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Aerial Silk Basics
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Crochet Legs
From an inverted position, loop the silk over your legs and hook with your ankles, creating a secure position to perform various poses.
Single Knee Hang
Bend one leg and hook your knee over the silk. Lean back, extending your arms and the free leg outward, maintaining balance and grip.
Gazelle
Hang by your hands, then swing one leg through the silks, creating a loop around your thigh. Extend the other leg to complete the gazelle pose.
Delilah Wrap
From a climb, alternate wrapping the silks around your legs and hips, creating a spiraling pattern that secures you as you descend.
Figure-Eight Foot Lock
While hanging, use your feet to trace a figure-eight pattern with the silk, securing the lock around both feet for standing poses.
Russian Climb
Propel yourself up the silks by pinching them between your feet, creating a 'shelf' with your feet. Use your arms to pull up, followed by your legs.
Straddle Inversion
While hanging, open your legs into a straddle and lean back, inverting with your legs wide. Use your core strength to control the descent.
Front Split in the Air
Start with a foot lock, extend one leg forward into a split while controlling the other leg back, maintaining balance and using tension in the silks.
Back-Balance
Place the silk behind your back, lean back, and balance on the silks with your hands free, keeping your body in a straight line parallel to the floor.
Single Foot Lock
Wrap the silk around one foot by turning the foot outward and hooking the silk beneath the arch. Your wrapped foot supports your weight while the other leg remains free.
Star Drop
From an inverted position with a back balance, extend one leg out, then rotate and release into a spinning descent, catching yourself safely at the bottom.
Catcher's Hang
From an inversion, bend your knees to hook your thighs over the silk, leaning forward and gripping the silks high for a secure hang.
Angel Drop
Starting in a hip key, fold into a pike position, then unwrap and drop down the silks in a controlled spiral, catching yourself at the end.
Double Foot Lock
Wrap the silk around both feet simultaneously, creating secure points to stand on. Keep the wraps tidy to avoid slipping and aid in weight distribution.
Inverted Hang
From a climb, hook your knees over the silks and lean back, letting your head drop towards the ground. Control your descent into the inversion.
Hip Key
Swing one leg in front of the silk while the other pushes it behind you, then hook the front knee and rotate to 'key' the silk around your hips.
Climbing the Silks
Use a combination of foot locks and hand grips to ascend the silks. Keep your movements controlled and pace yourself to avoid fatigue.
Hip Lock
Twist into the silk from a side climb, wrapping it around your torso and one hip. Secure the position with your weight evenly distributed over the wrap.
Windmill Hip Key
Swing your legs in a large circular motion to create momentum, then perform a hip key at the peak of the swing, ending with the silks wrapped around your hips.
Serpentine
Twist and weave your body through the silks, creating various hooks and locks with your legs and hips for continuous fluid movement.
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