Step in front of the pole with your outside leg (stay on your toes!)

Lift your inside knee up and forward, and pivot on your outside foot to rotate your hips so that your outside hip is now closest to the pole. Place your outside hand on the pole behind you.

Engage your shoulder. Extend your inside leg forward then sweep it down and behind you as you gently push off your foot into a backwards spin. Make sure your outside hip is still closest to the pole (it now becomes your “inside hip” in this trick, as you’re in a twisted position)

Bring both legs together.

Push with your bottom arm, pull with your top arm and use your core to lift your hips up and behind the pole.

Separate your legs and make contact with the pole with the hip that’s closest to the pole

Wrap your leg around the pole; the outside of your ankle should be positioned just below your bottom hand.

Bend the knee of your other leg and place the ankle behind the pole, at the same height as your other ankle. Alternatively, you can keep this leg straight and place it in front or behind the pole.

Take the bottom hand off the pole and extend it at a right angle to the pole. Gazing in the direction of either hand makes this trick look elegant!

Place your bottom hand back on the pole, unwrap your legs and straighten them.

Extend the leg that is closest to the pole towards the ground (will be your “non ribbon” leg) Land on the ball of your foot and pivot on it in the same direction that you were spinning to untwist your body.