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A 'somersault' (sometimes ''somerset'') is an acrobatic feat in which a person tucks in mid-air and moves the feet over the head. The somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and is similar to a ''flip'' (or, if performed backwards, ''backflip'').
The word originates from the obsolete French word ''sombresault''. In Dgèrnésiais the word is ''buncho''.
There are many variations of front and back somersaults. A back flip is commonly associated with back somersault, yet a backflip is technically a back handspring which uses the arms to sustain the person performing the move.
Other associated flips are:

★ Barani (Front Somersault with 180 twist)

★ Flash Kick (Back Somersault with legs split to represent a 'kick')

★ X-Out (Back Somersault with both legs kicking out so legs form a V shape)

★ X-In (Frontflip with legs at a V shape)

★ Gainer (Back Somersault whilst the momentum of the body is moving forward)

★ Backfull or frontfull (Backflip or frontflip with a 360 spin)

★ Barrelroll (Performing a Sideflip in a forward movement)

★ Loser (Front somersault but moving backwards from take off)

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See also

★ Gymnastics

★ Trampolining

★ Jules Léotard

★ Tricking

External links

★ Front flip tutorial

★ Front Flip Biomechanics and Technique - Animated Comic Tutorial

★ Back flip tutorial