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Two "porters" or bases (bottom people) hold the
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For more intricate acrobatic-aerial techniques, two to three poles can be secured together, allowing for a higher lift and resulting in more airtime. At the present heights, aerial skills such as "full-in, full-out" (double twisting doubles), trifis (triple twisting somersault), triple sault and
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