The Sampo Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Sudbury, grew out of the Sampo
Athletics Club, a Finnish based club established in 1951, which
operated out of Sampo Hall. Sampo Hall, built in 1935, originally
formed the base for a multi-sport facility which included sports
where its members went on to achieve sporting honours in skiing,
track and field, boxing and rhythmic gymnastics. However, over
time the other sports slowly faded out while rhythmics continued
to grow into a prominent sport in the Sudbury community.
In the early 1960's, the popularity
of Rhythmic Gymnastics began to grow under the direction of
Maija Ceming due to the club opening its doors to the general
public. With the sale of Sampo Hall in 1994, the Sampo Rhythmic
Gymnastics Club gym classes were moved to local school gymnasiums.
The Club continues to practice in local school gyms and its
gymnasts are trained by a talented group of coaches.
The Elite classes are
for girls who demonstrate a strong talent for rhythmic gymnastics
and dance. Further developing basic rhythmic gymnastics skills,
the Elite girls begin to learn the "know how" of Aesthetic
Group Competition. The gymnasts gain an understanding of the
rules and regulations of such a competition, become more proficient
in working as a group and master the necessary elements of competitive
routines. Elite gymnasts also develop performance experience
with which they promote the sport of rhythmic gymnastics and
Sampo RG Club at various local, provincial, national and international
events. ........ through the succession of gymnasts from the
Recreational Group, entering the Junior & Intermediate Elite
Group and progressing to the Senior Elite Group.
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