DEFINITION
Aerobic Gymnastics: The performance area is 7 metres square for juniors or 10 metres square for adults and for aero dance and step. In International competition there are 9 different events: Individual Women, Individual Men, Mixed Pairs, Trios, Group (five athletes), Step Dance (both eight athletes) and trapezium pass. The routine must be performed entirely to music. In the competition, there are specific rules about the outfit, the number of elements performed, the number of lifts performed, the number of elements performed on the floor and much more. Performances are scored in the following areas: artistry, execution, difficulty and the chair of the judges panel determines the final score deductions based on deductions that change with each code of points. If the combined scores are the same, the tiebreaker is the team with higher execution scores. The long-term ultimate goal of the sport of aerobic gymnastics is to be included in the Olympic Games.