wiktionary Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination . It can be found in many of the performing arts , as well as many sport s. Acrobatics is most often associated with activities that make extensive use of gymnastic elements, such as acro dance , circus , and gymnastics , but many other athletic activities such as ballet and diving may also employ acrobatics. Although acrobatics is most commonly associated with human body performance, it may also apply to other types of performance, such as aerial acrobatics . History File Hydria acrobat BM VaseF232.jpg thumb 170px A female acrobat depicted on an Ancient Greece Ancient Greek hydria , ca. 340 330 BC. In China , acrobatics have been a part of the culture since the Han Dynasty Western Han Dynasty , over 2000 years ago. Acrobatics were part of village harvest festival s. ref http www.redpanda2000.com history.htm redpanda2000 ref During the Tang Dynasty , acrobatics saw much the same sort of development as European acrobatics saw during the Middle Ages, with court displays during the 7th through 10th century dominating the practice. ref http www.pasadena.edu chinese cultural acrobatics.html Pasadena.edu ref Acrobatics continues to be an important part of modern Chinese variety art . Acrobatic traditions are found in many Western World Western cultures as well. Minoan civilization Minoan art from circa 2000 BC contains depictions of acrobatic feats on the backs of bulls, which may have been a ritual religious ritual . The noble court displays of the Europe an Middle Ages would often include acrobatic performances along with song , juggling and other activities. Though the term ... activities became competitive sport in Europe. Acrobatics has often served as a subject ... needed date September 2009 Schools that specialize in acrobatics training provide a constant ... ja pl Akrobatyka pt Acrobacia ru simple Acrobatics sh Akrobatika fi Akrobatia ... more details
Aerial acrobatics may refer to Acrobatics with Airplanes Aerobatics Acrobatics on Trapeze , Aerial silk Tissue , Aerial hoop Ring , Rope, Corde Lisse disambig ... more details
The use of chairs as props in acrobatic activities falls into three broad categories balancing, vaulting and contortion. Balancing File Chairbalance.jpg thumb alt chair balancing act Chair Balancing In chair balance acrobatics one or more acrobats balance on one or more chairs. The chair s may be balanced on other objects and or on just one or two legs while the acrobat s themselves may also perform balancing acts on the chair. Vaulting In chair vaulting the acrobat jumps or tumbles over the chair. Sometimes the chair is used as a launching platform and sometimes it is carried by the athlete while performing the vault. Contortion File Chair contortionist.jpg thumb left alt a chair contortionist Chair Contortionist Chair contortionists use the chair as a prop for moulding their bodies around. Category Circus skills ... more details
19th World Acrobatic gymnastics Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Lievin , France from May 21 to May 23, 2004. Results Men s Group class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef Rank Team Country Point Image Gold medal icon.svg Roman Khairullin , Denis Guircha , Nikolai Gluchenko , Dimitri Shilov GBR 19.070 Image Silver medal icon.svg Andrei Bondarenko , Olexander Bondarenko , Vladislav Gluchenko , Andrei Perunov UKR 18.770 Image Bronze medal icon.svg Sezgin Ahmedov , Valeri Filipov , Yordan Markov , Ivan Lazarov BUL 18.690 4 Shen Tao , Chen Liang , Xu Run , Wang Zhen gymnast Wang Zhen CHN 18.670 5 Ricardo Figueirinha , Bruno Oliveira , Joao Godinho , David Batista gymnast David Batista POR 18.040 6 Alexei Starodubtsev , Sergei Golenko , Pavel Korshunov , Yuri Kuznetsov gymnast Yuri Kuznetsov RUS 17.260 7 Stuart McKenzie , David Scott gymnast David Scott , Barry Hindson , Scott Patterson gymnast Scott Patterson GBR 16.050 8 Sebastien Zarkowski , Martin Walczak , Tomasz Zuberek , Andrei Zumanow POL 14.500 Men s Pair class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef Rank Team Country Point Image Gold medal icon.svg Ervin Mendikov , Alexei Mochechkin RUS 18.780 Image Silver medal icon.svg Andrei Chadrin , Dimitri Chulimanov RUS 18.530 