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Somersault meaning
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
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Still in the leotard and leg warmers, she faces a panel of judges at an audition — jog-skipping while pumping her arms high, turning and turning, diving into a somersault, spinning her on back.
There was a policy somersault a year after.
This is a conclusion that viewers would eventually come to without the help of the somersault scene, as Willy Wonka reveals himself to be somewhat evil in his moments of delight at the fear and humiliation of the spoiled children visiting his factory.
Tornado Kid hit a top-rope somersault onto everyone.
He devised one complex strobe system to capture the first attempt at a quintuple somersault by the Flying Cranes aerial troupe of the Moscow Circus.
That was more of a somersault.
She also managed to become the first gymnast ever to land a double twisting double somersault dismount off the balance beam.
Strowman did an early somersault; Lashley did a leapfrog; Cole touted their athleticism for big men.
The Presidency has dismissed the endorsement given by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to his former lieutenant, Atiku Abubakar as a non-event, saying it was least surprised by Obasanjo’s somersault and U-turn.
After knocking her to the ground the horse did a complete somersault, sending jockey Jones flying.
Mohammad nailed the somersault, but unfortunately for Team Melli, the 24-year-old's balance was off and he was forced to abandon the acrobatics at the last moment before opting for the tried-and-tested method, as seen below.
Or else what kind of human being would, all these years, survive the policy somersault, the pain of betrayal, glaring uncertainty, and the ineptitude of regimes consciously making headway in the opposite direction?
Somersault into a dropkick sends Dijack out of the ring.
The team showcased one such trick — a somersault off a rope — in the video below, proving that it’s more than just a fun concept.
Bluebird then executed an almost complete somersault (~ 320° and slightly off-axis) before plunging into the water (port sponson marginally in advance of the starboard), approximately 230 metres from the end of the measured kilometre.
Divers therefore attempt to create the illusion of being vertical, especially when performing rapidly rotating multiple somersault movements.
If a ball is particularly dense, a manta may somersault through it.
Shouts and hurrahs were heard, hats were thrown in the air and one excited individual fell on his back in the attempt to do a somersault.
Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land in our rear and on both of our flanks at the same time.