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somersault
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A somersault (also flip, heli, and in gymnastics salto) is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. A somersault can be performed backwards, forwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground. When performed on the ground, it is typically called a roll.
split
gymnastics move
roll
movement in gymnastics
cartwheel
sideways rotary movement of the body
bridge
exercise and body posture in which a person stand on their feet and hands with their back turned down
handspring
acrobatic move

hand walking
Traveling in a vertically inverted orientation with all body weight resting on the hands
Roundoff
A roundoff is a move in gymnastics similar to a cartwheel, except the gymnast lands with two feet placed together on the ground instead of one foot at a time, facing the direction of arrival. It was also sometimes called an arabian handspring.
Korbut Flip
Gymnastics skill
acrobatic flip
acrobatic jump
Kip
manoeuvre used in gymnastics
Aú
Aú is the capoeira term for a cartwheel. The purpose of the "aú" in capoeira includes mobility, offense and evasion. The aú has similarity to handstand in capoeira (bananeira), but it differs because the body rotates laterally with an energetic impulse.
split leap
jump where the legs are extended in opposite directions
Thomas salto
move performed during the floor exercise in Artistic gymnastics