• mystical

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 11:19 am

    To me it looks like a variation of the reverse grab..

  • Girl On A Pole

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 11:22 am

    Polecat to pretzel.

  • Rachel Osborne

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Angel to pretzel here.Everything has so many names in pole!

  • mystical

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 11:32 am

    There are so many names it’s crazy, I love the spin though..

  • Rachel Osborne

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 11:55 am

    That link has it as a beginner spin but I wouldn’t say it is: it’s twisted grip and needs a lot of wrist conditioning, forearm and grip strength and shoulder girdle/core stability not to mention coordination!

  • Rachel Osborne

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Veena lesson https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4fc631e5-4354-4c33-8b45-7bf40ac37250bits listed as advanced and named as ballerina or pretzel spin

  • Girl On A Pole

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    Agree with Tropical. Learnt it in upper intermediate.

  • joiceiamara

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 1:02 pm

    Is it possible to do in a static bar?

  • mystical

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Do you mean static pole? Yes it’s possible to do all spins on static..

  • Phoenix Hunter

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    yes, veena has a lesson for this spin. the ballerina spin, like Tropical VErtical said. it is in the advanced section and she shows how to do this spin on both static and spinning pole

  • zoilife6233

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    Yes
    Aradia listed this one as a beginner must. Spiral into ballerina.
    Im sceptical on how this is a beginner material as well but… some kids can do it from the first try.
    It is a reverse grab, split grip from behind depends how stretched you are and how you catch the momentum, but slow motion requires to push away from the pole forward so that lower hand is your big help…. I wish i would’ve known then what I know now… I was doing this spin right before I started to invert. And because I was practising a lot my spiral with different variation along with inverts somehow I thought inversions affected my shoulder but all it was is this spin that was introduced too soon to me. That’s how I found this site and when I purchased my lessons and saw Veena’s order and explanation for these particular moves I completely stopped doing it until I healed and became stronger. It is a beautiful spin but you have to be strong and flexible in your shoulders.

  • Phoenix Hunter

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    I wouldnt think of that as a beginner spin. Who is Aradia zoilife? sorry,haha! never heard of her…. I am finding that so many beginners dont want to be told they shouldnt do something and they go and do it anyways and then complain that they are injured because they feel they are the exception. It definitely doesnt help that there are people out there telling polers that things like this are beginner moves. 🙁

  • mystical

    Member
    August 14, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I agree, people need to work up to these spins and most importantly be safe..

  • Veena

    Administrator
    August 14, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    Yes, it’s a ballerina spin on spinning pole. This spin can also be done on static. BOTH are shown in the lesson. The static variation requires more strength.

    IT’S NOT A BEGINNER MOVE! 🙈

  • XxMyztikxX

    Member
    August 15, 2015 at 7:38 am

    It is funny how there are so many names. Like that sephra ( can’t apell) move everyone was talking about. I known it as Tinkerbell >

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