The study analyzes, from the viewpoint of the modern `movement culture`, a special footwork training method for junior (11-12 year-old) rhythmic gymnasts; and provides an insight into the new method with elements of classical choreography and special points practices geared to excel the footwork and improve the gymnasts` physical fitness rates on the whole. Benefits of the new training model were tested by a few experiments at Triumph Sport School in Tula city. Sampled for the model testing experiment were 24 junior gymnasts split up into Reference Group (RG, n=12) trained by A.V. Titova as required by the standard training program and Experimental Group (EG, n=12) trained by T.O. Shinko using the new method; with the both groups trained 5 times a week for 2 hours and 15 minutes. The special footwork excelling method for junior gymnasts was found beneficial as verified by the EG versus RG progress in the foot rotation angles, half-points lift rates, half-points balancing skill rates, one-leg balancing and dancing skills with the foot rotation angle and lift rate being maintained, overall footwork quality etc..
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