Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine where the focus is on strength, poise and flexibility; a 'dynamic' routine which includes throws, somersaults and catches, and a 'combined' routine which includes elements from both balance and dynamic.
Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour. They have since performed at numerous venues and have been featured in advertisements.
Douglas Fordyce, known usually as Doug Fordyce, is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's pairs champion with Edward Upcott in July 2010 in Poland.
Alex Uttley is a British acrobatic gymnast who won the title of world men's fours champion with Adam Buckingham, Adam McAssey and Jonathan Stranks in July 2010 in Poland.
The 24th World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships were held in Levallois-Perret, France at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan from July 10 to July 12, 2014. 21 countries took part in the competition.
Angelina Sandovich is a Belarusian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Julia Kovalenko and Yuliya Ramanenka, Sandovich achieved 5th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Julia Ivonchyk is a Belarusian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Angelina Sandovich and Yuliya Ramanenka, Kovalenko achieved 5th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Yuliya Ramanenka née Khrypach is a Belarusian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Julia Kovalenko and Angelina Sandovich, Ramanenka achieved 5th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Kim Un-sol is a North Korean female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Ri Hyang and Ri Jin-hwa, Kim achieved 4th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Ri Hyang is a North Korean female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Ri Jin Hwa and Kim Un Sol, Ri achieved 4th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Ri Jin-hwa is a North Korean female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Ri Hyang and Kim Un-sol, Ri achieved 4th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Valeria Igorevna Belkina is a Russian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Victoria Ilicheva and Alena Kholod, Belkina achieved silver in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. With partners Zhanna Parkhometets and Yulia Nikitina, they achieved silver in the first European Games from Baku 2015 and achieved gold in the 2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Victoria Ilicheva is a Russian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Valeriia Belkina and Alena Kholod, Ilicheva achieved silver in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Alena Kholod is a Russian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Valeriia Belkina and Victoria Ilicheva, Kholod achieved silver in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Elise Matthews is a British female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Georgia Lancaster and Millie Spalding, Matthews achieved gold in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Millie Spalding is a British female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Georgia Lancaster and Elise Matthews, Spalding achieved gold in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Emily Ruppert is an American female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Christina Antoniades and Hannah Silverman, Ruppert competed in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. Emily was born in Baltimore, MD and began gymnastics in 2005.
Amber Kaldor is an Australian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Mei Hubnik and Madison Chan, Kaldor achieved 15th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
Madison Chan is an Australian female acrobatic gymnast. With partners Mei Hubnik and Amber Kaldor, Chan achieved 15th in the 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships.
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