2015 55th BLUME Wint er Gym Fest ival

27.11. — 5.12.2015 Gran Canaria,

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BLUME GRAN CANARIA is pleased to invite you  Friday, 27.11.2015 cordially to the 55th International Gymnastics Arrival of participants Festival BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2015 for  Saturday, 28.11.2015 groups and individuals, that will take place th th Village Gym shows from November 27 till December 5 , 2015.  Sunday, 29.11.2015 Over 200 international clubs participating in the Inauguration greatest Spanish Gymnastics for All BLUME  Monday—Wednesday GRAN CANARIA Festival sharing the message of 9—13 Workshops these days of gymnastics with others: "Enjoying 20 Gym shows Inscript ion deadlines: the fascination of gymnastics together".  Thursday-Saturday Provisional registration: Gran Canaria, the vibrant Atlantic island offers Gym shows, Gala, September 1st, 2015 during BLUME GRAN CANARIA Gym Festival Tournaments Definitive registration: more than 35 events and shows in 7 villages of November 1st, 2015  Sunday, 6.12.2015 the island enjoying the winter temperature in Departure of the Gran Canaria of approx. 20 to 25 degrees. The Where? participants Gym programme includes outdoor sports activi- [email protected] ties in traditional places or beaches of Gran Inscript ion informat ion? Canaria. http://www .blumegrancanaria .com/new s/

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The 55th International Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" will be held from November 27th till December 5th, 2015 on the island Gran Canaria, Spain. The towns of de Gran Canaria, Agüimes, Arucas, Ingenio, Maspalomas, Mogán, Tafira and offer facilities for the organisation of the indoor sports events. The outdoor demonstrations will be held in the sport-town of Gran Programme – Programa Canaria, the beach of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canteras, in Santa Catalina Park, Swim-Festival in the Swim Complex Julio BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2015 Navarro and at the well-known Playa del Ingles Shopping Centre Yumbo.

The provisional Time Schedule for the official programme "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" 2015 is as follows:

Official Programme BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2015

Nr. Date Day Time Event Location

501 14.11.2015 Saturday 12:00 XXVI Matinal ”Sincronismo” CN Las Palmas 24.11.2015 Tuesday 19:00 Presentación del 55. Blume-Gran Canaria Gim. Las Palmas 502 19:00 Curso Blume – Gran Canaria (Voluntarios) Gim. Las Palmas 19:00 Reunión para clubes (Entrega material) Gim. Las Palmas 503 26.11.2015 Thursday 17:00 Reunión con entrenadores Team Gym H. Beverly Park

504 27.11.2015 Friday 10:00 Entrenamiento XVI Team Gymnastics Univ. LPGC 505 15:00 XVI Competición Team Gymnastics Univ. LPGC 506 28.11.2015 Saturday 11:00 Sesión Arucas – Memorial Manolo Ortega Polid. Municipal 507 11:00 Sesión Telde – Memorial Petri Hernández Pol. Rita Hdez 508 11:00 XI Matinal JUDO Pol.Tamaraceite 509 17:00 Sesión Nocturna Ingenio Pol. Carrizal 510 17:00 Matinal Santa Brígida Pol. Sta Brígida 511 17:00 Sesión Nocturna Mogán 512 29.11.2015 Sunday 11:00 Matinal Las Palmas G. C. Santa Catalina 513 15:00 Reunión con entrenadores H. Beverly Park 514 20:00 Inauguracion 55. BLUME GRAN CANARIA C.C. Yumbo 515 30.11.2015 Monday 09:00 Workshops P. San Fernando 516 10:00 Sesión Igualdad de Oportunidades San Juan de Dios 517 16:00 Inauguración XXX Expo Dibujo Deportivo Gim. Las Palmas 518 16:00 Workshops P. San Fernando 519 20:00 Sesión Nocturna Yumbo C.C. Yumbo 520 01.12.2015 Tuesday 09:00 Workshops P. San Fernando 521 20:00 Sesión Nocturna Yumbo C.C. Yumbo 522 02.12.2015 Wednesday 09:00 Workshops P. San Fernando 523 18:00 Clausura XXX Expo Dibujo Deportivo Gim. Las Palmas 524 20:00 Sesión Nocturna Yumbo C.C. Yumbo 525 03.12.2015 Thursday 09:00 Workshops P. San Fernando 526 14:00 2. Torneo Internacional Aerobic C. Ins. Deportes 527 19:00 GALA JESUS TELO NUÑEZ C. Ins. Deportes 529 04.12.2015 Friday 10:00 Matinal Col. Marpe-Mem. Vicente Ojeda C. Ins. Deportes 530 18:00 Sesión Nocturna Las Palmas C. Ins. Deportes 531 05.12.2015 Saturday 10:00 Sesión Matinal Las Palmas C. Ins. Deportes 532 10:00 3. Torneo Internacional Gimnasia Artística Pol. Isleta J.T. 533 14:00 3. Torneo Internacional Gimnasia Rítmica C. Ins. Deportes 534 18:30 Clausura 55. BLUME GRAN CANARIA C. Ins. Deportes

