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BEAM COMPLEX

All passes performed twice ­ once on flat foot and once on high toe:

· Relaxed walk with hands on shoulders
· Relaxed walk with hands on hips
· Passé walk with knees forward, knees side, then step
· Arabesque walk with legs straight high forward, high side, high back, and
then step
· Grapevine side step
· Relaxed walk backward
· High straight stretched jumps
· Assemble', stretched jump, pivot turn
· High straight stretched jumps backwards
· Split leaps
· Full turns ­ use various free leg positions
· Cross Handstands
· Side Handstands
· Cartwheels
· Scales ­ use various free leg positions; including arabesque', attitude, passé, etc.
· Back walkovers
· Handstand pirouettes
· Back handsprings
· Round-offs
· Mounts and dismounts


© Michael A. Taylor

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BEAM WARM-UPS - 4 PASSES

o Fouette' hops in crown
o Arabesque hops (forward and backward)
o Long jumps - AGGRESSIVE
o Hollow hops, shoulders up
o Swing forward/back hops - stationary for leaps
o Connected split jumps - hips under
o Handstand step in 5 times - squeeze inner thighs, butt
o 5 back walkover back - handspring step in
o 5 handstands to lunge (can't see foot)



BEAM - CONDITIONING

o 20 beam push-ups
o Split handstand with partner; one leg under beam - push 10 times (both legs);
o Active pull 10 times
o Jump rope on beam, 3 minutes - push ankles, hips / shoulders square

Written by Michael Taylor - www.gym.net

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