Disciplines

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During the World Gymnestrada in the summer of 2023, 10 disciplines will be practised by the participants: acrobatic gymnastics, dance, freerunning, vaulting, rhönrad gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline jumping, women’s gymnastics, men’s gymnastics and demo sports. On this page we explain all disciplines!

Disciplines

Acrobatic gymnastics

Acrobatic gymnastics is for people who like gymnastics, acrobatics and teambuilding. Together with your teammates, you make pyramids and throw each other into the air. You do somersaults and stand upside down on each other. It is fascinating to watch, but certainly also to do.

Dance

Jazz dance is a combination of classical ballet techniques and modern dance, but then up-tempo and jazzy. The music supports your movements and helps you to express your feelings. Together with your group, you work on flexibility, strength, co-ordination, isolation and movement forms from classical ballet.

Freerunning

Freerunning is a very popular sport, in which you move over obstacles using gymnastic techniques such as flips and vaults. As a freerunner, you develop the ultimate feeling of freedom, body control and strength. It's all about the five F's: Fun, Freedom, Fitness, Friendship and Fulfilment.

Vaulting

Jumping, floating and spinning behind each other at speed. Vaulting really gives you the feeling of flying, freedom and teamwork. Vaulting consists of mini trampoline jumping, table jumping, cabinet jumping and tumbling. Team spirit is very important in showjumping so that we can achieve the best performance together.

Rhönrad gymnastics

Two hoops together form the rhönrad. And in that rhönrad you stand. You move gracefully in the rhönrad with three different techniques: straight, spiral and jump. You become one with the rhönrad and perform impressive exercises together.

Rhythmic gymnastics

In rhythmic gymnastics, you show your flexibility to the music. Rhythm and coordination are very important. There is no gymnastics equipment, it is all about you, the music and the material with which you bring your performance to life. You use a ball, hoop, rope, ribbon and clubs, and you can perform rhythmic gymnastics with as many or as few people as you like.

Trampoline jumping

Jumping, turning and floating: in trampoline jumping you play with gravity. To make high and beautiful jumps and somersaults, you have to be able to control and coordinate all your muscles perfectly. You refine your sense of balance, space, tempo and rhythm to make spectacular jumps.

Women's gymnastics

I women's gymnastics, four gymnastic elements are important: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor. For each element you learn different routines in which you show your strength, skill and control. As a gymnast you do all exercises smoothly and elegantly, but above all with a lot of fun.

Men's gymnastics

Men's gymnastics is all about power. There are six important elements: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, high bar and horizontal bar. To master these elements you learn how to jump, support and hang. Eventually you will be able to perform breathtaking exercises.

Demosport

The term 'demo sport' refers to any sport that is performed without a competitive element. You are a demo-sportsperson when you show your talents in a show, regardless of the sport you play or the discipline you belong to. You can also put on a show together with athletes from other disciplines. It is the combination of different disciplines that makes your performance a real spectacle.