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Artistry and body type - choreographer Kapitanova speaks

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Reading up for a piece of writing, I coincidentally came across this passage in an interview Vladimir Zaglada conducted with Moscow Dynamo choreographer Yelena Kapitanova.  I'll quote it here word for word.

'As I see it, the most important thing is that gymnastics dance fortifies and inspires the body of the gymnast, sometimes even concealing certain superficial defects.  When you are watching a powerful, elastic, pliable body exploding skyward, do you really think about the fact that the gymnast's legs are short or long?  You appreciate the line of the body and how beautiful it is in motion.  Everything else is forgotten.' (Zaglada, 2010)

Interesting in light of some of the discussions surrounding 'The Artistry Fallacy'.

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  1. Anonymous8 June 2012 at 19:35

    It's an interesting opinion

    "When you are watching a powerful, elastic, pliable body exploding skyward, do you really think about the fact that the gymnast's legs are short or long? You appreciate the line of the body and how beautiful it is in motion. Everything else is forgotten"

    Exact noticed !

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  2. Lilia10 June 2012 at 08:15

    So well said!! I couldn't agree more!

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  3. Unknown23 May 2014 at 00:28

    Thank you, Queen for using an excerpt from the book which I really like. But something what suppose to be important for gymnastics' professional was always for me just a regular rules of my work. Got more and more questions about One Coach's Journey...

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