Gymnastics elements

thumb|Front tucked somersault animation 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.

gymnastics move

movement in gymnastics

sideways rotary movement of the body

exercise and body posture in which a person stand on their feet and hands with their back turned down

acrobatic move

Traveling in a vertically inverted orientation with all body weight resting on the hands

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.

Gymnastics skill

acrobatic jump

manoeuvre used in gymnastics

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.

jump where the legs are extended in opposite directions

move performed during the floor exercise in Artistic gymnastics