Fundraising Wheel team workshop: 30^th May 2011

Members of the Wheel Team attended Saints gymnastics this week to conduct a clinic to assist will fundraising for the team travelling to WG.  It was held on this day as a special class for those gymnasts not travelling to the Millicent Competition.

The workshop was broken into two sessions, with the younger gymnasts attending the first session and older gymnasts attending the second.  The gymnasts were given an opportunity to learn the ‘feel’ of the wheel and then move onto more intricate skills.

The Wheel Team would like to thank the Club for their participation and their assistance towards the ‘travel fund’.

From 10 to 16 July, Lausanne will be hosting the world’s biggest gymnastics event!

Over 20,000 participants, of all ages, from all parts of the world and members of 55 National Federations will meet to share their passion. After Basel in 1969 and Zürich in 1982, this will be the third time that Switzerland will be hosting this world-scale sporting event, for everybody.

South Australia will be sending its first gymnastics team to this event.  Harlequin Spirals Wheel Team (Venia Gymsports) has been preparing for this event for the last four years and will perform two of their favourite routines – ABBA : Super Trooper and this year’s Cirque routine: Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

The team will leave Australia on July 1^st and head straight to Frankfurt where they will attend the Level 1 Wheel Gymnastics Coaching and Judging course plus train at one of the premier Wheel Gymnastics Clubs in Germany.  This club has produced both the Mens and Womens Wheel Gymnastics World Champions.  After four days at the course the team will move to Lutry, Switzerland where the Australian Team will hold their training camp.  The Opening Ceremony of WG will be held on 10^th July in Lausanne.  The team will then perform their group display on three occasions and be part of the English Speaking Evening.  The whole Australian team will take part in the Closing Ceremony on 17^th July, afterwards joining all the participants in a huge final party.

Team members

Gymnasts:

Jacqueline Eustis, Jill Arthur, Caitlin Gray, Meg Allison, Tanja Stollinger(AU) Tam Le (WA)

Lauren Strumpher(WA), Brenton Dicker & Shaun Todd

Manager: Janet Gray

Coach / gymnast: Lynn Martin

Supporters/volunteers:

Sue Johnson, Roger Johnson, Debra Tilley

After 5 Shows, over 2000 spectators, over 150 performers and crew, Cirque de Gymnastique has wrapped up for another year…..The 2011 show yet again was an outstanding success and was a true celebration of Gymnastics and the outstanding perfomers and their coaches/ trainers.

The performers took the audience through a journey, through a range of movie themed displays that broke the barriers between gymnastics and the arts. Well done to the Harlequin Spirals wheel team who amazed the audience with their routine based on the movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert.