Flair Lesson #27: Inverse Across Body
This is one of the first moves we’ve done that involves an upside down bottle, but is still good working flair (that is, flair that can be done with a full bottle without spilling.) It’s not uber-flashy, but it can be a good transition between other moves, some of your guests will be impressed by the full bottle upside down, and we’ll eventually add a tin to this to make a more complex move. Pointers for getting the Inverse Across the Body:
1) There is a good “lead-in” to this move that can help build momentum and be more fluid, rather than just starting from a dead spot with the bottle. Watch the beginning of the video for it – it’s a slight variation on the beginning of the Circle Swipe Thru. Holding the bottle by the neck, you essentially make a mini-circle with it to lead into the throw across the body.
2) Your hands for both the throw and the catch are palm up.
3) The trickiest part of this move is to keep the pour spout pointed directly at the center line of your body. You don’t want any spin or rotation on the bottle, otherwise you’ll end up spilling.
4) When you catch the bottle, be sure to cushion it a little bit – don’t just dead hand catch. Give a little so that it doesn’t spill.
5) Practice this one at home with a half-full bottle and pour spout so that you can tell whether or not you are spilling. My dirty little secret: I hadn’t done this move in awhile and it took me about 3 takes to make the video without spilling. I was rusty on this was. It is possible, it just takes practice.
6) You can do this with a full bottle – there should be enough momentum and centripetal force that keeps the liquid from spilling. When you’re starting out, practice with an empty bottle, just to get the mechanics down, then a 1/4 full bottle, then a 1/2, then 3/4, then a full one.
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