Kalev Estienne - Calendar & News

2010	Sept. 2-5	Holon Grand Prix, Israel - RG
	Sept. 22-26	RG World Championships, Moscow, Russia
	Oct. 4-9	Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India - RG
	Oct. 21-24	World Cup IV, Paderborn, Germany - AGG
	Oct. 28-31	Berlin Grand Prix - RG
	Nov. 5-7	Roxett Cup, Tula, RUS - AGG
	Nov. 26-28	World Cup V, Finals - Santos, Brazil - AGG
2011	Jan. 21-23	Celebrating 60 years of Kalev and of RG in Canada with the Koop Cup International competition and Gala Performances at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre!
	Mar/Apr	World Cup I, Challenge Cup I, Finland - AGG
	May 13-15	World Cup II, Challenge Cup I & Jr. Championships, Spain - AGG
	June 10-12	AGG World Championships (Sr), Tartu, Estonia
	July 10-16	14th World Gymnaestrada, Lausanne, Switzerland
	Sept. 23-25	World Cup III, Paderborn, Germany - AGG
	Sept. 13-26	RG World Championships, Montpellier, France
	Oct.	World Cup IV, Finals & Challenge Cup IV, Finals in Moscow, Russia - AGG
	Oct. 13-30	Pan Am Games, Guadalajara, Mexico - RG
2012		AGG World Championships, Paderborn, Germany
2013		AGG World Championships, Lahti, Finland

	KALEV AT THE YOUTH OLYMPICS
	Our Junior group got the bronze medals at the finals of the Youth Olympics in Singapore! Congratulations all!

	Members: Katrina C, Melodie O, Angelika and Victoria R


	And they were met at the airport on their return to Toronto:

From the "Toronto Star":

Angelika and Victoria R. are identical twins, both competing at rhythmic gymnastics, stating that they are basically all the time together, rarely separated from each other.

Now, they are going to Singapore together to represent Canada in the first ever Youth Olympics. They are half of the entry in the rhythmic gymnastics event, a berth they earned when they helped Canada win the Pan Am Championships. The other team members are Katrina C. and Melodie O., also from Kalev.

"Everybody's going to be watching", said Victoria. "The whole of Canada's going to be cheering for you and want you to do well. It's a kind of pressure, but good pressure. It makes you want to do better."

Besides, the sisters have one another to lean on for support.

	PRE-YOUTH OLYMPICS MEET

	ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - 2010
	Our Annual Report is now posted. Click HERE for the PDF-file.

	KALEV FUND RAISING
	Our athletes have begun fund raising for the 2011 "event of the year" - the 60th anniversary celebration of Kalev and of RG in Canada!

KALEV'S YEAR-END SHOW - photos courtesy of Paul Ruppert

KALEV AT THE PROVINCIALS AND RHYTHMFEST

AGG
Junior level: Kalev's White Trillium - silver

RG - Groups
Pre-Novice 4/5: Kalev - gold
Novice 2/3: Kalev - bronze

RG - Individuals
Level 1B: Kathrine S - gold overall and in both apparatus; Alissa L - silver overall and in both apparatus; Katia B - 6th overall; Alyssa T - 7th overall
Level 2B: Sasha U - silver overall and in Free, gold in Ball
Level 3A: Sharon G - 6th overall
Level 4B: Emma L - gold overall and in Ball and Rope, silver in Free; Nicole K - silver overall and in Rope, gold in Free: Maria Y - 7th overall
Level 5B: Julia B - gold overall and in Ball, silver in Ribbon, bronze in apparatus of Choice; Janice D - bronze overall, gold in Choice; Eden R - 6th overall; Hayley H - 9th overall
Level 5C: Elinoy T - gold overall and in all three apparatus; Sarah H - silver overall, bronze in Rope, Clubs and Choice; Gloria W - 4th overall, Emily C - 6th overall, silver in Clubs
Level 6C: Ekaterina K - gold overall and in all three apparatus.

