Svetlana Boginskaya - 1991 Worlds AA - Floor Exercise

Svetlana Boginskaya - 1991 Worlds AA - Floor Exercise

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[markoparko]

One of the best choreographed routines ever.

[KarenLovesGymnastics]

Svetlana is one of the best gymnasts ever! Go Sveta!

[tedsler]

@musicisinmeforever 'Double LO, tuck full-in, and a double tuck' versus 'piked full-in, RO 1 1/2 thru to double tuck and double pike' - Boginskaya shows more variety with her middle pass and pike. And as for performance, I guess it is down to subjectivity all over again. I don't see much choreo in MLR's routine, but that is probably because I come from a prof dance background and like Boginskaya's originality and not doing what every one else does. But hey it's all just opinions so why bother.

[musicisinmeforever]

@tedsler

Now, I know she's not a gymnast today, but have you seen Mary Lou Retton's FX routine that she used in the '84 Olympics. That girl knew how to perform....and her tumbling was superb. She had strengths in both.

[tedsler]

@musicisinmeforever So technical elements should be in focus and choreography secondary? For me a FX should be a seamless blend of tumbling and dance/choreography, where the gymnast has to be in the right place at the right time for the movement to fit with the music. Sadly today there are so many preparations for pirouettes/jump requirements that the music seems to means less and less. They all do the technical bit, but how many actually 'perform' their routine?

[musicisinmeforever]

@tedsler

My only reply is this. If gymnastics was the exact same thing as dancing then this would be fine. However you cannot compensate for weaker tumbling passes with brilliant choreography. Choreography adds to a lovely routine. It shouldn't be the focus of the routine.

[tedsler]

@musicisinmeforever Really? Let's just take this competition, '91 Worlds, and say who in your opinion had more innovative/suitable choreo than Boginskaya? She wasn't called the Queen of Movement for nothing. Her middle tumbling pass is pretty difficult as well, especially for a girl her height back in 1991. And her tumbling is slow? Her double back in the middle is pretty quick. Her double pike in the end is gorgeous albeit a bit low on landing I give you that. :)

[indiatree]

@musicisinmeforever I don't disagree with you totally, but I don't think her tumbling was lackluster. Yes, it was less difficult than Bontas and Chusi, but they were the floor queens. Compare it with Zmeskal (the eventual AA winner) , and I think you will find that her tumbling is very competitive and holds up well by comparison. She is not just going through the motions. Yes, parts of the choreography could be beefed up, but she was trying to say something artistically which is rare.

[musicisinmeforever]

@indiatree

The choreography, I personally think is rather boring. I suppose some of it works with the music, but in some parts it's just okay. However, I think that to be a supreme artistic gymnast, as Svetlana has been dubbed, you should have amazing choreography and lovely dancing as well as awe-inspiring tumbling and skills. Otherwise it's simply just dancing.

[indiatree]

@musicisinmeforever I don't agree with you about the choreography or her artistic presense. But I do agree with you about her landings. She didn't take steps, but her chest was very low on the landings and that should have been factored into the score. She should have been given credit though for making a complete artistic statement here instead of just moving along while some unrelated music played in the background.

[musicisinmeforever]

@peepers2221

So...Russian choreography is the best you're saying??? If you haven't noticed, it's been years since Russians or ANY Eastern European countries have had a team worth sneezing at. (forgive me for ending my sentence with a preposition._

[musicisinmeforever]

@peepers2221 There was at least one girl who had a double full in her routine. And mostly I meant the dancing and choreography looked like a high school routine...just like I said in the other comment.