28 THE COURIER SUN • KIDS & EDUCATION • JULY 30, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com kids & education Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics team performs at ‘World’s Most Famous Arena’ BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_GiudiceReport The girls from the Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics team got the chance to showcase their skills on center court at Madison Square Garden during the halftime show at a New York Liberty game earlier this month. These children, ages 8 to 12, spend hours of their days, Sundays through Thursdays, honing their skills at juggling balls, hoops, ribbons and ropes, all while perfecting complex dance maneuvers at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, located at 106-06 Queens Blvd. The team had been preparing for their moment at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” since their Father’s Day performance in June. After that show, they were invited to perform at Madison Square Garden during a Liberty game, since both the WNBA and rhythmic gymnastics are all-women sports. During their routine on the court, the girls performed s intricately choreographed dance moves with hoops, ribbons and ropes, to the delight of the Madison Square Garden crowd. All of the girls were excited to show what they could do on such a big stage, and Tatiana Nisenboym, one of the dance students, asked her father, “Dad, am I famous now?” after her participation in the performance. From 1991 to 2011, Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics has taught the centuries-old Eastern European sport to the children of Queens in the basement of the Queens Jewish Center located at 66-05 108th St. In 2011 the The Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics team before their big performance at Madison Square Garden on July 15. dance instruction classes moved into the Forest Hills Jewish Center, where they operate today. The Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics team has produced athletes that have become state, regional and national champions. Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines various elements of ballet, gymnastics, acrobatics, choreography, Photo courtesy Forest Hills Rhythmic Gymnastics dance and apparatus movement. The choreography must cover the entire fl oor and contain a balance of jumps, leaps, pivots, balances and fl exibility movements. Each movement involves a high degree of athletic skill. Physical abilities needed by a rhythmic gymnast include strength, power, fl exibility, agility, dexterity, endurance and hand-eye coordination. Passport Thursdays Outdoor International Dance, Music, and Film Series Passport Thursdays is presented by TD Bank Leave your baggage at home and bring a picnic blanket out to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for an evening in the shadow of the majestic Unisphere. There will be free artmaking workshops for families before the films start, our galleries and café will remain open until 8pm, and we won’t let a little rain spoil the fun, we’ll just move the whole event indoors. August 13–Korea Music: Korean Traditional Music and Dance Center Film: Miss Granny (Hwang Dong-hyuk, South Korea, 2014, 127min, Korean with English ST) Co-presented with Korean Cultural Service NY August 20–South Africa Music: Azanian People’s Movement Film: Felix (Roberta Durrant, South Africa, 2013, 97min, English and Xhosa with English ST) Co-presented with African Film Festival Queens Museum New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 T 718 592 9700 F 718 592 5778 E info@queensmuseum.org queensmuseum.org @QueensMuseum August 6–Colombia Music: M.A.K.U. Sound System Film: Mateo (Maria Gamboa, Colombia, 2014, 72min, Spanish, English ST) *Film contains some adult language. Co-presented with CinemaTropical Aug 6 Aug 20 7–10pm
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