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Most gymnasts wear a leotard, which is basically a bathing suit but made out of different materials.
Gymnasts
They're called gymnasts.
gymnasts come from gymnastics which comes from the greek word "Gymnos" meaning naked
There are three types of gymnastics- Artistic, aerobic and Rythmic. Artistic- this is when gymnasts compete indivdually on many different pieces of equipment such as vault,floor, bars and beam Aerobic- This involves teams where gymnasts are thrown by other gymnasts and perform things like sommersaults/flips. They only use the floor. Rythmic- this is when gymnasts compete individually and perform on floor and use things like hoops, ribbons and balls. It involves more dance and flexibility then the other types of gymnastics.
Gymnastics was always in Russia, it was invented there. Every olympics, Russian gymnasts compete and do well.
I suggest going to the library and finding books about gymnastics or authors who were gymnasts. Look up articles about the 2008 Olympics. Go to the websites of gymnasts who were Olympians.
In cheerleading, athletes where sneakers, whereas gymnasts perform either barefoot or in socks. Although cheerleaders and gymnasts perform acrobatic stunts, gymnasts also perform on various apparatus. Also, the general purpose of cheerleading is to pump up spectators at either sporting events or in competitions, whereas the general purpose of gymnastics is to impress judges.
Chasse is the correct spelling for the movement in Gymnastics and Dancing. Think 'chase' as in one foot chases the other. It is often mistakenly pronounced sashay / sachet (by coaches and gymnasts) which are both different words with different meanings.
You need all your muscles for gymnastics. Male Gymnasts need more upper body strength than leg stength, while female gymnasts need a combination of the two
Gymnasts could roll their ankles if wearing shoes while competing in gymnastics. Gymnasts could get really hurt. It isn't save.