Image Bronze medal icon.svg Serhiy Popov gymnast Serhiy Popov , Mikola Cherbak UKR 18.220 4 Xi Shengchao , Ji Chengang CHN 17.740 5 Anton Ivanov , Radostin Nikolov BUL 17.510 6 Mark Fyson , Christopher Jones gymnast Christopher Jones GBR 17.230 7 Alexei Dudko , Dzianis Vidunov BLR 16.470 8 Rafael Aliev , Eugeny Drozdov KAZ 16.080 Mixed Pair class wikitable sortable bgcolor efefef Rank Team Country Point Image Gold medal icon.svg Shenea Booth , Arthur Davis gymnast Arthur Davis USA 20.640 Image Silver medal icon.svg Revaz Gurgenidze , Anna Katchalova RUS 20.210 Image Bronze medal icon.svg Sergei Pelepets , Marina Chevchuk UKR 18.000 4 Tomasz Kapuscinski , Beata Surmiak POL 17.610 5 Yves Van Der Donckt , Tiffany Cuyt BEL 17.540 6 Manuel Martins , Ines ... more details
The Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships are the World Championships for acrobatic gymnastics . Before 2006 they were known as the World Sports Acrobatics Championships class wikitable border 2 border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 1 style border collapse collapse bgcolor efefef Year Games Host City Country 1974 in sports 1974 1974 World Sports Acrobatics Championships I Moscow Flag Soviet Union 1976 in sports 1976 1976 World Sports Acrobatics Championships II Saarbr cken Flag West Germany 1978 in sports 1978 1978 World Sports Acrobatics Championships III Sofia Flag Bulgaria 1980 in sports 1980 1980 World Sports Acrobatics Championships IV Poznan Flag Poland 1982 in sports 1982 1982 World Sports Acrobatics Championships V London Flag Great Britain 1984 in sports 1984 1984 World Sports Acrobatics Championships VI Sofia Flag Bulgaria 1986 in sports 1986 1986 World Sports Acrobatics Championships VII Rennes Flag France 1988 in sports 1988 1988 World Sports Acrobatics Championships VIII Antwerp Flag Belgium 1990 in sports 1990 1990 World Sports Acrobatics Championships IX Augsburg Flag West Germany 1992 in sports 1992 1992 World Sports Acrobatics Championships X Rennes Flag France 1994 in sports 1994 1994 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XI Beijing Flag China 1995 in sports 1995 1995 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XII Wroc aw Flag Poland 1996 in sports 1996 1996 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XIII Riesa Flag Germany 1997 in sports 1997 1997 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XIV Manchester Flag Great Britain 1998 in sports 1998 1998 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XV Minsk Flag Belarus 1999 in sports 1999 1999 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XVI Ghent Flag Belgium 2000 in sports 2000 2000 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XVII Wroc aw Flag Poland 2002 in sports 2002 2002 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XVIII Riesa Flag Germany 2004 in sports 2004 2004 World Sports Acrobatics Championships XIX Lievin Flag France 2006 in sports ... more details
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MedalTableTop MedalCountry the USA MedalSport Men s Freestyle skiing MedalSport FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships MedalGold FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1991 1991 Lake Placid Acro Skiing MedalSilver FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1986 1986 Tignes Acro Skiing MedalSilver FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1989 1989 Oberjoch Acro Skiing MedalBronze FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1993 1993 Altenmarkt Acro Skiing MedalBottom Lane Spina is a retired freestyle skiing freestyle skier , who participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics in demonstration events. Skiing competitions Freestyle Skiing World Cup class wikitable Year Competition Place 1984 Acrobatics 3rd ref name hickok cite web url http www.hickoksports.com history wcfreestyle.shtml title Acro publisher Hickok Sports ref 1986 Acrobatics 2nd ref name hickok 1987 Acrobatics 2nd ref name hickok 1988 Acrobatics 2nd ref name hickok 1989 Acrobatics 2nd ref name hickok 1991 Acrobatics 2nd ref name hickok 1992 Acrobatics 3rd ref name hickok Olympics Spina participated in the ski ballet events at the 1988 Winter Olympics 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics that were held as demonstration sport s. He finished second in 1988 and third in 1992. ref cite news url http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,159077,00.html title It s A Kick, But Is It Olympian? publisher Time Magazine date 2001 06 24 Jun. 24, 2001 author Henry III, William A. ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Spina, Lane Category Living people Category American skiers pl Lane Spina ... more details
