1. Sleepnastics
<Assignment #4 for A Crush Course on Creativity>
By Kaoru Kimura

2. BACKGROUND
 “Sleepnastics” was coined by Kaoru Kimura in
Nov 2012. When she was distressed by a
mission to create a brand new sport, her
sleeping son caught her attention. She
watched her son tossing and turning in his
sleep, and thought “it’s like a gymnastics
while sleeping…Eureka!”
This is how Sleepnastics was born.

3. EQUIPMENT
 Single size futon or bed (as a “floor arena”)
 Video camera (preferably with a tripod)

4. RULES
 A gymnast’s performance while sleeping is
recorded by a video camera.
 Recording time is 10 hours as a max.
 More and wilder performances are scored
higher.
 A gymnast’s forms should not be changed on
purpose by any other person.
 When a gymnast wakes up, the recording
should be stopped.

5. RULES (cont’d)
 A gymnast should perform on the floor arena.
If a gymnast is totally outside of the floor, the
points will be deducted.
She is She is OK!
OUT!

6. SCORING
 Scores are given by a panel of judge.
 Scoring are based on;
- the degree of difficulty
- the quality of the execution

7. What the Judges look for….
 Difficulty of skills
 Variety of skills
 Creative forms

8. Scoring Guide: Difficulty of skills
1 (easy): Twists 3(difficult): Flip

9. Scoring Guide: Variety of skills
Stretching Balancing
Bending

10. Scoring Guide: Creative forms
Full use of
the
surroundings
Elegant
leap
Quite high
position of
hip
Very
dynamic!

11. Thank you! zzz