The Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy has a new choreographer on its team.Lyudmila Duganova is a ballet teacher from the Professional Arts Academy.&nbsp;She has already conducted her first lesson for the Academy athletes.

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Academy Life

Lyudmila is a ballet teacher at the Professional Arts Academy. 

Lyudmila Duganova is the new choreographer on the Academy team

Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva has joined the Academy creative process.She is working on new routines for the gymnasts together with choreographers Irina Zenovka, Natalia Belugina, and two-time Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva.&nbsp;

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An Olympic champion work with choreographers on new gymnasts' routines.

Alina Kabaeva has joined the creative process at the Academy

At the mAlinka tournament, participants received not only medals but also titles.<h4>Born in 2022:</h4>Miss Artistry - Valentina Akmanova;Miss Charm - Adelaida Potapova;Miss Smile - Vera Mesilova;Miss Joy - Varvara Rudenko;Miss Sweetness - Valeria Kubasova;Miss Grace - Lucia Mamisheva, Vlada Prudnikova.<h4>Born in 2021:</h4>Miss Charm - Miya Zubareva, Amelia Pereverzeva, Kristina Prosviryakova, Anastasia Skidan;Miss Smile - Miroslava Brazhnikova, Alexandra Zimina;Miss Joy — Alena Nevstrueva, Maya Vasilyeva;Miss Tenderness — Eva Kotova, Eteri Esatiya;Miss Grace — Elza Dorogova, Yesenia Mitkova.<h4>Born in 2020:</h4>Miss Artistry — Daria Slashcheva, Miya Gadzhimuradova;Miss Charm — Lidiya Negodova, Kataleya Sudarikova, Sayora Mukhammadkhonova, Alexandra Pakhomova;Miss Smile — Ekaterina Akmanova, Alexandra Khodykina, Maria Dubrova, Eva Gamanova;Miss Joy — Eliza Polegaeva, Maria Omysheva, Margarita Nemova, Alisa Strelets;Miss Tenderness - Alisa Zheltkova, Anna Velmozhnaya, Adel Galiullina, Evangelina Chubatyuk;Miss Grace - Virsaviya Panova, Miroslava Murduskina, Adelina Fedotova, Evelina Sevostyanova, Alina Chipizubova, Ruslana Varlakova.

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Competitions

At the mAlinka tournament, participants received not only medals but also titles.

Results of the mAlinka tournament among the 2020-2022 years of birth

Tatyana Ryupina, Senior Methodologist at the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, told how the first half of the school year went for preschoolers and preschoolers from early development groups:<blockquote>"The first semester of the new school year flew by and was extremely productive and informative. Our teaching staff developed a series of teaching fairy tales and stories for gymnasts and judokas. The main goal was to foster a lasting interest in the sport the children are involved in and to create a positive example they would want to emulate. Consequently, we also strived not only for athletic success but also to cultivate the moral and willpower qualities that are essential for future champions and winners. We also developed a whole system of mathematics for the very youngest children. This system is called "structured counting." Develops children's attention, perseverance, and logical thinking."</blockquote>Tatyana Ryupina also noted what skills the young gymnasts and judokas have improved during this time:<blockquote>"During this semester, the children's English vocabulary increased. The teacher began reading in English with the older children. The children also learned the history of rhythmic gymnastics and judo, respectively. Our preschool department is constantly evolving, the program is improving, and our teachers are growing professionally. Young gymnasts and judok are not only improving their athletic skills, but also developing moral and volitional qualities and cognitive functions that will be essential for their future athletic and lifelong pursuits."</blockquote>

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Opinion

Tatyana Ryupina, Senior Methodologist at the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, summed up the results of the first half of the school year for preschoolers from early development groups.

Tatyana Ryupina, Senior Methodologist at the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, summed up the results of the year

A dance master class was held at the Academy for group exercise gymnasts.It was conducted by Nisa Chusovitina, the teacher-choreographer at Alla Dukhova TODES dance studio. The specialist also collaborated with Irina Zenovka, choreographer of the Alina festival, to create a dance sequence for the new gymnasts' program.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/ac3/1cf/ac31cfd5acd7c31bb4298d7694a8a896.jpg"></figure>

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Nisa Chusovitina worked with group girls.

