Category Archives: Splits

Z-Line Splits X 2

With silks together, invert and hook opposite knee, sit up, reach behind with same-side hand as hooked knee, grab tails, and bring them in front of the belly Bring free leg in front, wrap tails over arch of foot, inside to outside, unhook knee from poles and lever leg behind, find balance, pose To exitContinue reading “Z-Line Splits X 2”

Egg Beater Splits to Warrior

Egg Beater both legs 2-3 times Grab poles about head height, tuck up and pull into upside down ball, split and pose Reverse to exit OR Bend top leg onto same-side pole Create Dancer’s Lock on un-hooked leg With both hands on the pole over the Dancer’s Lock, rotate to face the hooked knee inContinue reading “Egg Beater Splits to Warrior”

Handcuff Splits

Climb silks and get into basic foot break, split poles apart, keeping one hand on one pole, bringing body and other hand through the poles Rotate towards the hand that is still high on one pole, pulling that pole across your body while reaching free hand behind the pulled pole to grab the free poleContinue reading “Handcuff Splits”

Big Russian Splits

Silks together, Big Russian climb one time, cross scooping-top leg over the bottom leg (remember which leg is the bottom leg, you will use this same side to exit) Lean sideways in direction of bottom leg, pick up tails and bring them over your belly, between body and poles, tails will drape over lap SeparateContinue reading “Big Russian Splits”

Split Roll Up

Split silks, make equal footlocks, place hands on one pole at eye height, and rotate body to face that pole Lower down into splits, pose Adjust front hands so that the same-side hand as the front foot is above the head on pole, opposite-side hand is lower than head on pole Pull up on pole,Continue reading “Split Roll Up”

Annie Split

Split silks, single footlock on one silk Take opposite arm of the locked foot, trap free silk in elbow, and grab pole of locked foot Lean into hip balance Take same-side hand (as locked foot) and bring free tail from behind back, up and over lap as you stand straight up With same-side hand on poleContinue reading “Annie Split”

Wind Archer

Note: The beginning wrap is how you end a star drop, so you may do a star drop and go directing into Wind archer OR Straddle-invert with silks between legs, hook one knee high on pole, grab tails and wrap free leg (outside to inside) Unhook top knee, sit up, and swoop that same legContinue reading “Wind Archer”

Inverted Splits

With silks together, eggbeater one leg (this leg will be the front leg in the splits) and break Split silks above, bring upper body through, bend into full pike Grab the poles high with thumbs facing the ceiling Slowly pull into a ball upside-down, split legs into splits, squeeze everything, pose Hook knee of crochetedContinue reading “Inverted Splits”

Trapezoid Sequence

Split silks, straddle-invert, crochet one leg Drop free pole and wrap free leg to close, then wrap 3 more times with tail Hang and grab tail of wrapped leg, sliding hand along the tail Place top hand on free pole, join with tail of the wrapped leg, stretch body into an “X” shape, pose DropContinue reading “Trapezoid Sequence”