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Layout

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Trying to organize the acrobatic moves into groups and sequences that make it possible to learn incrementally and build on learned skills. It is not complete but it aims to include basic building blocks, note that lot of other (not included) moves are either combinations or parts of these moves.

Layout ideas:

• individual skills

  • hollow body

  • press handstand

  • front flip

  • back flip

• before we start

  • how to stand (more or less ballet stand)

  • dance leading

  • how to start in sync

• low balances and preparations

  • low bird on hands

  • press to shoulder stand

  • low f2h bent arms

  • low f2h straight arms

  • low f2h one arm/leg

  • low f2h russian roll

  • low f2h to standing f2h

  • reverse low f2h (from chair sit), add squats

  • low h2h (jump/press from ground)

• lifts

  • hips/waist hold lifts

    • hips hold lift

    • hips hold reverse

    • bird

      • regular bird

      • folded leaf variation

      • folded leaf to hangle dangle

    • backbend

    • one arm backbend a.k.a. torch

    • toss to low f2h, preparation for Bettarini (spelling?)

    • cheerleading toss to hands

  • straight arms lifts

    • inlocate (just straight or to L-sit)

    • reverse (just lift or to reverse shoulder sit)

    • lift to side star (not sure it belongs her but it's sort of straight arms lift)

  • rock and roll

    • rock and roll to bird

    • rock and roll to side star

  • shoulder sit

    • reverse shoulder sit

      • roll up to shoulder sit

      • jump to shoulder sit

      • shoulder sit press

      • shoulder sit roll down

      • shoulder sit back flip (few levels)

      • shoulder sit toss to cradle

    • shoulder sit in front

      • shoulder sit to inversion

  • toe pitch

    • partial toe pitch (i.e. no toss)

    • toe pitch toss and catch

    • toe pitch to f2h

    • toe pitch to f2h 180 twist

    • toe pitch to sit on shoulders to roll down

    • toe pitch to dive

    • toe pitch to flips (back, forward variations)

  • uncategorized

    • camel

    • arabesque (simplified (stand on shoulder) and real) to hangle dangle

    • sacrifice

    • windmill (starting head up (easy) and starting head down (advanced))

    • cartwheel with pretzel arms

    • Tessarin (piggy back to shoulder stand to toss)

• around the base

  • around the world

  • simple scarf

  • scarf with twist

  • helicopter

  • table top