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Crossback to Crossback

Split silks, straddle-invert, crochet legs Cross silks behind back (left silk closest to body if you are a “righty” and the right silk closest to body if you are a “lefty”) and into armpits Bring the left silk over the tummy and around the back if you are a “righty” (bring right silk around ifContinue reading “Crossback to Crossback”

Double Star from Back Balance

S-Wrap Bring silks behind back, wrap free leg Option: wrap 1 or 2 times, some find more wraps more comfortable, but only 1 wrap is needed Wrap the belly Option: wrap 1 or 2 times, some find more wraps desirable for keeping arms out straight, with only 1 wrap, your break arm will “shorten” andContinue reading “Double Star from Back Balance”

Double Star

Basic Back Dive

Straddle-invert with silks in the middle, hook one knee Wrap free leg, place both hands under hooked knee, unhook knee, sit up Grab tails with hand of the recently unhooked knee (now the same-side hand as the newly free leg) With grasp of tails, place hand at lower back, with thumb facing the ceiling LetContinue reading “Basic Back Dive”

Spider Climb

Straddle invert with silks in the middle (they will probably bunch up as you climb) or to the side (no silk bunching) Bend knees and place feet on silks Re-grab same-side hand and move same-side foot higher on the silk at the same time, repeat on the other side, find a rhythm What does yourContinue reading “Spider Climb”

Peek-a-boo S-Wrap

Straddle-invert with silks between legs, hook one knee Wrap free leg once, pull up on poles to sit up, straightening hooked leg to match free leg in pike sit Lower body slightly, swooping unwrapped leg back and under the tails, scooping silk to lay over both legs Straddle back, pull up, hook knee, S-Wrap WhatContinue reading “Peek-a-boo S-Wrap”

The Bomb

Adding two or more ginger wraps on top of a single star creates The Bomb Wrap for single star Sit up, straddle-invert, rehook knee, repeat Drop The Bomb What does your studio call this skill? Bomb, The Bomb Ginger Bomb

Ginger

Ginger refers to an extra wrap that builds upon an existing skill. Many skills can have a ginger added on top, in this example, ginger has been added on top of a single star There is more than one way to create a ginger wrap, in this example the ginger wrap is created by sittingContinue reading “Ginger”

J Drop

Single footlock (typically with silks together but can be done with silks separated) Grab free silk (if silks are split) to help rotate body in direction of the big toe that is in footlock, rotate until locked silk is behind back Hold both poles, pull up and hook free foot high on pole of lockedContinue reading “J Drop”

Suspender Drop

Climb high, split silks, straddle-invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back and leave tails in armpits Sit up with tails over shoulders, guide straddled legs out and through (back to front) the tails, leaving tails over ankles Bring shoulders through the poles, dive forward, catch poles, drop tails off of feet, straddle-invert, hooking one kneeContinue reading “Suspender Drop”