THE INVERTED BALANCE PROGRESSION : Page 47


WHEN TOP MAN KICKS OVER YOUR SHOULDERS, GRASP HIS ANKLES,

AND PULL HIM TO SITTING POSITION (b and c); LET TOP MAN DOWN TO GROUND SLOWLY (d);

PUT HANDS ON GROUND AND DO HAND BALANCE TO PARTNER'S BACK, BECOMING TOP MAN.

TOP MAN

DO HAND BALANCE TO BOTTOM MAN'S BACK, DROPPING LOWER LEGS OVER HIS SHOULDERS (a);

KEEP WEIGHT OF ARMS AND HEAD TOWARD BOTTOM MAN WHILE GOING UP (b);

FLEX AT WAIST TO COME TO SITTING POSITION (c).

HAND-BALANCE PULL OVER

NOTE: The hand-balance pull over and the following half of this progression are popular variations of the hand balance. They are very important for routine work in tumbling; therefore, they have been given special emphasis by being illustrated as separate units.

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