Uncategorized – Aerial Arts Anthology

Toe Touches

Separate silks, hold high on poles, hang Without pulsing or swinging, squeeze and lift legs together until toes touch the hands, lower down in control Repeat What does your studio call this skill? Toe Touches Core Conditioning

Knee Lock 3 Ways

Knee Lock 1* Split silks, bring both legs through the middle of the silks Sweep one leg forward, out to the side, and behind both tails, swoop tails onto leg, bend knee, and lift high in front Bring free leg behind and under the tails, lift the knee high, taking the silks off of theContinue reading “Knee Lock 3 Ways”

Inverted Cross Exit

Split silks, invert, crochet both legs, cross silks behind back Bring tails into armpits, following direction of tails, crochet both arms two times Uncrochet both legs, one will bend and come through the middle while the other hooks the foot on the pole, bring body through the middle of the poles, pose (like Birdcage) ReleaseContinue reading “Inverted Cross Exit”

Coffin

In our experience, the term Coffin is used for any move where the aerialist is in a flat, parallel-to-the-floor, face-up position. Here are a few examples of a Coffin pose. Knot Coffin Brazilian Coffin

Hip Hitch

Hip Hitch Coming soon

Twisted Brazilian

Straddle invert with silks separated, crochet legs, cross silks behind back Uncrochet each leg and wrap each leg, inside to outside, recrochet each leg, place tails in arm pits Big sit up, grab each tail from arm pit and place over each leg, so tails fall in middle, between legs Egg-beater both legs 3 timesContinue reading “Twisted Brazilian”

Kite

Equal footlocks, face towards one side, squat low Reach hand, same-side hand as the front foot in squat, back and around the back pole, and grab the pole of the front foot (your hand will bring that pole to the back side, this is ok and allows your hand to keep a tight grip WithContinue reading “Kite”

Hip Key 360

Hip Key Bring tails around bottom leg (outside, to top of leg, to between legs), wrap leg 3-4x Split poles, dive bottom arm through middle of poles The pole on the side of the wrapped leg will go behind your back and end up on the other side of your body than it started onContinue reading “Hip Key 360”

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”

Geometry

Separate silks and eggbeater legs 2 times Bring upper body through poles, pike, grab tails from the outside of the foot Bend one leg, and keep one leg straight, making sure the leg to keep straight is the one that will be in front for the “split” pose, keeping a loose grip on the tailsContinue reading “Geometry”