heidih
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My daughter's solo has a back walkove sequence, an aerial, a chin stand and another back walkover. What are considered tricks when competing? I know most say up to 3 tricks allowed. Trying to figure out if she will be lyrical or open.
prancer
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Most comps put a limit at 3 acro tricks in any category except acro or open. I’m betting your daughter's solo will go open. A general rule of thumb is a move in which their feet go over their heads is a acro move - it's an imperfect definition but it fits here in my opinion. Your daughter's studio should know how to register her appropriately though!
momcrew
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A back walkover and an aerial are considered an acro trick. A chin stand is not. Each comp has different rules but prancer is right, most are capped at 3.
heidih
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Thank you. Her choreographer didn't think the chin stand was considered an acro trick. I haven't talked to the owner yet, so I thought I would ask all of you.
tiptoemom
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following out of sheer curiosity. What would a chin stand be considered if not an acro trick? It is not in contemporary or modern dance.
prancer
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Chin stands come directly out of acro and contortion. They are taught in acro classes. I am very surprised that some do not consider chin stands an acro trick. I will be curious to hear more on this topic too!
tappinmom
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Our rules state that a trick is anything where the feet pass over the head so a chin stand would count as a trick.
Beccasmom
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I would enter it into Open to be on the safe side.
momcrew
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Originally Posted by prancer
nyklane
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Posted 1511877101
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And to add even more confusion - sometimes it's not just three acro tricks - it is that they are "in a row" in a tumbling pass. So a single aerial or single backwalkover not in a sequence could be fine in it's home category.
DancerTilDawn
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She is definitely in the acro category if its all tricks
mom24
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Most acro can be divided into two categories - tumbling or contortion. I think most comps count tumbling in the 3, but not contortion, so the chin stand wouldn't count.
