Plate XXII – “Maintenance As Prayer”
What the crowd calls preparation,
he calls devotion.

Before Code of Points, before leotards—there was just swing, starch, and stubborn elegance.

von Hohenfels, Margarethe. The Cultivation of Grace and Strength: A Manual of Artistic Gymnastics for Ladies. Leipzig: Wilhelm & Sons Academic Press, 1882.

The way we move is always changing. The Code shifts, the sport adapts, and what once seemed untouchable becomes the new standard. Power, precision, and artistry keep finding new balance—gymnastics never stands still