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
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Dasi Arch
Climb up high, silks together, create footbreak Place one hand high on poles, above head, and one hand low on the poles, below waist Release footbreak, hang weight from top hand, use lower hand to bring silks out and around body all the way to the back, lift same-side leg as the top hand toContinue reading “Dasi Arch”
U-Lock
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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”
Deer Drop
Place one hand high and one hand around head height on the silks, with tails between legs, invert with bent knees, bring both knees to side of the high hand, lift up and over the pole, lower legs to ground while guiding hip hitch up the leg with bottom hand Side crunch hard, hold tailsContinue reading “Deer Drop”
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”
Yo-Yo
Split silks, straddle invert, crochet one leg and wrap other leg once, outside to inside (catcher’s wrap on a single silk) Sit up and grab high on free silk with same-side hand, crochet bottom arm on tail of the same silk below Bring free leg over the crocheted leg, turn, pose Return to matching anklesContinue reading “Yo-Yo”
Wheel of Fortune Drop
Climb high, hip key Bring top leg into reverse-knee hook, re-grab above knee, straddle back to sink silks high into thigh area, sit up Key over towards pole so that the leg on the side of the tails is on the bottom Wrap body with tails, back to front, sit up, and grab tails withContinue reading “Wheel of Fortune Drop”
Wheel of Fortune
Climb high, hip key Bring top leg into reverse-knee hook, re-grab above knee, straddle back to sink silks high into thigh area, sit up Bring free leg between silk and body, to the other side, into salto position holding tails Release top hand as you pike your body, and grab legs, while still holding ontoContinue reading “Wheel of Fortune”
Warrior Dive Sequence
Begin sequence by completing Thunderstruck At the end of Thunderstruck, keep foot in footlock, stand up Release hand from same-side pole as the footlock, reach across body to match other hand on opposite pole, release original hand from the opposite pole, twist to reach same-side pole as the footlock (similar to arabesque position on theContinue reading “Warrior Dive Sequence”
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