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this upcoming friday i'm going to a private gymnastics lesson, is there anything i should know in advance? i'm learning my backhand spring cause i need it for cheerleading next year.

i can't do a split right now so any advice on getting one quick; like by april? and toe touches?

for the back walkover, any easy ways to walk over? i can do a bridge but i can't quite walk over yet. i don't know why not cause i feel confident lol

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any tips for gymnastics or whatever, let me know please!

You probably won't get a flipflop (backhandspring) in one lesson. But go home and work on them with a friend who can do one and knows what they are doing. My sister taugh me alot more then any tumbling place did about cheerleading.


Keep stretching. My mom was a ballerina and she told me she can still do the splits if she stretches it out for a few days. Just keep stretching and you will become more flexible.


Like with back walk overs, theres no easy way, you just hve to keep working on it. Tumbling doesn't come easy to some people so thats why you need to stretch and practice at home. Do brigdes and hold them for 20-30 seconds or more. Make sure your doing them the right way. Like I said, get a friend who knows how to tumble or someone you can hang out with to help you out.

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