When Chuck Barry sang, "Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky to move," he could have been talking about changes in music used for floor routines in women's gymnastics.

As the Georgia Bulldogs and the Lady Lions took to the floor in competition Sunday night, there was not a violin solo to be heard anywhere. Instead, the sounds of techno and rock-and-roll music were cranked through the speakers at Rec Hall.

"It pumps everybody up," Georgia gymnast Leslie Angeles said.

The electrifying music and powerful tumbling kept the eyes of the audience glued on the gymnasts. And as Lady Lion Bridget Foley trotted around the floor to music from the Addams Family, the crowd began to clap along.

"When the crowd gets into it," she said, "you get more excited."

Although there were no classical pieces used in the meet, there are gymnasts on both teams that perform to classical music. The kinds of music vary because each gymnast chooses her own music.

"We had a tango and we're getting away from techno," Georgia Coach Suzanne Yoculan said. "I don't like it when every routine sounds the same."

The changes in music have also brought variety to women's floor competition. While the Bulldogs played mainly fast-paced selections, the Lady Lions chose more diverse pieces.

"We don't have as much dance music," Foley said. "Our (style) is not typical and we're known for that."

Besides music being a personal expression, the increasing difficulty in women's gymnastics may be another reason for the switch. The high-powered routines may call for more dynamic music.

"Classical music is low-key. It's kind of boring," Lady Bulldog Hope Spivey-Sheeley said, adding that gymnasts are out there not only to compete, but also to entertain.

The floor exercice gives gymnasts a chance to perform a number for the audience and allows the audience to get involved.

"The music makes it fun for the fans to watch," Spivey-Sheely said. "It can really be a crowd pleaser because they can clap along."