this bad for their bodies?" Well. I'm very much NOT an expert, but considering most of the ones competing at that level retire from the sport in their early to mid 20s..... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that yeah, it is pretty bad for their bodies.
The Averina twins are AMAZING!
Maria Khoreva did rhythmic gymnastics as a kid before switching to ballet and she said it messed up her back and she still has to manage it 15+ years later so she doesn't hurt it further :/
How is it bad for their body’s?
Actually its not that true. Like every sport injuries happen but in rythmic gymnastics you do tons of back strengthening exercises so its actually helps people with back problems sometimes.
It is true that it gets a lot harder over the years to use this kind of flexability and train that intensly so that why gymnasts stop at an early age:)
If you do it wrong and streatched it incorrectly, it is very unhealthy, but if you do it correctly it is fine!
@@michelledegeorge5708 where did she say that, do you have a link? I'd love to read about her experience with rg
When she said "go Italyyy" and then put French simbols (the baguette, the mustache and the hat) I laughed so hard 😂😂 (I'm Italian) 💕
“Claudia tries rhythmic gymnastics” that’s one video I’d click on faster than you could read the full title!
Belarus is not in Russia, it is an independent European state. Too bad you have never heard of it 😕
Geography in school was not my strong point 💞
Claudia Dean World and to be fair, your not European so it’s understandable.
Belorussia is going to be part of Russia again. Soon, so not to worry))) :D
@@AsterixYZ really🤔 how do you figure?
@@CostaWanti I'm watching politics/economy closely. But mostly politics. :)
When I was little I use to run around the house with a ribbon taped to a pen pretending to do this. 😂 I also use to vault myself over our kitchen stools until one day I almost smashed my face into the kitchen floor. Thus ended my pretend gymnastics career.
my "ribbon" was a colourful shoelace tied to an old mcdonalds spoon. I feel you! haha
I had an exercise routine called Rhythm and Ribbons. I kept tying a knot in the ribbon when I twirled it.
This sport is veeeeery elite! The group routines are even more impressive.
Italy (along with Russia, Belarus and Bulgaria) has one of the best team in the world, they are mindblowing.
« Belarus is in Russia » 🤣🤣🤣 never say to a Belarusian he/she is Russian 😅 (especially now)
There are no more "red" or "white" Russians (both October Revolution and USSR are over in case you didn't know). And saying that Belarus is in Russia (especially when you do ballet professionally) is very sad...
Belorussians and Russians are the same peoples.
@Eliza Liase Yes and I also knew this comment would reveal your hatred. It is delusional to pretend Belorus and Russian peoples are different peoples. We are one people.
@@SkyCloudSilence and so is ukrain,, but its not about being the same peeople. different countries, different nationalities, doesnt matter if we speak the same language and came from the same place originally
@@SkyCloudSilence do you also believe that Austria and Germany are the Same? XDDDD
I was a rythmic gymnastic and watching this was so funny because all the things you were saying have no sense🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️
Belarus is pronounced “bèlla-rus” (not in Russia)
Claudia "i have a bit of Italian in me"
Also Claudia: makes herself look like a French man😂
Honestly, I’ve always loved rhythmic gymnastics. If I wasn’t a dancer, I’d definitely do rhythmic or ice skating.
They're all very very closely related with skills that overlap. Lots of gymnasts and figure skaters also do ballet and vice versa. Love them all, especially when you get to see a bit of crossover in their routines e.g. Oksana Baiul loves to put ballet in her skate programs. I even love it when pole dancers have a ballet background because you can see it in their lines, turnout arm carriage etc. SOme even go the whole hog like Elena Gibson.
I started Rhythmic when I was 6, ballet when I was 10, had to stop at 14 because of injury and then started figure skating at 16
@@chloeclemence2991 I bet your spirals and layback spins look crazy good with your ballet background but it must be so hard to do with heavy skates
@@SobrietyandSolace the skates are very different. My back was never super flexible but my spirals are definitely better than most at the club
me toooo
I just love how she put French music and a baguette when she said "lets go Italy!"
Hi Claudia, would you please react to one of YANA KUDRYAVTSEVA's performances? She is probably the best rhythmic gymnast ever, she's from Russia! Also, she has great technique
Yaas! And a group routine!
YESSSS I totally agree!!!! She's amazing as well as Margarita and the Averina twins!!!
Totally agree with this! The queen yana!
and her FEET
The identical twins are my fave rythmic gymnasts. I love watching them perform!
