Last updated: May 15, 2026
The Levitating Spin is a Phase 2 Flow Star trick that teaches fingertip control, center pressure, and small adjustments. The goal is to keep the star spinning between your hands without crushing the rotation.
This move works best when you can toss the star up cleanly from a backward Vertical Figure 8 and meet the center with soft, steady hands.
How Do You Do the Levitating Spin?
Toss the Flow Star up from a backward Vertical Figure 8, meet the center with one flat hand behind the star, and use one fingertip from your other hand to apply light pressure from the front. Keep the pressure centered and soft so the star keeps spinning.
Levitating Spin Video Tutorial
Watch how little pressure is used. The Levitating Spin falls apart when you squeeze too hard or miss the center.
What to Watch For
Clean vertical toss: The star needs to come up in front of your body, not off to the side.
Flat support hand: One hand stays flat behind the star to give it a steady surface.
Light fingertip pressure: Your pointer finger touches the center from the front without stopping the spin.
Small corrections: Use tiny adjustments to stay centered instead of big hand movements.
Levitating Spin Steps
Use the backward Vertical Figure 8 as your setup. Toss the star up vertically in front of your body so it stays easy to meet with both hands.
Bring your support hand behind the center of the star. Keep the hand flat and steady so the star has a clean surface to spin against.
Use your other hand to place one fingertip near the center from the front. Aim for the middle instead of chasing the outer edges.
Apply just enough pressure to feel contact. If the star stops, you are pressing too hard. If it wobbles, recenter your fingertip and soften your hands.
Common Levitating Spin Mistakes
Most Levitating Spin problems come from too much pressure, missing the center, or overcorrecting every wobble.
If the star stops spinning, lighten your touch. You only need enough pressure to hold the center point.
If you are off-center, the star will wobble. Aim your fingertip toward the middle of your support hand.
Large movements knock the star off balance. Use small adjustments and stay calm through the wobble.
If the star comes up sideways, reset. A cleaner vertical toss makes the hover much easier to catch.
One-Song Practice Drill
Practice Center Pressure First
Put on one song and practice the Levitating Spin in pieces. Start with the clean vertical toss, then add the support hand, then add fingertip pressure. Do not rush the full hover before the center contact feels steady.
Practice tossing the star up vertically from your backward Figure 8.
Meet the center with your flat support hand without adding pressure yet.
Add one fingertip to the center and test how little pressure you can use.
Try the full Levitating Spin slowly and reset whenever the center point gets messy.
Levitating Spin FAQ
The Levitating Spin is an intermediate Flow Star trick where the star spins between one flat support hand and one fingertip, creating a hovering-style visual while you control the center point.
Practice the Backward Vertical Figure 8 first. You need a clean vertical toss in front of your body before adding the center pressure.
The star usually stops because you are pressing too hard. Lighten the pressure and keep your fingertip centered so the star can keep rotating.
Most people keep the non-dominant hand flat behind the star and use the dominant pointer finger from the front. You can switch hands later once the center pressure feels more natural.
After the Levitating Spin, move into the Buzz Saw to build stronger speed control and directional awareness.
Need a Flow Star before you practice?
Keep scrolling to browse Flow Star collections below. A Regular Flow Star is a solid choice for learning intermediate control tricks.
