A cartwheel is a sideways rotary movement of the body. It is performed by bringing the hands to the floor one at a time while the body inverts. When both hands are on the floor, the legs travel over the body and feet return to the floor one at a time, ending with the performer standing upright. The movement is named cartwheel because the performer's limbs move like the spokes of a turning wheel. In classical Indian dance it is called Talavilasitam karana. The martial art of capoeira has a similar move called the aú. A cartwheel is carried out when one moves sideways in a straight line keeping the back straight placing the hand of the same side on the ground followed by the other hand as the legs are passed over the body and then come down as the hands and body come up to standing. The cartwheel can also be performed using one or no hands. A cartwheel using no hands is called an aerial and requires much more momentum and speed. A classic cartwheel performed with proper gymnastics form . …