Dead Spider

I doubt that any other studios have a move by this name. The intention of learning this side mount is to build your arm and core strength and learn to pivot on your side skin. From here we can easily hook either knee to get into Gemini or Scorpio, and of course doing it straight-legged would make it the more aesthetically pleasing Chopper.

Chopper

Think straight knees, pointed toes, straight knees, pointed toes, straight knees, pointed toes . . .

Other than that it’s just the basic Dead Spider that we learn in Beginner Pole. But let’s make sure we can do it perfectly 10 times in a row, aerially!