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Gym-Shows in the capital – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

512 Sunday, 29.11.2015 11.00 Matinee

As traditional the sports activities of the 10 days event starts with the special performance of the International Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA"

including a show of international character in the capital of the island, Las

Palmas de Gran Canaria. Parque Santa Catalina

516 Monday, 1.12.2015 10.00 Matinee

Gymnastics with disabilities We are honoured to include the discipline gymnastics for disabilities in the

college San Juan de Dios in the International Sportsfestival BLUME GRAN

CANARIA

Beach Canteras 527 Thursday, 3.12.2015 19:00 Gala “Jesús Telo Núñez”

Centro Insular Deportes

In the Gala the Gymnastic Association of Gran Canaria welcomes all the participating teams. Here are participating all the clubs in the marching in

celebrating a week of sports and friendship. The International Sportsfestival

"BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" will be opened by the President of the

Organisational Committee. San Juan de Dios

529 Friday, 4.12.2015 10:00 Matinee Colegio Marpe -

Memorial “Vicente Ojeda”

The show performances have been an essential part of the International

Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA". The shows of the Matinee will

present traditional elements and will form an impetus to develop the design

of motion. Centro Insular Deportes 530 Friday, 4.14.2015 18:00 Evening Show

To demonstrate the imagination, versatility, and creativity of the groups

participating in this International Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA",

the groups will present a selection from the range of exercises involved at a festive evening show.

534 Saturday, 5.12.2015 18:00 Closing Ceremony Polideportivo Juan Beltrán After 10 days full with sports activities, the Closing Ceremony of the International Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" includes a show of international character, where all the participating nations will participate.

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Gym-Shows in the Municipalities of Gran Canaria

506 Saturday, 28.11.2015 11:00 Matinee Arucas “Manolo Ortega”

Glimpses of the regular weekly gymnastics exercises, specially created Mogán presentations and initiatives will present in Arucas a colourful image of the gymnastics clubs, producing initiatives to be performed

507 Saturday, 28.11.2015 11:00 Matinee Telde „Petri Hernandez“ Gymnastics is international, but still each country has its own specific gymnastics culture. The programme of the Evening Sports-Show in Telde includes the elements that provide a stage for the gymnastics culture of foreign countries. The show will present a number of attractive exercises Pol. El Tablero containing elements of gymnastics, dancing, acrobatics, aerobics and folklore.

509 Saturday, 28.11.2015 17:00 Evening Show Ingenio This historical village belongs to the gymnastics program of the International Sportfestival „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“ extending the gymnastics

atmosphere through the island.

Pol. Rita Hernandez Telde 511 Saturday, 28.11.2015 17.00 Evening Show Mogán This event is specially prepared for the participants in the southern area of Gran Canaria. This is the first international event organized by the OC „BLUME - GRAN CANARIA“ in Mogán.

510 Saturday, 28.11.2015 17:00 Matinee Santa Brígida

BLUME - GRAN CANARIA is in Santa Brígida back! International and Polideportivo El Carrizal national groups will fill with gymnastics this nice village of the island. .

Polideportivo Municipal Arucas

BLUME GRAN CANARIA Meetings

Where? OC office in Hotel Beverly Park, Hamburgo, 10 - Playa del Ingles

Thursday, 26.11.2015 17:00 Meeting for team leaders Team Gym Sunday, 29.11.2015 15:00 Meeting Workshop instructors

Sunday, 29.11.2015 15:00 Meeting Group leaders

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Gym Shows at Shopping Centre YUMBO

514 Sunday, 29.11.2015 20:00 Inauguration BLUME GRAN CANARIA

We inaugurate the Festival in the south of the island in the well-known

environment of the Shopping Center Yumbo. A colourful and diverse number of national and international shows distribute the start-up signal for our international visitors.

519 Monday, 30.11.2015 20.00 Evening Show

Included in the program due to the increased interest for participants to show

outdoors in Maspalomas during the 54th International Sportsfestival „BLUME –

GRAN CANARIA“.

