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Sidestar
A side-flying star pose: hard for beginners, delightful when mastered, and essential for tic-tocs and side pathways.
Sidestar
Why it matters
Dynamic and graceful — this one’s for the flyers.
Also: this is one of the hardest beginner-looking poses.
Sidestar is not beginner because it appears early.
It is beginner because one day you must make peace with it.
What it is
Sidestar is a side-flying star pose.
It teaches lateral line, trust, base precision, and flyer shape under rotation pressure.
Incoming
- From Back Bird
- From Reverse Bird
- From side-flying setup
- From tick-toc family
Entry
- Side Star mount
- From Back Bird pathway
- From controlled side transition
Exit
- Back Bird
- Reverse Bird
- Tic-toc pathway
- Reset
Goes to
- Back Bird
- Reverse Bird
- Tic-Tocs
- Ninja-family transitions
What breaks
- flyer folds instead of stars
- base loses side line
- no shared timing
- pair rushes the beautiful part
Field notes
Sidestar humbles everyone.
Good.
Used in machines
- Tic-Tocs
- Ninja Bats
Sources / attribution
- AcroYoga Basics: Inside Star Mount & Tick-Tock — Daniel Scott
Reference links
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