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http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/GlossaryFabric comes down in front of the chest, passes between the legs, and wraps once around calf of the bottom leg, with the tail lying across the top of the flexed foot. the other foot stands on the fabric on top of that flexed foot. this keeps the legs from sliding, and they can bear the performer's weight.

Basic Climb

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this is the basic climb that we learned first. some people prefer the french climb for the same purpose. this one keeps the fabric between your legs and twined around one calf, which can be convenient; conversely the basic stand takes slightly more work to get really solid, in my experience, than the french climb's equivalent foothold.

i think of this as a stand climb: the essence of it is that you learn a way to grab the fabric with your two feet (the basic stand) that's as solid as grabbing it with your two hands. then you alternate hanging by your arms while lifting your knees, grab the fabric with your feet, stand up and slide your hands up, repeat.

there's a common styling, "the undulation," (shown below) in which after putting on the foothold (with knees raised) you straighten your legs (making the fabric stick out from you in a sort of triangle), then arch your back to bring your body to the fabric from the feet up.

in the image at left, i'm hanging by my arms and lifting my legs, about to clamp my feet together and then stand up and slide my hands up the fabric. i tend to to "muscle" through this climb somewhat, which is why my upper arms are nearly parallel with the floor; the arm hang would be slightly easier if my arms were either lower and tighter to my chest or completely extended; it's possible by that means to do almost all of the work of the climb with legs. conversely, the climb goes a lot faster, if you have the strength, if you pull yourself up by the arms while lifting the knees to find a higher stand position.

the seattle circus wiki calls the equivalent on corde lisse a "basic wrap climb" and describes it here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?BasicWrapClimb

there's a good video of this climb (without undulation) here: http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2363

here is a youtube video of the basic climb with undulation

single-foot ankle hang:

from basic stand, lower body (walking hands down fabric) until upside-down; flex foot strongly as it turns over and the single loop of fabric will lock, held in place by foot. this is essentially a blackwall hitch with your foot as the hook.

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can get into this essentially the same way from a regular single foot lock; a loop drops off as the foot turns over.

weight is held by loop around ankle; this can be a little painful.

i'm tempted to call this "the hanged man," after the tarot card.

uses/builds on: basic stand and/or foot lock.

"French Climb" Or "Russian Climb":

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this is an alternative to what i think of as the basic climb. the fabric isn't wrapped around a leg, so it doesn't flow as easily into moves where the fabric should be around a leg. conversely, it turns out to be easier to generate friction on the fabric running over your bottom foot using this stand position than using the "basic" one, even if you do it clumsily-- so it can be handy for beginners.

i think of this as a stand climb: it works by having a way to stand on the fabric with your feet, so you can hang by your arms, lift your knees up and wrap your feet in the fabric until they have a stable hold, then stand up.

the foothold or "stand" for this climb has the fabric coming down on the outside of what will be your bottom leg, running under your bottom foot, then folding back over the top of that same foot, then folding back again over the top of the top foot.

a useful trick when putting on the stand wrap is to flex the foot of what will be the bottom leg very strongly, lift and turn that leg until the shin is nearly horizontal, and sweep the leg sideways, gathering the fabric of the pole in the crook of your ankle. this makes catching the fabric on your foot and keeping the silk bunched up so that it's easy to manage much simpler.

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links: the seattle circus wiki calls this a russian climb and describes it, with a photo using corde lisse, here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?RussianClimb that description suggests the fabric may run between the legs and then out under the shin (i.e. you can have the bottom leg's knee on the outside of the fabric). note that the corde lisse is too thick to actually stand on in this climb, so the feet are more side-by-side in that photo than they'd be with silks.

here is a youtube video of this climb.

here is another video of the climb, on facebook, with a discussion of naming.

cossack climb:

this is the dynamic climb version of the french climb. instead of standing on the bottom foot with the top foot, lean over towards the top leg as you put on the wrap and catch the tail on top of your leg instead of your foot (as high on the leg as possible: ideally over the thigh). keep your top leg straight and horizontal as you stand up. the tail of the fabric is pulled over your leg, but the friction of it passing over your leg keeps tension on the fabric under your bottom foot, allowing it to take some weight.

the end position of this climb, standing on a straight leg with the fabric thrown over the horizontal thigh of the top leg, can make a showy descent: just hold the position and let the fabric slide over your legs as you play it out with your arms.

uses/builds on: french climb

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Bicycle Climb:

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i think of this as the prototypical dynamic climb. wrap fabric around bottom leg as for basic stand. then instead of standing with the top foot, wrap it as if for basic stand also, around the fabric near the bottom leg's knee. straighten the top leg to push the fabric forward and down; at the same time bend the bottom leg back at the knee. this exchange feels rather more like stepping onto a staircase than pedalling a bicycle, to me; but the essential thing you should get from the bicycle metaphor is that the two motions happen at the same time. the leg that's bending back keeps tension on the fabric, enough for the leg that's straightening to step on. for a moment. then unwrap the back foot, re-wrap it in front of the front leg's knee, and repeat the cycle on the other side.

here is a youtube video of this climb. at necca i heard this called "fred's climb" after fred deb

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Hand Over Hand Climb:

this is the climb people usually immediately associate with climbing a rope. a useful technique point is to only try to pull up when both hands are on the fabric.

if you've learned to do a basic stand or some other such rest position, then you can at least take breaks when your arms get tired. but stylistically, if you're doing that you might as well be actually doing the basic climb, which is much easier. the hand over hand climb can be very fast, but frequently it's just used to show off strength, and so the legs will be styled in some way that a) is attractive, and b) makes it clear they're not being used at all, such as a piked straddle (as in the photo at left) or an l sit. for the latter, i like the effect (i don't remember where i first saw this) of letting the tail pile up in my lap as i climb, then straddling at the top to let the tail dramatically fall.

links: the seattle circus wiki] calls the styled version a "pike climb" and describes it here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?PikeClimb Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Hand_over_hand_climb"Upside Down Climb:(Monkey Climb, Spider Climb)

this is basically the hand over hand climb, but with the legs flipped up so that the feet rest on the fabric (and "walk" up it) above the hands. it helps to move the foot and hand that are on the same side at the same time.

keywords: hand over hand climbs uses/builds on: hand over hand climb, invert links: i think this is what the seattle circus wiki calls "monkey climb" and describes here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?MonkeyClimb in more detail.

here is a youtube video of this climb (from the same photoshoot that the above picture came from)

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Straddle Swing Climb:

like the hand over hand climb, but with a piked straddle; raise the legs and rotate hips to touch a foot to the pole with each climb (alternating). arguably this is just a funky styling for the hand over hand climb; but it feels pretty different.

keywords: hand over hand climbs uses/builds on: hand over hand climb here is a youtube video of this climb

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Straddle_swing_climb"Piked Side Swing Climb ("tick tock"):

like hand over hand climb, but pike and raise legs like in straddle swing climb (except not straddled), then rotate hips over so legs are parallel to the floor. on each climb, swing legs up and then over to point in the opposite direction. this feels very different from regular hand over hand climb and is harder.

keywords: hand over hand climbs uses/builds on: hand over hand climb links: here is a youtube video of this climb

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this is like the hand over hand climb, but using only one hand. yeah. i have never seen this in person, but ran across a video of someone doing it, linked below.

links: http://www.drillsandskills.com claims on this page that it's possible and has a video here: http://www.drillsandskills.com/video/display?path=onearmrope.mpg

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Categories: Climb | Hand over hand climbBasic Descent:from basic stand, take a little pressure off the top foot to allow the fabric to slide; alternate holding one hand on the pole and then the other as you slide down the fabric. it's common to make a big showy flourish with each free arm as it releases the fabric.

uses/builds on: basic stand

links: http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2364 shows an unadorned version of the basic descent.

