Editing Acrobatics (section)

{{Short description|Feats of balance and agility}}
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[[File:AerialShowgirlsTissu1.jpg|thumb|A [[showgirl]] performing [[aerial silk]]]]

'''Acrobatics''' ({{etymology|grc|''{{Wikt-lang|grc|ἀκροβατέω}}'' ({{grc-transl|ἀκροβατέω}})|walk on tiptoe, strut}})<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Da%29krobate%2Fw ἀκροβατέω], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''[[A Greek–English Lexicon]]'', [[Perseus Project]]</ref> is the performance of human feats of [[balance (ability)|balance]], [[agility]], and [[motor coordination]]. Acrobatic skills are used in [[performing arts]], [[sports|sporting]] events, and [[martial arts]]. Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most often performed in [[acro dance]], [[circus]], [[gymnastics]], and [[freerunning]] and to a lesser extent in other athletic activities including [[ballet]], [[slacklining]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]]. Although acrobatics is most commonly associated with human body performance, the term is used to describe other types of performance, such as [[aerobatics]].