Aborting from the Ayesha

Hi folks. I'm performing in a show on Thursday night (omg SO nervous even though it's not my first time) and one of the first moves I'm doing is the ayesha. I've put it in there for the awesome factor (there are a lot of great burlesque acts in the show so I really want to make a good impression on the audience from the get-go if poss). The problem is that the ayesha is one of the newer weapons in my arsenal of tricks and is still not quite 100% reliable. When I can stick it, it looks awesome and I feel like I'm channeling that pic of Veena from the homepage (minus the super long legs though;p). Sometimes however I don't get the balance quite right so I can only take my legs off the pole momentarily and not right down into the proper straddle. So, what I'm wondering is, in case it doesn't all go right on the night, does anyone have any suggestions for moves I could turn the ayesha into that would still be impressive to an audience who hasn't seen much pole but involves less concentrated balance? I do my ayesha with the forearm grip and I was thinking perhaps trying a butterfly but I've never done it with anything other than a split grip. Anyhue, suggestions would be very welcome!! Thank you in advance:)