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NORTH SHORE gymnasts Candice Taylor (with ball) and Madeline LeBerge (with hoop} are heping to follow in the footsteps of their coach, current senior provincial champion Megan Arnold. Ciub Adagio is offering prep courses in rhythmic gymnastics for girls aged five to 13 in North Van-

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Provincial champion to head rhythmic gymnastics program

COMBINING THE awesome strength of a gymnast and

the graceful movements of

a dancer, rhythmic sportive

gymnastics (RSG) is quickly establishing itself on the North Shore as an alternative activity for girls aged five to 13

years.

Club Adagio of Vancouver is offering Prep I (5- to 8-year-olds) and Prep II (8- to 13-year-olds) classes at St. Pius X church gym, 1150 Indian River Dr., North Vancouver. ~

Previously known as ‘‘modern rhythmic gymnastics,’’ RSG became an internationally recognized sport by the Federation of International Gymnasts in June 1962. A year later the first world championships were held in Budapest, and in 1984 the sport was featured for the first time ai the Olympic Games.

At the Los Angeles Summer Games the first Olympic gold ever awarded in RSG went to Lori Fung of B.C.

Four years later at the 1988 Seoui Olympics, Canada again placed well, establishing the coun- try’s reputation in world RSG competitions.

In. February of 1990, two B.C. provincial team members, Megan Arnold and Mireille Rosner, sud- denly found themselves without a proper coach and proper training facilities to prepare them for the 1990 competitive season.

Five families and six gymnasts came together a month later to form Club Adagio. In keeping with the disciplines of the sport, “adagio’?> means movement in siow time involving feats of balance.

A year later, Club Adagic gymnasts placed in every category in which they competed at the 1991 provincial championships. The club was also designated the official provincial training centre for the 1991 Canada Winter Games.

At the beginning of the 1991-92 competitive season, Adagio added to their experienced coaching staff Bulgarian coach and choreographer Kamena Petkova.

Petkova, once a chief assistant professor at the National Sport Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria,

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By A.P. McCredie Sports Reporter

brought world-class coaching techniques to the club.

Testimony to Petkova’s abilities came at the 1992 provincial championships when Arnold cap- tured senior provincial champion honors, and Club Adagio garnered the most medals of any club at the competition.

“Club Adagio was born of necessity and with a vision that

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thythmics as a sport can be en- joyed by afl ages at ali fevels,*’ said club director Adrienne Ar- nold, ‘Within our programs can be found the very beginning level recreational gyinnast and the high level national and international competitor, each enjoying their sport and striving for their own persona! best.””

The inaugural year of Club Adagio’s North Shore program is being coached by Megan Arnold, the current senior provincial champion and a 1992 Canadian Nationai silver and bronze medal- ist.

For more information about the recreational rythmic gymnastics being offered by Club Adagio, contact club director Adrienne Arnold at 261-2752.

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