Acrobatic gymnastics (previously called Sport Acrobatics and nicknamed "Acro") is a competitive partner sport combining the strength, flexibility, and technical precision of gymnastics with the grace and musicality of dance. Participants can compete in five different events in age categories of 11-16 (age-group), 12-19 (junior), and 15+ (senior). All partners in a pair or group must be within these age categories. The events are women's and men's pairs, mixed pairs, and women's and men's groups, involving two, three or four partners respectively. Each pair or group competes three different routines: balance and dynamic for preliminary competition, and a "combined" routine for finals. Balance routines consist of hand-balancing, pyramids, and static positions. Dynamic routines embody high-flying throws and flips. Combined routines, as the name suggests, combine both balance and dynamic elements.
The rules for the sport, known as the Code of Points, are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique.
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Major competitions
Acrobatic gymnastics events form part of the World Games as well as having a dedicated Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships (known as World Sports Acrobatics Championships prior to 2006). The acro competitions take a score out of 30.
History
The first use of acrobatics as a specific sport was in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and the first world championships were in 1974.
In addition to the current five categories, two additional categories for tumbling (men's and women's) were included until the 1999 World Championships, though some groups still involve tumbling events.[1]
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