Unit 4: Acrosport 4ºESO
Acrosport is a form of choreographed acrobatics involving 3 basic elements:
• Making shapes, figures or human pyramids
• Strength, flexibility and balance
• Parts of dance and gymnastics, jumps and pirouettes
It is an acrobatic sport...
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Unit 4: Acrosport 4ºESO
Acrosport is a form of choreographed acrobatics involving 3 basic elements:
• Making shapes, figures or human pyramids
• Strength, flexibility and balance
• Parts of dance and gymnastics, jumps and pirouettes
It is an acrobatic sport performed in groups.
A combination of jumps and human pyramids are used.
The body is used
differently for each position
ROLES:
• PORTOR or LIFTER.
It is the person that is situated at the base, using his or her body for support
• ACROBAT: an agile person or the person who is lifted.
They are those who perform more complicated
elements (acrobatics) and climb to the highest point of the pyramids
• ASISTANT or HELPER: Its function is to assist in the phases required and aesthetics take a position in the final
structure
These functions may be combined by making every student assume all of the roles.
SAFETY:
• for the lifter (portor): the correct position is a straight back and spine;
• for the person being lifted (the lighter perso
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