swap_horiz Contortion Back Bend Alternatives

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German Wheel

The German Wheel, also known as the Rhönrad, is a complex acrobatic apparatus consisting of a large, rotating wheel with...

Solo Circus Wheel Apparatus

8.6 Great

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Single Point Trapeze

The Single Point Trapeze is a modern circus apparatus rigged to a single rotating point at the ceiling, allowing the per...

Solo Aerial Trapeze Circus

8.5 Great

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Corde Lisse

Corde Lisse is an aerial circus art performed on a vertically hanging rope, originating in France and distinguished by c...

Classic Solo Rope Aerial

8.4 Great

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Kong Vault

Kong Vault is a parkour technique in which the practitioner dives hands-first over an obstacle and pushes off to clear i...

Vault Parkour Fundamental Forward

8.2 Great

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Butterfly Kick (Wushu)

The Butterfly Kick is a wushu and martial arts aerial technique in which the practitioner leaps horizontally, sweeping b...

Kick Aerial Lateral Fundamental

8.2 Great

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Aerial Hammock

The aerial hammock is a circus apparatus consisting of a looped fabric suspended from the ceiling, notable for allowing...

Solo Fabric Aerial Hammock

7.9 Good

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Axel (Figure Skating)

The Axel is a figure skating jump first performed by Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen in 1882, distinguished as the only co...

Jump Rotation Fundamental Figure Skating

7.8 Good

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Aerial Split

An aerial split is a dynamic dance and acrobatic maneuver where the performer launches into the air without hands, achie...

Split Flexibility Aerial Circus

7.7 Good

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Pommel Horse Circle

The Pommel Horse Circle is the foundational continuous leg-circle skill on the pommel horse, requiring rhythmic hip rota...

Gymnastics Swing Circular Fundamental

7.6 Good

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Crash Dive

The Crash Dive is a trampolining skill in which the athlete performs a forward piked movement, dropping feet-first into...

Skill Fundamental Trampoline Landing

7.6 Good

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Wall Run (Tic-Tac)

Wall Run, also called a Tic-Tac, is a foundational parkour technique in which a practitioner uses a vertical surface as...

Parkour Wall Fundamental Run

7.6 Good

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Dislocate (Rings)

The Dislocate is a fundamental rings gymnastics swing element in which the athlete swings backward from a front support...

Gymnastics Swing Fundamental Rings

7.6 Good

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Back Giant (High Bar)

A core high bar skill in which the gymnast circles backward in a fully extended body position through a complete 360° ar...

Gymnastics Fundamental Giant Backward

7.6 Good

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Y-Balance

The Y-balance is a demanding acrobatic posture and functional fitness test where the performer balances on one leg while...

Flexibility Balance Intermediate Gymnastics

7.6 Good

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Barani

The Barani is a front somersault with a half twist, widely used in trampolining, tumbling, and freestyle skiing, named a...

Fundamental Forward Trampoline Salto

7.5 Good

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Chest Stand

Chest Stand is a contortion balance skill in which the performer rests their weight on the chest while the legs extend v...

Advanced Solo Flexibility Contortion

7.5 Good

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Bow and Arrow Stunt

The Bow and Arrow is an elite cheerleading flexibility stunt in which a flyer, balancing on one leg atop a base, extends...

Advanced Flexibility Balance Cheerleading

7.5 Good

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Giant Swing (High Bar)

A foundational high bar element in which the gymnast swings in a complete 360° arc around the bar with a fully extended...

Gymnastics Swing Fundamental Horizontal Bar

7.5 Good

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Needle Scale

Needle Scale is a standing balance skill in gymnastics and dance in which one leg is raised vertically beside the ear wh...

Advanced Flexibility Leg Balance

7.0 Good

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Oversplit

Oversplit is a flexibility position in which the legs are extended beyond 180 degrees in a split, used as a training and...

Advanced Split Flexibility Extreme

6.8 Fair