RhythmFest
Level 3B: Sophia A - gold overall and in Free and Hoop, silver in Ball
Level 4B: Alyssa K - bronze overall and in Ball, silver in Free

	KALEV AGG WORLDS 2010
	Two teams from Kalev's AGG Academy participated in the 2010 AGG Worlds in Varna, Bulgaria. In the preliminaries, the "Rhythmic Expressions" placed 12th. In the finals, they placed 10th. The second Kalev team, "Canadiana", came in 22nd place.

KALEV AT THE NATIONALS

Novice: Stephanie V - bronze overall and in Ball, gold in Hoop; Linara K - 4th overall, gold in Ball, bronze in Hoop ; Meaghan C - 9th overall; Michelle Q - 10th; Lydia C - 17th
Junior High Performance: Katrina C - 4th overall
Junior National: Patricia B - gold overall and in all four apparatus; Teija K - 8th overall; Rachel C - 15th overall; Alena T - 18th; Caitlin C - 23rd
Senior National: Mariam C - silver overall and in Ribbon, gold in Rope and Ball; Anastasiya M - 5th overall
Groups: Junior and Senior - gold

Finals:

Novice	Ball	Free	Hoop	Rope
Stephanie V	silver	silver	gold	-
Linara K	bronze	9th	bronze	6th
Michelle Q	8th	-	8th	-
Meaghan C	-	-	-	silver

Junior	Ball	Clubs	Hoop	Rope
Patricia B	gold	gold	gold	gold
Katrina C	6th	6th	5th	bronze

Senior	Ball	Hoop	Ribbon	Rope
Mariam C	silver	gold	gold	gold
Anastasiya M	5th	9th	bronze	7th

Great results! Congratulations girls and coaches!!!

	SENIOR GROUP WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT CALAIS, FRANCE
	Congratulations to the National Senior group who won the bronze medal at Calais in France in March! Kalev members of the group competing in Calais were: Ani W, Kelsey T, Alexandra La and Alexandra Lu.

KALEV AT "RED RIBBON"

Two of our Junior AGG teams competed at this event in Kanata:

Free routines: "White Trillium" - gold; "Northern Lights" (7) - silver; "Northern Lights" (with two more gymnasts, i.e. 9) - bronze
The "Northern Lights" also performed a creative routine, giving them a gold medal.

"White Trillum" received the award for the "Most Unified Team".

	KALEV AT OLYMPIC SPRING BLOSSOM
	Kalev gymnasts competed with Rope at the Interclub 2 level. Results: Sonya Z - 4th, Michelle Z - 5th and Gloria H - 6th.

KALEV AT INTERNATIONAL AGG COMPETITIONS

Kalev's two Senior AGG teams, the "Rhythmic Expressions" and "Canadiana", participated in World Cup III with good results, placing 10th and 16th in the preliminaries. The "Rhythmic Expressions" competed in the Finals with an 8th place as result. See the Canadian Aesthetics website!

In the Challenge Cup, for Juniors, Kalev also sent two teams, "White Trillium" placed 11th in the preliminaries (10th in the Finals), and "Northern Lights" 14th.

For full results, see the IFAGG web site HERE

	KALEV AT ELITE ONTARIO
	Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B - silver overall and in Hoop and Ball, bronze in Rope Novice: Stephanie V - gold overall and in Free, Hoop and Ball, bronze in Free; Linara K- silver overall and in Rope and Hoop; Meaghan C - bronze overall and in Free and Hoop,gold in Rope,silver in Ball; Michelle Q - 4th overall; Lydia C - 7th Junior HP: Katrina C - silver overall and in Hoop, Ball and Clubs,gold in Rope Junior: Rachel C - silver overall and in Hoop,gold in Rope; Angelika R - bronze overall and in Ball, silver in Rope; Teija K - 5th overall, silver in Ball; Victoria R - 6th overall, bronze in Hoop; Melodie O - 8th overall; Caitlin Ch - 11th; Maria B - 18th overall Senior HP - Anastasiya M - silver overall and in all four apparatus

KALEV AT THE 2ND PROVINCIAL QUALIFIERS

No individual scores were published, only the overall scores in this event plus the total ranking of each gymnasts from the two qualifiers. Here the cumulative ranks will be given.

