Once upon a time, in the wondrous, mitten-shaped land of Michigan, there lived a curious crew of acrobatic kids. They were not your ordinary bunch of children, oh no! They were the Mighty Mitten Gymnastics Gang; a motley crew of somersaulting, cartwheeling, back-flipping, dynamic dynamos! They hailed from Detroit to Grand Rapids, Lansing to Ann Arbor, each bringing their unique style and unmatched energy to the mat. The leader of this thrilling throng was a fantastically comical character known as 'Flip Flop Freddy'. Freddy was a friendly, funny fellow who hailed from Kalamazoo, with freckles dotting his rosy cheeks and hair as wild as a Wolverine's- the state animal, not the comic book character! Freddy could flip, twirl, and somersault like no other, often adding a silly face or goofy sound effect to make his friends giggle. The kids of Michigan loved the thrill of gymnastics. They loved the exhilaration that rushed through their veins as they executed a perfect flip, the thrill of defying gravity, and the strength they discovered in themselves. Even when the Michigan winters spread a blanket of frost over the Great Lakes, the Mighty Mitten Gymnastics Gang kept the spirit of adventure and fun alive in the warm gym, cartwheeling and laughing, led by the hilarious Flip Flop Freddy. The state's motto might be "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you," but these kids would surely add, "And if you seek a laugh and a good somersault, come join us!" So, wrapped in the warmth of friendship and the thrill of gymnastics, the children of Michigan flipped, leaped, and laughed their way into unforgettable memories, creating a gymnastics tale like no other!
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The owners of How MEGA Fun and Fitness, Kim and Juha (pronounced u-ha) Tanskanen, have both been active in, and have had a passion for the world of gymnastics for many years. Juha is from Finland and was invited to come to the USA in 1998 to direct a gymnastics program. Juha had also been a competitive gymnast and competed on the Finnish National team. Once he retired from being a competitor, he continued coaching, as a National team coach for the Finnish National team. He coached his brother, Jani Tanskanen, who became the 1997 World High Bar Champion. Although Juha is a physical therapist by trade, he made a decision to come to the USA to use his gymnastics talent to teach, judge, and produce many regional and national gymnastics champions.
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