Acrobatic

General Information

Acrobatic Gymnastics is an infusion of choreography and complex acrobatic skills performed in partnership on a standard gymnastics floor area. Balance, Tempo and Combined routines are performed to music, the duration of which is usually 2 minutes 30 seconds.


Disciplines

Men’s Pair, Women’s Pair, Mixed Pair, Women’s Trio, Men’s Four.

Gymnasts work in harmony putting all their trust in their partner or partners. They must have strength, agility, flexibility, balance as well as acrobatic skills. The results are spectacular:- intricate balances performed on partners, exciting multiple somersaults and twisting somersaults with partners being pitched and caught makes this a delight for spectators.


Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee

Eileen Budd    

Chair

Debbie Lavender

Secretary

Denise Bayley

Competition Organiser (Domestic)

Lynda Dodd

Competition Organiser (International)

Lisa Thomas

Judging Convenor

Louise Cawte

Coach Education Liaison

Mary Penny

Kit Manager

CH Davies

Junior Coach