Slough drop

From Silkworms

slough drop:

(elsie tuck)

(needs photo)

start much like crucifix arabesque: single foot lock, grab fabric high with opposite-side hand, thread head and shoulders through. you don't need to use tango hand for this. once the same-side arm is through, bring that arm around the pole and around behind your back, so the pole is tucked into your same-side armpit. if you like, you can bring the other arm around to clasp hands behind your back.

then the drop is just to bend your supporting leg, sliding your body down the fabric until you're kneeling. end in something like a side layout position, but with one or both arms behind your back. it may be a stretch to call this a drop; but it can be quite sudden.

it's a good idea to wear long sleeves for this, as you're sliding the fabric rapidly through one armpit.

uses/builds on: foot lock, side layout

vocabulary: i learned this as slough drop but have heard it referred to as elsie tuck by people from necca; i do not know if this means it originated with elsie smith