Girls Gymnastics Leotards – Blue, Purple and Red Leos Made by GK Leotards, Eel Skin Leotards, and Tumbleos Leotards
Time for another installment of my gymnastics leotards run-down. For today’s article I have dug through the underbelly of the Internet and come up with a couple of new distributors that have very reasonably priced leotards in a wide variety of styles, but more on that in a minute. First, I wanted to recap the Cover Girl gymnastics classic that just occurred. As always, the young gymnasts amazed me. There were some excellent performances during the competition. Here is a clip of Shawn Johnson’s beam routine. Not one of her best, but not too bad for someone who is getting ...
Gymnastics Leotards – Flip Flop Leos and Wear Moi Leotards
// If you have a little person that loves the sport of gymnastics or dance, you know how important the correct apparel is. It is not uncommon for first time gymnasts to come into class wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt; however they quickly realize that this is not the preferred workout attire for this sport; the primary reason being that loose clothing has a way of getting in the way when dancing or performing acrobatic skills. Too many times I have seen the loose t-shirt of a young female fall over her head while she was upside down ...
Motionwear Leotards, Eel Skin Leotards and The Plight of Collegiate Gymnastics in Rhode Island
// A while back I wrote about the fact that the UC Berkley Gymnastics program had been cut from the list of supported programs next year (UC Berkley loses gymnastics program). I am happy to report that the UC Berkley program has been reinstated; however, it appears that the Rhode Island Gymnastics program is now at risk. Take a couple of minutes, read the article and then sign the petition to keep it around (Rhode Island Gymnastics Petition). On a side note, I have coached gymnastics for over 20 years. Gymnasts as a group are driven, successful individuals that push ...
So, this looks like it will be the final post of this year. I know I missed posting last month, but things have been busy (as we all know life tends to be). Overall, 2010 has been a good year for the sport of gymnastics, and I hope I have provided you with lots of new information on various leotard makers and resellers. My goal for 2011 is to continue to bring you useful information about all of the various leotards that are out there. Up to this point I have focused mostly on gymnastics leotards (the name of the site IS Girls Gymnastics Leotards after all), but in 2011 I think I am going to begin to branch out more into finding good deals on dance and cheer leotards and outfits also. Being the parent of a young teenager that loves this stuff I know it gets expensive quickly, and anytime I can help someone else find a way to save a couple of bucks it helps me to sleep better at night. So, if you have any lines you would like for me to profile or anything you would like me to track down just leave a comment in the comment section and we will see what we can dig up.
In keeping with this new direction, I went out and did a little digging around and came up with Yumiko leotards. Yumiko is one of those companies that makes leotards primarily for dance (some of the styles that they sell could work equally well for gymnastics if paired with a nice pair of bike shorts though). Now let me be clear that if you are looking for a cheap gymnastics leotard, it is not Yumiko leotards. These dancewear pieces are handmade and carry a very specialized feel to them. As a matter of fact this company has a very unique marketing approach as well. They encourage the dancers that use them to act as personal models. Basically, the dancers can become authorized salespeople for the line and earn points when they help facilitate a sale. I think that is brilliant.
Snow Flake Leotards is another one of those sites on the Internet that has an excellent variety and assortment of gymnastics leotards and accessories. They carry everything from hair scrunchies to competition leotards. So, they have created a type of one stop gymnastics accessories shop. The other thing that is nice about the Snowflake leotards site is that the leos are very reasonably priced. These are not the “break the bank” type of leotards that some gymnastics companies sell. One of the other things I liked about their product line was that it is very colorful. They have a wide array of leotard styles that match multiple colors together. Red and black leotards, blue and black leotards, pink tie die leotards, and the list goes on. They are worth checking out if you need to purchase some gymnastics leotard apparel.
