Not all transitions start from the classic poses like Bird, Throne, or Shoulderstand. Here, you’ll find transitions that begin from other positions — unique, playful, or less typical bases. They might not be harder, just different, offering new ways to move and flow. Explore, experiment, and expand your acro vocabulary!
Transitions from Side Stars
Transitions from Side Stars are incredibly diverse, as there are four different types of Side Stars. Within these, variations depend on whether the flyer is holding the base’s hand or foot — and even the type of grip can change depending on the movement. Once you start exploring Side Star transitions, you’ll unlock a whole new world of washing machines and well-known flows! As always, strong connection, clear communication, and staying tuned into each other are key. These transitions might not work perfectly on the first try, so patience and listening to each other make all the difference.
Summary of Side Stars
Since there are so many different side stars, we made a summary in which we collected the common features. Side …
From Inside Star
From Inside Star to Star
A commonly used, simple transition.It’s just one step: the base steps in toward the flyer’s shoulder and lifts them up …
From Inside Star to Cake with Candle
This is a rare, but beautifully interesting transition. It can add variety and creativity to your sequences.It’s one of the …
From Inside Star to Reverse Straddle Throne
This is a very interesting transition! There are two possible directions to move out of side star. Looking at the …
From Reverse Inside Star
From Reverse Inside Star to Front Bird
This is a simple and smooth transition where the flyer rotates from side star into bird, landing gently on the …
From Reverse Inside Star to Star
There are two possible directions to move from Reverse Inside Star. From the flyer’s perspective, one option is to go …
Reverse Inside Star Tic Toc via Reverse Back Bird
This transition is the iconic hallmark of the Nunchucks washing machine—so far, I haven’t seen it appear in other sequences. …
From Outside Star
Outside Star Tic Toc, Straddle Bat
The Outside Star Tic Toc is not an everyday movement. Before trying it, it is helpful to practice the Inside …
From Outside Star to Reverse Inside Star
This is a commonly used transition—one of the steps in the Rotisserie, for example. The movement shifts from one type …
From Reverse Outside Star
From Reverse Outside Star to Straddle Throne
The base places their foot against the flyer’s thigh, while the flyer turns in and hooks their leg. The second …
From Reverse Outside Star to Star
The transition from Reverse Outside star to star is a common element in many popular washing machines — though it’s …
From Reverse Outside Star to One-Legged Back Bird
This elegant transition begins from the less commonly utilized reverse outside star and flows seamlessly into the visually striking one-legged …
TIC TOCs
This category includes transitions that connect the two sides of asymmetrical poses.
Originally, this category included only transitions between side stars – hence the name tic-tocs. But there are many other asymmetrical poses where we can flow from one side to the other and back again, often using an additional pose in between.
These transitions do not lead from one distinct pose to another, but rather start in a pose and return to the same pose, mirrored on the opposite side. This makes it possible to repeat the movement continuously, swaying from side to side like the pendulum of a metronome.
Reverse Vishnu Couch Tic-Toc
A Reverse Vishnu transition from one side to the other, passing through Reverse Straddle Throne. The base holds one of …
Vishnu Couch Tic-Toc
There are several ways to move from Vishnu Couch to the same pose on the other side. The base can …
Couch Star Tic-Toc
The sequence begins in Couch, moves through Inside Star into Star, then returns to Couch, again passing through Inside Star. …
From Other Wellknown pose
From Folded Leaf
From Folded Leaf to Koala Hug
There are many ways to enter Koala pose, but starting from Folded Leaf is perhaps the least commonly used—although it …
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 …
From Folded leaf to Straddle Bat via Table-turn
There are several possible transitions between these two poses. In this example, the transition includes an intermediate table-turn position. The …
From Straddle Bat
From Straddle Bat to Reverse Straddle Throne
Steps of the transition:First, you change the hand grip — the base holds the flyer’s hand from underneath to push …
From Straddle Bat to Low Foot-to-Hand
This is the move where the flyer threads through the base’s legs. It’s a dynamic and elegant transition that requires …
One leg Bird Tic-toc, Straddle bat
Here I’m demonstrating a very rare bat tic-toc transition. It’s quite similar to the classic inside star tic-toc, but instead …
From High Flying Whale
From High Flying Whale to Bird
The flyer rotates from Whale into Bird, passing through Side Star. This link can also be understood as two separate …
From High Flying Whale to Reverse Inside Star
This transition doesn’t appear very often in sequences, but I still think it’s worth learning. There are similar, more advanced …
From High Flying Whale to Bird on Hands
The move called “swimming mermaid”, when the flyer turns from a whale into a bird. The transition is interesting, it …
Transitions from Less Common Poses
From Side Orion to Reverse Couch
This is a unique and unusual transition. Both the starting pose and the final pose are relatively uncommon, which makes …
From Cake with Candle to Star
This is a unique and less common transition, known from one of the 3 Step variations. Instead of going through …
From L-sit to Star
Turning from L-sit into Star is not easy. The flyer needs to lift their hips to make the rotation possible. …