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Basic_descent"open silks descent:(relaxed descent)

from basic stand, separate the fabrics above you and slip your arms, head, and chest between them. then either style your arms out in an interesting way or walk your hands down one fabric as in the basic descent, while you loosen the pressure on your top foot to let the fabric slide, letting you descend.

uses/builds on: basic descent

vocabulary: rebekah leach calls this a relaxed descent in her beginning aerial fabric instruction manual

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Open_silks_descent"Crucifix:

fabric passes under one shoulder and across the small of the back, supporting performer's weight. upper hand may be free as long as the fabric is trapped under the shoulder; lower hand holds tight, keeping fabric slightly in front and to the side of hip.

this is a very useful intermediate or end position (style the legs for a more interesting look), and a lot of other poses use the crucifix support (fabric under the small of the back, and trapped under a shoulder).

links: the seattle circus wiki seems to call this position fake flag, described here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?FakeFlag n.b. that wiki uses the term "crucifix" to refer to a more specific position that i would probably call a "standing neck hold crucifix"

rebekah leach, in her beginning aerial fabric instruction manual, calls this position "'round the back hold" Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Crucifix"Reverse Crucifix

this is a position like the crucifix but facing the other way, into the fabric. it looks and feels a little like lifting yourself by your bootstrap: holding the fabric high with one hand and low with the other, you rest on your belly in the dip of fabric between your hands; when your weight is settled in you can release the top hand.

links: the seattle circus wiki calls this position the ball and describes it here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?TheBall

here is a video on facebook along with a discussion of naming

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Foot lock:

(figure eight foot lock, foot stand, foot knot, foot wrap, lace lock)

the standard foot lock starts with the fabric wrapped around a leg as for basic stand. then you need to somehow get a loop of slack in the fabric above where it's wrapped around your leg, lift your wrapped leg higher than the loop, and step the wrapped leg's foot forward into the loop. we first learned a very formal way of tying it where you start from a basic stand, keep your legs straight and drop your butt down 'till you're piked, so you're hanging from the fabric in a "triangle position," with your body making two legs of the triangle. then take the free foot and press the hypotenuse of fabric out a little bit-- you can also slide the wrapped foot down slightly while you do this-- to get some slack. this is the "loop" that you're going to step into, although from this position it feels not so much like stepping as like wrapping your foot once en dehors. then come back up to standing.

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links: http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2365 and http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2366 show tying the regular footlock while lying on the ground; http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2367 shows tying it in the air.

http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?FootLock gives another description of tying the regular footlock, with photos

here is a facebook video showing this foot lock, with discussion of namesSide Layout:

from single foot lock, slide down to kneeling position, making sure fabric stays between legs. bring hand on locked side to ear level (holding fabric); then lean in the other direction until that arm is straight, keeping hips turned in (think of turning the bent knee towards the ground) so that fabric is held under thigh of bent leg (this is where weight is supported). you can actually let go of both hands as long as the hips stay turned in in this way (it may help to pike, as in a hip key).

uses/builds on: foot lock Open Silks Step Through:

from single foot lock, split fabrics, putting one hand on each; part them and bring free leg and hips between. slide both hands high and lean forward, letting hands slide down fabric slightly as body comes through.

style front leg as you like.

uses/builds on: foot lock

Layback Invert:

from open silks step through, bring hands to waist level, straighten both legs, and lean back to invert. it's important to keep the bottom leg straight and maintain tension between the arms and the locked foot, so that the footlock doesn't come undone. push hips toward the ceiling.

can stag front leg for a better pose, if (like me) you're not happy with your front split.


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from single foot lock, separate the fabrics above the footlock, insert your body halfway between them, turn to face one of the fabrics, and sit down. a lot of stylings are possible; for example you can rest your free leg against the front fabric and push it out into some interesting shape. but probably the most fun styling is to unfold the fabric in front of and behind you, spreading it out flat so that it really looks like a hammock.


links: there's an excellent video of this move at http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2369

Open Silks Cross-Legged Invert:

i've never heard anyone put a name to this move; i'm not sure the one i've got is sufficiently explanatory. but: from open silks step through, come back and sit between the fabrics. straddle your legs (allowing for the fact that one is pinned beneath you) and lean back, catching the two poles one on each thigh. hook the free knee over its pole.

this is a stable rest position but you can fall if a pole slips off a thigh, so it does need a little attention.


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Categories: Open silks | Hang | Static hangCrucifix Arabesque:

from single foot lock, grab fabric high with opposite hand and very low with same-side hand, and thread head and shoulders through to bring fabric behind back in crucifix (so the pole goes under the opposite-side armpit). style in arabesque.

a fine point: tango hand with the hand that goes high.

uses/builds on: crucifix, foot lock, tango hand.

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Crucifix_arabesque"Slough Drop:start much like crucifix arabesque: single foot lock, grab fabric high with opposite-side hand, thread head and shoulders through. you don't need to use tango hand for this. once the same-side arm is through, bring that arm around the pole and around behind your back, so the pole is tucked into your same-side armpit. if you like, you can bring the other arm around to clasp hands behind your back.

then the drop is just to bend your supporting leg, sliding your body down the fabric until you're kneeling. end in something like a side layout position, but with one or both arms behind your back. it may be a stretch to call this a drop; but it can be quite sudden.

it's a good idea to wear long sleeves for this, as you're sliding the fabric rapidly through one armpit.

uses/builds on: foot lock, side layout

vocabulary: i learned this as slough drop but have heard it referred to as elsie tuck by people from necca; i do not know if this means it originated with elsie smith

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Category: DropCrucifix Knee Hook:

from crucifix arabesque, lean back, grab fabric above with both hands, and rotate hips into fabric to raise free leg; hook that leg around the fabric and release hands.

very similar to a crucifix straddle split, but i feel the knee hook version looks better if you don't have the full straddle split.

uses/builds on: crucifix arabesque (crucifix, foot lock), same side knee hook.

crucifix straddle split:

just like crucifix knee hook, but instead of hooking the knee keep the top leg straight and hook the flexed foot instead.

uses/builds on: crucifix knee hook

links: the seattle circus wiki calls this "standing splits," noting that it can also be done with a front split, and has a description and photo with the front split here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?StandingSplits

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Arrow:

from crucifix straddle split, let lower knee pass on the opposite side of the fabric from lower toes (so the fabric runs across and is caught against your shin) as you slowly slide down. (photo at left shows end position; photo at right shows earlier in the move)

uses/builds on: crucifix straddle split

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Clothesline:(Knee Hang)

from single foot lock, hook other leg over the pole, reach behind your back with the same side's hand to grab your foot, and lower yourself into position.


