Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Blog

Rhythmic gymnastics is an activity in which individuals or teams of 5 manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon, rope and Free (no apparatus). An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time. Rhythmic gymnastics combines ballet and creative movements to music in a choreographed dance-and-tumble routine.

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics,dance, and apparatus manipulation. The victor is the participant who earns the most points, determined by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pirouettes (pivots), flexibilities, apparatus handling, execution, and artistic effect.

Rhythmic gymnastics started as an independent competitive sport in the early nineteen fifties by the Russians. Then in nineteen sixty three the first rhythmic gymnastics world championship was held in Europe. Even though rhythmic gymnastics has its own world championships it did not become an Olympic medal sport until nineteen eighty four. This is partly why rhythmics is such a little known and hardly recognized sport in the U.S.

Rhythmic gymnastics has positive benefits, including: Develops posture and confident body movement, for sport and life, enhances co-ordination and agility, for body awareness and balance enhances creativity and builds self-confidence, increases flexibility and strength and prepares the body for the life's challenges, and develops healthy minds and bodies for now and later life.

Most parents would agree that strength, balance, self-confidence, and discipline are all attributes we hope our children can attain. Very few sports are able to offer all and in a well rounded way as well as gymnastics can. From very young ages to even adult ages, gymnastics is a powerful positive developer for physical and emotional development. It is an excellent launching pad for skills that will carry through their lives and impact their health.

Physically it has many benefits: it strengthens their core, increases flexibility, and improves coordination. It also encourages healthy eating patterns due to the expenditure of energy on their growing bodies, and this habit sets a great foundation for the rest of their lives.

Possibly even more influential on their lives are the mental skills they develop. Gymnastics increases focus and intellectual capacity. This encourages good decision making skills and can impact them positively emotionally as well as they build confidence. This gives them a rock solid foundation that they can use to build upon in whatever way they wish.

One unique and extremely valuable attributes that gymnastics offers is the awareness of the duality of both the idea of "self" and of "team." Children in gymnastics work very hard to improve their skills, competing against themselves, hence the idea of "self". Often they end up competing against their friends, however there is a team aspect and shared sense of pride as they encourage one another. It is a wonderful promotion of sportsman-like conduct and teaches them both how to win and lose with grace.

There really are no down sides to putting your child into gymnastics. There are many skills they will take away from it that will positively influence their lives. So bring your kids in and give them the benefits of gymnastics with us!

Why Los Angeles School of Gymnastics?

 I could give you the usual spiel-That LA School of Gymnastics was founded in 1975 and is an Olympic caliber school. But I'm sure you have heard this before, and while this is all true and very good reasons to be interested. There's a lot more to us than just history. There's an amazing now that can lead to a very bright future.

I know you hear "We've got something for everyone" every where. But the truth is we do. A lot of people seem to think that gymnastics is for children and that after a certain age, there's no reason for you to start. This isn't true. While it's great for kids-and we will get back to that in a bit. It's also great for adults. We all get caught up in our busy lives and the stress involved with that, we forget to take time out to take care of ourselves. We offer Adult Gymnastics classes that can help with that. Gymnastics helps relieve stress by relaxing your body, focusing your mind and encouraging the release of endorphins as well as promoting confidence. It is never too late to enjoy gymnastics, or to give yourself the gift of the enrichment it can bring to you. Make new connections, meet new people, discover new things about yourself. And come do it with us!

As for kids, gymnastics offers so many benefits to children. It promotes self-confidence, helps them grow socially, and that's not even touching on the many physical benefits! It encourages strong bones, healthy muscles and helps with concentration. We know that as parents your life can get busy and that the little ones are full of all kinds of energy and we are never really sure where that endless well comes from, but we can help you give it a place to go! Our coaches are amazing, they enjoy their jobs, enjoy the sport, and get their greatest pride from coaching children to not only better themselves in gymnastics, but to gain confidence in themselves as individuals.

Yes, we have champs, yes we have all the certifications, and yes we have the history. But that's not what we want to focus on. What we want is to enrich your life, to raise new champs, to find the champ in each individual. And we want you to see that champ in yourself.

We offer camps to give the little ones a place to get out their energy and connect socially with others all the while practicing their gymnastics and promoting health. We have birthday parties that give you access to a fully outfitted gym. We have parkour, we have adult classes, we have morning classes. We do literally have something for everyone. And
we want you to gain from this! We want to create new memories, we want to grow our community and our family, and mostly we want you to come join us and have some fun!

So, Why Los Angeles School of Gymnastics?

The better question is, why not?

The LASG Girls Competitive Gymnastics Team led by Head Coach from Bulgaria Mr. Boyko Boev and former national beam and floor coach from Armenia Mrs. Hamest Ohanyan recieved top honors and qualified the entire team to State Championships and to the Sectional Championship! Congratulations to your very successful season and a job well done!

Pictured back row (l to right): Alexandra Harrison, Nedine Ahmed, Stephanie Kazaryan, Nicole Streich, London Bennett

Bottom row: (L to R): Madison Kim, Lauren Bowden, Madison Pierce

Coaches Hamest Ohanyan and Boyko Boev.

"If Gymnastics was easy it would be called Football."

