How do voladores dancers descend from the tall pole?

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Folklórico — Latin American dance Traditional Mexican *folklórico* dancers.

The juego de los voladores (game of the fliers) is a traditional ritual dance of Mexico, likely originating with the Totonac and Huastec peoples.

To perform the descent, four or six dancers—known as voladores—stand on a platform atop a pole that reaches 60 to 90 feet (18 to 27 meters) in height. At the conclusion of the dance, the performers circle downward around the pole as the ropes that fasten them to the structure gradually unwind, allowing them to descend in a controlled, circular motion.1