521 Tuesday, 1.12.2015 20:00 Evening Show Due to the big number of participants that are interested to perform outdoors, we improve the performance program in Maspalomas.

524 Wednesday, 2.12.2015 20.00 Evening Show The third Gym-Show in this Shopping Center completes the outdoor th performances in the south of the island of the 55 International Sportsfestival „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“.

Workshops

515 Monday, 1.12.2015 09:00 We start with the movement, we will dance, we will play and we will enjoy together the workshops with the international instructors daily in the morning of the Sports hall of San Fernando.

520 Tuesday, 2.12.2015 09:00 We continue with the introduction for our gymnasts of the magic world of

Tai Chi Qang, combining local folklore & international dances with the beach Volleyball. We share the mental with the active gymnastics outdoors during the winter time.

522 Wednesday, 3.12.2015 09:00 The gym participants are well trained, the instructors are well informed. What is remaining? Of course our involvement and energy for the successful development of the workshops sessions in the Sportshalls of San Fernando.

525 Thursday, 4.12.2015 09:00 With the inspiration of the last workshop sessions we finalise the important activity, looking forward for the next year and recognizing that always there is SPACE FOR IMPROVEMENT.

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Sports in BLUME GRAN CANARIA

501 Saturday, 14.11.2015 12:00 Swim Complex Julio Navarro XXVII Matinee Swim-Festival Gym + Swim = Synchronized Swimming. The event is one of the highlights of the International Sportsfestival „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“. With the collaboration of the Club Natacion Las Palmas we will have the opportunity to see the Swim- Show with the Acro- and Synchro-teams.

508 Saturday, 22.11.2015 11.00 Polideportivo Tamaraceite XI Matinee JUDO Also a tradition is to include the judo sports in the program of the International Sportsfestival "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" with the participation of more than 700 judokas representing all ages.

XVI Open Tournament TeamGym BLUME GRAN CANARIA 7th International TeamGym Cup Senior, Junior & Youth

504 Friday, 27.11.2015 10:00 SportsUniversity Las Palmas GC Training Team Gymnastics With the collaboration of the University of Sports and Physical Education of Gran Canaria of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria we start the Open Tournament TeamGym „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“ with the training sessions.

505 Friday, 27.11.2015 16:00 SportsUniversity Las Palmas GC Tournament Team Gymnastics BGC 2013 winners During the afternoon session the teams will start with the Open TeamGym Portsmouth Gym Club „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“ Tournament. Good luck!

XXX Expo GymArt

516 Monday, 30.11.2015 16.00 Inauguration Expo GymArt More than 500 pupils and students from the participate at the Expo GymArt Contest „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“. The Expo will be inaugurated in Gimnasio Las Palmas.

522 Wednesday, 2.12.2015 18:00 Closing Expo GymArt The creative paintings of the „BLUME – GRAN CANARIA“ world are been shown in Las Palmas and the local schools and institutes of the Expo- GymArt BLUME-Gran Canaria are awarded.

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th Inscription 55 BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2015

Everyone can participate! We welcome groups of gymnasts, clubs, university clubs, gymnastic colleges and anyone who is interested in the world of gymnastics. Each group is asked to prepare for two or three performances in the sport-shows.

The maximum time for each performance is 10 minutes including setting up and clearing off the floor. The Organizational Committee (OC) would like to draw your attention to the fact that the performances must not run over into one another and at the beginning and end of the maximum given time the floor and surroundings should be free of participants, apparatus or materials.

There are two different areas for the outdoor performances: 12 x 12 m. on ground apparatus and 12 x 12 m. without ground apparatus. Precise dates and venues of demonstrations will be published immediately after the participants´ applications have been accepted.

The teams can choose to participate exclusively in the 5th International TeamGym Cup for youth, juniors and seniors or to extend the stay showing their performances during the 54th International Sportsfestival BLUME GRAN CANARIA.

The Workshops are offered for any age during the morning sessions and are an excellent opportunity

 to exchange training experiences,  to enjoy the social environment of the beach games,  to increase the training knowledge for choreography, gymnastics and movement  to relax with the health & fitness inspiration  to understand the local gym & movement world

The inscription forms must be received until November 1st, 2015 in:

Comité Organizador "BLUME - GRAN CANARIA" Juan M. Duran 6-4° 35007 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.blumegrancanaria.com

BLUME BUS Transport + Entrance ticket

With the entry + transport card the participants can reach and visit during the Sportsfestival "BLUME – GRAN CANARIA" all sports activities, swimming, team gym, bridge and to all the gym- shows, inauguration and closing ceremony.

