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Rh 49. Neck Spring. Hands on front of thighs, shove hard with hands and head as you snap feet over. Fig. 16.

50. Neck Spring with arms folded. Fig. 17.

51. Hand Spring. Jump from either foot on to hands. Keep the arms perfectly stiff, and as the feet are thrown quickly over (chest and stomach well out and head back) shove hard from hands and alight on feet with bent knees. Figs. 18, 20.

52. Leaping Hand Spring. Jump from both feet on to hands. Movement same as in No. 51. Touch hands lightly as you go over. Figs. 19, 20.

53. Same as No. 51, only alight on balls of feet, with knees stiff, back arched, and perfectly erect position.

54. The Cart-wheel. Either right or left side leading, keep the head back, chest and stomach well out, hands and feet as well separated as possible. If right side leads, place right hand on floor following with left, then left foot followed by right. Continue movement by keeping in a straight line.

55. Round Off. Start as in cart-wheel, but hand spring movement, turn, snap the feet down quickly, and alight facing starting-point.

56. Roll over backward to back of neck and snap up.

57. Jump, turn in air, alight facing starting-point, and back roll over.

58. Combine hand stand (Fig. 13) and snap up (Fig. 15).

59. A row of hand stands and snap ups in quick succession.

60. Combine two, three, or four head springs in quick succession.

61. Combine two, three, or four neck springs in quick succession.