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Back Bird
Bird on its back: a foundational back-flying shape used for log rolls, rotations and flow transitions.
Back Bird
Why it matters
Back Bird is just Bird on its back.
Simple sentence. Big consequences.
Once the flyer trusts the back line, the graph opens: log rolls, side stars, reverse birds, clockwise and counter-clockwise games.
What it is
Back Bird is a foundational back-flying pose.
It teaches the pair how to support the flyer without the flyer staring at the base.
Incoming
- From Bird by log roll
- From Sidestar
- From beginner flow transitions
Entry
- Log roll from Bird
- Side pathway from Sidestar
- Assisted entry
Exit
- Return by log roll
- Move toward Sidestar
- Move toward Reverse Bird
- Flow reset
Goes to
- Reverse Bird
- Sidestar
- Bat
- Bow variation
- clockwise / counter-clockwise transitions
What breaks
- flyer does not trust the back line
- base loses foot placement
- pair rolls without agreeing direction
- exit is not named before moving
Field notes
Clockwise is not a vibe.
Counter-clockwise is not a mood.
Pick a direction, name it, then move.
Used in flows
Sources / attribution
- Beginner Acro Yoga: Back Bird and Variations — SuperDave
Reference links
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