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A trick is usually anything other than a leap or turn. Tricks are often similair to break dancing moves and are more common in pom routines than in a jazz routine. An example of a trick that I can give is a flying squirrl. I will try to explain but it may not make much sense. a flying squirrl begins with both hands on the gound the dancer then plies' (bends her knees) does a hand stand with the legs in a straddle position then turns her body to land facing the back with one leg bent and the other straight while sitting on her bottom. Leaps are side leaps, switch leaps, etc and turns are turns in 2nd, doubles, triples, etc. In the past years many new leaps (calyspio, bolero,etc) and turns (leg hold turn, double float, etc) have been developed while the more "old school" tricks are being phased out. Hope this helps

Thankyou! It's always nice when someone with knowledge posts explanations! Knowing the proper terminology and it's definition is always beneficial! Thanks again. I still can not understand why even the athletic director and/or tournament director would keep copies of anything score related. If the score sheets were sealed and signed, seems like they were ready to be dropped into the mail.