UMD Gymkana Homeshow

The UMD School of Public Health Gymkana Troupe’s annual gymnastic exhibition showcases an action-packed, fan-friendly brand of acrobatic circus performances and a dedication to healthy living.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKwD2V1UBuc

The University of Maryland Gymkana Troupe is hosting its 67th annual gymnastic exhibition on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th at 7:00PM at the University of Maryland Comcast Center. The performance is open to the public and will showcase the acrobatic talents of each of the Troupe’s 80+ members. You may remember the Gymkana Troupe from its appearance on America’s Got Talent in 2011 or in the 2012 Cherry Blossom Parade. Now cheer on the troupers as they demonstrate how healthy living allows them to soar above the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The Troupe, which is open to University of Maryland students of all abilities, will perform men’s and women’s gymnastics apparatus and trampoline routines with exciting variations, as well as novelty acrobatic acts that incorporate ordinary objects such chairs and ladders in unexpected ways. The vaulting act that opens every show features troupers launching themselves off of two mini-trampolines and performing criss-crossing handsprings, round-offs and flips over six teammates and a wooden vault box. The heart-pounding act ends with troupers flipping through Gymkana’s infamous ring of fire!

Founded at the University of Maryland College Park Campus in 1946, the Gymkana Troupe is a nonprofit, collegiate, exhibition gymnastics and acrobatics group that aims to demonstrate the benefits of healthy living by performing for area youth. The Troupe is an outreach program of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Each of its members pledges to be 100% drug-free, alcohol-free and tobacco free. Through role modeling and their unique gymnastic performances, members present a powerful anti-drug message in a medium that youth can understand.

Free parking is available outside the Comcast Arena and tickets to this breath-taking performance can be purchased at the door or online. Admission is $7.00 for University of Maryland students, faculty and staff, $8.00 for children 12 and under, and $9.00 for adults. (A group rate of $3 per ticket is available to groups purchasing 15 or more tickets offline in advance.)

For more information on the University of Maryland Gymkana Program or purchase tickets for the 67^th annual gymnastic exhibition, please go to www.gymkana.umd.edu or contact Interim Director and Head Coach, Joshua Montfort, at (301) 405-2566 or montfort@umd.edu.