links: the seattle circus wiki has a page with a photo showing the hand holding the hooked foot more clearly here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?ClothesLine from whence i got the name "clothesline"

here is a video of this move on facebook, with some discussion about naming

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Clothesline"Cross-Legged Invert:(

from a single foot lock, slide down the fabric a bit by bending the knee of your locked leg. cross the free leg over the locked one, free ankle to locked leg's knee. lower your body until you're hanging vertically upside-down; the locked leg's knee should still be pointing straight up.


links: here is a video showing this pose (at the very end) on facebook, along with some discussion of naming

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Cross-legged_invert"One-Leg Pike Invert:

from crucifix arabesque, grab the pole with both hands above you and straddle invert around it.

uses/builds on: crucifix arabesque, straddle invert

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Thigh Support Invert:

from single foot lock, pass your free leg between your body and the pole. either extend that leg straight forward or raise the knee to 90 degrees; keep it that way for the rest of the move, and keep your footlock leg straight. now, holding onto the pole, rotate 180 degrees on the axis of your free leg (or its thigh), turning the free leg into the pole so the pole bends around it. once you're upside down, this position turns out to be more balanced than you would expect; you can also hook the locked foot on the pole.


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Open Silks Rollup:

from open silks step through, rotate body around one fabric, using the free foot to slide the other fabric down the locked leg on each rotation. about three rotations is good, like split silk double footlock roll-up; can pose between each rotation, as at the end. reverse the rotations to come out.

uses/builds on: open silks step through.

links: there is a video of this move at http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2370

This move has also been referred to as an Athena Wrap or a Corinthian's Wrap (names attributed to Chris Lemons by Rebecca Hellemans)

Open Silks Rollup Crucifix Layback:from end position in open silks rollup, tango hand opposite from side in foot lock, rotate body around fabric until it is in lowerback crucifix. Release hand and layback.

uses/builds on: open silks rollup, open silks step through.

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Reverse Foot Lock:

(aerial dance wrap foot lock)

This foot lock has the advantage of being simple to put on, but it isn't quite as easy to take off as the regular foot lock.

start with two wraps around the shin, en dedans. then lift the wrapped leg high enough that a loop forms underneath the leg (the fabric running from the wraps to the pole). step back into that loop, and you're done.

to get out, step forward out of the loop.

one of the big advantages of this variation is that it is easy in split silks to put one on each leg at the same time; and doing them both at the same time makes it easy to make them come out at the same height, which is handy for a lot of double foot lock poses.

note, in the picture, that the tail comes off the foot from in front of the wraps; in the regular foot lock the tail comes off the foot from the back of the wraps.

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Category: Foot lockFigure Six Foot Lock:i'm not sure how this is tied in the air, or used; i've only seen it in a demo video comparing foot locks. included here for completeness.

starting from the tail, the fabric passes over the top of the foot from the instep side, around the ankle, down under the foot at the instep, and back up.

links: this is the first foot lock shown in this facebook video

Ankle Wrap Foot Lock:

this is something chris linder just made up this past week at practice while trying to get out of something else, so i can't say for sure what it's suited for. it is definitely a foot lock, in that you can stand on it and it will take your weight; but it doesn't seem to be as stable in the same directions as other foot locks, possibly because the pole comes up the outside rather than the inside of the shin. also it seems to be tricky to get out of, possibly because of the ankle wrap. but i think the way the loop drops down your leg and suddenly you're in a foot lock looks neat.

on split silks, from same side leg crochet, turn your hips so the crocheted leg's hip is on top and walk your hands up the other fabric until you're upright. it may help to hold the fabric on the crocheted foot with the free foot. when you get upright, let the loop drop off your thigh to your ankle, and the lock is done.

uses/builds on: same side leg crochet

links: chris linder doing this lock on youtube, taken on his iphone

Same Side Knee Hook:

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from hanging free by both hands, with fabric tail passing to one side of the body, invert and straddle (different stylings are possible here), and hook one knee over fabric above hands. the knee used is the one on the same side of the body as the fabric tail. square hips to the ceiling and extend the free leg back (position shown in photo). this is the intermediate position for the same side climb.

from here, release the opposite-side hand, drop head back to look straight down, grab fabric tail, and bring it under the small of the back, held tight with opposite-side hand against the hip: this is a stable position, and the grip of the opposite-side hand by itself can easily support the body's weight.

uses/builds on: (invert)

Inverted Descent:(inverted slide down, inverted crucifix descent)

from same side knee hook, let the tail slide through the opposite-side hand to descend. can style the legs different ways, including straightening them, because the fabric across the small of your back is what's supporting you.

uses/builds on: same side knee hook, crucifix

links: this facebook page has both a video of the descent (with legs straightened along the pole) and a conversation about naming.

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Inverted_descent"Same side knee hook single thigh wrap hang:

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from same side knee hook, change hands so that same-side hand is reaching across to hold the tail at your side. slide opposite-side hand down the tail a bit until there's a loop of slack between your two hands (cypher called this loop a "target"). then bend free leg and pass the loop of slack over your free knee. let go with same-side hand and pull tight; now the tail is wrapped once around your bottom thigh.

you can let go both hands and hang this way, if your form is good: square your hips and press into the pole with your knee, as shown at left.

if you open your hips, as shown at right, you'll slide down the fabric until you close them again; this can be used as a descent.

uses/builds on: same side knee hook

vocabulary: carrie heller, in her aerial circus training and safety manual, seems to refer to this as "diaper" (pp213-215) or, with both knees bent and feet pointing to each other, "frog" (p308)

Same side knee hook single thigh wrap descent:(angel descent)

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this is basically described under same side single thigh wrap hang, but i thought it should have its own entry as a descent. from the hang position (shown at right), open your hips to slide down the fabric (as shown at left). you can start and stop this way, all without using your hands.

keywords: descent

uses/builds on: same side single thigh wrap hang

links: here is a youtube video showing how to descend or hang in this position

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Same_side_single_thigh_wrap_descent"Same side knee hook single thigh wrap slack drop:(simple slack drop)

from single thigh wrap hang, loosen the thigh wrap until a long loop of fabric hangs down. then, when you choose, let go your hands and drop into that loop.

this is a bit scary if your single thigh wrap hang isn't completely solid. you can put a second thigh wrap on after pulling the slack but before dropping into it, though; then the drop is into a same side double thigh wrap hang. or, you can hold the tail during the drop as a safety. or both.

keywords: slack drop


links: here is a youtube video of someone setting up and then doing this drop.

