About Leawarra

About Calisthenics

Calisthenics is one of the fastest growing artistic sports - unique to Australia. Participants of all ages thrive on the variety and challenges offered in the many facets of calisthenics - a combination of controlled exercises and gymnastics, marching, singing, ballet, modern dance and drama. It combines the best aspects of sport and art, promoting health and fitness, and an important sense of belonging to a team.

Calisthenics is the sport with performing at its heart.

We offer a unique combination of dancing, singing, gymnastics and technical skills for girls, boys and women throughout Victoria.

Calisthenics develops strong, confident performers through teamwork. Discipline and technique, grace and poise are fostered in a fun and friendly club environment, where families can connect and performers can develop skills, and friendships, that last a lifetime.

Our performers learn skills that inspire them to take centre stage at competitions, and in life.

Items

Each unique team based item improves the overall health, fitness, strength and flexibility of performers, as well as offering skills and benefits to take into everyday life.

Overall– teamwork, coordination, self-confidence, concentration, listening, following instructions, communication and presentation.

March – marching to create complex patterning developing spatial awareness, core strength, rhythm and deportment.

Clubs – circular swings with wooden clubs developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, multi-tasking and rhythm.

Freearm – a creative series of strength and flexibility movements developing core strength, flexibility and deportment.

Rods – manipulation of a metal rod with movement developing technical skills, hand-eye coordination and multi-tasking.

Aesthetics – graceful movements technically placed and interpreted developing musical appreciation, grace, poise and emotional expression.

Rhythmical Aesthetics – graceful and elevated movements technically placed and interpreted developing rhythm, dance, expressive storytelling, leaps and leg extension for running and other sports.

Character Dance – a series of dance steps to tell a story developing rhythm, dance, storytelling and acting.

Song with Action – singing with movement and expression developing confidence, vocals, listening, communication and performance skills.

Song and Dance – singing with dance and expression developing dance, vocals, stamina and breathing.

Dance Arrangement – dance and interpretation developing spatial awareness, dance, elevation, expression and performance skills.

Calisthenic Revue – a creative performance to tell a story developing performance skills, acting, creative expression and confidence.

…and all of them support the personal growth of your child as well as help to foster a sense of fun