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Gymnasts Reveal
A Personal Side
by Emily Hunger-ford
As a team of athletes, most people would agree that the
Danish Gymnasts are certainly very talented. They are also
very interesting people in their own right.
After their performance at our school Dec. 4, the
Rogue News staff had the opportunity to interview four
members of the team.
The four gymnasts were two girls, Ase Anderson, 17,
and Ruth Pederson, 19, and two boys, Flemming Knudsen,
1 9, and 1 Ians Peter Larsen, 2 1 .
Ruth and Hans both sooke excellent English and were
happy to tell about their experiences. Both mentioned that
they enjoy traveling with the team and really love
gymnastics, although Hans admitted that at times he does
get tired of it.
The two also said that they are enjoying America,
especially the beautiful scenery, that the American People
are very hospitable, and that they enjoy talking with them.
All four had accompanied the team to the Mexico City
Olympics where they did not compete but were guest
performers. Hans described Mexico as "a land of great
contrasts," especially between the rich and poor people.
Hans comment on the demonstration of black power
by two American athletes at the Olympics was that the
Negroes were justified in "demonstrating against bondage"
but that "they shouldn't have done it during the victory
ceremony."
Next stop for the gymnasts was to be Redding,
California and other points south.
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From the moment they
marched into our gymnasium
and sang the Danish National
Anthem to their proud exit, the
Danish Gymnastic Team were a
credit to their country as well as
the most accomplished
performers to grace our school.
All 21 members of the
performing team are native
Danes and an integral part of
their program was Danish
tradition. The team sang Danish
songs and performed old Danish
folk-dances.
It is a marvelous experience
for us here in the United States,
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Versatile gymnasts display colorful, traditional costumes as they
as a part of their varied presentation to the student body Dec. 6.
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who have no real national
traditions, to be able to witness
the national traditions of other
nations.
Among the spectacles of the
performance were routine such
as the complete women's team
doing a routine with
hoola-hoops and individual floor
exercises performance.
Another stunt that caused
great amazement was performed
when seven men did handstands
on the Swedish box all at the
same time.
The team members are
selected by selection
competition and gymnastic
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variability. They trained for six
weeks in Denmark and an
additional two weeks in
Connecticut, before starting
their tour.
The gymnasts explained that
they try to practice as much as
they can, but because they travel
constantly it is sometimes
impossible. They often practice
their routines up to two or three
hours a day when they're not on
the road.
The average age of the Team
members is 22, but the ages
range from 17 to 23. Most of the
team are students and will
continue their studies when they
return to Denmark.
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Photographs by
Jane Davis
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