I've always enjoyed acroyoga because it is a partner sport. I love the communication and trust it builds with your acro partner. For fun, I thought it would be a great idea to try doubles pole with my acro friends. Everything is more fun with a partner!
Just like acroyoga, poling with two people also takes a lot of communication with the other person. You have to be very careful to not kick the other person! Here are some fun GIF's of our attempt at doubles pole.
Here I am with my friend Nikki. We tried to synchronize our straddles for a cool effect.
This next move was performed by my friend Wasana. This move is called "around the world." It took a little bit of timing to move at the same time. Not bad for a first attempt right?
This last move was a little bit more challenging as we had to time when our legs went up. The GIF above is our "fail" as I hit Wasana on my leg down. Don't worry, no acroyogi's we hurt in the filming of this GIF.
After about 5 attempts we finally got it! Boy was that a lot of core strength.
I must admit pole has become my new obsession, and I can't wait to share more of my pole journey with you! Hopefully with a little bit of practice and a lot of YouTube tutorials, I can become a pole athlete!
What interesting hobbies are you into? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Love,
Karen