It’s such an interesting comparison, love it. There are so many similarities yet they are two very different sports 😍💗
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I used to do rhythmic gymnastics and the flexibility needed is insane!! I’m not very flexible so maybe dancing was the right call 😂
There were also a couple mistakes in there that you didn’t even catch because they played it off so well!
“Those maracas”😂😂 Claudia is the cutest!
I’d love to see a reaction to ballet scenes in movies☺️
The "group final" in 2017 worlds was really good too... especially Bulgaria, Italy and Israel.
You should react to that Claudia!
1. You need to watch team rhythmic gymnastics
2. The ball prop is kind breaking.
Rhythmic gymnastics is so extreme! I dance at pittsburgh ballet theatre and did rhythmic at the same time and eventually had to chose ballet over rhythmic because I was always in so much pain. I would go to rhythmic practice and then go to ballet class. It definitely helped with things in ballet though especially flexibility!
As a youngster I did gymnastics and I can honestly say. It did my spine no favours. But I enjoyed gymnastics at the time.
Really enjoyed this video Claudia, thank you.
hey claudia, i’m not sure if you’ll even see this but I want to thank you for really inspiring me to start ballet again. I’ll explain my story. I started ballet when I was about 6 and continued to do RAD exams until I was 11. I used to enjoy it but once we got to about 7 or 8 years old we switched teachers to the stricter one because she was more specialised in ballet. The first year or so were great, she genuinely seemed like a good teachers, just strict, but it changed as we grew older. She claimed to have our best interests at heart but she often made “jokes” about our weight (she would say that we should stop eating pasta because it made you bloated) or my height which I was VERY insecure about at the time (I am quite short for my age). She didn’t know that I was insecure about it but it still wasn’t her place to comment about it. One time she pushed me over and said that I fell over because I had bad balance and then tried to get me to push her over and when I couldn’t, said it was because she had good balance. (she was a grown adult and I was a small 11 year old girl and had just fallen over so of course I wouldn’t be able to push her over!) This is just a few things that happened but along with a couple of over reasons I decided to quit ballet after that year. (I still danced because I love it but I did other styles instead just dropped ballet.) I discovered your TH-cam channel at the start to middle of this year and it has really inspired me to start ballet again. I have decided that next year I am going to start ballet again! I really did not want to go back to that same teacher but have instead decided to try a new ballet program and my dance school that they started this year in which we won’t do RAD exams, it’s a more relaxed class and we won’t do pointe. I thought this was a better option than moving studios because I don’t want to leave my friends and I do like the studio that I’m at. I love you so much Claudia and I hope you understand how much you have helped me. thank you so much💖
“How does she hold those maracas “
They’re called clubs 😂
You should watch Swan Club!
It was a Korean TV show where they took female celebrities and they all took ballet classes. One of them used to be a professional dancer but left due to injury and pursuit of acting. It was a really interesting show and actually brought a new love of ballet to Korea. The pilot episode where they are learning Barre techniques and terms was interesting and funny because they're not used to the movement.
Later they did bring in a Rhythmic Gymnast to join in for their showcase/performance
I loved that tv show
Please make a second part with rhythmic gymnastics groups!!! You'll be even more impressed. The Bulgarian, the Ukrainian and the Italian groups are just amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️
How many times did Claudia say "next level" ? jajjaja ❤️
aww rhythmic gymnastics is such a beautiful sport and form of art! one of my rhythmic gymnast is son yeonjae from south korea! i discovered her through a ballet show that aired in korea call 'the swans club'!
I loved your positive reaction to this sport. I used to be rhythmic gymnast when I was younger, and honestly, I remember ballerinas being a little bit snobbish towards gymnasts, considering the sport to be like a "lower" form of dance. Even though gymnastics definitely takes some things from ballet, the technique is completely different.
As a rhythmic gymnast i'm so happy I saw someone that didn't say rhythmic gymnastic is soo easy everyone can do that.
