Airborne( executed by individuals, groups or pairs): When the dancer is free of contact from a person and the performance surface.
Airborne Hip Over Head Rotation( executed by Individuals): When the hips continuously rotate over the head and there is a moment of no contact with the performance surface( Example: round off or a back handspring).
Connected / Consecutive Skills: When the dancer executes skills without a step, pause or break in between.( Example: double pirouette or double toe touch)
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Here’ s a brief glossary of very commonly used terms in All Star Dance. For a more extensive list, refer to the USASF Rules site.
Contact( executed by groups or pairs): When two( or more) people physically touch each other. Touching hair and clothing does not qualify as contact.
Dance Lift( executed by groups or pairs): When a dancer is elevated from the performance surface by one or more dancers and set down. A dance lift is comprised of an executing dancer( s) and a supporting dancer( s)
Dismount( executed by groups or pairs): When the executing dancer( s) returns to the performance surface or upright position with or without assistance from a supporting dancer( s) without assistance from a supporting dancer( s) with whom there was prior contact.
Executing Dancer: A dancer who performs a skill while being supported by a pair or group of dancer( s).
Fouetté à la Seconde: A stationary turn done in a series in which the working leg makes a circle in the air and extends at a 90 ° angle from the supporting leg remaining parallel to the ground as the dancer turns with a plié and relevé at each revolution.
Hands-free Poms: Poms specifically made so that performers do not have to hold the poms but rather they are affixed to the performers hand. Proper use means bars cannot be in palm of the hand and only an elastic band can be between the supporting hand and performance surface.
Hip Over Head Rotation( executed by individuals): When a dancer’ s hips rotate over the head in a tumbling skill( Example: back walkover or cartwheel)
Inversion / Inverted: When a dancer’ s waist and hips and feet are higher than his / her head and shoulders.
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