Level 6C: Ekaterina K - silver overall
Level 5A: Ioana D - 10th overall, Sandrine B - 14th overall (12th in this event), Emily R - 17th overall (15th in this event)
Level 5B: Janice D - gold overall; Eden R - 5th overall (2nd in this event); Julia B - 6th overall; Irina S - 7th overall (6th at this event); Hayley H - 9th overall (8th at this event); Zoe G - 11th overall (12 at this event); Katia F - 13th overall (11th at this event)
Level 5C: Elinoy T - gold overall, Sarah H - silver overall; Emily C - bronze overall; Gloria W - 6th overall
Level 4A: Cassandra B - 10th overall (12th at this event); Alyssa K - 11th overall; Sidney S - 14th overall
Level 4B: Emma L - gold overall; Nicola K - silver overall; Maria Y - 4th overall
Level 3A: Sharon G - 4th overall (5th at this event)
Level 3B: Sophia A - 7th overall (6th at this event)
Level 2B: Sasha U - gold overall
Level 1B: Ekaterina S - gold; Alissa L - 4th overall (3rd at this event); Katia B - 7th overall (6th at this event); Alyssa T - 9th overall

	KALEV AT EASTERN REGIONALS
	Level 5B: Julia B - gold overall and in Ball, silver in Ribbon and Choice; Janice D - 4th overall, gold in Ribbon Level 5C: Emily C - gold overall and in all three apparatus; Gloria W - silver overall and in all three apparatus Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B - silver overall, gold in Free, bronze in Rope and Ball Novice: Linara K - gold overall and in Rope, Hoop and Ball, bronze in Free; Michelle Q - silver overall and in Hoop; Stephanie V - 4th overall, silver in Ball; Meaghan C - 6th overall, silver in Rope Junior: Patricia B - gold overall and in all four apparatus; Caitlin C - 4th overall, bronze in Ball and Clubs; Rachel Clark - 5th overall; Teija K - 6th overall, bronze in Rope; Alena T - 7th overall; Maria B - 17th overall

KALEV AT YORK STARS

Groups:
Provincial Junior Duo/Trio: Kalev - gold; Kalev - silver
Provincial Pre-Novice Duo/Trio: Kalev - silver

Level 6C: Katia K - gold overall and in three apparatus
Level 5A: Emily R - gold overall and in three apparatus
Level 5B: Eden R -gold overall, and in Ribbon and Choice, silver in Ball; Irina S - silver overall and in Ribbon, gold in Ball, bronze in Choice; Hayley H - bronze overall and in Ball and Ribbon, silver in Choice
Level 5C: Elinoy T- gold overall ; Sarah H - silver overall and Clubs and Choice, gold in Rope
Level 4A: Sydney S - 4th overall; Cassandra B - 5th overall; Alyssa K - 7th overall
Level 4B: Nicola K- gold overall and in Ball, silver in Free and Rope; Maria Y - bronze overall and in Ball, and Rope
Level 2B: Sasha U - gold overall and in both apparatus
Level 1B: Ekaterina S -silver overall and in Free and Rope; Alissa L - bronze overall and in Free, gold in Rope; Katia B - 7th overall, Alyssa T - 9th overall

Interclub 2, Free: Gloria H - silver; Michelle Z - 4th; Sonya Z - 10th
Interclub 3, Hoop: Laken L - gold
Interclub 5, Ball: Masha N - gold; Tali K - silver

KALEV ESTIENNE RG AND AGG INVITATIONAL

Kalev's results:

AGG
Junior: Kalev's "White Trillium" - gold; Kalev's "Northern Lights" - bronze
Senior: Kalev's Rhythmic Expressions" - gold; Kalev's "Canadiana" -silver

Groups:
Provincial Pre-Novice Duo/Trio: Kalev - gold
Provincial Novice Duo/Trio: Kalev - gold
Provincial Junior Duo/Trio: Kalev - gold

