This transition is a characteristic element of the “Eucalyptus Leap” washing machine.
The path forward consists of two steps: Reverse Inside Star → Koala → One-Legged Back Bird.
The way back is a single-step transition: One-Legged Back Bird → Reverse Inside Star.
Flyer grabs the base’s ankle and begins to pull it to her hips as she thrusts her hips forward and turns onto the base’s soles. The flyer grabs the base’s leg and raises her upper body to get into a side star. The flyer’s head is behind the base’s knee during the move.
Used Poses
One-legged back bird
Here, the flyer is positioned perpendicular to the base, with their upper body above the base’s free leg (1.,2.) or the outer side (3.). The …
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 …
Referenced videos
Eucalyptus Leap
A fun and simple acroyoga washing machine built around the koala pose. From koala, it transitions into one-legged back bird, …
Similar transition
A similar transition is “From one-legged back bird to inside star”, where the flyer arrives not in a reverse, but in a regular inside star position. (Part of the Revolution washing machine.)
What causes the difference?
It depends on which hip the flyer places on the base’s foot.
If it’s the hip farther from the base (relative to the flyer’s body position), the transition leads to a regular inside star.
If the flyer pulls in the closer leg and that hip lands on the base’s foot, the result is a reverse inside star.
Another difference is the grip: in one variation, the flyer holds the base’s ankle; in the other, there is hand-to-hand contact. But both transitions can be done with either type of grip.
From One-Legged Back Bird to Inside Star
This transition can be done in two different ways — let’s take a look!1. This transition is the most characteristic …
