Being a Left Handed Rhythmic Gymnast

So many celebrities like Anna Kendrick and Jennifer Lawrence are left-handed. But rhythmic gymnasts?

Stumbling across a left-handed rhythmic gymnast is like stumbling across a giant rainbow four-leaf clover. The chances of stumbling across it ranges from zero to five percent. Leaning more towards the zero for the giant rainbow four-leaf clover.

Yet I'm a left-handed rhythmic gymnast!

The only Olympic rhythmic gymnast I currently know of that's left handed is a Canadian woman who was a part of the Canadian group at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Left-handed rhythmic gymnast's have a major disadvantage in rhythmic gymnastics unless they have magical coordination with their right hand. Why? Because of apparatuses, that's why.

And I can't even catch a ribbon with my left hand let alone my right hand!

- Colour Fluff

I Realised Something About Rhythmic Gymnasts

I've realised that if a rhythmic gymnast works hard enough, they usually make it to the world circuit within 10 - 12 years of doing RG.

Take Danielle Prince for example. She started RG at age 11. At the age of 23 she went to the Worlds at Stuttgart last year.

I also realised that at the age of 13, I need to be working really hard if I ever want to get to a higher level.

And be able to do a freaking handstand.

- Colour Fluff

Rhythmic Gymnastics GIFs

Any type of GIFs are amazing.

But rhythmic gymnastics GIFs are even more amazing,

Especially the ones that are made by me.

I even make reversed versions.

- Colour Fluff

Handstands and Cartwheels (and why I can't do them)

As a dancer, being able to do a handstand or a cartwheel just wasn't necessary whatsoever.

But when I started doing RG, it became the centre of everything. In a previous post, I've mentioned a girl I do rhythmic with who can do an aerial cartwheel.

Meanwhile my handstands look like this:

I have now realised that I need to straighten my legs when doing a handstand or cartwheel.

I used to be able to do a proper handstand and cartwheel. But we're talking six years ago and about a seven year old Colour Fluff.

It was also with my left side, not my right side.

- Colour Fluff