Sunny palm springs will host these 2 acro events in July, back-to-back: *the 2007 Freedom Cup (July 20-22) - international competition with some of the world's best acrobatic gymnasts (700+ gymnasts) *the 2007 Acrobatic Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships (July 23-26) - competition of USA's top junior acrobatic gymnasts Location: Palm Springs Convention Center For tickets & more info.: 2007 Freedom Cup: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/acro/2007/freedom-cup/index.html Acro Juniors: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/acro/2007/acronationals/index.html Tickets will be available for both events at the Palm Spring Convention Center box office on the days of the competition. Rates: Freedom Cup -> 1-day admission: $15/adult, $7/child; 3-day pass: $40/adult, $15/child; Free for kids under 7 years old. Junior Nationals -> 1-day admission: $20/adult, $10/child; 4-day pass: $65/adult, $30/child. Some of the competitors in the Freedom Cup are: Julian Amaro (Pleasanton, California) & Tyler Spray (Livermore, California) - defending U.S. men's pair champions and 2006 British Open gold medalists Mariah Henninger (Walnut Creek, California), Allysha Kidd (Livermore, California), and Tisa Penny (San Leandro, California) - 2006 U.S. women's group champions Yay California!! Junior & senior competition events include women's pair, men's pair, mized pair, women's group and men's group. In case you don't know about acrobatic gymnastics here is some info. from the article "Palm Springs, Calif., will host top acrobatic gymnastics events in July" at http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2007/mar19-07a-palmsprings.html : [quote]Acrobatic gymnastics, previously referred to as sport acrobatics, combines the beauty of dance with the strength and agility of acrobatics. Gymnastics skills add excitement to the exercises, while intense acrobatic balances show grace, strength and flexibility. Routines are choreographed to music and consist of dance, tumbling, and partner skills. At the elite level, each pair or group performs a balance, dynamic and combined routine. Pyramids and partner holds characterize the balance routine, while synchronized tumbling and intricate flight elements define the dynamic exercise. The combined routine unites elements of balance and dynamic. An acrobatic gymnastics pair consists of a base and a top. A women's group is comprised of a base, middle and top partner, while a men's group has a base, two middle partners and one top partner. Bases generally are older athletes who display strength and balance and top partners generally are younger athletes who display flexibility and agility. Middle partners often are required to show a combination of all attributes. Acrobatic gymnastics gained valuable exposure and fans across the country when former world champions Arthur Davis and Shenea Booth made it to the finals of "America