Provincial stream:
Level 5A: Emily R - silver overall and in Rope and Ribbon, bronze in Free; Sandrine B - bronze overall and in Ribbon; Ioanna D - 4th overall, silver in Free; Blanche L - 6th overall
Level 5B: Julia B - gold overall and in Ribbon, silver in Ball and Choice; Janice D - silver overall, gold in Ball and Choice; Eden R - bronze overall, and in Ball and Choice; Hayley H - 4th overall and bronze in Ribbon; Katia F - 5th overall and silver in Ribbon
Level 5C: Emily C- gold overall and in all three apparatus; Gloria W - bronze overall and in Rope and Choice
Level 4A: Sydney S - gold overall and in two apparatus; Alyssa K - silver overall and in Ball, bronze in Free; Cassandra B - bronze overall and in Ball, silver in Free; Miriam M - 4th overall
Level 4B: Emma L - gold overall and all three apparatus; Nicola K - silver overall and in Free and Ball, bronze in Rope; Maria Y - bronze overall and in Ball, silver in Rope
Level 3A: Sharon G - silver overall and in Hoop, bronze in Free
Level 3B: Sophia I - bronze overall and in Free and Ball, silver in Hoop
Level 2A: Nicole C - silver overall and in both apparatus
Level 1B: Alissa L -gold overall and in two apparatus; Vivienne F - bronze overall and in Rope

National stream:
Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B - silver overall and in three apparatus
Novice: Michelle Q - gold overall and in Free, Rope and Ball, silver in Hoop; Stephanie V - silver overall and in Rope and Ball, gold in Hoop; Lydia C - bronze overall and in all four apparatus; Meaghan C - 4th overall
Junior: Rachel C - gold overall and in all four apparatus; Teija K - silver overall and in Rope and Ball, bronze in Hoop and Clubs; Alena T - bronze overall, silver in Hoop and Clubs, bronze in Ball; Maria B - 4th overall.

Interclub 2, Free: Katayun F - silver
Interclub 3, Hoop: Laken L - gold, Isabella O - 4th
Interclub 4, Ball: Victoria G - gold
Interclub 5, Ball: Masha N - bronze

1st PROVINCIAL QUALIFIERS

AGG Team, Junior: Kalev gold

Groups: Pre-Novice Kalev (5) - gold; Novice Trio: Kalev - gold

Level 6C: Katia K - gold overall and in all three apparatus
Level 5A: Sandrine B - 16th overall; Emily R - 17th overall
Level 5B: Janice D - gold overall and in Choice, silver in Ball, bronze in Ribbon; Eden R - 5th overall, gold in Ribbon; Julia B - 6th overall; Irina S - 7th overall; Hayley H - 9th overall, Zoe G - 11th overall; Katia F - 13th overall
Level 5C: Elinoy T - gold overall and in Rope and Clubs, silver in Choice; Sarah H - silver overall and in Rope and Clubs, gold in Choice; Emily C - bronze overall and in Rope and Clubs, 4th in Choice; Gloria W - 7th overall
Level 4A: full results not yet reported!
Level 4B: Emma L - gold overall and all three apparatus; Nicola K - bronze overall and in Rope, silveroverall and in Free and Ball; Masha Y - 5th overall
Level 2B: Sasha U - gold overall and in Free, silver in Ball
Level 1B: Katerina S - gold overall and in Rope, silver in Free; Alissa L - 6th overall and bronze in Rope; Katia B - 7th overall; Alyssa T - 8th overall

