Sunwheel Front

Picture yourself holding the pole with both hands, stepping into a spin and letting your legs open into a wide, split-like shape while your feet leave the floor. Your body stays mostly upright, your legs draw a big open line, and the whole shape turns around the pole like a wheel catching the light. The “Front” tells you which direction this version travels. There is also a Sunwheel Back, which uses a similar shape the other way around. How exactly you set up and hold the spin is what the tutorial walks you through.

It is a lovely next spin once your first ones feel familiar. You stay upright and close to the floor, and you do not need to climb or go upside down. What makes it a little different from a compact spin like the Fireman Spin is the open leg shape, which asks you to stay light and long instead of tucked. If your legs close up or your feet land early in your first tries, you are right on track. Every open spin starts that way.

This pole dance move trains your grip, your shoulders and your core, which keeps the shape lifted while your legs open. It also teaches timing and momentum: when to step, when to lift and when to simply ride the spin. A bit of hip and leg flexibility makes the open line look bigger, but you do not need splits to start. Your Sunwheel will grow with you. One practical tip that helps with every spin: bare legs or shorts and no body lotion on training days, so you are not slipping.

You can enjoy it on both. On a static pole you create the momentum yourself, so you feel how big a step and how much swing you need. On a spinning pole the pole turns with you and the Sunwheel Front floats for longer, which feels wonderful and a little wild at first. Many dancers get comfortable on static and then explore spinning mode.

At POLEPLACE you learn every move with the Floor-Stand-Air Method™. You explore the open leg shape on the floor first, then practise the entry standing at the pole, and only then let your feet leave the ground. Each stage gives you a small win, in your own space and at your own pace.

Once your spin feels smooth, play with it. Change your arm lines, point your feet, or link the Sunwheel Front into a little combo with a walk and a soft landing. The Sunwheel Back is the natural next step, and the Carousel Spin and the Chair Spin make lovely partners in a flow. Every open spin you learn makes the next one feel more familiar.