Cabriole

A leap in which one leg is raised to the front, the other leg is brought up swiftly underneath it and beats against it, causing it to rebound a little higher before the dancer/gymnast lands on the foot from which she originally took off. The leap can also be performed to the side or back.

Calisthenics

An Australian sport (originating in Europe) involving dance, ballet, singing, gymnastics and acting. Of special note is the clubs exercise - possibly the origin of the rsg clubs?

Cat leap

A leap which takes off from one foot, raising one knee, and then the other.
(Picture by Rodney Matheson)

Centre of balance

An imaginary line through your body on which you are evenly balanced in a particular pose.

Chaine turn

A turn on the balls of your feet.

Choreographer

The person who composes or aranges the steps of a routine.

Choreography

The actual steps and patterns of a dance or routine.

Chasse

To Chase. One foot gives the impression of chasing the other in a movement similar to a step, feet togeather, step. This is used as a lead-up for a leap to gain speed and momentum that can then be turned into height in the leap.

Circumduction

Moving the body, with or without apparatus, in a full circle with forward and backward flexion of the trunk, one hand leading the other to make a small circle in frount of the body or a large circle around the body and over head.

Classical Ballet

The traditional ballet from the second half of the 19th century that displays the classical technique.

Clubs

Often thought to be the most difficult of the RSG equipment to work with because the performer must be able to co-ordinate movements in both hands. Beginner gymnasts do not use the clubs.

Code of points

The rule book issued by the FIG for coaches, judges, and gymnasts, from which competition rules are written.

Collaboration

A movement in a group routine (but not an exchange) where the gymnasts work together to perform a movement that could not be performed by one gymnast alone.
(Picture from rsg.net)

Composition

The content and choreography of a routine.

Compulsary exercise

Also known as set exercises. Exercises set by the governing body that must be performed exactly as written down and illustrated. More common in the lower levels of RSG.

Consecutive leaps

Two or more leaps in a row with only one step allowed between each leap to join them.

Contempary dance

A modern style of dancing that is freer than classical ballet.

Cossack

(Also known as a wolf or fish jump) Leap or jump in which both legs are horizontal with the floor, one leg strait, the other bent at the knee. The knees of both legs touching.