	KALEV CUP
	Groups: Pre-Novice Kalev (5) - gold; Novice Trio: Kalev - gold Junior: Teija K - gold overall and in Rope, Hoop and Ball; Masha B - 6th overall Novice: Linara K- gold overall and in all four apparatus, Stephanie V - silver overall and in all four apparatus Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B - silver overall and in Rope and Ball, gold in Free Level 6C: Katia K - gold overall and in all three apparatus Level 5A: Emily R - 7th overall Level 5B: Julia B - gold overall and in all three apparatus; Irina S - 4th overall and bronze in Ball; Eden R - 8th overall Level 5C: Sarah H - gold overall and in Clubs and Choice, bronze in Rope Level 4A: Cassandra B - 5th overall; Lyssa K - 8th overall Level 4B: Emma L - gold overall and in Free and Rope, silver in Ball; Nicola K - silver overall and in Free and Rope, gold in Ball; Masha Y - 7th overall Level 2B: Sasha U - gold overall and in both apparatus Level 1B: Katerina S - gold overall and in both apparatus; Alissa L - bronze overall and silver in Rope; Alyssa T - 4th overall; Katia B - 6th overall
	Right: Teija K with her individual gold medal as Junior champion. Linara K won the Novice Cup. Below: Junior group (5) with their gold medals. (Members: Julia B, Teija K, Sarah H, Rachel C, Elinoy T) Congratulations to all!

	KALEV AT ELITE CANADA
	Senior: Mariam C - gold overall and in three apparatus, silver in Ribbon; Anastasiya M - 6th overall Senior finals: Mariam won gold in Ribbon, silver in Rope and Ball, bronze in Hoop; Anastasiya made all the finals, placing 5th in each. Junior: Katrina C - 4th overall; Angelika R - 11th overall; Melodie O - 16th overall; Caitlin C - 20th overall Junior finals: Katrina made the finals in Hoop, Ball and Clubs Groups: Junior (4): Kalev - gold Junior (5): Kalev - gold Senior Development Canada - gold (The Canadian Senior Development Group has several Kalev members: Alexandra Lu, Ani W, Alexandra La and Kelsey T.)
	Kalev's Rhythmic Expressions International AGG team performed at the event. Here with some other participants:

ONTARIO WINTER GAMES

This year's Ontario Winter Games took place from March 4-6th with the
Rhythmic Gymnastics vent being held at Muskoka Woods. 36 rhythmic
gymnasts attended the team competition. The girls were placed in six teams
made up of six gymnasts. There were two or more Kalev members in
every group. Our Stephanie V and Emily C were part of the winning team.
Congratulations to all participants!

COACHING AWARD FOR SVETLANA JOUKOVA!

The head coach of Kalev's RG Academy, Svetlana Joukova, received the 2009 Ontario Female High Performance Coaching Award from Mr. Wharton, Director of Sport Performance, Canadian Sport Centre, Toronto, at the Coaching Association of Ontario's Annual Awards Banquet.

Well deserved after many years of hard work creating champions in both individual and group RG. Congratulations, Svetlana!

	KALEV AT MISSISSAUGA NEWNORTH'S INVITATIONAL
	Level 4A: Sydney S - 5th overall, bronze in Free Level 5B: Hayley H - bronze overall and in all three apparatus; Janice D - 4th overall, gold in apparatus of Choice Level 5C: Emily C - bronze overall, silver in Clubs National level Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B - silver overall, and in Free and Ball, gold in Rope Novice: Linara K - gold overall and in all four apparatus; Stephanie V - silver overall and in Free and Ball, gold in Rope; Megan C - bronze overall and in Rope and Ball, silver in Hoop; Michelle Q - 4th overall, bronze in Ball; Lydia C - 5th overall, bronze in Hoop Junior: Caitlin C - silver overall and in Clubs, gold in Hoop, bronze in Rope; Teija K - bronze overall, silver in Rope; Alena T - 4th overall, bronze in Ball; Rachel C - 5th overall, silver in Ball, bronze in Clubs Senior: Anastasia M - gold overall and in all four apparatus Group - Junior 5: Kalev gold

	KALEV AT KANATA CUP
	Kalev's National Novice Lydia C. won gold overall and in all four apparatus at the 2010 Kanata Cup competition! Congratulations, Lydia!

