Little Russian Climb

With silks together and in front of you, bring one knee up, place the raised foot in front of the silk so that the silk is placed on the outside of the foot Place weight into grip lift the remaining foot off the floor, guide this foot to the backside of the tails, keep risingContinue reading “Little Russian Climb”

Flamenco

To Flamenco a hand, is to place the hand on the other side of the silk which allows your grip to be “correct” after you begin a skill Take one hand, go around the silk one full time (starting on the outside and moving away from your body) Grab silk with thumbs towards the ceilingContinue reading “Flamenco”

Knot Double Knee Drop

Make your silk knot high enough off the ground so that when you hang by your knees with your arms hanging towards the floor, your hands do not hit the mat Get safely into your knot. One way: separate poles and pull over onto knot, pull up on one pole and bring one hand overContinue reading “Knot Double Knee Drop”

Mouse In the Moon

Hip Key Split silks and bring top leg through middle of poles grab each pole with corresponding hand While turning body sideways towards the leg that went through the poles, place and push the pole that is on the opposite side of the leg that went through the middle into the center of the bottomContinue reading “Mouse In the Moon”

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”

Brazilian Coffin

Split silks, straddle invert, crochet legs, cross silks behind back, un-crochet one leg and wrap leg inside to outside and re-crochet leg (like our Baby Brazilian wrap, but only one leg) Leave the tail of the extra wrapped leg behind, put the other tail in armpit and sit up Guide body to sit sideways (likeContinue reading “Brazilian Coffin”

Hip Key

Standing Hip Key With silks together at one side, place the same-side hand on the poles around head height Place side foot in front of the silks, reach free hand down between legs and grab the tails, bring the silk through legs Lift opposite leg into shelf position (posse) and place silks over the shelfContinue reading “Hip Key”