With this simple transition, you can reach the decorative balance pose called Orion. If the flyer doesn’t hold the base’s ankle and the base doesn’t lift their hips, the final position will simply be a reversed back bird in hands. But on its own, why stop there? Orion is so much more beautiful! 🙂
The flyer offers their hips back to the base and tips onto the base’s hands. The flyer grabs one of the base’s ankles and extends the body fully, keeping a straight line. The base lifts their hips off the ground
Used Poses
Shoulderstand on thighs
In this pose, the flyer places her shoulders on the base’s thighs, grips the base’s shins, and moves into the shoulderstand from there. The base …
Orion pose
The Orion pose is a balance posture that originates from a reverse back bird on hands. The flyer holds one of the base’s ankles and …
