Spanish Web

Aerial

A vertical rope with a loop or thimble at the top in which a performer wraps their wrist and spins at high speed while striking poses.

Tricks

Striking an arabesque pose while spinning at speed on the web.

An extreme back bend position held while spinning at high speed.

The performer wraps the wrist in the loop and is spun by a ground assistant.

Two performers spinning simultaneously on separate webs in coordinated choreography.

The performer releases from the loop momentarily during a high-speed spin and recatches.

The performer extends horizontally while spinning, resembling helicopter blades.

Spinning while inverted with the head pointing down and legs extended upward.

Hanging from the loop by one wrist with the body extended.

The ground assistant varies the spinning speed for dramatic effect during poses.

Holding a splits position while rotating on the Spanish web.