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Categories: Drop | Slack dropSame side knee hook double thigh wrap hang:

from same side single thigh wrap hang, instead of releasing the tail re-grab with the same-side hand at the hip, play out a second loop of fabric between the hands, and bend the bottom leg and thread the second loop over the knee like you did the first.

the second wrap adds a lot more friction; this is a stable hands-free rest position and you won't slide unless your form is very sloppy (note hips not at all square in the photo, but she's hanging and not sliding). it is also a set-up position for several dives.


links: the seattle circus wiki seems to call this a closed catcher's hang, and describes the position, with a photo, here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?CatchersHang

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Spool Drop:

there may be a class of drops like this: the essential part is that multiple wraps are put on one thigh under a hooked knee; when the knee is straightened, the wraps all slip off , unspooling. This drop is also known as a candycane drop and can be done on top of wraps for other drops (ex: candycane into star-drop.) If you alternate which leg you are unwrapping, you can do an alternating-side-candycane-drop.

from same side knee hook, lift the tail over the free leg in the opposite direction from how you'd do it for a same side single thigh wrap hang; then pass the tail across the front of your body, too, so that the fabric completes a wrap around the hooked leg.

repeat that for however many wraps you want.

then pass the tail around your back and put on a regular single thigh wrap on the free leg. then wrap the tail once around your body and hold the end for a safety.

then the drop consists of straightening the hooked knee. the wraps will unspool and then you'll rotate 360 degrees as in a single star drop.

uses/builds on: single star drop

links: here is a youtube video that shows this drop from about 0:25 to about 1:17

here is another youtube video of this drop

Shoofly Hip Key

from same side knee hook single thigh wrap: unhook the hooked leg, bring both legs together, pike, and rotate your top hip strongly into the pole. (this means that as you look down the length of your body at your hips, you'll be rotating your hips clockwise if you originally did the knee hook with your right knee, counterclockwise if it was with your left.)

uses/builds on: same side knee hook single thigh wrap hang

Double Knee Drop:from shoofly hip key, wrap the tail in a figure-8 around and between both knees. i'm told that once is enough but that you can wrap it any number of times; i have only done it with two sets of wraps.

then bend your knees hard, and come out of the key to drop. you'll end head-downwards, with the pole between your knees coming out from under the knee wraps.

uses/builds on: shoofly hip key

links: Rachel Stewart referred to this as "deena drop for short," presumably referring to Deena Marcum Frank of NECCA, but i'm not sure if that was meant as an attribution of the origin of the drop or just where she learned it.

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Category: DropSingle star drop:i didn't learn this drop on its own; just as an element of other drops like the one and a half dive. but i ran across it on youtube under this name, and i have to agree that it makes sense to treat it as distinct.

from same side knee hook, put on one thigh wrap as if for same side single thigh wrap hang; but take the tail then and wrap it across the belly and around the back. hold the tail in the opposite-side hand, and then unhook the knee to drop. you'll go through a single rotation on your long axis.


keywords: windmill fall

links: this youtube video shows this setup and drop starting at about 0:53.

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Categories: Drop | Windmill One and a half dive:

(single star roll with front salto, salto star, double drop, flip flop, diaper roll) (argentina: mariposa mascaron)

the pelvis undergoes 540 degrees of rotation in this dive, but not all in the same axis.

from same side double thigh wrap hang, throw the tail over your shoulder (if it isn't already), grab the pole and walk your hands up it, turning your back to the pole until you're in the butt-floss position (as shown at left). take the tail off your shoulder and hold it with your opposite-side hand; hold the pole behind your back with your same-side hand. pose, arching your back and keeping your legs straight and slightly straddled and pointing your toes. your pelvis is basically facing the floor.

then leg go! and bring your other hand to the tail, so you're holding it with both hands.

as shown in the photos below, you will flip forward 180 degrees (so your pelvis goes from facing the floor to facing the ceiling), then roll 360 degrees along your long axis (so your pelvis is facing the floor and then the ceiling again).

uses/builds on: same side double thigh wrap hang

links: the seattle circus wiki calls a dive that seems to have the same basic wrap and undergo the same rotations a "salto star" (among other names) and describes it with a photo and a link to a video here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?SaltoStar

however, that description uses a different safety: instead of two thigh wraps it uses one thigh wrap and one wrap around the waist. that appears to make it easier to hold the tail with one hand and extend both arms out from the body in a star shape. since presumably that's the "star" of the name, i'm not sure whether it makes sense to apply that name to the two-thigh-wraps version of the drop as well.

this facebook page has a video and discusses both variations in safety, as well as various names.

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same side hip key:

from same side knee hook, walk hands up the pole until your body is right-side up instead of upside-down; this will cause the fabric to loop around the same-side thigh. then pike and turn into the fabric so that your body is basically horizontal (actually pointing diagonally downwards slightly, with your toes and head both below your hips) and your opposite-side hip is on top.

this is described under same side climb in steps 1 through 5; i learned this hip key position as part of the same-side climb, but it does occur in other places and is worth comparing with the other hip keys.


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Same-Side Climb:

the gist: invert, hook knee, and climb into same side hip key; throw tail over your shoulder to convert it to a scissors hip key, which can be dropped off just by straightening up; straighten up and repeat.

the details: from same side knee hook, release bottom hand, leaving top hand under knee (1); grab fabric high (2); release hand hand under knee and grasp fabric beside first hand, keeping tension on fabric below hands with knee (3); straighten both legs and lower weight into fabric to "set" the fold high on the outside of the hip (4); release both hands and hip-key into fabric (5); rest (6); then grab fabric tail and "swim" under it (7); passing tail behind back (8); now you are in scissors hip key (not shown). grasp fabric high with one hand and then the other (9); then straighten body and let loop drop off, setting up for next same-side knee hook (10).

most of the skill is in setting the hip-key cleanly so as not to lose much height going into it, and grasping the fabric very high with hands and knee whenever it's re-grabbed.

uses/builds on: same side knee hook, hip key

links: a youtube video of this climb

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Categories: Climb | Invert climbsame side climb sit between:

from the same side climb hip key position (first photo below), reach up and open (separate) the fabrics above you. then twist your butt into the opening between the fabrics (second photo below) and sit there.

uses/builds on: same side climb

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Same side climb open silks one knee hang:

from same side climb sit between, you'll notice that one leg (the "same side" leg originally) has a wrap around the thigh and the other one doesn't. lean back and lift the unwrapped leg out from between the fabrics. bend the knee of the wrapped leg, and lower yourself down to hang upside-down from it.

uses/builds on: same side climb sit between

Crucifix en dedans wrap:

much like the crucifix straddle split, but with double en dedans wraps on each leg instead of a footlock on the lower one and the upper one resting against the fabric.

there are a variety of ways of getting into this pose. the conceptually simplest is probably just to straddle invert and do a same-side leg crochet, then reach down with the opposite-side hand and toss the tail over the bottom leg twice. somewhat slicker-looking is to hang free, straddle your legs, and wrap the bottom leg around the fabric before inverting and crocheting the top leg.


links: the seattle circus wiki calls this a "catcher's hang" or "open catcher's hang" and describes both the ways of getting into it above, with a video of the fancy one, here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?CatchersHang

Opposite-Side Knee Hook:

from hanging free by both hands, with fabric tail passing to one side of the body, invert and straddle (different stylings are possible here), and hook one knee over fabric above hands. the knee used is the one on the opposite side of the body from the fabric tail. square hips to the ceiling and extend the free leg back (position shown in photo). this is the intermediate position for the opposite side climb.

from here, release the opposite-side hand, drop head back to look straight down, grab fabric tail, and bring it under the small of the back, held tight with opposite-side hand against the hip: this is a stable position, and the grip of the opposite-side hand by itself can easily support the body's weight. it is from here that thigh wraps are added for e.g. dives. the moment of hanging upside-down to grab for the fabric tail in this move feels more precarious thanthe analogous hang with the same side knee hook; it helps to hook the knee directly over the hand and clench the knee hard.


links: the seattle circus wiki describes a variant of this final position, with the tail flagged around the opposite-side arm instead of just clutched in the opposite-side hand, under the name "gazelle hang" here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?GazelleHang

Opposite side knee hook dive:(front dive, harness roll, simple diaper, closed wrap drop)

from opposite side knee hook, wrap the tail once around the free leg. throw the tail over your shoulder to keep hold of it as you climb up the pole into butt-floss position. then hold the tail in one hand as you let go of the pole to drop.

you don't actually lose any height with the drop; you just flip over.

links: here is a video of this dive on facebook, with some discussion of names for it.

