Arabesque Penche: An arabesque scale in which the back is allowed to drop so that the rear leg may be raised higher. Retail Price: $47 On Sale for only $37! This e-Book is delivered Immediately. Start learning today…
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Definition: Arabesque
Arabesque: In gymnastics and ballet, a pose on one leg with the other leg extended behind the body. The supporting leg either bent or straight. Stand on one foot and raise the other leg to the back in a split … Continue reading
Definition: Apparatus
Apparatus: Any one of the pieces of equipment used in gymnastics competition, including the vaulting table, uneven bars, balance beam, the horizontal bars, parallel bars, the pommel horse and still rings.
Definition: Amplitude
Amplitude: In gymnastics, this term refers to height, distance and full extension in the execution of a particular skill. In general, the higher the or bigger a skill is performed, the better the amplitude and the resulting score. Historically at … Continue reading
Definition: Amanar
Amanar: In women’s vaulting, this is the name for a 2&1/2 twisting Yurchenko vault. a vault named after Simona Amanar of Romania. It is a Yurchenko-style vault, with a round-off onto the board, a back handspring onto the horse, and … Continue reading
Definition: Alternates
Alternates: Any tumbling pass that directly connects two saltos (somersaults or flips) by the use of any handspring skill. For example: Round-off whip back handspring whip. It is more common to see alternates done with backward tumbling rather than front … Continue reading
Definition: Allongé
Allongé: Dance term meaning to to stretch or elongate. Retail Price: $47 On Sale for only $37! This e-Book is delivered Immediately. Start learning today…
Definition: Allegro
Allegro: means fast, in dance it refers to jumps performed to a sharp, quick tempo. There are two types of allegro jumps – grand allegro are large jumps and petite allegro are small jumps. Retail Price: $47 On Sale for … Continue reading
Definition: All Around
All Around: Describes a gymnast who competes in all their gymnastics events. For men, this is six events, and for women it is four events. Also refers to the event competition won by scoring the highest score sum total in … Continue reading
Definition: Airplane
Airplane: A trampoline skill done by jumping with a ½ longitudinal axis (LA) twist to a front drop. Airplane Drills and Progressions with young gymnast Best one done at 3:05 Retail Price: $57 On Sale for only $47! This e-Book … Continue reading
