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  2. Glossary of gymnastics terms - Wikipedia

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    Cassina Kovacs straight with 1/1 turn; named after Igor Cassina. Chestroll This skill to bend the back. It is also called a chin stand. Cartwheel The maneuver where one moves sideways, from hands to feet, in a straight line (in the motion that the wheel of a cart would follow), while keeping the back, arms, and legs straight, and the feet pointed.

  3. Acrobatics - Wikipedia

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    A female acrobat depicted on an Ancient Greek hydria, c. 340–330 BC. Female acrobat shooting an arrow with a bow in her feet; Gnathia style pelikai pottery; 4th century BC Acrobatic performance in India c. 1863. Acrobatic traditions are found in many cultures, and there is evidence that the earliest such traditions occurred thousands of years ...

  4. Acrobatic gymnastics - Wikipedia

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    Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform routines consisting of acrobatic skills, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine (at FIG level 5 and above) where the focus is on strength, poise and flexibility; a 'dynamic ...

  5. List of acrobatic activities - Wikipedia

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    Cyr wheel – Acrobatic apparatus that consists of a single large ring made of aluminum or steel with a diameter approximately 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) taller than the performer. Diving – Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics.

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  7. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Crossword clues are generally consistent with the solutions. For instance, clues and their solutions should always agree in tense, number, and degree. [6] If a clue is in the past tense, so is the answer: thus "Traveled on horseback" would be a valid clue for the solution RODE, but not for RIDE.

  8. Tumbling (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Tumbling, sometimes referred to as power tumbling, is a gymnastics discipline in which participants perform a series of acrobatic skills down a 25 metres (82 ft) long sprung track. Each series, known as a pass, comprises eight elements in which the athlete jumps, twists and flips placing only their hands and feet on the track.

  9. Acroyoga - Wikipedia

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    Acroyogis practicing in a park. Acroyoga (also written Acro-Yoga or Acro Yoga) is a physical practice that combines yoga and acrobatics. [1] Acroyoga includes many types of (mostly recreational) partner and group acrobatics in which at least someone is lifted.