. St. Nicholas [serial]. s, and,above all, the air-turns—back,front, full- and half-twisters. Very good if youare to be a professional and have the time to prac-tise ; but how many boys who work or go to schoolcan give the necessary three hours a day andcommand the instruction of a good acrobat whilepractising? In no other way can you learn thesehard tricks. Also, on account of the danger, it isfoolish to try air-turns unless,besides having the requiredtime and supervision, you areold enough to be very all accidents amongprofessionals, careful as theyare, come from air-turns. Al
. St. Nicholas [serial]. s, and,above all, the air-turns—back,front, full- and half-twisters. Very good if youare to be a professional and have the time to prac-tise ; but how many boys who work or go to schoolcan give the necessary three hours a day andcommand the instruction of a good acrobat whilepractising? In no other way can you learn thesehard tricks. Also, on account of the danger, it isfoolish to try air-turns unless,besides having the requiredtime and supervision, you areold enough to be very all accidents amongprofessionals, careful as theyare, come from air-turns. Alittle slip or balk, and there isa broken leg or worse. So forboys who have little time topractise, it is better to cut outair-turns altogether. Leaveair-turns alone until you getto college, and master theseother tricks I am going to tellyou about. For they are not risky and will enableyou to give as pretty a show as you like. The best way to practise a class is to formthem in line according to size, the smallest 2. THE SALUTE —SECOND STYLE. headstand, handstand, handwalking, cart-wheels,double work, diving, handsprings, and pyramids. None of these are dangerous with ordinarycare, and all involve the trunk and limb motiondesired. As soon as these elementary feats aremastered, endless interesting combinations arepossible.
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