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Flamenco

To Flamenco a hand, is to place the hand on the other side of the silk which allows your grip to be “correct” after you begin a skill Take one hand, go around the silk one full time (starting on the outside and moving away from your body) Grab silk with thumbs towards the ceilingContinue reading “Flamenco”

Foot Brake

Bring one foot out to the side, around the silks, continuing to swivel the ankle, to bring the toes and foot to the outside of the silk, flex foot (as in the beginning of French Climb) Place ball of free foot onto the top of the wrapped foot and press hard, you are now inContinue reading “Foot Brake”

Knot Double Knee Drop

Make your silk knot high enough off the ground so that when you hang by your knees with your arms hanging towards the floor, your hands do not hit the mat Get safely into your knot. One way: separate poles and pull over onto knot, pull up on one pole and bring one hand overContinue reading “Knot Double Knee Drop”

Bicycle Climb

Begin as you would a French Climb: bring one foot out and around the silks, hook foot, use other foot to put pressure on top of silk of other foot (this is a foot break) While keeping the silk draped over original foot, bring other foot, out and around silk, placing silk in arch ofContinue reading “Bicycle Climb”

Mouse In the Moon

Hip Key Split silks and bring top leg through middle of poles grab each pole with corresponding hand While turning body sideways towards the leg that went through the poles, place and push the pole that is on the opposite side of the leg that went through the middle into the center of the bottomContinue reading “Mouse In the Moon”

Strong Point

With silks separated, grab each pole at shoulder height Lift feet off the ground or off foot break and hold grip strong around the collar bone area Squeeze and hold What does your studio call this skill? Strong point

Butterfly Flick Flack

Split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, place tails in armpits, sit up with tails Crochet both arms 3 times (reaching out from body, backward, and then between body and tail (this is one crochet) No need to hold tails if you don’t want to (but you can), fall backwards in pike position, with arms strongContinue reading “Butterfly Flick Flack”

Brazilian Coffin

Split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back, un-crochet one leg and wrap leg inside to outside and re-crochet leg (like our Baby Brazilian wrap, but only one leg) Leave the tail of the extra wrapped leg behind, put the other tail in armpit and sit up Guide body to sit sideways (likeContinue reading “Brazilian Coffin”

Hip Key

Standing Hip Key With silks together at one side, place the same-side hand on the poles around head height Place side foot in front of the silks, reach free hand down between legs and grab the tails, bring the silk through legs Lift opposite leg into shelf position (posse) and place silks over the shelfContinue reading “Hip Key”

Flying Squirrel

Climb high, split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back, wrap each leg (inside out) and re-crochet leg (we call this the Baby Brazilian wrap) Place tails in armpits, sit up with tails, let go of poles and hole each tail in each hand, thumbs up, tails draping up close to body, overContinue reading “Flying Squirrel”