Stars of The Birmingham International Tattoo in November 2005, 2007 and again in
2008 at the NIA in Birmingham, and the Manchester Tattoo in The
Manchester Evening News Arena. The Team also in November 2008 starred in
the opening week of the brand new £60 million CURVE THEATRE in Leicester, with
TEN displays in one week to over 4,000 people. The Kangaroos Gymnastics Team was formed in 1981, and
over the years has grown in popularity at all types of venue, County Shows, The
Grosvenor House Hotel, The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham . The
Kangaroos are now recognised as one of the leading Gymnastic Display teams in Europe, and one of
the top indoor and outdoor, large and small arena acts of any kind in Britain.
The outstanding performances were two appearances at Wembley Stadium, the
first for the F.A. Cup Final, and the second for The European Final of The World
Series American Football League. For the second of these appearances, the
Team gave a superb display in front of over 51,000 people at half time.
This was broadcast live to millions on Sky Television across Europe.
The most prestigious performance was undoubtedly when the Kangaroos were
asked to perform in front of Her Majesty The Queen, as part of the opening
ceremony of London’s Broadgate Complex. Nine International Television
companies filmed the event. The team were also asked to perform for a
feature item by the BBC at Pebble Mill, which was broadcast on ‘Midlands
Today’.
The Kangaroos completed a spectacular and successful challenge on LWT’s ‘YOU
BET!’ and has performed on BBC’s
‘BLUE PETER’ three times. The Team has also given two European displays, at the
Rhine Army Show, in Paderborn, North Germany.
The true quality of the Team’s performances are shown in the fact that they
were asked to perform at The VE Day Celebrations in Hyde Park, The Victory Air
Show at RAF Fairford, and at Sandringham Castle (4 times), and have now made
more than 15 Television appearances.
In addition to these performances, in the last few years The Kangaroos have also appeared at many major shows from as far north as Keith in Scotland to Guernsey (5 times) in the south for ‘The Battle of Flowers’, and including two day shows such as Bolton, Derby, Eastbourne, Hastings, The Taunton Flower Show, The Shrewsbury Flower Show (4 times), The Malvern Autumn Show at The Three Counties Showground and three day shows at Southsea (8 times), St Helens and Northampton, and many more.
The level of performance is now so high that at least six members perform
double somersaults over a car (such as a Land Rover ‘Discovery’), and perform an Olympic vault simultaneously over a six foot vaulting table, and
several perform triple somersaults at the end of the incredible ‘Big Move’,
the longest and highest continuous vaulting move, we believe, in the World!
In an average display well over 250 somersaults of all kinds are performed,
producing an enthralling and exciting spectacle for any audience.
The Team has also appeared at Corporate events at The Grosvenor
House Hotel, The HSBC Bank, and The Hurlingham Club in London (twice).
