This wonderful video is Akemi Kimura back in 2001. Her beautifully graceful style is a signature, and blends twirling, dance, and gymnastics seamlessly. Keep an eye out for creative floor work at 0:53, and for a wonderfully difficult and smooth roll section beginning at 0:57. This routine is set to Chopin’s Nocturne. Akemi was Japan’s [...]

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