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Exiting inverts, especially on spin
I am aware that my exits from inverts need work. I am so happy spinning around upside down but getting off the pole gracefully and back upright again is a challenge, especially when inverting low. Please can you share your top tips for dismounts exits and transitions off the pole? Thank you 🙂
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I’m not at the point where I can do this while spinning atm however I have just started working on exiting while holding a V. It is very hard work! I find grace is often connected to our conditioning levels according to the move. I was surprised at how much exiting in a V hit my upper body and core. It takes a lot of effort to maintain a controlled descent. I managed to land one quite well and even though that was higher up on the pole, I then done a back bend and slowly straightened up. It flowed so it looked pretty.
When you say exiting do you mean specifically without coming down onto the floor, does that make sense? Like V’ing out? Or do you also mean things like basic dismount/snake, handstands out? Or both? Currently I’m working on handstand out, basic dismount. I’ll also keep one ankle on the pole and extend a leg. It’s a bit like a on the floor Gemini. I’ll also do a V or even a pike once my back is on the floor and I’ve detached from the pole. Then I’ll often roll onto my belly and do a flip split or reverse drive. At this point I can start standing.
Not sure if that’s of any help!
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Thanks Saeth! Really nice ideas 🙂 I agree re the strength and control needed.
My go-to exits are tuck into a ball
And slide to floor (not v tidy), flip
Into
inverted thigh hold, then reach hands to floor and thigh slide down, or gemini handstand out, or drop to splits. A problem I have is the exit from fast-spinning inversions like flower spin or big open shapes like Scorpio, especially when my head is close to the ground. I guess watching lots of spin dances like Ava Madison’s vids would help with ideas, and just making sure I really focus on exits because I am doing a solo at a showcase in a few weeks on a stage pole and whilst I am totally comfortable spinning round upsidedown it’s the transitions in between that are worrying me, especially on a short stage pole which am not familiar with. -
If you have the strength for it (pretty sure you do just mentioning it cuz the amount needed can change depending on how fast the spin is!), a shoulder dismount would probably be good for both of those situations. Fan leg type shoulder dismount if you need to kick up the speed maybe?
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sorry for redundancy Tropical cuz I know you saw this already 😉 but in case anyone searches for this topic, this is probablt my main spin invert dismount default https://instagram.com/p/1bzr92GUOs/ it can be made prettier (leg bent nicer, other leg kept straighter, the angle between the two could just be made more aesthetically appealing but you get the idea 😉
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I think I saw Michelle shimmy do a descent from a bees knees that was pretty cuz cuz it put her in a perfect position to do a floor swan dive/tush push and still looked pretty and dramatic on the way down
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Your level is a lot higher than mine, Tropical, so I don’t feel I can give much advice. If you’re doing a show case this does obviously add some time pressure. If it were me, I’d find a couple of things I can pull off fairly comfortably right now and drill them so I’m ready for the day. Sometimes embracing simplicity is often a good step. It can be very easy to think of doing big flashy moves but “lesser” stuff can look fantastic when done well and with confidence. Same with holding things for a bit longer rather than knocking out move after move. I’m sure you know that already though 😛
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Thanks so much again Saeth and Lucca! Really great suggestions and ideas. I never shoulder dismount off, I will try to work on it. It’s funny because I have masses and masses of content to play with once mounted on pole. I’m happy to spin without dismounting for 2 minutes which is half the track. But as I never drill dismounts and do minimal floorwork (my pole space is small and carpeted so I can’t really) I look dreadful in transitions. I wish I could just stay on the pole, spinning faster and faster and never touch the floor!
I am going to take advice of sticking with the familiar when it comes to dismounts and just drill thigh slides and mermaids over and over as that’s my preference. I just need to work out how to flip over and touch hands to floor from a flower spin or a fast, big, low Scorpio .
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