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former's shorts or belt as illustrated in Figure 134. To take the grip, each man rotates his arm a half-circle in the opposite direction to the performer's spin. Then the thumb only is put on the inside of the performer's shorts. The fingers take a firm hold on the outside. The free hands of the safety men slap lift under the performer's thighs. When the performer learns how to spin, and gains confidence, only the slap lift is given. Towels can be made into convenient safety belts, if desired, by twisting the ends as illustrated in Figure 135. VARIATIONS Round off; back handspring; backsomersault. |
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