High flying whale: One of the first poses encountered by a beginner acro-yoga practitioner. Base’s sole is at the flyer’s shoulder blade, while the base holds the flyer’s ankle. Flyer lays in the sole of the base, digs, this is a nice position. Base’s job is to keep the balance.
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The base grabs the flyer’s ankle, and touches her upper back with her feet so she knows the base is there. Then the flyer arches her back then puts weight on the base’s feet. The base pushes both legs and hints her legs are not exactly 90 degrees. The flyer shifts some weight to one side and the base can hold her ankle with her hands. The base gives the flyer enough support to feel beautiful and to shine.
Tutorial video with Super Dave
A very exciting move, the flyer jumps into the high flying whale pose. Advanced element.
Summer Flow – AcroYoga Slava Basing Joshua Flying Acro Nerds
An Exciting Way to Enter the Pose!
Referenced elements
From High Flying Whale to Bird
The flyer rotates from Whale into Bird, passing through Side Star. This link can also be understood as two separate …
Flying Saucer Counter Balance with Super Dave
Flying Saucer – a beautifully balanced trio pose.Two flyers share the base with control, creating a shape that lives up …
From High Flying Whale to Reverse Inside Star
This transition doesn’t appear very often in sequences, but I still think it’s worth learning. There are similar, more advanced …
From Front Bird to High Flying Whale
This is actually a compound move: the transition starts from bird, passes through reverse inside star, and ends in high …
From Pike Cross to High flying Whale
This is a simple move that can be confidently used in beginner sequences. If you take a closer look at …
From High Flying Whale to Bird on Hands
The move called “swimming mermaid”, when the flyer turns from a whale into a bird. The transition is interesting, it …
From Bird on Hands to High flying Whale
This is a fundamental and elegant transition, commonly used in beginner-level flows.The movement begins with the flyer bringing their legs …
From High flying whale to Straddle Throne on hands
The flyer first locks one leg, then the other, on the base’s hand, and then begins to sit up. The …
From Reverse inside Star to High flying Whale
The base rotates the flyer in the inside star position. When the flyer is perpendicular to the base, he places …
AkroJoga Slovensko beginner flow
A starting sequence with simple elements. It is definitely worth trying and practicing. It starts from a high flying whale, …