Opposite-side climb:

(straddle climb, knee climb, crazy climb, opposite side hook climb, scissor climb, bastelle climb) (subida de corva contraria)

from opposite-side knee hook (shown in picture), reach free hand up to grab fabric high above knee. then, while clenching hard with knee and pressing knee down slightly to keep pressure on fabric, release the under-knee hand and reach up to grab fabric beside the first. straighten body until you're hanging free. then invert for the next knee hook.

this really is easier than a hand over hand climb, but it may not seem so until you figure out how and when to press down with the hooked knee to help gain height.

n.b. unlike the same side climb, it is natural for this climb to alternate sides, because straightening the knee shifts the fabric to your other side each time.


links: the seattle circus wiki calls this a straddle climb and describes it here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?StraddleClimb

here is a video of this climb on facebook, along with some discussion of names for it.

here is a youtube video that starts with this climb till about 0:18, calling it bastelle climb

half lock climb (elsie's climb):(opposite side hip key climb)

this is nearly the reverse of the same side climb: instead of climbing into the same side hip key and swimming under the tail to make it (essentially) a scissors hip key, you climb directly into the scissors hip key.

from opposite side knee hook, throw the tail over your opposite-side shoulder (i.e. the same side as the hooked knee), climb up the pole and key into it. note that you turn into the fabric with the shoulder that's holding the tail on the bottom-- you're really just holding it so that it lays nicely across the hip which is now on top. now you are in scissors hip key. pose. then walk hands up the pole, hang free, and repeat.

links: i learned this climb from elsie smith, who attributed it to herself. so i've used the name listed in the notes she gave out as its primary name, though "opposite side hip key climb" fits more with my usual cumbersome nomenclature. i've since heard that i may have misread those notes! so now i'm a bit uncertain about the naming...

this climb consists of iterating the second method of getting into the scissors hip key as described on the seattle circus wiki under the name "hip lock" here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?HipLock

here is a youtube video of this climb

Figure eight drop:the setup for this drop starts with a straddle invert with the tail between your legs instead of to the side of your body; this is an unusual and usually discouraged position. hook a leg over the pole, and keep holding the pole with the hand on that side as well; with the other hand, wrap the tail once en dedans around the free leg's thigh, getting the wrap as high up in the crotch as possible.

then unhook the knee and bring both legs together (the tail will dangle from between your legs); pike and key into the fabric (the wrapped thigh will now be on top). you should be able to hang here hands-free. wrap the tail around the bottom thigh once en dedans (you'll need to separate your legs at least momentarily to get the tail through).

now the fabric is wrapped in a figure-eight around both of your thighs, with the tail and pole clamped between your legs. either holding tension on the tail with your hand or clamping your thighs together should enable you to hang in this position, lying horizontally with belly pointing up.

this is the end position for the drop. to set up the drop itself, split the fabrics above you, and invert bringing your straight legs up in between them, so that you end up lying horizontally with belly pointing down.

then to drop, hold the tail (so that it lies across your back and comes over your shoulder, and the tension you hold keeps it pulled down against your shoulder), and lean forward. you will flip over, reversing the invert you just did.

Half-eight hip key:(needs photo) i've seen this only as part of the set-up for the figure eight drop; but i'm breaking it out for comparison with other hip keys.

start with a straddle invert with the tail between your legs instead of to the side of your body; this is an unusual and usually discouraged position. hook a leg over the pole, and keep holding the pole with the hand on that side as well; with the other hand, wrap the tail once en dedans around the free leg's thigh, getting the wrap as high up in the crotch as possible. then unhook the knee and bring both legs together (the tail will dangle from between your legs); pike and key into the fabric with the wrapped thigh on top.

this looks a lot like a same side hip key, but after looping around your thigh the tail passes on a different side of the pole relative to your head.

uses/builds on: arguably same side knee hook, because it uses the same skills and similar movements, though because the tail starts between your legs rather than to the side of your body you don't technically do an actual same side knee hook.

Double pirate figure eight drop:this is a variant on the figure eight drop. jill maio showed it to me, and said it was from necca but didn't have a name; she made up the name for it on the spot when i asked what it was called.

start from the setup for a figure eight drop. then lean back, rotating around the hip support until your back is against the poles. reach up and cross the poles behind you, as if setting up for crossed-silk straddle invert; in fact lean back into the cross and straddle and invert just as the same as that move.

then, to drop, hold the tail over your shoulder and lean forward, reversing what you just did. your legs will need to be apart when coming out of the straddle invert, then together to dive between the fabrics in the original figure eight drop part.

uses/builds on: figure eight drop, crossed-silk straddle invert

Split silks arm flag hang:

(iron cross, iron t, eagle)

people keep wanting to call this "iron cross," but i keep resisting because one could in theory do the actual famous still rings move called iron cross on silks. this pose is considerably easier.

from basic stand, separate the fabrics at chest height and thread your head and shoulders through them. reach down and flag each arm through a fabric. then release your legs to hang free, suspended by your arms, which should start out held down at an angle away from your sides. you can lift your arms so that they're more nearly horizontal; rotate your wrists as you do so so that your thumbs end up pointing up and your palms facing forward.

Split Silks Single Footlock

separate the fabrics and tie a foot lock on one of the two silks instead of on the combined single fabric. that's it. this can be an intermediate position for getting into split silks double footlock or for other positions in its own right.

uses/builds on: foot lock.

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Category: Split silkssingle footlock crucifix:

fabrics are split; you have a crucifix on one fabric and a single foot lock tied on the other.

uses/builds on: foot lock, crucifix

Rebecca split:

from split silks single footlock, reach around the loose fabric with the arm on the side nearest to it, from back to front, and grab the pole of the weighted fabric with that hand. with the other hand, grab the tail of the loose fabric and bring it behind your back; then raise your free knee and throw the tail over that thigh.

then swap hands: grab the weighted pole with the arm nearest it and the end of the loose tail (which is draped over your raised leg) with the other hand. lean back.

at this point your safety is the loose tail, which keeps tension on a fabric that goes under the small of your back-- you can let go of the pole and just hold the tail. hook the free knee over the pole of the formerly-loose fabric and pull the tail up slightly to lock it between your thigh and the pole. pose (as shown at left).

now reach up, crochet the hooked leg, grab the pole of the fabric with the footlock on it, and rotate your hips and body until you're between the fabrics, standing on a footlock with a leg supported in the air behind you.

