TRIGGER WARNING: this post contains content about suicide. On December 14, 2022, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, a professional dancer, So You Think You Can Dance runner-up, and former DJ of...
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Rhythmic gymnastics is a technical sport
“Elegant.” “Beautiful.” “Unabashedly girly.” For a long time, I struggled to put my finger on exactly what it was that bothered me about many descriptions of my sport. I agree and appreciate that it...
Why the title, “Athlete Voices”?
If you’re new here, welcome to Athlete Voices! We are a news and media brand that turns the spotlight on all thing aesthetic sports, namely, “appearance-oriented” sports such as gymnastics, dance, figure skating, and artistic swimming.
THE GYROTONICⓇ METHOD For Dancers
In 2017, professional ballroom dancer Phoenix Linsong broke her toe, which took her off the dance floor for three months. This was only one of several injuries Phoenix sustained throughout her dance...
Could Tokyo 2020 be to rhythmic gymnastics what Beijing 2008 was to artistic?
Could Tokyo 2020 be to rhythmic gymnastics what Beijing 2008 was to artistic? And other commentary on rhythmic gymnastics at the most recent Olympic Games Just as artistic gymnastics entered a new...
It’s time to engage with rhythmic gymnastics as a legitimate sport
American sports media hardly covers rhythmic gymnastics aside from some non-primetime space during the Olympics—during which commentators refer vaguely to “grace” and “beauty” far more often than...