To finish out the year, here is a nice montage that the folks over at USAG put together to recap of some 2010 highlights – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsm_Ru4tq4. Check out the extremely colorful leotards many of the gymnasts are wearing. This clip also includes highlights from the 2010 rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline seasons. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
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Let me begin by saying that I am fully aware that the 2010 Visa Championships took place in August of this year, so yes – this post is a little late. I did want to take the time to highlight the performances by some of the young ladies and point out their very colorful leotards (hey, that’s what I do here). We will start out with one of the favorites, Bridget Sloan. Bridget wore two distinct leos for this competition. One was an elegant pink and white and the other had a blue body with a green border around the neck for her performances on beam. She performed on beam in spite of being injured and as a result struggled on nailing her front aerial connection. Additionally, she was wobbly on her full turn and struggled on the front tuck. She kept an excellent attitude throughout her performance and persevered to the end. You can view her routine here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn69H0vdEZA&feature=channel.
Also performing at the championships was Rebecca Bross wearing a classy purple and white gymnastics leotard for her performance on the bars. Her lines were impeccable and her body was tight the entire time. This was a great performance and ended with her first stuck landing of the night. Here is a link to her routine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvofeBuyafY. Mattie Larson had an exceptional night on floor and her gray and yellow gymnastics leotard was stunning. She had incredible power on her double back layout, and excellent form while executing the triple twist in her second tumbling pass. You can judge this routine for yourself here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrlagilIOUk&feature=channel. Finally, an old favorite, Alicia Sacramone, provided solid performances on vault while styling a blue bodied leotard with purple sleeves. Her vaults for the evening were a two-and-a-half twisting front handspring with excellent form and a yurchenko with a one-and-a-half twist. Both of these vaults were solid and had a ton of power. Watch them here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmMWCkoW9EI.
I recently stumbled across a new site to get discount gymnastics leotards. The site is the Down East Outlet which apparently specializes in providing all sorts of GK leotards. Not only do they have gymnastics leotards, but they also provide leotards for other sports as well. There isn’t a whole lot of information on the site, but they do promise deep discounts and a broad selection. The main page of the site has an email address if you are looking for more information on the products they have.
To round out this month’s article, I wanted to remind you that now is the perfect time to begin to look for Christmas specials on girls gymnastics leotards. Most of your big name gym leo providers (Addidas, GK, Danskin, Alpha Factor, etc.) are beginning to roll out their special Christmas deals. Make sure you order early for the best selection.
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Just got done reading an interesting article about the comeback of Alicia Sacramone (read the article here). For those of you not familiar with Alicia, she was a member of the US Women’s Gymnastics Team in 2008. It seems she has decided to come out of “retirement” and begin working towards 2012…good luck Alicia.
Now down to the business of gymnastics leotards. If you have a little girl that takes gymnastics classes, or is a competitive gymnast you know that the key to a successful gymnastics session is variety. Yes, working a variety of gymnastics skills is good to help build the gymnasts skill set, but more importantly your little gymnast must have a variety of leotards. This is the primary difference between boys and girls in most aspects of life. Little boys will get their favorite pair of shorts, or their lucky workout shirt, and that is what they have to wear to practice…no question about it. However, young ladies need an assortment of styles and colors in their wardrobe, and their gymnastics leotards and accessories are absolutely no different.
While there are a variety of leotard styles that exist for the aspiring gymnast (open back, cross-strap, etc.) the colors that are available dwarf the style choices. Young ladies can easily find their favorite pink leotard or red leotard on the Internet for a reasonable price. If they are feeling a little wild, they can even track down a pink leotard print…how often have you seen one of those? The reality is that if you want a specific color…it can be found, someone makes it.
While the black leotard is wildly popular for various types of dance, you don’t see as many of them in gyms. Most of the young ladies pursuing their gymnastics passions prefer leotards that have more personality than a black leotard can offer. If you were to look through a GK Leotards catalog or Adidas catalog, you would find very few solid black leos.
When you pair the varied colors of leotards these days with the various styles and materials you end up with almost limitless possibilities regarding the choices gymnasts have at their finger tips. I mean you could buy a red leo made out of spandex with short sleeves, and turn right around and order the same style of leotard made out of crushed velvet in a slightly different shade of red. The potential combinations are limitless.
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