The Helicopter Lift is an advanced overhead lift that Giselle and Daniel perform.
History
Giselle wished to do this lift when A-Troupe converses about adding something new to their Regionals routine and asserts that she and Daniel know how to do it. Kate disagrees to the integration of the lift in the routine, resulting in Michelle pulling Giselle and Daniel aside to have them demonstrate the lift for her. Daniel, afraid that his ankle injury might worsen, asks to perform the lift in Studio A rather than Studio B, as the ceilings are allegedly too low. Eldon agrees to spot Daniel and Giselle on the lift, and not tell anybody that they are performing the move. After the two perform the lift successfully, Michelle integrates the lift into the routine. When Daniel and Giselle perform the lift during the actual routine in front of their peers, Daniel falls to the ground in pain and is later revealed to have an ankle sprain.[1]
Riley and Eldon perform the same lift in A-Troupe's "Stutter" routine in "Fancy Footwork".[2] Although they successfully perform it, it is unknown why Kate allowed them to do the lift, given the severity of Daniel's injury and his subsequent departure from A-Troupe, given the fact that he can no longer dance at Regionals.
In "Nobody's Fault but Mine", Noah and Richelle perform the lift in a quintet rehearsal for the second qualifier.[3] Despite Noah's back injury, they successfully perform the lift; it can be presumed that Riley choreographed the routine and put the lift in, seeing as the lift requires a lot of back strength to properly execute.
In "It's All Fun and Games...", Noah and Richelle perform a variation of the same lift in their duet rehearsal for Regionals.[4] It can be presumed that either they or Daniel choreographed the routine and put it in, despite Daniel not appearing in that episode, seeing as he is the head choreographer of A-Troupe at that time.
Description
The Helicopter Lift is an overhead lift that is meant to resemble a helicopter.
References
- ↑ "Break Stuff." Wikia. Retrieved on March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Fancy Footwork". Wikia. Retrieved on February 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Nobody's Fault but Mine". Wikia. Retrieved on February 12, 2024.
- ↑ "It's All Fun and Games...". Wikia. Retrieved on March 22, 2024.