Freestyle canoeing is a cross between a water sport and an art form. It is like dancing with a partner, but the partner is not another person; it’s a canoe. Take a look at the video embedded below, to the music of Phantom of the Opera.
In order to perform some of these intricate moves, each freestyle canoe artist has to find his “sweet spot”. Some of them practice in the sand with their paddle until they find it. Each person has his own sweet spot, and I suspect that it has to do with their center of balance.
In the next video, Molly Gurien demonstrates some of her moves.
So if you like canoes, but you also like dancing, then freestyle canoeing might be right for you. It also makes a great spectator sport.
I like the paddling to the song the Lady in Red.
Hi, Julia, I like that one, too. Marc Ornstein is a very skilled freestyle canoeist.