Learning how to do a standing backflip on ground has always been something I have wanted to accomplish since I first saw someone on youtube do it when I was about 12 but I just never had the guts to go upside down in the air. I wanted to do it since then but I only just started working on them this year. The reason I really started getting into it is because I met this a guy named Isaiah and he was very into freerunning and parkour and he encouraged me to get into that kind of stuff. The thing is in order to do a backflip you have to fully commit yourself to doing it which means you have to stick to it and practice every single day. I started by trying it on a trampoline, and even that took forever for me. For the first day I would just be bouncing figuring out how to swing my arms and how to bring my knees to my chest in order to tuck and how to actually …show more content…
As for getting used to rotating and going upside down I had to jump as high as I could and bounce on my back and then as I was coming back up instead of just going back on my feet I had to swing my arms and legs backwards so I could get the feel of going upside down. After doing that about a thousand times it was time for me to really try and commit to the backflip on the trampoline. I just kept telling myself I could do it and after about an hour I started bouncing again and getting ready to try my first backflip on anything at all, and I just decided to go for it, setting my mind to believe that all I have to do is try once and I'll be able to do it again and again. So I tried it and I ended up landing on my knees. And I was right, I did it one time and I wasn't scared to keep trying until I landed it. I was so happy I couldn't even believe I was actually on my way to learning how to do it flat on the ground but that is still a thousand times
Eisenhower Auditorium was once again rocked by the refreshing and exhilarating performance of hip hop dance by the Compagnie Kafig performers. There was two pieces to the performance that night; Correria and Agwa, both choreographed by the troupe’s artistic director Mourad Merzouki. The troupe is acknowledged for their thrilling combination of hip hop, capoeira, samba, electronic music and bossa nova integrated in their dance routines with the addition of their finest acrobatic skills as publicized
wanted or as most people would believe, needed to successfully live my childhood dream. However, At eight years old, I learned to do a backflip on the trampoline. And I perfected it, to the point where I could do 30 back flips consecutively. I did my first backflip on the ground when I was only eleven years old. Fast forward one year and I got my double backflip on the trampoline. I have lived my childhood dream and continue to do so. This is something many people fail to do. Whether it’s their