Beginning tumbling

United States, 1946

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Episode of Series “Tumbling”.
By regular and slow-motion demonstration, accompanied by a simple explanatory commentary, the following tumbling starts are taught: forward roll, dive to forward roll, three men sideward roll, stand, hand walk, cartwheel, round-off and combinations.

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Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Films

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1946

Appears in

Tumbling

Group of items

Tumbling

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307239

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Acrobatics

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gymnastics

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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