Astronomical 2011

On Sunday the 3rd April 2011, my club had its annual display which was held at Inveralmond Community High School this year.  The show always has a great turnout so this year we decided to have two performances, one show at 1pm and then again at 4pm.  This was obviously a challenge for the younger children as they had to stay all day and perform each of their routines twice.  Both shows were a total sell out and the whole day was a huge success.  The gymnasts, coaches and parents have all been raving about the show ever since and think it was by far our best year.  We are all very excited about the future of Astro as the younger recreational classes show so much potential and are an asset to the club. 

Head Coach Caroline Gourlay said,
"Well.....where do I start! The gymnasts were outstanding today. From the little pre-schoolers doing their first ever routines, to the seniors doing this year's Gymfest for the first time, everyone performed their little hearts out. The smiles on their faces just said it all. The gymnasts were performing up to 4 times...then had to do it all again...and it didn't phase them. What little professionals. It's lovely to see the gymnasts moving up through the classes and everyone has improved from last year. Coaches to be proud of who care so much about the gymnasts and fantastic parent helpers backstage who made the whole day go smoothly. And of course 2 fantastic audiences!! Thanks to everyone who made today special for the gymnasts and thanks for all the lovely comments. Caroline x x"

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Spellbound

In 2010 the acro gymnastics squad, "Spellbound" won the popular TV show Britain’s got talent.  This was a true eye-opener for this country as a gymnastics group has never really won anything like this before or even got to a final stage.  This increased popularity of the sport and many more people were made aware of what acrobatic gymnastics actually is.  The crowd and judges reaction to Spellbound’s audition were incredible.  It really was something they had never seen before because acro gymnastics is not something that is available to watch on the TV like other sports.  The team made it through their first audition with an anonymous decision from the judges and excelled themselves in their routines each week.  They obviously had to put a lot of hard work into their training and their skills were faultless every time.  They were a truly outstanding act and hopefully succeeded in promoting the sport worldwide.  This video is the routine they performed in the final to win the competition.