What is Acro?

About Acrobatic Gymnastics:

Acrobatic gymnastics combines the beauty of dance with the strength and agility of acrobatics. Routines are choreographed to music and consist of dance, tumbling, and partner skills that show both balance and dynamic elements. Pyramids and partner holds characterize the balance elements, while synchronized tumbling and intricate flight elements define the dynamic elements. An acrobatic gymnastics pair consists of a base and a top. A women’s group is comprised of three athletes – a base, middle and top partner – while a men’s group has four athletes, a base, two middle partners and one top partner.

Acro is an extraordinary sport that develops flexibility, strength, grace, discipline, control, coordination, goal orientation, confidence, creativity, leadership, a healthy body and positive self-esteem.

For more information, please visit:

USA Gymnastics

Acrobatic Gymnastics Foundation

Dynamic skills are skills that are thrown or have flight of some sort.
Balance skills require a 3 second hold to show control.

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