calisthenics

Japanese: calisthenics
calisthenics

…In Japan, it became popular in 1954 when NHK began broadcasting it on television under the name of beauty gymnastics. It is equivalent to the English term calisthenics, but originally this term referred to the gymnastics for women held at girls' boarding schools in England in the 19th century, and is also used as another name for the modern-day women's floor exercise (rhythmic exercise with musical accompaniment) in gymnastics. [Toshihiko Aoyama] …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "calisthenics" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…日本では,1954年にNHKが美容体操の名でテレビ放送を始め一般化した。英語ではcalisthenicsに相当するが,元来この語は19世紀イギリスの女子寄宿学校での女性向き体操のことで,現在の体操競技の女子床運動(音楽伴奏付きのリズミカルな運動)の別称としても用いられている。【青山 敏彦】。…

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