Women Unusual Skills or Series

[Paint A Melody]

I'm doing optionals next year, and want to stand out from the crowd a little. What are some unusual skills that I can learn for next year? I also need a series on beam, but I can't think of an original series. I can do back walkovers, cartwheels, handstands, and possibly a back handspring. Does anyone have any ideas for interesting, uncommon series? Thank you!

 

[emilykatherine]

I went to flipfest earlier this summer and everyone thought it was so cool that my series was a front handspring to one arm front handspring, you can't do that till a least level 8 tho

 

[Paint A Melody]

Front handspring on beam?!I don't even want to think about it. I'm doing Xcel Gold, so the requirements are a little bit different.

 

[cbifoja]

Back extension back walkover is a cool and unusual series.

 

[livelifetumble8dx]

Back extension roll BHS, BWO BT (dismount), Cartwheel BT (dismount), valdez into a back handspring (?). Those are pretty skills/dismounts are pretty rare around here!

 

[emilykatherine]

I guess you think it unusual too, haha

 

[raenndrops]

Front handspring on beam?!I don't even want to think about it. I'm doing Xcel Gold, so the requirements are a little bit different.

If you are doing Gold, you don't need a SERIES on beam... just 2 different acro. It only has to be a series if it is the same thing twice.

At Gold, we see a lot of BWO or Cartwheel and HS for the other acro. Sometimes, we see a BHS. I think a Korbut would be cool (think BHS to straddle the beam)... maybe do that into a back shoulder roll to one knee - that would be interesting

 

[happychaos]

I like your attitude! I think it's great that you want to do cool, fun, unique skills, as opposed to just worrying about what will score the highest.

 

[gymgurl]

You could do front walkover -cartwheel not seen a lot at least where I am front walkover round off?

Not sure about US but cartwheel back tuck is a very common dismount in Aus especially in level 6/7

 

[my4buffaloes]

What about FWO/RO? or CW/FWO?

 

[Paint A Melody]

Thanks for the help guys! I'm doing Xcel Gold, but working on a series for Platnium. Some of these are very interesting! I might do a Valdez. Its a fun skill and I haven't seen anyone do it. Another girl is doing a front walkover cartwheel, and I don't want to steal it from her.

 

[Tally Ho]

Valdez into bhs looks fab

 

[Paint A Melody]

What value are Valdezes?

 

[SuperGirlmlm]

Valdez full, back extension, bwo/bhs

 

[All Chalked Up]

Don't know if you're looking for mounts, but yesterday I taught myself pike press to HS, pike press through to v-hold on beam. I haven't seen it and it looks very pretty.

Different dismounts: gainer off the end or off the side, one of my friends did HS-swing through to gainer half off the side which was cool.