aerial acrobatics
Airborne tumbling acts
Aerial acrobatics are gymnastic feats performed in the air—whether by trapeze artists swinging high above a circus floor, pilots executing rolls and loops, or freestyle skiers twisting through space.
The term emphasizes spectacular, gravity-defying movement: The aerial acrobatics of the Blue Angels drew gasps from the crowd.
Figuratively, any impressive maneuvering might be called aerial acrobatics: The quarterback's aerial acrobatics kept the defense guessing.
- flying trapezeSuspended bar for aerialists
- dropsDescends or releases
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
- aerial silkSuspended fabric for acrobatics
- circus actsTrained entertainment under canvas
straps · hammock · climbs · lyra · gymnastics · wraps · inversions · pirouettes · flips · rigging · stunt flying · contortionism · silks · splits · midair · air time · rolls · death-defying
- circus artstrapeze, silks, aerial silks, lyra, flying trapeze
- matingmating, breeding, courtship display, mating display, mating dance
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- air sportsskydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, wingsuit flying, parachuting
aerial acrobaticsfloor exercise
Apparatus-free gymnastics event
mat work · floor routine · synchronized swimming · pommel horse · vault
aerial acrobaticscontortion
Unnatural twisting or bending
hand balancing · yoga · stillness · planking · meditation