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SQUAT HAND BALANCE
SQUAT AND PLACE HANDS ON MAT (a);
REST KNEES ON ARMS JUST ABOVE ELBOWS;
PUSH BODY FORWARD WITH TOES UNTIL YOU ARE BALANCING ON HANDS (b);
ROCK GENTLY FORWARD AND BACKWARD;
BALANCE AS YOU WOULD ON FEET, PRESSING WITH HEELS AND TOES.
HINTS TO BEGINNERS: The squat hand balance is more than just a stunt. It is an excellent position in which to learn how to use the hands and arms to hold your balance for the more difficult hand-balance stunts. Therefore, your objective will not be just to get up in balance and hold it, but to get up in balance and rock around, learning how to use the hands and arms to