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this pose was probably designed to show off rebecca leonard's standing split, but i think it looks better than i always expect even for folks who don't have the full split, as long as you keep the bottom leg straight. also it feels good-- you can shift weight slightly to get a variety of good stretches from this position. the sequence in general lends itself to a lot of variations.

links: i learned this sequence from elsie smith, who attributed it to rebecca leonard

rebekah leach, in her beginning aerial fabric instructional manual, refers to this position as "flamingo arabesque," though still with attribution to rebecca leonard

leg and arm rollup:

like the split silk arm rollup, this is a very straps-like move. with one leg in a foot lock and the opposite arm in some kind of hand lock, and with the silk wrapped around the leg to about the knee and around the arm to the elbow, the performer rotates along the axis formed by the two limbs, rolling up the pole. you can stop with your back to the floor and push out the pole coming from the tied leg with the free leg for a nice rest position at the top. and then reverse.

links: here is a youtube video of this move, the one the picture here was taken from.

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Split silks double footlock:

split fabrics, stand on one of them, and tie a single foot lock on that fabric. then with one hand on each fabric (the hand on the loose fabric grabs high up), bring the locked-side arm through to hold its fabric under the armpit; make sure the locked-side fabric passes to the inside of the supporting leg's knee. this gives a stable platform while tying the other foot. now wrap free leg around free fabric once en dedans; pull free fabric up a bit to create slack (this is the position shown in the photo), then lay the slack across the top of the free foot and loop it around underneath, to tie a second footlock.

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alternate method: double en dedans wrap. hang free between split fabrics. wrap each leg around its corresponding fabric, en dedans, twice. transfer some weight to legs, keeping body straight, to set the wrap and create some slack; then with one motion lift body up and step backwards into the fabric loops this creates with both legs. this is a quick and easy method and makes it simple to get the two footlocks level with each other; but the knot is different from the one described above.

uses/builds on: single foot lock.

links: there's a good video of tying two footlocks by the first method here: http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2374

and here's another video on youtube

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Category: Split silksDouble Footlock Splits:

starting from split silks double footlock, put both hands high on one fabric and turn towards that fabric before lowering into a front split; or put one hand high on each fabric and face to the side before lowering into a side split. this is a popular and showy pose for very flexible performers; conveniently, it is also fairly easy. but, if you don't have a full split, it also makes that obvious... You can stag both of your legs or lunge to hide your lack of a split. [1]

uses/builds on: split silks double footlockdouble footlock crucifix:

from split silks double footlock, turn to face one fabric. reach low on that fabric with the hand that's on the same side of your body as the forward foot; reach high with the opposite-side hand, with tango hand. thread your head and shoulders around the fabric into a crucifix.

this is a good start for a transition into footlock and crucifix.

uses/builds on: split silks double footlock, crucifix.

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Category: Split silkssplit silks double footlock roll-up:

starting from double footlock front split, keeping both legs straight and keeping tension between the front fabric and the front foot, rotate entire body around the axis of the back leg, in the directionthat adds a wrap to the back footlock (instead of unwrapping it). the front legwill pass in between the fabrics overhead (if you do the move swiftly, keep the front foot as close as possible to the front fabric overhead, as this will keep the front tail from tangling in the back fabric). this move will wrap the back fabric once around your back ankle or calf (as shown in the picture).

extra wraps can be added as desired; three usually looks good. each wrap will raise the back leg a bit, as if in an uneven split silks double footlock. each wrap will also move the back fabric up the rear leg a bit.

uses/builds on: double footlock front split.

links: Rebekah Leach does this move in this youtube video; the roll-up starts at 1:49. instead of keeping the front leg straight, she bends that knee and keeps her front calf close along her back leg on the turn, making it look like she's tucking it through the fabric on each wrap; it's a neat effect.

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Categories: Split silks | Rolluproll-up crucifix layback:

starting from split silk double footlock roll-up, grab the front fabric low with the hand on the same side as the front leg, and high with the opposite hand, with tango hand; thread head and shoulders around front fabric to end in crucifix. make sure the crucifix is seated on the small of your back (can pose in arabesque here to help). then bring lower hand next to upper hand and rotate the body and front leg around 180 degrees until the front leg is touching the fabric above you and the front fabric is hanging down in a loop that runs under (and supports) your lower back. hook the front foot on the upper fabric, and release both hands. pose dramatically.

uses/builds on: split silk double footlock roll-up, crucifix

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Category: Split silkscrossed-silk straddle invert:

from split silks double footlock, grab both fabrics separately behind and above head with arms crossed, one arm going behind both fabrics and the other in front (1). pull arms apart to cross the fabrics behind back (2). work shoulders between fabrics (3). then grab the fabrics high and pull up while leaning back, inverting (4)-- keep legs straight and straddle wide to end in final inverted position.

variation: when initially grabbing fabrics overhead, turn hands thumbs-up, so that crossing the silks, passing shoulders between them, and inverting can all be done in a single continuous motion with no hand changes.

this position is a comfortable way to support weight; hanging arms can support a partner.

uses/builds on: split silks double footlock.

links: here are a pair of videos showing this sequence: http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2376 and http://www.feuershow.de/shop/workindex.html?2377 she puts the x of the crossed fabrics on her butt instead of at the small of her back (as i learned it), but it seems to work fine.

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Categories: Split silksCrossed Silk Straddle Invert Knee Hangfrom crossed-silk straddle invert, hook legs through between the two fabrics and let the cross ride up from the small of your back to under your hooked knees. i don't do this move much, so i can't tell you how to get into it gracefully; i just know that it's possible. i have tried it, so i can tell you that getting out is a pain.

uses/builds on: crossed-silk straddle invert.

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Categories: Split Crossed Silk Straddle Invert Ankle Hangfrom crossed silk straddle invert knee hang, straighten legs and flex feet and let the cross ride up until it's around your ankles.

uses/builds on: crossed silk straddle invert knee hang

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CategoriesCrossed-silk straddle invert glissade:

split fabrics and hang between them; invert in straddle, bringing legs outside the fabrics and then tuck feet between the silks in front; flex feet and turn feet inward at ankles while straightening legs and pressing hips forward, to wrap legs in fabrics above and support weight (keep pressure on fabrics at hips with hands). with hands, bring the fabrics at waist behind the back, crossing (trade fabrics in hands behind back), and back around to the front. then unwrap feet from fabrics above and straddle again.

alternate entry: from crossed-silk straddle invert, kick off wraps from legs. (this is easiest if starting with regular footlocks; more awkward with the alternate double en dedans wrap footlocks, and even more tedious with double or triple en dedans wraps.)

from either entry, take both fabrics together in one hand in front of bellybutton (as shown in photo). allow the fabric to slide through the hand at any speed preferred; you will descend at the same rate. note that this is exactly the same as the crossed silk straddle invert slack drop, except that you slide down at a steady rate instead of measuring out a bight (loop) of fabric and suddenly dropping the length of the loop.

variant: assisted glissade. from starting position, two accomplices on the ground split the tails and each take one. they stand far apart on opposite sides of you. they can then control your rate of descent by walking towards each other.


