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Apollo (Sunrise, Sunset)

Split silks and hip key onto one silk (if you hip key to the right, use the right silk, if you hip key to the left, use the left silk) Wrap your bottom leg with the tail of the silk you are hip keyed onto (outside to the inside) NOTE: it helps lock you inContinue reading “Apollo (Sunrise, Sunset)”

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”

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”

Half Gazelle

Climb, single footlock with silks together Separate Silks, bend free knee into posse position Place hands on poles at hip height Lean back into arch, straighten arms, look towards the ground, pose To exit, bend knee of locked foot, and bring the heel of that same foot towards your bottom as you pull back up,Continue reading “Half Gazelle”

French Climb

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 Place ball of free foot onto the top of the wrapped foot and press hard, you are now in a foot brake Grab medium high andContinue reading “French Climb”

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”