Can you do a handstand? If so, can you do a Gymnastics Progressive Handstand?
Now, you might be saying...maybe? Despite what appears to be so effortlessly performed by many Gymnasts you see on t.v., in sport and especially during the Olympics, this -

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Attention Text Messaging- Obsessed Youth:

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Presents Healthy and Active Alternative for Children During Idle Summer Months

LA parents have an opportunity to get their children away from the computer and to stop incessantly thumbing out texts and start tumbling, twirling and flying through the air

Culver City, CA - The Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (http://lagymnastics.com/) will open its doors on Sunday, May 19^th from 1–3pm for the school’s annual Summer Camp Open House. The free event will allow visitors to tour the facility, meet the instructors, sample camp activities, win freebies and even meet and greet members of the USA National Team who will perform onsite.

The 2013 summer camp program, which will run from June 15 – Aug 30^th, is the perfect answer for children’s need for structured activities during those long summer months.

“LA kids have so many gadgets to play with, but this camp will get them away from the videogames, computer, phones and right into physical activity,” explains Tanya Berenson, the school director.

At the largest gymnastics facility in California, campers can use three 3,000-foot spring tumbling floors, full-size trampolines, multiple beam bar stations, spotting belts and the foam filled pit to guarantee their endless energy can be directed somewhere else other than the computer screen. Besides gymnastics, some of the camp activities include hip-hop with world-renowned dance instructors from UCLA, yoga, swimming and rock-climbing.

“The techniques the LASG staff employs are based on the principles of positive and progressive training,” continues Berenson. “Whether your child is interested in gymnastics for fun, recreation or has high ambitions in the sport, we provide an educational, healthy, safe and professional environment for the kids.”

About Los Angeles School of Gymnastics   
Named by Los Angeles Magazine as the “best gymnastics center in LA,” the LASG is a nonprofit Olympic-quality gymnastics training center. It is considered among the top facilities in the country, which has been training Los Angeles youth since 1975. Led by Alla Svirsky, LASG has provided thousands of young athletes with quality gymnastics instruction and has produced several Olympians and internationally-ranked athletes.

Media Contact Info: For camp information visit www.lagymnastics.com. For media requests, please contact Tanya@lagymnastics.com 

It's true, McKayla Maroney will be visiting Los Angeles School of Gymnastics (LASG) Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 and "She's Not Impressed".

The 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist also known as the "Fierce Five" received her viral recognition during her Medal Award ceremony for winning a Silver Medal after a fall during her Vault.

"I didn't deserve to to win gold if I landed on my butt," Maroney told reporters after the competition, via USA Today. "I'm not disappointed about the silver, I'm disappointed about my performance."

The expression of "Not Impressed" soon spread like a wild fire hitting Tweets from Twitter, Facebook status, Instagram and every Social Media outlet available world wide.

Now, McKayla will be stopping by for a brief visit at Los Angeles School of Gymnastics, located in Culver City of Los Angeles, 8450 Higuera St. 

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics has been open since 1975, first to teach Rhythmic Gymnastics in the Nation by legendary Olympic Coach Alla Svirsky. Since then, LASG has grown to a beloved and successful Gymnastic School offering classes for boys and girls from 18months to Adults.

Lately LASG has been growing its Community outreach with CARE an intervention scholarship program to provide troubled youths from 12-18yrs a "healthy and positive" alternative in life with Gymnastics. 

"Gymnastics is a core to all sports, it teaches flexibility, strength, balance and techniques. A lot of reasons why injuries occur during sport when not practiced properly", says Alla Svirsky.
"LASG helps all children and adults reach their fullest potientials and gymnastics goal".

May 19th, 2013 from 1pm-3pm LASG will have an Open House to the Public! Refreshments, music, give-aways, face paintings and tours will be offered to all who are interested or attending LASG with a discount to enrollment to eligable classes.

For more info goto

http://www.lagymnastics.com

310.204.1980 

Calling All Youth: Put Down the Remote Control, Stop Texting or Playing Video Games

It's Time to Start Tumbling!

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Officer Active Alternative for Children During Summer

Culver City, CA - The Los Angeles School of Gymnastics will open its doors Sunday May 19th, from 1-3pm for the school's annual summer Camp Open House.  The free event will allow visitors to tour the facility, meet the instructors, sample camp activities, win freebies and even meet and greet members of the USA National Team: Heather Chan, Desiree Ayala and Elizabeth Petrosyan, who will perform onsite.

The 2013 Summer Camp program, which will run from June 10th - Aug 30th, is the perfect answer for children's need for structured activities during those long summer months.

 "Our goals is to offer a healthy summer camp for children, which will get them away from videogames, computers, phones and right into physical activity," explains Tanya Berenson, the school's General Manager.

At the largest gymnastics facility in California, campers can use three 3,000 foot spring floors, full-size trampolines, multiple beam bars stations, spotting belts and the foam filled pit to guarantee their endless energy can be directed somewhere else other than the computer screen.  Besides gymnastics, some of the camp activities include hip-hop with world-renowned dance instructors from UCLA, trampoline, swim & gym, Karate and rock-climbing.

   "Whether your child is interested in gymnastics for fun, recreation or has high ambitions in the sport, we provide an educational, healthy, safe and professional environment for the kids," said Berenson.

We have Spring Camp right around the corner and you don't want to miss this year's exciting event!

We have fun filled gymnastic days scheduled for your child from March 25th to April 5th at Los Angeles School of Gymnastics.

Your child will have an opportunity to make new friends and have an exciting active Gymnastic fun Spring Break! More here

Call our office to RSVP your Child's spot for their Spring Camp before they are all full! 310.204.1980