	KALEV AT TORONTO ASPIRALS' VALENTINE CLASSIC
	Interclub 1, Free: Masha S – gold, Alisa L – bronze, Silina S – 4^th, Gloria H – 6^th, Marie P – 8^th, Victoria P – 9^th Interclub 3, Hoop: Laken L – gold Interclub 5 Star, Choice: Masha N – gold Level 1B: Level 2A: Nicole C - silver overall and in Free Level 2B: – Margarite N –silver overall and in both apparatus Level 3B: Sophia A –silver overall, gold in Ball, bronze in Free and Hoop Level 4A: Sydney S – gold overall and in both apparatus Level 4B: Emma L – gold overall and in Rope, silver in Free and Ball; Nicola K –silver overall, gold in Free and Ball Level 5A: Sandrine B: silver overall and in all three apparatus Level 5B: Janice D – gold overall and in Ribbon and Choice, silver in Ball; Irina S –silver overall and in Ribbon, gold in Ball; Eden R – bronze overall and in Ribbon and Choice; Hayley H – 4^th overall, silver in Choice; Katia F – 5^th overall, bronze in Ball	Coaches Alla Kosheleva (3rd from left) and Jane Gasinova (on the right) with some of the gymnasts
		Level 5C: Gloria W – gold overall and in Clubs, silver in Rope and Choice

KALEV AT OLYMPIUM INVITATIONAL

National Stream
Pre-Novice: Elizabeth B – gold overall and in Free and Rope, silver in Ball
Novice: Linara K – gold overall and in Rope, Hoop and Ball; Meaghan C – bronze overall and in Free, silver in Rope; Michelle Q – 4th overall, bronze in Rope and Ball; Stephanie V – 5th overall, silver in Free; Lydia C – 6th overall
Junior: Angelika R – gold overall and in Rope and Hoop, silver in Clubs, bronze in Ball; Catrina C – silver overall, gold in Ball, bronze in Clubs; Melodie O – 4th overall, silver in Ball, bronze in Hoop; Rachel C – 5th overall; Victoria R – 6th overall, bronze in Rope; Alena T – 8th overall; Caitlin C – 9th overall
Senior: Mariam C – gold overall and in Rope, Hoop and Ball, silver in Ribbon; Anastasia M – silver overall and in Rope, Hoop and Ball, gold in Ribbon; Ani W – 7th overall
Groups: Kalev Junior 4 – gold; Kalev Junior 5 – gold; Kalev Senior 5 –gold

Provincial Stream
Level 1B: Katherine S – gold overall and in Free and Rope
Level 2B: Sasha U – gold overall and in Free and Ball
Level 4B: Emma L – bronze overall, gold in Rope, silver in Free; Maria Y – 4th overall, bronze in Ball
Level 5B: Julia B – 5th overall, silver in Choice; Eden R – 6th overall, silver in Ball; Irina S – 7th overall, bronze in Ball
Level 5C: Elinoy T – gold overall and in all three apparatus; Sarah H – bronze overall and in Rope and Clubs, silver in Choice
Level 6C: Jekaterina K –gold overall and in all three apparatus
Groups: Kalev Senior 5 – gold; Kalev Junior 5 – gold; Kalev Junior 4 – gold; Kalev Novice Trio –gold

	KALEV AT MONTREAL
	At the World Cup in Montreal (Jan. 29-31) Kalev's Junior Katrina C placed 12th overall and 9th in Rope, which gave her a place in the finals, where she placed 7th. Senior Mariam C placed 15th overall and was 11th in Ribbon, which earned her a spot in the finals as a special host-country entry.

	KALEV AT L.A. LIGHTS
	Level 8 Junior: Rachel C - gold overall, silver in Ball, Hoop And Rope; Teija K - 6th overall, gold in Rope Level 8 Child: Linara K - bronze overall and silver in Free and Ball Level 7 Junior: Lydia C - silver overall, gold in Free, bronze in Rope; Julia B - 22nd overall, gold in Ribbon Level 6 Child: Elizabet B - gold overall and in Ball and Free

KALEV AT THE JUNIOR PAN-AMS

The Kalev Junior group (Victoria P, Katrina C, Angelika R, Melodie O and Victoria R) won the gold medals at the Junior Pan-American Games and, thereby, a spot at the Youth Olympics in Singapore, August 14-26, 2010! Congratulations!!!

WELCOME ALL KALEV GYMNASTS TO OUR NEW SEASON!

