Rythmic
Gymnastics
Basic Facts and Rules about the
Sport
- Rythmic Gymnastics is an aesthetic discipline falling midway between
art and sport.
- It is practised exclusively by women and performed to music while
using small hand apparatus.rope,hoop,ball,clubs and /or ribbon.The spectacular
appeal of Rythmic Gymnastics with its grace, harmony and beuty is
enormous.
- At the world class level, the difficulty of body movements performed
in combination with skilful handling of the apparatus is fascinating. However,
learning and developing such skills requires as much hard work as in Artistic
Gymnastics or any form of dance.
- All routines are performed to music, of one or more instruments.
Vocals without lyrics are allowed as music accompaniment. Inappropriate noises
-engine noises,police sirens,the sound of breaking objects etc. are not
allowed. The penalty for music not conforming to regulations is 0.50 pts.
- The time limit for individual exercises is 1.15 min to 1.30 min,
while for the group exercises it is 2.15 min to 2.30 min. The penalty for each
additional or missing second is 0.05 points.
- The floor area is a carpeted surface measuring 13 x13 metres,
surrounded by a one -metre wide security border.
- Any crossing of the boundaries of the floor area by one or two feet,
or by any part of the body, or apparatus is penalized by 0.10 pts. No
penalty will be applied if the apparatus passes the boundary of the
floor area without touching the ground.