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gymnast Susan Jackson “first pitch”
Gymnastics Coaching - 10 Mar 2010
BATON ROUGE — LSU All-American gymnast Susan Jackson earned the No. 10 spot in ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays of the night on Monday after her acrobatic, unique first “pitch” at a recent LSU baseball game. The nation’s No. 1 ranked all-around gymnast, Jackson stood in front of the pitcher’s mound and performed a series of [...]

extreme mountain bike acrobatics
Gymnastics Coaching - 8 Mar 2010
I’ve been following the evolution of bike acrobatics since first coaching at Woodward West Gymnastics and Action Sport camp. But this is getting NUTS … Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. I saw the full film at the Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. It won the People’s Choice Award 2009, [...]

340jumperz.com – inline skaterz
Gymnastics Coaching - 24 Feb 2010
The most under appreciated acrobatic discipline is inline skating. There’s an amazing acrobatic team from France online at 340jumperz.com. You can also see their stuff at 340jumperz on Facebook. Thanks to Cirque’s Magalie Coleno for this.

who is hand balancer Artur?
Gymnastics Coaching - 14 Feb 2010
This guy is as good as they get in Acrobatic Gymnastics. But who is he? Artur Avakyan from Russia? Click PLAY or watch Artur on YouTube. (via Lost Art of Hand Balancing)

Acrobatic Gymnastics at Pacific Alliance
Gymnastics Coaching - 11 Feb 2010
These days my favourite form of competitive gymnastics is Acro. What amazing things can the human body do without any apparatus? I keep hearing that discipline is dying. But here’s some good news: Never before seen as part of the program, Acrobatic Gymnastics will be a demonstration sport at this year’s Pacific Rim Championships. The world’s best [...]

Acrobatic Gymnastics – amazing
Gymnastics Coaching - 10 Jan 2010
Click PLAY or watch a montage by Revaz Gurgenidze on YouTube.

2-person, 1-arm handstand
Gymnastics Coaching - 3 Jan 2010
Stu sends us a clip featuring Julia Paliy & Igor Gavva, Acrobatic gymnasts doing a dance piece. Igor is outstanding. The video will begin at 2min 40sec, a unique 1-arm handstand if you click here. Or, you can watch the entire thing by clicking PLAY below. maRin creation in Kiev, Ukraine is the brainchild of [...]

Cirque du Soleil unveils Viva ELVIS
Gymnastics Coaching - 17 Dec 2009
Preview performances for Viva ELVIS, the newest Cirque show, will begin Friday, December 18, 2009. Viva ELVIS, a harmonious fusion of dance, acrobatics and live music, is a tribute to the life and music of Elvis Presley. Nostalgia, modernity and raw emotion provide the backdrop for his immortal voice and the exhilaration and beauty of [...]

Acrobatic team from Ghana
Gymnastics Coaching - 12 Dec 2009
Atubigah Paul emailed some photos of their Acrobatic team from Ghana. Impressive.

extreme street acrobatics video
Gymnastics Coaching - 20 Nov 2009
A long (10min 25sec) highlights reel from many disciplines, including contortion. Some new (to me) footage of Junior. bboy, power move, acro, punisher, the end, cico, guillaume, demon, dahma n, kheiro, junior, tricks and combo, brazil, breakdance, gymnas tics, sport, thomas, flare, air flare, vrille, marcio, superphazers, morgan hamm Click PLAY or watch it on [...]