Dear Parents,

We hope you and your child will enjoy your Kalev experience! To help you get started with us, we will give you the answers to some frequently asked questions.

Q: What are the costs of rhythmic gymnastics?
A: Not much, compared to many other sports! And, of course, the fees vary, depending on how involved your child is, i.e. how many hours she trains. It is also important that we register each gymnast with Gymnastics Ontario since we, like all other gymnastics clubs in the Province, carry insurance available through our Federation only. Although accidents are infrequent in rhythmic gymnastics, they do happen. The registration fees are payable upon registering your child with us.

Q: What should my child wear in the gym?
A: The Kalev uniform, socks or toe slippers - plus tights in the cold season.

Q: What is the Kalev uniform?
A: Our training uniform is a black sleeveless leotard with black tanktop (or blue or black AGG tanktop), plus black, foot-less tights. You don't need all this at first but the items should be purchased soon after classes begin.
Remember also, that your daughter's hair must be tied back, and that jewellery and make-up are not allowed. Make sure to leave any valuables at home!

Q: Why should they wear a uniform?
A: Because it does a lot for the discipline and feeling of belonging in the class. And if everyone is dressed alike, there is no need to buy or rent costumes for the spring show, the group already looks neat and ready for a show. Thus, there are no extra costs for any of the three annual shows!

Q: What are these shows and how much do they cost?
A: There are three shows per year and, or course, there is no cost for your daughter, the performer! For yourself, other relatives and friends, we do sell tickets to the Year-End show because this event is our only fund-raiser. In addition to the regular expenses for coaching, gym rental etc. we also need money for upkeep of the gym and purchase of equipment and this is how we can manage these expenses. There is no cost for the other two shows: the Parents' evenings at Christmas and in the spring.

Q: How about footwear?
A: Competitors and Elite groups wear special toe-slippers. Those who do not compete, may choose to use socks instead.

Q: Do the children need warmer clothes in the winter?
A: The gym is usually warm enough, but for the first few minutes, until the body has been warmed up, we suggest that they use a T-shirt or sweat-shirt, maybe also a pair of foot-less tights.

Q: What about the apparatus?
A: The hand apparatus of rhythmic gymnastics (ball, rope, hoop and ribbon) are available at the gym so that your child can try them out. But since everyone performs at least twice a year, every gymnast needs her own apparatusf. They are purchased centrally and your coach will let you know what items are needed for your child. She will also help decide the colours of balls and ribbons, to make sure the group retains the look of unity for performances. She will have an order form for you to complete. At present, the costs are $5 - 10 for a hoop, $15 or $20 for a ball and $20 for a recreational level ribbon plus ribbon stick, $30 for competitive levels. You can buy a rope at hardware or climbing stores for a few cents a foot - the length needed depends on the your daughter's height.
These items actually make great Christmas gifts, and remember that it is a good idea to get your own apparatus early, since you get used to the feel of them and thus learn to handle them faster. (About the ball: don't use it on other surfaces than the floor and carpets at gym and don't leave it in the car overnight in the winter, unless you wrap it in a plastic bag first!)

Q: What if we miss a class?
A: There is provision for make-up classes. If we have to cancel a class due to unforeseen circumstances, we will offer an extra class. If your child is unable to make it to a class, she can attend a training session of another group, at the same level, to make up the time.

Q: Will the training schedule change?
A: The schedule drawn up prior to registration is tentative, although based on experience from previous years. It may happen that a class is cancelled if there are not enough gymnasts. Or a class may have to be added if there are too many. Maximum is 7 - 10 gymnasts per class. It also depends on the preferences of the people who register. We do our very best to avoid changes but some may, unfortunately, have to take place in the first few weeks of the season. But we will do our very best to accommodate you.

If a class is cancelled later in the year, we will notify you as soon as we have the information. Please make sure we have your home and work telephone numbers, your cell phone number, email address, and maybe name and phone number of an emergency contact!

For other questions, feel free to talk to your coach before or after class, or call us at the office at (905) 889-7889.