The Handstand Forward Roll is the combination of 2 skills – Handstand (February’s Skill of the Month) and Forward Roll (September’s Skill of the Month).
To perform this skill, the gymnast must first hold a handstand before leaning slightly and then tucking the chin to roll.
Gymnasts first learn Handstand Forward Roll with bent arms, and as they master that version, work up to a straight-armed version of the skill.
The most challenging aspects of the skill are holding a handstand before attempting to roll, and standing up to the feet with out using the hands. A good progression is learning to first roll from Lunge and Scale.
Handstand Forward Rolls are mainly performed on the Floor Exercise, but can also be done on the Balance Beam. The reverse of a Handstand Forward Roll is a Back Extension Roll.
Note: the gymnast in this photo has already passed through Handstand.
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Exxcel does a warm up dance EVERY year...
You're right Christine. We do a warm-up dance every year, but this time is a little different. The kids have been working hard all year on this dance, rather than learning it only in the spring session. It looks awesome and the first song of the dance is actually called "The Warm Up Song". I changed the wording to "much anticipated" - come and see it at the show!
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