The special sportsfestival bus service will take the participants from the hotels to the places of the exhibitions or team gym, where the gymnastic team will participate. The entrance + transport-ticket costs per person during the sportsfestival time including team gym tournament are:

for participants 40 € for visitors: 45 € for children (till 6 years old) the entrance + transport ticket is free

If the group opt to participate exclusively for the one Tournament the entrance + transport-ticket costs per person are:

for participants 15 € for visitors: 20 € for children (till 6 years old) the entrance + transport ticket is free

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Travel to Gran Canaria Flight

Actually it is economic the flights to GRAN CANARIA with the low cost airlines. We recommend the special economic flights. The gym group shall reserve the flights by themselves on-line.

The OC BLUME GRAN CANARIA has summarized per country some flight alternatives as follows:

Flight BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2014 from 120 € (from Cork, Dublin & Shannon) Flyvning BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2014 fra 915 DKK (fra lufthavne Aarhus, Aalborg, Billund & Copenhagen)

Flüge BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2014 ab 120 € (aus 15 deutsche Flughäfen)

Participants Insurance

We strongly recommend the participants to be insured with travel insurance European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) during the event period.

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Hotel Accommodation & Meals in Gran Canaria

The OC BLUME GRAN CANARIA office is located The 4* HOTEL LUCANA is nearby Hotel Beverly at the 3* HOTEL BEVERLY PARK during the Park and offers a good service for our Sportsfestival period. The accommodation of participants. The hotel is situated in the 2nd the participants in the same Hotel permits beach line and has a direct connection though short ways and fast attention to the daily the garden area to Hotel Beverly Park. request of the participating team leaders.

Hotel Spanish Qualification : 4* The OC BLUME GRAN CANARIA offers the Category Built : 1982, last modernisation : 2007 accommodation in regime half board (breakfast Beach: 0,1 km & dinner) in the official 3* Hotel till September Location Plaza Maspalomas BGC-stage: 1,4 km st Shopping Centre Yumbo BGC-stage: 2,1 km 1 , 2015 (afterwards + 15%) as follows: OC BGC office: 0 km Public Bus stop: 0,1 km Reception languages German, English Price per Price per Service pers/night pers/night Flexibility for changes/upgrades, Pos. Rooms Pers. landside seaside WLAN for fee Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner buffet  Meals 1 Individual 57 € 62 € Drinks inclusive Meals changes possible 24 h before 2 Double  39 € 44 € 9 levels, 182 rooms, air conditioning,  Rooms 3 Double+1 Bed 34 € 39 € balcony, TV, daily cleaning   4 2 Double 39 € 44 € In Hotel LUCANA you can choose between half  board (HB) and All Inclusive (AI):

Please ask for the children’s price (< 12 years) with 2 adults Price p.P. Price p.P. in Pos. 3 & 4. Pos. Rooms Pers. HB AI Full Board including lunch is priced with 9 € per person/night. 1 Individual  75 € 80 € All inclusive including lunch & drinks is priced with 18 € per person/night. 2 Double  55 € 60 € Details 3* Hotel Beverly Park  3 Double+1 Bed 50 € 55 € Hotel Spanish Qualification: 3***  Category Built: 1970, last modernisation: 2006 Beach: 0,1 km Location Plaza Maspalomas BGC-stage: 1,4 km Shopping Centre Yumbo BGC-stage: 2,1 km OC BGC office: 0 km Public Bus stop 0,1 km Reception languages German, English Service Flexibility for changes/upgrades, WLAN Breakfast, Lunch + Dinner buffet Meals Vegetarian and diet sample menus Meals changes possible 24 h before 8 levels, 528 rooms, air conditioning, Rooms balcony, TV satellite, daily cleaning

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Team Gym BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2015

Complete participation package

You should consider to reserve so early as possible in order to achieve the most economic flight prices for the team members. The deadline for the official BGC accommodation prices is September 1st, 2015. From this date on the accommodation prices will have an increment of 15%.

The participating teams can choose bringing their own TeamGym judge (national or international brevet) or not. In the second case the OC BLUME GRAN CANARIA will bring one TeamGym judge to the competition in Gran Canaria.

