There is a local school that offers tumbling and my daughter wants to attend.  I thought I knew the difference between gymnastics and tumbling, but now I'm not so sure.
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In gymnastics you have different things like the bars and vault and beam and so forth.  But tumbling is another name for acrobatics.  Acrobatics includes dance and everything is done on the floor.  You also don't have spring mats like you do in gymnastics.  The moves in gymnastics also have different names than the moves in acro (tumbling).
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They're both good, but you can have an actual paying career in dance if you're good enough.  No one gets paid to do gymnastics.  I love gymnastics, did it for 15 years, but it's hard on the body.  I'm 36 and in constant pain now.  Dance is hard on the body too, so it's a toss up.  Go with the one that makes you smile.  Do you like all the events in gymnastics or do you just do floor?  If that's the case maybe dance is for you.  However, if you can't live without bars or beam, then gymnastics is for you.  Good luck
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That's a very hard choice because all three can help you in poms. What do you want to do? Do you want a future as a professional dancer? If so, take ballet. Ballet is the base of all dance and it can only help you. If you're planning on doing poms/dance team in school, take jazz. There are many elements in jazz that are similar to those in poms and jazz also teaches good techniques.
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I'm not a coach, but both of my daughters cheer.  I attend 3/4 or more practices a year.  One thing that I have learned is that if you have a really good base, you've got something.  One year, one of the girls couldn't do the toe touch, no matter how hard she tried.  To compensate, they did a pair toe touch.  The girl lifted another girl who did the toe touch.  If she's willing to keep trying to learn the tumbling, then add her to the team.  Her other attributes will be an asset to the squad and her downfall can be worked around.
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At my school, it's about who you know, not what you know.  You have to be able to do a roundoff backhand spring and be a good cheerleader.  Stiff, loud, smile.
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When I was in high school, our cheerleading squad always ran a cheerleading clinic for the younger girls. What we did was have different stations throughout the gym area. We had dance, cheer and chant, jumps and gymnastics, and stunts. What we taught depended on their grade levels. Easy stuff for younger kids and harder stuff for the older ones. \n\nIf you are really concerned about basics or skills you could also have a motion station. You could teach the girls how to properly do each kind of motion so that they don't look sloppy. \n\nIf stunts are what you would like help with, it all depends on how young and how strong the kids are. However, no matter what-- make sure there is ALWAYS spotters right there with the stunts. If it is beginner stunting, I suggest doing simple thigh stands at first. A thigh stand is 2 girls doing a lunge and another girl standing on their thighs. one girl holding onto the flyer's waist. Another beginner stunt could be a shoulder sit. A low elevator is another skill to work on because they are used a lot in cheerleading. have the flyers do a hang drill and show them how to jump in to counts. try going to a UCA or NCA sponsored web site to look for more information. hope this helps a little!
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For high school teams, most state qualifying teams have requirements for standing backhandsprings and backtucks, while allstar teams generally require backtucks if not more. College cheerleaders generally must fit a certain criteria in addition to be working on or have a standing tuck. Its great to have tumbling taken care of and then just work on the basics when you become an actual cheerleader. Just remind your daughter to continue working on flexibility, as that is what most gymnasts struggle with.
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Start by telling her that just because some words sound similar, that they don't mean the same thing, especially when they're parts of other words...\n\nWebsters definition of Somersault: Etymology: Middle French sombresaut leap, ultimately from Latin super over + saltus leap, from salire to jump \n\nIn this case, "salt" or "sault" is spelled differently and has a different meaning, to leap....\n\nThen again, she's 4...so you could tell her just about anything and she'd believe you...
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Nope, not unless you're doing something quite different from the sport of gymnastics as I know it.
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Find a dance class to go to if you like dancing, or go clubbing... then you can shake it without getting in trouble
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Be safe and honest. Then join and after school club as an alternate solution. I like frisbee and cross-country, but I hear science club is good.
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It was the 1996 Olympics, the gymnasts name was Kerri Strug.  Go here for her information: http://www.strug.org/
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be sure that you are athletic and are able to tumble. If you can do these things then try out!
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I also do and teach gymnastics. What do you need pictures of? Let me know and i'll find some for you. My e-mail is usagymnast_perfect10@yahoo.com so you can let me know!
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Depending upon on your age, train hard so that you can get into a university with a great gymnastics program. Until then, see if you can train with a junior Olympics team or a junior National team. Look around your area for esteemed schools that have produced olympic hopefuls.
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The classes I went to were pretty lite, but you didn't go there to bake cookies,  I was points sparring and got the littlest person there for an opponent, a 22 year old girl who was scared of getting hit, I didnt want to hit her so she got the first of 2, well I threw one to her midsection and she did a whitebelt middleblock but did not follow through, her arm stopped just at her collarbone and my fist ended in her neck, she stopped and just started bawling like you wouldnt believe.....I felt like total s hit.  \n  Point being, just learn your blocks and do em right and you shouldnt worry about getting hit, its not knitting class.
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It's easier to do an aerial if you have mastered cartwheels to the fullest. You could ask another cheerleader for help with aerials. Or, you could take some advanced acrobat classes. Since you've already mastered the basics they should have no problem allowing you to skip the beginning and intermediate classes. In the advanced they can help you perfect your cartwheels and work on aerials.