Putting it Together

At the end of each session, the gymnasts learn a short and slightly mutated phrase of an Olympic floor routine! On the first day, the gymnasts picked the top 10 routines they watched in the Olympics and would like to learn for themselves. For example, we learned phrases from Simone Biles and Suni Lee's 2024 floor routine, as shown in the videos below!

By learning these phrases, the gymnasts experience true gymnastics choreography that is very advanced. Each day, the gymnasts learn a new routine, and it becomes easier to pick up the choreography as they get more familiar with dance and rhythm. It is also important to fully immerse these young gymnasts in different types of choreography. For example, we have Simone Biles, who is very powerful in contrast to Suni Lee's elegance.

This is a fantastic exercise for young gymnasts as they learn the choreography of their ultimate idol and role model, who was seen at the Olympics this past summer! To practice, the gymnasts were taught the choreography and then practiced in small groups. This allowed for a bit of a performance-type feeling when showing the other groups the routine and also let the gymnast on the side watch and learn from others' minor mistakes.

"I am demonstrating in black to show the original choreography that the gymnasts were taught*