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Categories: Split Crossed-Silk Straddle Invert Slack Drop:

split fabrics and hang between them; invert in straddle, bringing legs outside the fabrics and then tuck feet between the silks in front; flex feet and turn feet inward at ankles while straightening legs and pressing hips forward, to wrap legs in fabrics above and support weight (keep pressure on fabrics at hips with hands). with hands, bring the fabrics at waist behind the back, crossing (trade fabrics in hands behind back), and back around to the front. then unwrap feet from fabrics above and straddle again.

alternate entry: from crossed-silk straddle invert, kick off wraps from legs. (this is easiest if starting with regular footlocks; more awkward with the alternate double en dedans wrap footlocks, and an even longer though sometimes more graceful process with double or triple en dedans wraps.)

from either entry, take both fabrics together in one hand in front of bellybutton. slide the other hand down along the tail (this is the position shown in the photo). then bring the second hand, still holding the tail at the lower point, up to the first hand-- a loop of fabric will dangle between the two hands. to drop, let go with the first hand (bring it quickly out to the side to prevent its getting tangled in the loop). fall is for the exact distance measured out in fabric between the two hands.


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Categories: Split silks | Drop | Slack dropGeorgia twist:

this is a slick transition from split silks double footlock to crossed-silk straddle invert, crossing the fabrics behind your back by turning and crossing the legs. from split silks double footlock, turn to face one fabric and put the hand that's on the same side as the front leg, high on the rear fabric. keep the other hand free. turn towards the rear leg's side, effectively crossing the front leg behind the rear one; at the same time bring the free hand through to catch the front fabric. end facing the formerly-front fabric again, with your torso through the crossed fabrics.

uses/builds on: split silks double footlock, crossed-silk straddle invert

links: here is a youtube video of this move

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Emma sit:i haven't been able to find out which "emma" the name seems to credit. but this is an interesting move from split silks double footlock that can also make for a slick, surprising transition into crossed-silk straddle invert.

starting from the double footlock, turn towards one of the fabrics, and hold the front fabric with both hands. then rotate your torso up towards the other fabric until your legs cross, and then another 360 degrees, ending sitting on what had been the front fabric.

uses/builds on: split silks double footlock, crossed-silk straddle invert

links: here is a youtube video showing this move and the transition following it

Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Emma_sit"Even Split Silks Crossed Knee Sit

from split silks double footlock, turn to face a fabric. grasping the (now) front fabric with both hands, and keeping the front leg straight, bring the back leg forward and around the front fabric, crossing at the knee as if reclining casually in a chair. then sit on the back leg's fabric as it passes underneath you. spread the back fabric out as desired.

this is the same in most respects as the uneven split silks crossed knee sit-- the only difference is that the angle at which you're sitting will often be different.

uses/builds on: foot lock Retrieved from "http://www.antepenultimate.org/mediawiki/index.php/Even_split_silks_crossed_knee_sit" double crucifix (behind the back cross)

the necca folks call this position "double crucifix," which is a less-clunky name than "behind the back cross" and perhaps equally explanatory (and more helpful) if you've already seen a crucifix; the fabrics are crossed at the small of the back, and the position is literally two crucifixes on the two fabrics, each running the opposite way from the other.

this is a basic position that is used in a lot of things; there are a lot of different ways to get into it. (the photo is from the end of a dive between, and often the fabrics behind the back are a little tangled in my shirt at that point when i get into it that way; but it's essentially the same position no matter how you get into it.)

oddly the position is also more or less the same upside-down. from the position in the picture, you can straddle and invert, flipping back over the crossed fabrics at the small of the back. from there, you need only put the two tails together and hold them in one hand to be in position for a glissade or slack drop.

uses/builds on: arguably crucifix, but most ways of getting into this position are very different from ways of getting into the crucifix

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Category: Split silksFrog Position Behind-The-Back Cross: double crochet, upside-down crucifix)

this is more a useful intermediate position than a move of its own; although it does make a good rest position.

split the fabrics, hang between them, straddle and invert, so that legs are behind the fabrics and passing outside to either side of them. bend the knees and bring the feet around in front of the fabrics on either side (1).

put both feet together and insert them between the fabrics, going from front to back; then straighten the legs and turn the feet in, pressing the insteps against the silks. hands are still holding the silks separately in front of the hips. now press the hips forward and bring the silks around either side of the waist to meet behind the back (2).

swap the silks behind the back, and bring the tails back around to the front (final position, shown above).

uses/builds on: invert.

"groin-grabber" dive-between: 360, jesus drop)

there are several "dive between"s, i.e. split silk dives. this is the first one we learned, and probably deserves a more formal name.

setup begins with the frog position behind-the-back cross. then you need to wrap each tail once around the nearest thigh. do this by one at a time unhooking one foot, bending the corresponding knee, looping the nearest tail over that knee (while keeping some tension on the tail so that you don't slip), working the loop down to the thigh so that the foot slips through entirely, then hooking that foot back through the fabric as it had been before. (photos 1-5, above)

now the groin grabbing. there is now a loop of fabric along each inner thigh. grab those loops and pull them forward so they bunch up in front of each hip (photo 6 above). this is where the tails which you are later going to grab will hang from.

now bend both knees to hook the fabric, so you're hanging by your knees instead of the pressure of your feet (7). let your arms go loose and just hang upside down. then beat a few times, swing up, and grab the two poles above your knees (8,9). straighten your legs (10), pass your chest between the fabrics (11), straighten your body and arch your back, hanging in a sort of double "butt-floss" position, ready for the dive (12). variation: straddle instead of holding straight legs together, so that your "butt-floss" position is with straddled legs; this looks interesting, will make the dive faster.

when ready, release both hands at once, and as you fall forward (keeping your body straight), grab both tails in front of your hips and then straighten your arms out to either side (slightly down). (there may be time to pose with arms wide, as you fall, before grabbing the tails.) you end upright, with fabrics crossed behind your back (under your shoulderblades) and slightly tangled.

variations (Revolution): you can start the dive with a wide straddle instead of legs straight behind you; this changes the shape and movement a bit.

instead of grabbing for the tails as you fall, you can wrap each tail three times around a leg at the end of the setup, and fall hands-free. you end with the legs still wrapped and the fabrics crossed behind your back; it's easy from there to just straddle and invert into the split silks en dedans wrap version of the crossed-silk straddle invert.

uses/builds on: frog position behind-the-back cross.