Gymnastics may refer to Artistic gymnastics , an Olympic event that includes vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor for women, and floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar for men. Rhythmic gymnastics , a sport that involves performing a floor routine to music, with the aid of either a ball, ribbon, hoop, clubs, or rope. Trampolining , a sport that involves acrobatics being performed on a trampoline. Power tumbling , a sport that combines artistic gymnastics on the floor and trampolining. Display gymnastics , an activity involving between 6 and 150 people performing synchronized, choreographed routines. Aerobic gymnastics , a routine that emphasizes strength building, flexibility, and aerobic fitness. Acrobatic gymnastics , a competitive sport involving acrobatics and gymnastics. disambig ... more details
Acrobat may refer to Acrobat, one who practises acrobatics In music Acrobat song Acrobat song , from U2 s album Achtung Baby Acrobat , a song from Max mo Park s album A Certain Trigger In literature Acrobat , a novel by Gonzalo Lira Acrobat comics , a Marvel Comics character In film Acrobats film Acrobats film , a 2005 Finnish documentary film See also wiktionary acrobat Adobe Acrobat , a family of computer programs disambig de Acrobat pl Acrobat ru ... more details
Wiktionary acro Acro may refer to Acro dance , a dance style that combines classical dance technique with acrobatics Acro Sport , an aircraft manufacturer Acropora , a type of coral Red acro bug , a copepods in the family Tegastidae G103a Twin II Grob 103 Twin II Acro , a sailplane manufactured by Grob Aircraft See also Acron disambiguation lookfrom Acro disambig nl Acro ... more details
Roman Ladders is an equilibristic circus skill where four or more people perform acrobatics on specially made ladder s. The people in the middle push the ladders out, while the people on the outside perform various poses and tricks. External links http community.simplycircus.com tutorials equilibristics roman ladders.htm Simply Circus Roman Ladders Includes access to the Simply Circus handbook on Roman Ladder acts. culture stub Category Circus skills ... more details
XMA may refer to Extreme martial arts , a sport that combines elements from martial arts, acrobatics, and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship XMA audio format , Extensible Management Agent, the native Xbox 360 compressed audio format XMA Software , eXtranet Multichannel Architecture, a banking client software See also Xmas , common abbreviation of the word Christmas disambig it XMA ... more details
about physical safety nets the socioeconomic usage Social safety net A safety net is in most cases a net device net to protect people from injury after falling accident falling by limiting the distance they fall. It may also be a device to arrest falling or flying objects for the safety of people beyond the net. Safety nets can be used in construction, building maintenance, sports or acrobatics. Category Safety equipment tool stub de Personenauffangnetz sv Skyddsn t ... more details
An aerialist is an acrobatics acrobat who performs in the air, on a suspended apparatus such as a trapeze , corde lisse rope , cloud swing , Cradle circus act aerial cradle , aerial silk or aerial hoop . ref cite web url http www.nica.com.au dictionary publisher National Institute of Circus Arts title Circus Dictionary accessdate 10 1 09 ref References reflist Category Acrobats gymnastics stub ... more details
