Somersault
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- For the film, see Somersault (film).
A somersault (sometimes somerset) is an acrobatic feat in which a person tucks in mid-air and moves the feet over the head. The somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and is synonymous with a flip (or, if performed backwards, backflip).
The word originates from the obsolete French word sombresault. In Dgèrnésiais the word is buncho.
There are many variations of front and back somersaults. A back flip is commonly associated with back somersault, yet a backflip is technically a back handspring which uses the arms to sustain the person performing the move.
Other associated flips are:
- Barani (Front Somersault with 180 twist)
- Flash Kick (Back Somersault with legs split to represent a 'kick')
- X-Out (Back Somersault with both legs kicking out so legs form a V shape)
- X-In (Frontflip with legs at a V shape)
- Gainer (Back Somersault whilst the momentum of the body is moving forward)
- Backfull or frontfull (Backflip or frontflip with a 360 spin)
- Barrelroll (Performing a Sideflip in a forward movement)
- Loser (Front somersault but moving backwards from take off)
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