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Backend Gazelle

Trick ID: 162

Description

Other Names: Single Knee Hang

Swing out and back. At the backend, hook one knee onto the bar and keep your other leg straight with your head back. As you reach the frontend, release your hands and lift your head to make the catch. A variation of this trick involves opening into a Split position just before making the catch.

Videos

Video 1 First trick on this video is a Gazelle Video 2 Gazelle with a Splits Opening Got a video? Send it to us!

Related Tricks

This trick is a variation of the following trick:

Other similar tricks are:

Gazelle Somersault Split Roll Gazelle

Read More

You can find out more about this trick in my books:

The Fundamentals of Flying Trapeze

A step-by-step diagram of this trick.

Discovering Flying Trapeze

A full explanation of this trick, step by step diagrams and common problems.

Flying Trapeze Logbook

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CREDITS

Thanks to the team at Circus Arts Australia for providing a video for this page.