Used poses
Straddle Bat
The flyer hangs in a straddle. Her legs are heavy, that’s how she holds herself up. The base keeps the toes inward…Here are several ways …
Inside Star
This is the most popular, simplest, and easiest to execute of the four side stars. The flyer faces the base, with their upper body positioned …
Reverse Bird
The flyer’s upper body turns towards the ground, her head is on the opposite side of the base’s head. If we do it without hands, …
Foot-to-Forearm
The base’s upper arms are vertical, and their forearms are horizontal. The flyer stands on the base’s forearms. This is a rarely used pose and …
Reverse Straddle Throne
The flyer sits on the base’s legs, facing away, with their legs locked around the base’s legs from behind. It’s a beginner pose, simple and …
Reverse Shoulderstand with Forearm hold
We rarely hold this pose by itself, it is usually used as a transition in sequences. The base can hold the hand in two ways, …
Star with hand holds
Shoulderstand on feet, but we just call it “star” for short, so it’s shorter and more compact. This is the basic position, it can have …
Free star
A free shoulderstand on feet forms a real STAR when the flyer lets go of the base’s hand, spreads her legs and spreads her hands. …
Used Transitions
From Straddle bat to Inside Star
This is a well-known and frequently used move, so it’s worth learning it properly. Most often, the transition happens from one side star to the …
From Inside Star to Reverse Bird
We mostly use this transition when switching from one side of inside side star to the other. In this case, reverse bird is just a …
From Reverse Bird to Foot2Forearm
The flyer starts tilting with a straight body, the base fits his forearm to the flyer’s foot and helps the flyer to the vertical position. …
From Foot-2-Forearm to Reverse Straddle Throne
This is a rarely used transition, which makes it special. If you want to learn as many moves as possible, it’s worth giving this one …
From Reverse Straddle Throne to Reverse Shoulderstand on Hands
A transition is often more than a single movement. The same starting and ending poses can be connected in several different ways, each with its …
From Reverse Shoulderstand to Straddle bat
This transition is very simple: the base steps in toward the flyer’s thighs, effectively “placing” the flyer into the bat pose. After that, the flyer’s …
From Straddle Bat to Star (step and pop)
This transition can be done in two ways — first we show the step-through version, followed by the pop variation.This transition (with step) is one …