Thank you for this video, Claudia. As much as I admire the art etc., yes, I had various girls in my dancing school after they left. They had serious back etc. injuries at the age of 16 and it was so sad. There is a part of the national team in my home town and they had famous eastern europe teachers but when I heard about the methods, I am speechless, I`m sorry. I think health and humanity are first and I hope this is changing EVERYWHERE where there is emphasis on "achieving the supernatural" in sports, art, etc. We need this. NOW. Lots of love, Heike
“What happens when you miss one”
In a competition on three of the four sides of the carpet are hoop,clubs,ball,ribbon,robe at a point you miss catching (etc ) your apparatus you have the choice of to go to the side and get one of the spare apparatus or get your own back depending on how far away it went. if you are closer to the side go there! If your apparatus goes off the carpet then don’t get it because if you look all the way around the carpet you can see a red line and if you even step a foot out that line you loose points. When you are retrieving your apparatus how many steps you take to get there will be attend to your final score (for worse not good) I don’t want to go any further into detail for this but I hope that answers your question 💕
Dude this really is next level. I watch a lot of artistic gymnastics rather than rhythmic, but this is true insane artistry.
Also - you have me cracking up on how mesmerized you are and you say everything I’m thinking 🤣.
I don’t know I’d anyone has commented this yet but there are different types of apparatus in Rhythmic Gymnastics. There are clubs, rope, ribbon, floor, hoop, and ball. I used to do this sport and now I dance.
05:20 that is Dina's identical twin sister Arina 🤗 This video made me so excited since I love ballet, rhythmic gymnastics and figure skating all three soooo much, and it kind of fused the worlds of ballet and rhythmic gymnastics 😊
The Russians are champions in RG because two words: Irina Viner. Hehe!😂
Irina is the queen slaying the stage 😏
We practise like 6-9 hours per day, so we train so so hard to get everything smooth and how they want us to do it
How do you have time for school ?
@@emilieguillon-equitation421 they don't, at least international elite gymnasts they train since junior between 8/10 hours
@@rhythmicmusicswap4173 that is unfair. To train so hard 😊
Can you react to figure skating? Xx
As a figure skater, I agree!
Definitely, love to see your reactions on singles, pairs, dance and synchro!
YESS!!
Johanna Rowe yes plz
RG is
more figure skating that ballet I find. The turns especially.
Most Rhythmic Gymnasts peak around 17-22 and very few continue after 23 I believe (they retire due to injuries) :) If I'm not mistaken, the Averinas were around 18 in this video, they're very famous when it comes to RG (rhythmic gymnastics). If you continue this series, I recommend watching Yana Kudryavtseva for her elegance and excellent body lines, and for the WOW factor, Lala Kramarenko, who is 15 in 2020 and has amazing turns. Love this video! Oh and! If you want amazing fouettes, Boryana Kaleyn has the best out of Rhythmic Gymnasts, I'm not sure if they're clean, but its good
I did gymnastics, not rhythmic though, from when I was 2 to about 11 or 12. I was living in America, and then Singapore when I stopped. The gym options were limited, and I was not improving. The kids my age were doing much more advanced stuff. So, I quit and went to dance. Best decision of my life. The flexibility and just the movements really helped me in dance. I've only been dancing about 4 or 5 years, but I think I have progressed very fast, in comparison to someone who might have started at the same time as me without the gym training.
you should maybe also react to aerial silk and hoop performances. :)
Yes! I do dance and acro/circus arts like hand balancing, contortion and aerial work like silks, hoop and trapeze 😊❤🤸🏼♀️🎪
@girl, redefined Hello 🙋🏼♀️🎪
Foot warning: fabric has sickles feet here and there. I too have a thing about feet , but some moves in fabric where the foot is on the fabric can only be done sickled.
My favorite performances to watch are the team performances from the London 2012 olympics!!!! There are 5 girls on the floor at once either with 5 balls or 3 ribbons and 2 hoops. It's soooooo mesmerizing to watch. My favorite olympic even to watch ever!!!!!
react to dance moms next, its sooo fuuny when the moms fight!. orr u can react to a solo and give some corrections, i think that will be really good to hear what your inputs are
She should do angry birds dance review
Eh, seeing the kids being abused and/or harassed in dance moms just makes me too sad to watch it!
@@emikookime1849 its edited that way
@@Fiercedancers1 it's not, several of the dancers from the show have spoken out about how they have had to see therapists after being on the show. the black girls also experienced racism, and all of them were mistreated and overworked.
I’m a ballet student. My fav gymnasts are Dina and Arina Averina (the twins!). In their training they also learn ballet. Also, Belarus is a country.😊
I love your videos so much💕💕 I want to do pointe sooo badly🩰 but my studio doesn’t allow it at my age🙃and our ballet teacher has to pick who gets to take the classes and do the dance in our recital😫
I loved how she said Belarus as "bel-lar-russ" made me laugh.