Infobox Company name New York Circus Arts, Inc. logo Image Nyca logo web.png 240px type Private company Private foundation 2006 founder Cypher Zero location city New York City area served Worldwide key people Cypher Zero , President and Chief Executive Officer CEO industries Entertainment , Education products services num employees divisions New York Circus Arts Academy , FireFly Aerial Acrobatics subsid homepage http www.nycircusarts.com www.nycircusarts.com intl yes New York Circus Arts refers to a company forged by the merger of FireFly Aerial Acrobatics and the New York Circus Arts Academy . The merger is similar to Apple Computer s 1996 acquisition of NeXT Computer Inc., as both companies were founded by the same individual Steve Jobs in the case of Apple, Cypher Zero with New York Circus Arts . External links http www.nycircusarts.com Official site Category Companies based in New York City Category Circuses Category Companies established in 2006 ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Homerism is the miming of scenes from one of Homer s epics. It was common in Ancient Greece Greek and Ancient Rome Roman era paganism pagan festivals , along with other displays of virtuosity such as juggling, acrobatics and trumpet blowing. Homerisms were commonly used in the neoclassical era of literature, when people were trying to recall classical styles and elevate earlier eras in an attempt to bring back certain qualities found in Greek and Roman texts. There are many homeric examples in the English canon from the Late Middle Ages to the Romantic period. Category Mime See also Homer neoclassic ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Circus Bassie & Adriaan was a large Netherlands Dutch circus that had made different tours through the Netherlands and Belgium . It has been touring in the periods 1980 1982 and 1985 1989. The directors of the circus were Bassie & Adriaan Bas van Toor and Aad van Toor , a Dutch artist duo between 1976 and 2003. Bassie is a clown and Adriaan acrobatics acrobat . Together they made nine large television series for children. Also one of the directors was TV producer Joop van den Ende . Category Circuses ... more details
coord 51 3 52.87 N 1 19 19.26 W region GB display title Oram s Arbour was a hill fort during the British Iron Age Iron Age , which eventually became Venta Belgarum , Britannia and then Winchester , Hampshire , England . Today it s a small grassy park in Winchester, and is used for the annual Winchester Hat Fair both as a picnic site and to stage outdoor theatre and acrobatics. External links http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 4732 Oram s Arbour Hillfort in England in Hampshire UK hist stub Category Hill forts in Hampshire ... more details
A Gainer is a backward somersault in acrobatics, diving and some martial arts. Gainer may also refer to Related moves Full gainer Gainer Flash Reverse Gainer People Aaron Gainer Del Gainer Derrick Gainer , U.S. boxer Derrick Gainer football player Forrest Gainer Jay Gainer Terrance W. Gainer Other Gainer supplement Gainer the Gopher , mascot of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Gainer Springs , a Spring hydrosphere Classification 1st magnitude spring in Bay County, Florida Gainer, a term related to fat fetishism Gainer band , a post punk band from Birmingham, AL. disamb ... more details
unreferenced date January 2009 notability date January 2009 Performing arts that are allied to stage magic include ventriloquism , puppetry , juggling , escapology , quick change , Theatrical S ances theatrical s ances , mentalism , chapeaugraphy , hypnosis , circus arts , acrobatics , acting , choreography , dance , sword swallowing , gymnastics , music , singing , mime , fire eating , storytelling , balloon sculpting and clowning . Magicians may use one or more of these allied arts in their performance. Some professional magicians, such as Jeff McBride and Robert Murray , use martial arts , or their stylized movements, as part of their respective performances. Magic and Illusion Category Magic illusion ... more details
Manjari Bhargava is a notable former diver of India . She was awarded Arjuna Award by Government of India in 1974 for excellence in diving . She hails from Rajasthan state. References http sportal.nic.in arjun1.asp?maincatid 46&moduleid &comid 56 Arjun Award Winners for Swimming DEFAULTSORT Bhargava, Manjari Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Indian divers Category Recipients of the Arjuna Award Category Indian sportswomen Category Sportspeople from Rajasthan India sport bio stub Acrobatics diving bio stub ... more details