Example 1 1A Participation + Transfer Example 2 You are a British TeamGym group >20 1A Participation + Transfer participants, that opt to participate only in You are a German TeamGym group >20 the TeamGym Tournament BLUME GRAN participants, that opt to participate not CANARIA. only in the TeamGym Tournament BLUME GRAN CANARIA, but also in the Festival 1B TG judge performances. You bring your own TG judge 1B TG judge 1C Accommodation You don´t bring your own TG judge You choose the Hostel option International Windsurfing Centre for 3 nights with half 1C Accommodation board (breakfast + dinner) in multiple You choose the University Hostel option rooms for 7 nights with full board in double rooms 1D Airport Transfer 1D Airport Transfer The approx. budget per participant for Example 1 till September 1st, 2015 The approx. budget per participant for should be: Example 2 till September 1st, 2015 should be: Flight from UK 150 € 1A Participation + Transfer 15 € Flight from Germany 120 € 1B TG judge 0 € 1A Participation + Transfer 15 € 1C Accommodation, incl. HB 63 € 1B TG judge 25 € 1D Airport Transfer 16 € 1C Accommodation, incl. HB 224 € Total approx. 234 € 1D Airport Transfer 16 € Total approx. 400 €

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BLUME -GRAN CANARIA Sportsfestival-Tours

Have you notice that the isle of Gran Canaria not only shows bananas, tomatoes, the beach of Playa del Ingles or the highway from the airport to Maspalomas - but also pine-forest, beautiful mountains, valleys and lakes, too? Get on and let's go!

881 Isle-Tour We start in the westcoast of the Isle, so that we can look the vibrant metropolis of the island, LAS PALMAS. After that comes the Contrast: wide, green bananaplantations and small, white houses build on the rocks inside the sea. Afterward we go through the second highest bridge of Spain (128 m) and visit at the westcoast the highest steel coast rocks of the island. The North transform slowly into the South arriving the village San Nicolas, where the wellknown mineral rocks are situated in Veneguera. From „little Venice“ at the harbour of Puerto de Mogan visiting the yachting harbour of Puerto Rico we arrive again at Maspalomas where the lighthouse will welcome us.

882 Airport Transfer (Airport – accommodation – airport)

Code Price-table 800 Sportsfestival Tours Day Departure Group Group Group (per Person) 6 - 10 11 - 30 31 -55 881 Island Tour daily 09.00 22 € 15 € 12 € 882 Airport Transfer (one way) daily (one direction) 10 € 8 € 6 €

Individuals & groups less than 6 persons can take a taxi (approx. 32 €) or the airport bus Global No. 66 (approx. 4 €), which starts at 7:20 and ends at 22:20 hours. The airport bus Global stops at Hotel Beverly Park as well as Hotel Lucana (bus stop Hotel Escorial approx. 200 m to Plaza del Sol.

884 Panorama-WalkingTour A real treat for each mountains- and nature fan, because the tour leads us through the nicest lake- and mountains landscape of Gran Canaria. The tour goes through the central part of the island and we visit the highest points, for example the „“ (altitude:1.949 m), the volcanic zone of Roque Bentaiga and .

885 Guanchen-WalkingTour Our first destination is , a typical village of Gran Canaria enclosed in fruit-trees. Afterwards we visit San Bartolome de Tirajana, the administrative capital of the touristical metropolis surrounded by high mountains. The next destination leads us to a green sea of palms called Santa Lucia and wellknown for their fruitliqueur. After Agüimes, one of the oldest sites of the island, we arrive the caves of Guayadeque. In the calm of the deep canyon are located the caves where the aborigines, „Guanches“, of Gran Canaria lived.

886 Las Palmas-WalkingTour The capital of the island with 400.000 inhabitants offers a lot of sight- seeing in a closed area. We begin with the great Atlantic , „Puerto de la Luz“. The little castle de la Luz was the first defences against pirates and build in the old Spanish stile of the 15th century. Afterwards we visit the old town of Las Palmas, Vegueta, including the cathedral Santa Ana and the pedestrian and shopping Centre, Triana, where we will stop for a short shopping walk. The great beach of Las Palmas, Canteras, will be our next stop where we will recognise the colourful life of the city.

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Patrocinan y Colaboran

Ayuntamiento Ayuntamiento Las Palmas de Gran Canaria San Bartolomé de Tirajana Instituto Municipal de Deportes Concejalía de Deportes

Ayuntamiento Ayuntamiento Ayuntamiento Arucas Telde Ingenio Concejalía de Deportes Concejalía de Deportes Concejalía de Deportes

Ayuntamiento Ayuntamiento Mogán Agüimes Concejalía de Deportes Concejalía de Deportes

Universidad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

Real Federación Española Federación Canaria de Gimnasia de Gimnasia

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