A dance master class from choreographer TODES was held at the Academy

After the end of the mAlinka tournament, the Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina summed up the performances of the young stars and told what advice she gave the athletes before the performance:<blockquote>"A little time has passed since the last mAlinka, but we managed to improve something. Something may have remained in place. But we will not stop working. I always tell them to stretch their toes, keep their hands up, and listen to the music. And also, not to get distracted by their parents, because usually, small children distract because of that. And we tell them to act as if they are performing in an empty hall, just by themselves."</blockquote>The specialist also told how difficult it was for gymnasts to perform with the apparatus, and noted some of the young athletes:<blockquote>"We teach them from a young age to take the apparatus in their hands. From the very beginning, they are gradually mastering apparatus training. But still, the exercise is something different. So it was difficult for everyone. I really like Ksyusha Berest. She is a girl born in two thousand and nineteen. She is really great, she always tries very hard. And I see progress in her. And I really like Polina Pakhomova born in two thousand and eighteen."</blockquote>The Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina also shared her plans for the coming year:<blockquote>"For those born in two thousand and twenty, we will be creating then an exercise with the rope for them. At the next mAlinka, they will be perform freehand and with the rope. And for the year of two thousand and nineteen, we will compose a ball routine. For me, the year of two thousand and twenty-five is an achievement overall. I started working as a coach, and all these little girls have become very dear to me. I hope it continues like this, and that they will only bring me joy."</blockquote>On December 10, the traditional mAlinka tournament for the youngest athletes was held at the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy.

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The specialist also shared her plans for the coming year.

Academy coach Elizaveta Zorkina summed up the performances of the young athletes after the mAlinka tournament

Irina Zenovka, the choreographer of the Alina festival, came to the Academy to create a program with ribbons for group team.Gymnasts born in 2011-2012 will compete in the juniors program.<figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/896/4f2/8964f2ecffb0c7dff3eae68e3e784777.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://skygrace.ru/static/files/images/editor/654/bc5/654bc5841863420908e374cd2fa5bab7.png"></figure>

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The exercise with five ribbons will be possible to see next season.

Irina Zenovka is creating a new program for the junior group gymnasts

The Academy gymnasts have started working on new programs for the upcoming season.Choreographer Natalia Belugina has arrived at the Academy and has already started staging a new exercise with maces for Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina.

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Choreographer Natalia Belugina came to the Academy.

The Academy gymnasts have started working on new programs

Russia’s Honored Coach Natalia Lashchinskaya, who evaluated the athletes' artistry at the Russian Cup, told how the gymnasts' approach to exercises has changed this year:<blockquote>"They've improved a lot. They've started to feel the music. They've even developed their own emotions. Together with their coach and choreographer, they choose the music—the one they'll feel. We've had a lot of lessons that have helped them understand: what kind of music is it, what does it represent, when was it written, by which composer, and so on. The girls have improved a lot!"</blockquote>The specialist also highlighted the tournament's most memorable routines:<blockquote>"I really like Masha Borisova's routine. I like Ulyana Janus's routine, and Anna Vakulenko's hoop routine is good, and so is the ball routine."</blockquote>

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She also highlighted the tournament's most memorable routines.

How has the gymnasts' approach to their routines changed this year? Natalia Lashchinskaya tells about it

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Ekaterina Sazonova from Moscow became the bronze medalist of the Russian Cup.&nbsp;The gymnast appreciated her performance at the start in Kazan:<blockquote>"This tournament was a great success for me. I performed all four events without any major errors, which I'm very happy about, and I'm very happy with the result. I like all the programs. I made a really good ball at this tournament. I've never performed it like that before, and it was my last time performing it. I tried to convey the entire image. I have a very profound image there about the feelings of a lost person, the image of lost love. And I was able to fully express myself in this program. I came out with sadness and a desire to give everything I had on the court."</blockquote>She told what helped her to perform without losses, and also summed up the results of the season:<blockquote>"I think it was self-confidence, of course, and my coach's belief in me. And, of course, daily hard work. This has probably been my favorite year of my entire career. I came back from a serious injury and even managed to win a medal at the end of the year. I'm very happy about that. I've been working towards this for a very long time."</blockquote>By the way, Tatyana Sergaeva, the head coach of the Russian national team, <a href="https://skygrace.ru/en/news/mneniya/ya-by-skazala-chto-eto-byla-bitva-harakterov-tatyana-sergaeva-ob-itogah-kubka-rossii" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">noted</a> her as the most stable gymnast at these competitions. Ekaterina Sazonova's coaches are Yana Kelperis and Ekaterina Sergeeva.

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By the way, Tatyana Sergaeva, the head coach of the Russian national team, noted her as the most stable gymnast at these competitions. Ekaterina Sazonova's coaches are Yana Kelperis and Ekaterina Sergeeva.