The first day at Pier 61

OMG! It's been already four hours since all those tumblin', jumpin', fallin', rollin' were finished and my head still is not in the right place, not head exactly but brains :-)
The stretching wasn't that brutal as I expected (thank you to http://bollywoodfunknyc.com class), but abs and push ups bootcamp-style was hard. During 1.5 hour I practised handstand, roll forward, handstand and roll froward, roll backward and push up (sucked!), cartwheel (so-so), front flip from handstand and backflip with arms.
So..what's important I took with me from there....let's see:
1) Handstand
a) one of the most important skills in gymnastics is a good solid tight handstand. Without it a majority of other skills will suffer. (nice! positive thinking!)
b) the handstand should be as tall as possible. The gymnast should be stretching upwards towards the ceiling and staying hollow. A gymnast should be able to look at their toes while in a handstand. Doing this requires the handstand to be tight and hollow. (that's easy to say! tips is when you reach vertical position look at the toes - it allows to suck abs in and eventually create a hollow position)
c) the best way to get comfortable in a handstand is to do a lot of handstands. (no doubts!)

2) Handstand forward roll
nothing special to say except keep practising a perfect tight and hollow handstand - arms straight!

3) Backward roll to hanstand push up - place arm as far as possible and push up legs as soon as you see the toes.