Do not use the dated prod blp template directly the above line is generated by subst prod blp reason Annika Walter is a German Diving diver . Walter won a silver medal in 10m platforming diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympic Games . ref cite web url http www.usadiving.org 05redesign media record book2.htm title All Time Medalists work USA Diving accessdate 2010 06 03 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Walter, Annika Category Olympic divers of Germany Category Living people Acrobatics diving bio stub de Annika Walter fi Annika Walter ... more details
Infobox gymnast gymnastname Shenea Booth image imagesize caption fullname altname nickname country USA formercountry birthdate birth date and age 1986 08 21 birthplace hometown residence deathdate deathplace height discipline ACRO level natlteam club gym collegeteam headcoach assistcoach formercoach choreographer music eponymousskills retired medaltemplates see Template MedalRelatedTemplates MedalWorldChampionships MedalGold 2004 World Sports Acrobatics Championships 2004 Lievin Mixed pair MedalGold 2002 World Sports Acrobatics Championships 2002 Riesa Mixed pair MedalCompetition World Games MedalSilver 2001 World Games 2001 Akita Mixed pair Shenea Booth is an American acrobatic gymnast who represented the United States of America at both the 2001 World Games and the 2004 World Sports Acrobatics Championships 2004 World Championships in the Mixed Pair event. She and her partner, Arthur Davis, were both chosen for induction into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2009. ref http sportsillustrated.cnn.com 2009 more 02 03 patterson.hall.of.fame.ap index.html Carly Patterson Chosen for Gymnastics Hall of Fame SI.com, February 3, 2009 ref Sources Reflist External links Fig id 7312 name Shenea Booth Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Booth, Shenea ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Booth, Shenea Category 1986 births Category Living people Category American acrobatic gymnasts US sport bio stub gymnastics bio stub ... more details
Infobox gymnast gymnastname Wang Zhen image imagesize caption fullname altname nickname country CHN formercountry birthdate birth date and age 1985 02 22 birthplace hometown residence deathdate deathplace height discipline ACRO level natlteam club gym collegeteam headcoach assistcoach formercoach choreographer music eponymousskills retired medaltemplates see Template MedalRelatedTemplates MedalWorldChampionships MedalBronze 2006 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 2006 Coimbra Men s Group chinese name Wang surname Wang Wang Zhen is a Chinese acrobatic gymnast that represented China at both the 2006 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 2006 ref cite web title 20th World Championships Sports Acrobatics 2006 url http www.ueg gymnastics.com commstore commstore.pl 1f94b7ec1ab34d2b COOKIE fr statistics.html?k 236055&block id head,P3,content&P1 56&P2 56&P3 statistics&P4 6&P10 56&P9 236055 publisher European Union of Gymnastics accessdate 11 January 2011 ref and 2004 World Sports Acrobatics Championships 2004 World Championships . ref cite web title 19th World Championships Sports Acrobatics 2004 url http www.ueg gymnastics.com commstore commstore.pl d0d39a98d1c9fe6a COOKIE fr statistics.html?k 236054&block id head,P3,content&P1 56&P2 56&P3 statistics&P4 6&P10 56&P9 236054 publisher European Union of Gymnastics accessdate 11 January 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wang, Zhen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1985 02 22 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wang, Zhen Category 1985 births Category Living people Category Chinese acrobatic gymnasts PRChina sport bio stub gymnastics bio stub ... more details
of the Head Judge, as there is only one Head Judge per panel . History The first use of acrobatics ... Caesar Twins Adagio skating Acrobatics Acrobalance References Reflist External links Commons category ... 205269 nav list,00.html Acrobatics on the FIG website http www.usa gymnastics.org pages acro pages ... more details
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