Acrobatic Gymnastics Worlds

The first World Championships of Acrobatic Gymnastics to be held outside of Europe begins today in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

April 16 – 18, 2012 – Worlds
April 20 – 22, 2012 – World Age Groups

Details.

It’s my favourite gymnastics discipline. But I don’t really understand the rules.

FIG posted a primer:

… Acrobatic Gymnastics offers five different possibilities of partnerships to the athletes:

Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Pairs;
Women’s Group (3 gymnasts) and
Men’s Groups (4 gymnasts).

… The exercises presented in competitions by the pairs/groups must not exceed 2:30 minutes, have to include a certain number of required collective (partnership) and individual elements and are of three different types: static (balance), dynamic, and combined.

read more – FIG – Acrobatic Gymnastics (ACRO)