One and a half dive

From Silkworms

one and a half dive:

(single star roll with front salto, salto star, double drop, flip flop, diaper roll) (argentina: mariposa mascaron)

the pelvis undergoes 540 degrees of rotation in this dive, but not all in the same axis.

from same side double thigh wrap hang, throw the tail over your shoulder (if it isn't already), grab the pole and walk your hands up it, turning your back to the pole until you're in the butt-floss position (as shown at left). take the tail off your shoulder and hold it with your opposite-side hand; hold the pole behind your back with your same-side hand. pose, arching your back and keeping your legs straight and slightly straddled and pointing your toes. your pelvis is basically facing the floor.

then leg go! and bring your other hand to the tail, so you're holding it with both hands.

as shown in the photos below, you will flip forward 180 degrees (so your pelvis goes from facing the floor to facing the ceiling), then roll 360 degrees along your long axis (so your pelvis is facing the floor and then the ceiling again).

uses/builds on: same side double thigh wrap hang

links: the seattle circus wiki calls a dive that seems to have the same basic wrap and undergo the same rotations a "salto star" (among other names) and describes it with a photo and a link to a video here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?SaltoStar

however, that description uses a different safety: instead of two thigh wraps it uses one thigh wrap and one wrap around the waist. that appears to make it easier to hold the tail with one hand and extend both arms out from the body in a star shape. since presumably that's the "star" of the name, i'm not sure whether it makes sense to apply that name to the two-thigh-wraps version of the drop as well.

this facebook page has a video and discusses both variations in safety, as well as various names.