The high barrel roll is a continuous movement between two poses: front bird and star. The transitional pose is the reverse inside star, but the flyer doesn’t fully enter it—just passes through it briefly.
Tutorial video with Jacob Brown
This is also a beautiful high barrel roll… Daniel Scott
We can see it from the front and from the side at the same time. YogaSlackers
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Used transitions
From Front Bird to Star
The transition from bird to star is one half of the high barrel roll washing machine.With a hand-to-hand grip, the flyer rotates outward into side …
Reverse Inside Star
Base and flyer are in a perpendicular position, the flyer’s upper body is facing the base’s free leg, her face is with her back to …
From Star to Front Bird
This is a very exciting transition that can be performed in two different ways, depending on the position of the base’s foot.In the simpler version, …
Similar washing machines
In the barrel roll washing machine, the flyer rotates while the base stays low, stepping around on their hips. In the high barrel roll, however, the base actually steps up into the star pose—this is where the name comes from.
Barrel Roll
The Barrel Roll is an exciting washing machine where a bat tic toc and a 5th position tic toc alternate. …
Many people confuse the high barrel roll and the corkscrew washing machines. The transition itself looks very similar, but the key difference is in the flyer’s shape: in the corkscrew, the flyer stays in a straddle pike, with the legs perpendicular to the body, while in the high barrel roll, the flyer also opens into a straddle but keeps a straight body line without piking.
Corkscrew
The Corkscrew moves between two poses: Folded Leaf and Star. The flyer’s body remains vertical throughout, while their legs stay …
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, …