Belarus sounds more like bell-a-roose, not bah-lar-us. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. Its been in the news quite a bit lately for protests and activists being forcibly expelled
Honestly Claudia you make my day with your reactions and personality, I’m the same way watching these things 😂😂🥰 artist athletes are the best!!!
I love this video! It's so interesting to see the similarities!
90% of Russian ballerinas went on gymnastics before ballet.
Your reactions, ah, they made my day. You are so funny :D
Gym fouettés don’t pass through devant. They’re very different from ballet.
yeah, i don't like that she calls it "Not the best technique", it's just not ballet technique.
As a ballet dancer (not high level) I have wondered about different techniques. I have to admit, it bothers me when I see things that aren't the same just because I am accustomed to the appearance of ballet technique. Knowing that it is meant to be done differently helps. I do wonder how a fouette not through devant achieves the "whip" that defines it.
Neviana Vladinova (the first gymnast) from Bulgaria - a rockstar!!
4:40 she has done that on propuse for sure😊 she is a brilliant gymnast
I just started watching rhythmic gymnastics when all the figure skating shut down from carona, it's my new favorite sport to watch. The ribbons are so amazing and what they can do with their bodies and the apparatus at the same time is just so incredible. I was a gymast and figure skater and my daughter is a ballerina so we love watching it together. The girls all incredibly beautiful too. Love love love this sport.
Hi Claudia I absolutely am obsessed with your merch, new intro and coach me world!!! ❤️❤️❤️
The russian Averina twins are basically the best rhythmic gymnasts in every category in the world... they are incredible.
Also they both like different categories the best and it’s really cool to see each twin doing the ones they love the most.
EEK I AM SO EARLY!! Love this video already!! You truly are so genuine about your complements and I love that about you!!
LOVE YOU !!!
A few of the answers to her questions
1:50 : if you drop the clubs you lose a certain amount of marks depending on how far away it is and if it's in an element you lose 1 and a half marks all together
2:41 : you have to go fetch it and if its past the line then you lose a whole mark for going across it
4:38 : yes its a classic rhythmic gymnast move you can do
5:29 : the one before that is her twin
5:56 : I currently do Rhythmic Gymnastics
7:41 : they need to see that they are actually trying to point their toes
8:39 : we can't sorry
8:48 : no we are trained to not have a backbone
9:42 : only if you do rhythmic gymnastics or have experience you can spot the tiny mistakes
12:18 : you don't want to know.....
12:55 : my coach is quite comforting if you don't do well but other coaches I'm not to sure about
13:00 : if you want to do rhythmic gymnastics and compete you have to absolutely love it!
13:08 : we just got to learn how to get rid of our backbone and we are good
13:24 : we don't go straight into the hard moves we start with easier moves and progress
13:40 : when you are about 21 you normally retire from rhythmic gymnastics
13:50 : thank you so much!
I am a rhythmic gymnast myself and if I’m being honest this video kinda triggers me but in a funny way 😅 but yes we do have a lot of training and how we do the “tosses” (basically the throw of the apparatus) we have to have a certain angle of the arm that we learn to toss the apparatus as one of the most basics in rhythmic gymnastics. Also for the feet, I would say the feet aren’t too far off of ballet feet because we are taught to turn out, and definitely point and extend the arch in the foot, so from the sickling I think it was most likely just bad technique. So if ur reading this rn you just learned a little bit more about rhythmic gymnastics 😌
My sister did gymnastics and I did ballet. I remember my sister bringing those clubs home to practice, and those things scare me, they are quite heavy and getting hit by one falling is a thing.
Can you react to acrobatic gymnastics sometime? I know not as much dance is involved, but their flexibility and strength is insane!
I'm a ballet dancer and started later than usual and rhythmic gymnastics always inspired me to stretch etc :)
"She looks really similar to the other girl".
Yes, Claudia, that is how twins work.
Rhythmic gymnastics training is heavily ballet influenced, lots of time at the barre. But at the same time, yeah they're much less particular about alignment and turnout.
If you drop your equipment you get a score deduction so you get 0.3 - 3 scores taken of your final score
Having sickle feet the the leaps for the second girl is totally normal and doesn’t take from your final score
When the clubs aka maracas are on the floor it’s a dance move
if you don't catch one of the two clubs it's regular mistake. It's the same as you don't catch both of them.
I'm doing RG 14years and I'm in national team of Czech republic. Sooo. I love ur videos, keep doin' that this way with love!
