The flyer holds their arms extended out to the sides, while their legs are lifted horizontally, supported by the base’s feet placed under their armpits. The flyer uses core strength to keep their legs raised. The pose can be imagined as the flyer being ‘suspended’ by the base’s feet.
Videos, how to mount and dismount Pike cross
The flyer sits on the base’s forearm, extending their arms out to the sides. The base places their feet under the flyer’s arms and lifts the flyer off the forearm. The flyer holds the L-pose Acrodemy
In this transition, the flyer moves from the whale pose into the pike cross. The flyer extends their arms out to the sides, lowers their hips, and adopts the L-pose. The base slides their feet under the flyer’s armpits, beneath their arms. The base releases the flyer’s legs. Acrodemy
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High flying whale
High flying whale: One of the first poses encountered by a beginner acro-yoga practitioner. Base’s sole is at the flyer’s …
Pike Cross Transitions
From Pike Cross to High flying Whale
This is a simple move that can be confidently used in beginner sequences. If you take a closer look at …
From Handbird to Pike Cross
This move is part of the popular Swimming Mermaid washing machine, although it appears in other sequences as well. The …
From Pike Cross to Vishnu Couch
Flyer locks her legs together, base grabs her with one hand below the knee, the other hand at the thigh, …
From Reverse Straddle Throne on Hands to Pike Cross
Base turns the flyer around and steps under the flyer’s arm with his feet. Super Dave Beginner Flow Seqquence 3. …
