Split (gymnastics)

A balancing act ( from the Italian: Spaccata " straddle " or spaccare " split " ) is an acrobatic exercise in which someone 's legs spread so far that they form a straight line. The practice occurs in various martial arts, fitness and dance sports, gymnastics, yoga, as well as in ballet, Vaulting, limbo skating and dance show.

Molding

There are three forms of balancing act:

• Querspagat (synonym: Längsspagat ) - that is, to the left or right leg forward and the other one pointing backwards;
• Seitspagat ( Herrenspagat ), in which both legs are splayed laterally from the body;
• Überspagat a balancing act of more than 180 degrees.

Each of the first two forms can be performed on the ground standing on one leg or in handstands. The legs can be either passive spread, for example by your own body weight, or actively by the power of the leg muscles.

Under a Überspagat one understands that the legs are further apart than in a balancing act, so that they form an obtuse angle. This can be achieved by the feet are supported on objects, such as in a balancing act between two chairs, for example.

Metaphor

In German the term is often used figuratively to express that someone (usually argumentative, but also spatially ) attempts to bridge two opposing positions. Example: A manager creates / tried the balancing act between his family in Hamburg and its long hours at the company in Munich.