The Official Underwater Tricks Thread!

[Echidna]

I incorporated another "trick" into my program lately- underwater dolphin feet-first.
It looks very neat in an underwater dance routine, like this one:



0:30, she does the first reverse dolphin.

Note it's not the same as the "dolphin" and "feet first dolphin" synchro figure, which is a big underwater circle achieved solely by sculling.
I'm not sure if there's an official word for this technique. I call it reverse dolphinkick, but people often think that's just doing a handstand or something xD

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I incorporated another "trick" into my program lately- underwater dolphin feet-first.
It looks very neat in an underwater dance routine, like this one:



0:30, she does the first reverse dolphin.

Note it's not the same as the "dolphin" and "feet first dolphin" synchro figure, which is a big underwater circle achieved solely by sculling.
I'm not sure if there's an official word for this technique. I call it reverse dolphinkick, but people often think that's just doing a handstand or something xD

Wow! Amazing!

Does it start feet first? Or do you still work it from your core?

[Mermaid Delphinidae]

Man, I really hope I can get the bubble ring trick down, but I can't even whistle so I'm not confident that I'll ever be able to do it. But I can do a few twists underwater, and I'm getting better at swimming backwards underwater. (without bringing myself to the surface) I'll keep practicing those (see how many twists I can do!) and keep working on bubble rings and bubble hearts. I'm gonna try some the bubble trick advice next time I'm at the pool.

[Mermaid Alea]

Thanks for sharing that video Echidna! That is beautiful and definitely inspires me to work on looking more graceful underwater.

[Echidna]

It starts from the hips, I think. It's really hard to do and even harder to describe!
In theory, it's the exact same as normal, just the other way around. I find it very hard though.

You can cheat a bit by making the curve wider and using back and hips to make the movement a bit more distinct.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

It starts from the hips, I think. It's really hard to do and even harder to describe!
In theory, it's the exact same as normal, just the other way around. I find it very hard though.

You can cheat a bit by making the curve wider and using back and hips to make the movement a bit more distinct.

Hmm... So it starts bum up chest down?

I'll try with my finis foil, its the only way I'll get propulsion!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I nailed bubble kisses!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt2hRh4KdSg

[the.tattooed.mermaid78]

I really need to learn bubble rings but too scared of being on my back under the water lol

I nailed bubble kisses!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt2hRh4KdSg

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[Mermaid Jaffa]

6yrs later... I finally did some tricks!

And yes, that is a dorsal fin on my back. I made the swimsuit to match my tail. Some clips from my last meet up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WFluOcGjzI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqYwvAYFFMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6zzv2Hd_Lw

[Shimmer the Mermaid]

Because mermaiding is so "flowy" I'm not sure when one trick starts and another ends, but here are a bunch of tricks all strung together for your inspiration! I'm looking forward to making tutorials for some of my tricks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzK...AishawithanEye