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  2. Handstand - Wikipedia

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    An acro dancer pauses in a precision handstand before handwalking across the stage. A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. In a basic handstand, the body is held straight with arms and legs fully extended, with hands spaced approximately shoulder-width apart and the legs ...

  3. Hand to hand acrobatics - Wikipedia

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    For it to be considered hand to hand acrobatics, the top performer (flyer) must be making physical contact only with the base's hands, with the flyer's hands keeping them balanced. Positions the top can perform in this style of acrobatics are straddles, handstands, pikes, press to handstand, one arm handstands, planches, flags, and many others ...

  4. Handstand push-up - Wikipedia

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    The body is vertical in a handstand. The handstand push-up (press-up) - also called the vertical push-up (press-up) or the inverted push-up (press-up), also called "commandos" - is a type of push-up exercise where the body is positioned in a handstand. For a true handstand, the exercise is performed free-standing, held in the air.

  5. Front walkover - Wikipedia

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    A one-handed front walkover performed during an acro dance. A front walkover is an acrobatic movement sequence. It begins with the performer standing up straight with arms raised and positioned near to the ears.

  6. Calisthenics - Wikipedia

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    Handstand; Practicing the wall walk, an exercise for achieving handstands A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. In a basic handstand, the body is held straight with arms and legs fully extended, with hands spaced approximately a shoulder-width apart. Hyperextensions

  7. Shirshasana - Wikipedia

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    In the Supported Headstand (Salamba Shirshasana), the body is completely inverted, and held upright supported by the forearms and the crown of the head. [9] In his Light on Yoga, B. K. S. Iyengar uses a forearm support, with the fingers interlocked around the head, for the basic posture Shirshasana I and its variations; he demonstrates a Western-style tripod headstand, the palms of the hands ...

  8. Split (gymnastics) - Wikipedia

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    A side split A front split in yoga; the pose is named Hanumanasana.. A split (commonly referred to as splits or the splits) is a physical position in which the legs are in line with each other and extended in opposite directions.

  9. Acro dance - Wikipedia

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    An elbow stand, performed as part of an acro dance routine. Acro dance is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character, its unique choreography, which blends dance and acrobatics, and its use of acrobatics in a dance context. [1]