Silks together, straddle-invert, hook one knee Bring tails around belly to back, hold with bottom arm Place top hand (same side as hooked knee) on wrap over belly in preparation to grab it as you drop Prep top leg, release foot from pole and slowly drop, grabbing belly-silk with top hand guiding silk to armpit,Continue reading “Open Star”
Category Archives: Drop
Hip Key Salto
What does your studio call this skill? Hip Key Salto Hip Key Roll Down
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
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”
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”
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”
Hip Key Drop
Hip Key Bring tails over belly and to the back Grab tails with both hands, band knees, and “roll out of bed” Place one hand on silk over tummy, while unwrapping with the other Hold tail with bottom hand to break, grab under knee with top hand, unhook knee and come out of wrap (or,Continue reading “Hip Key Drop”
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