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In my experience, this is the number 1 reason people struggle to find the correct balance point. If you cannot reach the wall in the seated position shown above, with knees tucked, back flat against the wall and the hand directly above your shoulder, then you will not be able to create this line in your Ayesha, either. To check this, you can take the test below (this video is taken from my Ayesha Foundations programme, which is why I’m chatting about the “app” in the video, but ignore that part and check out the demo!). This line from our wrist, to our shoulders, to our hips is the crucial ‘stacking’ that is required to balance the position. It’s irrelevant whether you are doing your Ayesha in cup, twisted or true grip – the bottom arm positioning remains the same. When we perform the Ayesha, our bottom arm needs to be fully overhead at 180 degrees in order to stack our wrists, shoulders and hips in line. Ayesha anatomy – the #1 reason you can’t balance your Ayesha Overhead mobility is always my first port of call when someone tells me of their Ayesha woes – and 9 times out of 10, it is the missing link needed to make this ‘click’. That said, when it comes to that common ‘I just can’t find the balance point’ struggle, I see the same thing coming up over and over again. Oh, and did I mention the MANY wrist alignment considerations?Īll these factors need to be considered when learning and progressing towards the Ayesha. We need ninja isometric core strength ✔ to hold our hips and spinal position, plus quad and hip flexor strength ✔ to hold our legs straight for dem ‘lines’. We need good pulling strength ✔ for the top arm. We need excellent shoulder stability ✔ pushing strength ✔ and good overhead movement mechanics ✔ for that bottom arm. There is a LOT going on with this move – isn’t there always?! If you or your students are feeling frustrated about not being able to land that balance point in your Ayesha – read on! ? Today, we’ll look at the most common issue I see with my clients when they are struggling to ‘stick’ their Ayesha. Honestly, each question deserves a blog post of its own! I don’t want to skim over any of the gold, so I’m breaking this down like a four finger Kit Kat. Queries from pole dancers about this move spanned all conceivable entry points (handsprings, phoenix, muscle ups, entering from an invert etc, etc), all varieties of grip (twisted, cup, true, elbow… did I miss any?), and ranged from tips for finding the perfect balance point to progression exercises.

The Ayesha is both a pole-goal must-have and (to use the technical term) such a ‘dang tricky’ trick to master! It’s not surprising this move is so puzzling. When I announced I was writing a blog about the anatomy of the Ayesha, I received soooo many awesome questions.

How easy is it to transport a dancing pole