Gymnastic Moves – What You Should Really Know About Bounces in This Sport
The bouncing action is similar to that of the dribble in basketball. The hand should be supple and flexible, the ball being bounced by the fingers pressing down on to the ball with each bounce. Try not to keep the hand too rigid as it will smack on the ball and you will have difficulty in controlling it.
Unlike basketball in which the aim is to retain possession and so keep the ball close to the body, in rhythmic gymnastics it is necessary to extend the arm away from the body in order to maintain a graceful line and prepare for the following move with extension and swing.
The body should also be flexible and resilient, so that the knees and ankles bend with each bounce and there is fluency about the action. Repeated bouncing, although needing to be practiced in the early learning stages, soon becomes boring and a more interesting variety of bounces should be introduced.
This might include the following: high, medium or low bounces, bounces using each hand, bounces using both hands, bounces using other parts of the body, such as the foot, elbow, shoulder or knee, bounces rebounding off other parts, such as the shoulder, chest or leg.
Almost anything goes, and it is worth experimenting to find your own unique trick. Indeed, many of the skills of the famous Harlem Globetrotters would be of value to the rhythmic gymnast, for instance the bouncing or passing of the ball around the body or under the legs.
However, care must be taken to ensure that the bouncing can be choreographed into the most suitable part of the music. There is often a little rhythmic pattern to which a bounce or bounces will fit, and this both helps to highlight the music and gives good interpretation.
Small rhythmic bounces can only usually occur whilst the gymnast is stationary in a pose balance, but bigger bounces allow for some greater body movement. Here are some for you to try:
1. One big bounce, followed by a full turn and catch
2. One big bounce pushing the ball forward slightly, then a forward roll and catch
3. Run and leap with a bounce from the right to left hand, bouncing the ball under the leg whilst in the air on the leap
4. One big bounce, drop to one knee and catch the ball behind the body in a backbend position
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