The Importance of Gymnastics Dance

Gymnastics and dance are completely different sports, but a working knowledge and ability to perform each of these disciplines are a must to be a great gymnast and dancer. Every gymnastics floor and balance beam routine includes a vast amount of dance to connect gymnastics skills.

 

Serious and competitive gymnasts should take dance lessons along side with working out in the gym. Dance is an extremely important part of gymnastics. Gymnastics and dance go hand in hand, for this reason I refer to it as gymnastics dance. Gymnastics dance is crucial to a gymnasts’ success. In every balance beam and gymnastics floor routine ever performed, gymnastics dance is weaved throughout the entire piece. You may be a gymnast, not a dancer, but you are going to get judged on the dance you put into your routines. The neatest thing about gymnastics dance is it makes your routine unique and helps it stand out from all other gymnastics routines. Through gymnastics dance you are able to express your personality as an individual and a gymnast. This has a huge weight in your overall score, so make sure you go all out and make every move count. Amazing leaps, high flexible jumps, and perfect turns are a necessity for a high scouring balance beam and floor routine. Gymnastics dance is used in-between tumbling passes and gymnastics skills it is the fluidity that ties each part of your routine together making it whole.

Dance lessons will help you master these skills. I cannot express enough how beneficial dance is for gymnastics floor and balance beam success. It teaches great form, technique, grace, flexibility, fluidity, balance, and posture. Make sure your balance beam and gymnastics floor routines are choreographed specifically for you and no one else. By incorporating dance, skills, and tumbling passes that show your strengths.

Gymnastics Level 1 Vault: Requirements, Skills, Faults, and Deductions

USAG has set forth specific gymnastics skills for each and every gymnastics level. Level 1 is the first compulsory gymnastics level. The requirements, faults, deductions, and gymnastics skills set by USAG for the level 1 gymnastics vault are as followed.

Level 1 gymnastics vault in nutshell
Run 7 to 9 steps, hurdle, punch spring board, rebound from spring board, straight jump on to an 8 inch gymnastics mat, stick landing.

USAG has set forth specific gymnastics skills for each and every gymnastics level. Level 1 is the first compulsory gymnastics level. The requirements, faults, deductions, and gymnastics skills set by USAG for the level 1 gymnastics vault are as followed.

Level 1 gymnastics vault in nutshell
Run 7 to 9 steps, hurdle, punch spring board, rebound from spring board, straight jump on to an 8 inch gymnastics mat, stick landing.

GYMNASTICS SKILLS, FAULTS, and DEDUCTIONS

• APPROACH-

1. Incorrect arm swing (arms should swing backwards at the same time and end up by ears) (up to - 0.20)
2. Arms must be in a forward-low position when you contact the spring board (up to - 0.02)
3. Do not lean TOO forward when punching the spring board (up to - 0.30)
4. Must punch spring board with both feet together at the same time (up to - 0.20)
5. Can only punch board one time (cannot bounce more than once) (- 0.30 for each additional bounce)

• JUMP FROM BOARD TO MAT

1. Must show height (up to - 0.30)
2. Maintain a straight-hollow body throughout jump (no arch, pike, or tuck) (up to -0.50)
3. Arms and head must be aligned (up to - 0.30)
4. Bent legs (up to - 0.30)
5. Legs not together (up to -0.20)
6. Point toes (up to - 0.1)
7. Land in demi-plie, show control and stick landing (up to - 0.50)

• EXTRAS

1. Run in a straight line (up to - 0.30)
2. Touch the board but doesn't touch mat or do a vault (VOID
3. Does the wrong Vault (VOID)
4. Lack of power and speed (up to - 0.30)
5. Help of coach landing ( - 0.50)
*Make sure to put the spring board in front of an 8 inch gymnastics mat to perform this gymnastics level 1 vault.

Jessie Kimmel is a former gymnast and has b, FAULTS, and DEDUCTIONS

• APPROACH-

1. Incorrect arm swing (arms should swing backwards at the same time and end up by ears) (up to - 0.20)
2. Arms must be in a forward-low position when you contact the spring board (up to - 0.02)
3. Do not lean TOO forward when punching the spring board (up to - 0.30)
4. Must punch spring board with both feet together at the same time (up to - 0.20)
5. Can only punch board one time (cannot bounce more than once) (- 0.30 for each additional bounce)

• JUMP FROM BOARD TO MAT

1. Must show height (up to - 0.30)
2. Maintain a straight-hollow body throughout jump (no arch, pike, or tuck) (up to -0.50)
3. Arms and head must be aligned (up to - 0.30)
4. Bent legs (up to - 0.30)
5. Legs not together (up to -0.20)
6. Point toes (up to - 0.1)
7. Land in demi-plie, show control and stick landing (up to - 0.50)

• EXTRAS

1. Run in a straight line (up to - 0.30)
2. Touch the board but doesn't touch mat or do a vault (VOID
3. Does the wrong Vault (VOID)
4. Lack of power and speed (up to - 0.30)
5. Help of coach landing ( - 0.50)
*Make sure to put the spring board in front of an 8 inch gymnastics mat to perform this gymnastics level 1 vault.