Ayesha pole move

The Ayesha is an advanced pole dance position,[1] where the dancer suspends their body weight with two hands in an inverted position, and opens their legs in a V facing the pole.

There are several grip variations for the Ayesha, including a split grip,[2] twisted grip, and elbow grip.[3] There are different ways to get into an ayesha: from a basic inversion,[4] by doing a caterpillar (pulling through the top arm and pushing through the bottom arm, creating a "D" shape) to create space between the torso and the pole; from an extended butterfly (one leg straightened in contact with the pole by the ankle and foot, and the other leg straightened away from the pole),[5][6] bringing the inside leg around toward the face; or directly from a handspring.[7]

How to perform the Ayesha pole move

The sidebar video shows the Ayesha pole move performed from a basic inversion.

References

  1. ^ "Ayesha - PoleFreaks Pole Dance & Fitness Community". PoleFreaks Pole Dance & Fitness Community. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ "Trick Tips: Split Grip Ayesha (Part 1) - Aerial Amy". Aerial Amy. 2016-03-24. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. ^ Julia Wahl (2012-02-24), Pole Dance Tutorial: Elbow Grip Aysha, retrieved 2017-02-19
  4. ^ "Tips For The Ayesha - PoleFreaks Pole Dance & Fitness Community". PoleFreaks Pole Dance & Fitness Community. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  5. ^ "Extended Butterfly - Step-by-Step Pole Dance Move Tutorial [Video]". PoleFreaks. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ^ ducati916chick (2013-08-13), Handspring into Extended butterfly into Ayesha, retrieved 2017-02-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ BlackVelet Pole Dance (2013-12-05), Hand spring to Ayesha, retrieved 2017-02-19