The Corkscrew moves between two poses: Folded Leaf and Star. The flyer’s body remains vertical throughout, while their legs stay in a wide straddle, horizontal and parallel to the ground. The flyer rotates around their axis, moving from the lower position (Folded Leaf) to the higher one (Star). Their legs resemble the arms of a corkscrew, and their body forms the spiral.
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Used poses
Folded Leaf
This is a beginner’s pose, easy to do when you start practicing acroyoga. This pose will be one of the first ones you learn. I found …
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 …
Used transitions
From Star to Folded Leaf
The Star to Folded Leaf transition is half of the Corkscrew washing machine. The flyer moves downward with a vertical torso and rotates 180 degrees …
From Folded Leaf to Star
The Folded Leaf to Star transition is half of the Corkscrew washing machine. The flyer moves upward with a vertical torso and rotates 180 degrees …
Similar washing machines
High Barrel Roll
The high barrel roll is a continuous movement between two poses: front bird and star. The transitional pose is the …
Referenced videos
High Barrel Roll and Corkscrew
There’s a bit of overlap between the Corkscrew and the High barrel roll — the two movements are very similar, …
