Pictures
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Name
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Description
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USASF Level
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NFHS Legal?
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2-2-1 Pyramid |
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6 |
NO |
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Arabesque |
Everything is the same as a liberty, except the flyer sticks the leg
straight out behind her, parallel with the ground, perpendicular to her
other leg, keeping her chest up.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Awesome |
See Cupie |
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Back
Spot(er) |
person that stands behind the flyer and helps flyer jump into the
stunt and sturdies the stunt while up. Catches
the flyer when falling back. Main
responsibility is the flyer’s safety
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Base |
the person that hold the flyer's feet. On the bottom, under the stunt. This
is the person/persons who remain in contact with the floor lifting the flyer
into a stunt. Person/persons on the bottom of a stunt or pyramid.
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Basket Toss |
(usually done with a front spot) bases hold each others wrists, (left
hand holds the right wrist, and right hand holds the other bases left wrist)
flyer jumps in, keeping just her toes on the front knuckles of the bases,
everyone bounces down then up, and then the bases throw their hands up as
hard as they can the flyer rides it up, does something in the air (i.e. a
toe touch) then comes down like a cradle.
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Level
1-Ride only Level 2 & up-see rules for
specifics |
YES |
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Bow and Arrow |
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Chair |
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1 |
Yes |
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Chin Chin |
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Cradle |
Can be done from any stunt where the flyer is in the hands of the base(s).
When the bases throw the flyers feet straight up.
The flyer rides the toss up, pushing her toes in the air towards her
head, and land in the arms of the bases in a pike position.
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Prep &
Below-1 Extended-2 |
YES |
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Cupie |
(aka Awesome) Similar to an elevator except the bases bring their hands to
the middle and the flyer's feet are positioned very close together.
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Braced-1 Free-2 |
YES |
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Cupie-Coed |
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Advanced |
YES |
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Deadman
lift |
When the flyer falls backwards or forwards out of a stunt. 3 or 4
people catch the flyer and could possibly push the flyer back up to the
bases hands. |
1 |
YES |
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Dismount |
A way to return the flyer to the floor after a stunt. Returning to
the floor position after a routine or mount. |
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Double Down |
same as a full down, but the flyer twists around twice, bases have to
make sure they pop the flyer twice as hard.
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Prep-4
Extended-5 |
YES |
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Double Cubie |
(aka Double
Awesome) Similar to an extension except the base hold 2 flyers, each with
both feet in one of the bases hands. |
Elite |
YES |
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Double Take |
when the flyer is up in the air in a stunt, then it is brought back to
the loading position and pushed back up in the air.
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Elevator |
(aka: Prep, Half) Two bases each hold a different foot of one flyer.
The feet are both held at shoulder level.
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1 |
YES |
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Extension |
flyer goes in as if it was a prep, but once steady, the bases push the flyer
further in the air by extending their arm all the way above their heads,
until their arms are completely straight. There are double based extensions
and single based. |
Braced-1 Free-2 |
YES |
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Flyer |
(aka: top, top girl, Flier, Flyer, Floater, climber) The person that is elevated
into the air by the bases; the person on top of the stunt. The girl that
goes up in the stunt.
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Front Arabesque |
(aka: Waterfall) Same as an arabesque, except the flyer sticks
her leg straight out to the front, parallel with the ground, perpendicular
to her other leg.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Front
Spot(er) |
Like a back spot, but stands in the front helping the bases, and
catches if the flyer falls. Main responsibility is the flyer’s safety.
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Full down |
Done to a cradle catch, everything is the same, except the flyer
twists 360°. The flyer rides it up, then puts her right arm to her front
left pocket, and her left arm to her back right pocket, and turning her head
to the left, twisting her hips that way too, then opening back up to land in
a pike cradle position.
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2
legged stunts-3 1 legged stunts-4 |
YES |
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Heel Stretch |
(aka: stretch) Everyone does the same as if it was a liberty, but
the flyer holds onto her heel and straightens her leg out with her hand
(holding her foot) by her ear.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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High Torch |
same as a Liberty, except the flyer stands up straight facing the
side to start, does a liberty with the leg facing the crowd, but turns her
head and upper body to the crowd, and has her arms in a high V.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Hitch |
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Liberty |
(aka: Lib) Flyer starts out with one foot in the hands of the main base. The
flyer's free foot comes up to where her foot is beside her knee.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Main Base |
The base that, in a single base stunt, holds both feet or in a double
base/single legged stunt holds directly under the foot that the flyer is
standing on.
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Mount |
When one or more people are supported in the air. Another word for
one stunt (not connected to another).
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Needle |
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Pony Sit |
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1 |
YES |
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Pony Stand |
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1 |
YES |
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Prep |
(aka: hands, elevator, half extension) when the flyer jumps into the hands
of both bases, and goes up to the level of the bases chests.
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1 |
YES |
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Pyramid |
a group of interconnected stunts. Multiple
mounts or a group of stunts next to one another
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Reverse Scale |
goes up like a high torch, but the flyer extends a leg across in
front of her body but parallel to the ground, and faces forward.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Scale |
Between an arabesque and a scorpion, the flyer extends her leg to the side while
facing the crowd and grabs the calf of the extended leg between the knee and
ankle. The leg is extended out and held up above the head. The free arm goes into half a high V.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Scorpion |
goes up the same as liberty, but the flyer then grabs her toe or ankle and
pulls it the foot up to the back of her head, her leg forming a circle from
her hip to her head. (sometimes flyer points forward to the crowd with her
free hand)
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
Yes |
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Should Sit |
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1 |
Yes |
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Shoulder Stand |
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1 |
YES |
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Single Base Extension |
(aka-single) The same as a normal extension, except the main base is
facing forward with each hand, holding a different foot. Some times
incorrectly called simply a "partner stunt." |
1 |
YES |
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Single
Base Hands |
(toss to hands) - When one bases holds both of the flyers feet in
the palm of their hands at their shoulder level, the flyer stands straight
up. This is the starting point
for most single base stunts.
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1 |
YES |
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Split Lift |
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1 |
Yes |
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Sponge |
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Spotter |
A person that stays in contact with the performing surface and
watches for any hazards in the stunt or mount. The spotter is responsible
for watching the flyer and to be prepared to catch her if she falls.
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Stag |
(aka: hitch) goes up like the lib, except the flyer holds her foot out to
the side with the sole at knee level. Depending
on the stunt, the sole of the flyers free foot can be held by another flyer.
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Below
Prep-1 Prep-2
Extended-3 |
YES |
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Straddle Lift |
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1 |
YES |
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Straight Up Extension |
same as extension, but the bases don't pause at the prep
position, they take the flyer all the way up until the bases hands are above
their heads.
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Braced-1
Free-2 |
YES |
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Stunt |
when a person put a person into the air or on top of one another. Any
skill or feat involving mounting, a pyramid, or toss. Usually does not refer
to jumps or tumbling.
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Swedish Falls
Pyramid |
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Elite |
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Table Top Pyramid |
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Elite |
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Tap |
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Tic-Toc |
when the goes up in any one-footed stunt, and switches feet, in the air. |
Advanced |
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Thigh Stand |
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1 |
Yes |
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Torch |
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