Inverting Arm positioning

dancing in the gray started this discussion · 1/30/2012

So I invert on the left side of the pole..hooking with my left (outside) leg. I was taught the strong hold grip, where my right hand (dominant) is about face level, and my left hand (non dominant) is a little bit above. I've seen that some girls do it opposite, dominant hand on top and non dominant on bottom. Is there a right/wrong way in hand positioning, or is it mostly what is comfortable for individuals?

3 replies

RoseMay · 1/30/2012
Well when you do certain combinations you either need to switch the hand positions up (e.g. when you're inverting after a spin your hands are already in the different position and you can't just switch them back to the normal inverted grip, you just slide the top hand down a bit) or maybe they need the different grip for an aerial move they are doing after inverting (e.g. having a different hand the top hand in an inverted split grip). That's two reasons I can think of. Other than that maybe it's just personal preference ...
dancing in the gray · 1/30/2012
I've seen different hand positioning for just basic inverts, not even different combos.
Lyme Lyte · 1/30/2012
Veena teaches it the way you are doing it.......outer hand higher than inner hand.