A special gala in the year of jubilees

In the big sports centre of Las Palmas assembled approx. 1,250 actors, in some extent the active part of approx. 5,000 festival participants of the 50th “Festival of the hearts”, "BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2010 to perform a big gala of the joy of life and the active being.

About 3 hours were filled with international top achievement, like the "National Danish performance team", also the Far Eastern charm of Japanese dancers, up to competitive rhythmical gymnastics groups or also the charming bustle of gymnastic beginner.

Anmutiga japanische Tänze zur Gala

Pure joy of life in such a sportive spectrum - this is the characteristic in the BLUME festival which will belong certainly also to the range of events if Las Palmas is chosen in 2016 to cultural capital of Europe...

Gran Canaria has big traditions in sports!

2010 is a year of the jubilees on Gran Canaria Today beside the 50th Blume festival the traditional local football- association "Victoria" celebrate its 100th jubilee.
The swimming association of the Las Palmas, "Metropol", counts proud 70 years and they participate since 50 years uninterrupted in the BLUME Festival.
It is an impressive sign of local value, how important and integrated sport and gymnastics are in the Canary Island.

... happy faces we saw, when mentally disabled Civitas members presented their pyramids

The BLUME JUBILEE FESTIVAL GALA in 2010 adduced the living and emotional evidence:
It was the mixture between young and old, between of hundreds of local gymnasts, newcomers and experts – but also the sports-therapeutic, educational elements of disable sports and the appearances of international guests with her typically for their country colored programs of three continents.
Where in the world can you find, this harmony of the sportive everyday life in one? In this 50 years old event.
Even small organizational breakdowns became to artificial and spontaneous choreographic ideas which also obtained friendly cheering and applause

Judo somersault, flying over 10 person...!
Judo is a very importend component of Canarian sports, spevially of Gimnasio Las Palmas!

About 100 actors of 'San Jose Domenicas' with an phantastic idea - a big blue drapery, symbolyzing the ocean as a biotope for many different animals ...

Rhythmic Gymnastics is on a high level in Spain ...!

Not only the youngest participants, but also the older genaration '50+' was in the programs, like these 114 women and men from the Danish Gymnastics Federation (DGI).

One of the youngest member from the hosting club Gimnasio Las Palmas' under the leadership of the expirienced coach Cornelio