The sport is built and in the main judged upon the body work, and as all the techniques and skills of the apparatus are performed with certain specific body movements, it is vital that these body elements are practiced and perfected. Elements of dance steps, jumps and leaps, pivots and turns, balances, body waves and body bends are the listed essentials. They must be performed with control, lightness, elevation, suppleness and full extension as well as elegance and poise. More...