Dance, a very physical art... By Julie, Fanny and Agathe

Grace, discipline, effort... Classical dance needs work and total commitment.

It came from Italy, but it is only in the 15th century that ballet became a real art.
Some people are supple naturally. Others have to work hard to be able to raise their legs high or do the splits!

When you look at dancers, you can see one thing : they always stand very well: their shoulders are low and held back, their necks and backs and heads are straight. People who practice sports could learn a lot from them...
Here's a great picture of Stephanie Walz in Swan Lake, a famous ballet. What grace!

France vs All Blacks : The controversy... By Quentin, Florian and Jeremy

On Saturday 24th September, at Auckland's Eden Park stadium, France will at last face the All Blacks!

The French team beat the New-Zealand last time they met, during the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in 2007...

The two teams have actually the same numbers of point (10 points). The controversy is that France is accused of having chosen a "B team"...

The New-Zealand staff has said that France has in fact selected its better team so the game should be well-balanced, knowing that New Zealand will be using its best players. And, moreover, Dan Carter, a player of major importance, is back after his injury.

The best team in the world! By Anastasie and Roch

The French men's handball team is the best team in the world. It won the Olympic Games in 2008, the World Championship in 2009, the  European Championship in 2010, and it won a second World Championship in 2011!

The next European Championship will be in Serbia in 2012; the French men's team is determined to win.

Our national team deserve TV coverage. In that way, handball would become as popular as football in our country!

"Le XV de la cocotte." By Lauriane and Zelie

 

What a match we saw last Saturday on TV! 80 minutes of high drama in New-Zealand thanks to the French rugby team...

"Le XV de la cocotte" played well during the first half of the match with 3 tries and they were 14 points ahead. Everybody thought that victory was a foregone conclusion, but we underestimated the Japanese.

In the second half of the match, the Japanese rugbymen came back strong, but nobody believed that the French could lose this match. Luckily, every team has its hero and ours is Morgan Parra, not because he is an Auvergnat, but because when he came into the match the French selection scored 3 more tries. Finally, the French won 47 to 21, a large margin, but rather disappointing nonetheless. We will need to do much better if we want to beat the All Blacks!