Hey! Just in case you’re curious about the individual gymnasts
Neviana Vladinova (Bulgaria)
Dina Averina (Russia)
Arina Averina (Russia)
Katsiarina Halkina (Belarus)
Linoy Ashram (Israel)
Dina Averina
Arina Averina
Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (Italy)
Oh my God, Claudia, I can't believe you said Belarus is in Russia. I'd fear for my life..
1 Neviana Vladinova - BULGARY
2 Dina Averina - Rússia
3 Arina Averina - Rússia
4 katsyarina Halkina - Belarus
5 Linoy Ashram - Israel
Again Dina and Arina
8 Alexandra Agiugiurculese - Italy
I love rhythmic gymnastic ! ❤️❤️❤️
I’m just a regular gymnast and I wish we got to wear a cool Leo
I would say that artistic gymnastics (what most of us think of as regular gymnastics) and dance are two very different skill sets and can’t really be compared. I would say they’re equally difficult in their own ways. Rhythmic gym, on the other hand, takes elements from both gymnastics and dance and pushes them to the extreme, then adds flying props. Rhythmic gymnasts are superhuman.
Love your videos ❤️❤️
finally, my sport getting some recognition !
You should react to some of the winning solos in Dance Moms!
It is so funny that Claudia didn't know anything about gymnastics but could talk about the intensity of the training and the immense pressure the gymnastics have. That's kinda funny but also interesting because you can see the similarities between a dancer and a rhythmic gymnast.
Reacting to dance moms!
As a rhythmic gymnast myself I love to see people promoting the sport because in my country it isn’t very big. The clubs when she said do they go flying away sometimes, YES THEY DO AND IF THEY HIT YOU IT HURTS
I’ve done gymnastics before and now I’m a dancer! Not very flexible tho lol
My daughter is an artistic gymnast AND a competitive dancer. The dance helps in her flexibility and sets her dance elements apart from other gymnasts. The gym helps her as a dancer. The acro technique between AG and dance are slightly different. Her core strength is ridiculously good, which helps as a dancer. The cross training also helps with endurance. The ballet helps strengthen her ankles, which are often not worked/strengthened well in gym. The dance helps build those muscles to help prevent rollout injuries.
The downside to training both is overuse injuries (especially for girls going through puberty.)
firefly33 aw, thank you! It's her passion and I love watching her perform.
The costumes are not chosen by them, it’s depending on the music
They still choose it though.
@@anika5094 Not always.
Me ,as a rhythmic gymnast I am not very surprised of their abilities. I am watching this video to see how dancers react . It’s so funny
it's pronounced - Bella - a - ruse lol lol lol loved the reaction
I really appreciate the TALENT you and these gymnasts show. I have 2 left feet and no talent body. Thank you for this video. Love to see more. God bless
Claudia , that girl you said look similar to that next girl, they are actrally twins :) i was confused too
I am always so intrigued by rythmic gymnastics especially ribbons and hoops. Like what?! Go girls
Next vid do a reaction of YAGP competitors.
The music at 10:30 which you liked is called Csárdás by Vittorio Monti. It’s my absolute favourite gypsy violin piece to play as it starts of slow then gets absolutely manic by the end. I’ve also see it used for ballet solos.
I’m actually the opposite I used to be a dancer and now I’m a gymnast
Iam rhythtmic gymnast
I would love to see you react to calisthenics! 😁 as in the Australian dance sport not the workout 😉 so much talent in calisthenics it’s definitely worth a watch
I’m so bad at rhythmics I did as a child and then took it as conditioning for ballet. Best work outs ever and amazing for ballet flexibility and strength. I love watching you react as although I never competed I love rhythmics it’s so fun. Most of the gymnasts take a bunch of ballet but they are still quite different. I wish more ballet dancers did rhythmics though it always really helped my dancing.
"here's another one from Russia, wait are they the say person?! She looks so much like the other girl, that's freaky!"
Doesn't notice that they are identical twins 🤣❤️
Love this channel. I always look forward to your videos ❤️
Hiiiii Claudia ✨
That was fascinating to watch from a ballet perspective. My poor back is aching in sympathy with them!
Oh you will probably will be shocked if I tell from 2001 till 2008 requires back extension was even crazier
Rhythmic MusicSwap although I live with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which wasn’t diagnosed until I was 50, I’ve never been particularly flexible, even as a little one at ballet class. I found out, aged 30 when it was too late to repair, that I have scoliosis. No wonder I couldn’t bend backwards like my peers could!