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knee catch dive between:(crochet drop)

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from double crochet, throw the tails over your shoulders, reach up to the poles above your knees, and pull yourself up until your body is horizontal; if you drive your legs forward while pulling on the poles you can slide forward on the fabric enough to balance in a back balance here, letting go of the poles for a moment.

then reach behind one pole to grab the other, and reach in front of the other pole to grab the first; so that when you then pull with your arms, the two poles cross in front of you. drive your legs up and rotate your body 180 degrees around a horizontal axis in the plane of this cross, so that now you are lying horizontally with your belly pointing towards the ground, supported by the cross you just made. let go of the poles and balance here for a moment.

the tails will have fallen off your shoulders. flag each arm through a tail and, when you're ready, bend your knees strongly and lean forward. you will fall and catch yourself by the crook of your knees on the crossed fabrics. the flagged arms are your safety. as soon as you straighten your legs, the crossed fabrics under them will uncross and you will be in an upside-down double crucifix.

uses/builds on: double crucifix, double crochet

keywords: drop

continuous dive between:(continuous front salto)

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i first saw this in this facebook video and have been trying to recreate it ever since. it seems to consist of something like a ramon wrap on each leg.

the set up: hang vertically between split silks; straddle invert and hook each leg around its corresponding fabric (so you have a same side knee hook on each leg). then climb until you're in a sitting position; the fabric will now loop around each thigh. swing your legs back between the tails, then around to the outside of the tails to clamp the tails between your feet; the friction will then hold you up without your hands on the poles. reach both hands between the poles and grab the tails. straddle your legs wide, straighten your body, and you're ready for the drop.

do not clamp down hard on the tails while you drop; instead let them play through your hands almost as fast as they will go; otherwise it is easy to get jammed and stuck upside-down.

the dive is "continous" because after diving, you can re-grab the tails from between your legs and dive again, for as long as the fabric holds out.

links: i've only seen this performed in this facebook video

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Categories: Drop | Split silkssplit silks en dedans wrap:

hang free between fabrics. straddle legs to the outside of the fabrics; wrap each leg around its corresponding fabric, en dedans, two or three times (the picture above shows only one wrap).

three wraps will generally hold as well as a footlock would, but each wrap is a bit harder to put on than the previous one. two wraps will do for a lot of purposes, especially if the air is humid.

many moves that can be done with a double footlock can be done with wraps instead; although the support is from the thighs instead of from the feet, so things feel a bit different (the crossed-silk straddle invert, for example, takes a bit more strength or wiggling to get into).

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Category: Split silksEn Dedans Wrap Front Balance:

from double or triple en dedans wrap, press feet together to hold position, straighten body, and lean forward.

uses/builds on: split silks en dedans En dedans wrap front fall:

from en dedans wrap front balance (1), keep feet pressed together while bending forward at the waist (2), and grab each tail in the corresponding hand (3). keeping the tails taut against the outside of the feet, slowly straddle and raise legs, (4,5), gradually playing out a bit of the tails as needed.

when fabric begins to slip on thighs, bend both knees and bring them forward overhead (two photos above). make sure the feet pass to the outside of the fabrics. the final knee hang position does not require hands, but it is a fine place to show off the deep back arch that i don't have but many performers do, by bringing the tails together and pulling on them as shown (keep arms straight and slightly below head for best leverage).

to come out, hang hands-free and beat a few times to get momentum, then swing up and grab the fabrics above the knees. straighten body and you're in the split silks en dedans wrap position again, but with an extra wrap on each leg compared with where you started.

uses/builds on: en dedans wrap front balance There's a Youtube video here[1]

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Categories: Split En Dedans Wrap Ankle Dropthe setup for this is the same as for the en dedans wrap front fall to knees, except that you keep your legs straight and let the wraps slide up to your ankles and bind there.

you can do this fall in stages, even: starting with the en dedans wrap front fall end position and then straightening your knees to let the wraps slide up to your ankles.

uses/builds on: en dedans wrap front fall

links: this drop appears in this youtube video starting about 1:32 and running to 1:37

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Categories: Split silks |

Straddle drop:i'm not sure where this drop comes from; i first saw it in a youtube video of laura ernst, but she said she didn't remember where she'd learned it.

it is basically similar to the other crossed silk straddle invert slack drop, but the slack is created and held in a different way. from a double crochet, straddle and pike. then flip back right-side up, and reach up to grab the two poles with your two hands while still holding onto a tail with each. your hands are now holding the slack that will be let out later.

then wrap each leg in the nearest tail two or three times, as in a split silks en dedans wrap. then straddle wide, pike, and invert again.

that's the setup. to drop, just let go with your hands and pull both arms free. you'll drop the length of the slack loops (the distance from your waist to where your hands were on the poles and back again), plus a little bit extra as the leg wraps tighten.

uses/builds on: split silks en dedans wrap, double crochet

links: laura ernst does this move in this youtube video, from about 0:20 to about 0:40.

this youtube video consists just of this move, and is where i got the name "straddle drop," though i'm afraid it's a bit ambiguous.

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Categories: Drop |

Uneven Split Silks Double Footlock:

this is the same as the regular split silks double footlock, except that the second footlock is tied at a different height from the first. this changes the sorts of moves that it's a useful starting position for. it can also lead to variations in tying the locks-- for instance, after tying the first footlock, bend the knee of the tied leg and slide down until you're sitting on that heel, as if to go into a side layout; this gives a very stable position for tying the second footlock.

uses/builds on: single foot lockuneven double footlock crucifix:

essentially the same as the double footlock crucifix but lends itself to different body angles.

uses/builds on: foot lock, uneven split silks double footlock, crucifix

Uneven Crucifix Layback:

much like the roll-up crucifix layback, but because you tied the footlocks at different heights you don't need to do a roll-up first. from uneven split silks double footlock, turn towards the longer fabric. reach low on the front fabric with the hand on the same side as the front leg, and high with the opposite hand, grabbing the fabric with tango hand; thread head and shoulders through to end in uneven double footlock crucifix. adjust the fabric to the small of your back, perhaps posing in an arabesque. reach both hands high on the front fabric and rotate body and front leg 180 degrees to hook front leg on front fabric with fabric hanging in a loop under (and supporting) your lower back. pose dramatically.

uses/builds on: uneven double footlock crucifix

here is a youtube video of this move

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Category: Split silksuneven split silks crossed-knee sit:

from uneven split silks double footlock, turn to face the shorter fabric. grasping the (now) front fabric with both hands, and keeping the front leg straight, bring the back leg forward and around the front fabric, crossing at the knee as if reclining casually in a chair. then sit on the back leg's fabric as it passes underneath you. spread the back fabric out as desired.

uses/builds on: uneven split silks double Scissors Hip Key:

imagine a string hanging from the ceiling that you go to cut halfway up. you take a pair of scissors, and are about to snip the bottom half off the string. now imagine that instead of closing the blades you rotate your wrist a half turn (180 degrees), so that the fork of the blades catches the string and the string wraps a bit around each blade. in this move, you're going to do with your legs what i just described with the scissors; and then you're going to put your legs together, pike, and turn your top hip strongly into the fabric (the "hip-key" part).

hang free from fabric. while still hanging, turn rear end towards fabric, straddle legs wide, let fabric fall between straddled legs, and windmill legs upwards and over, catching the tail as high in your crotch as possible. bring legs together, pike, and turn hips strongly into the fabric.

strive to raise your hips as high as possible while windmilling the legs; this will help the fabric to settle high in your crotch.

variations. the fabric is locked by some combination of friction against a fold (where the silk that lies over the top leg/hip gets pressed into the pole), tension from rotating the hips, and pressure from the top leg against the pole. changes in leg position can change which of these is emphasized, and give different shapes in the air.

uses/builds on: invert (raising hips above torso while hanging-- though this move only passes briefly through that position instead of staying inverted).

links: the seattle circus wiki calls this a hip lock and describes this method of getting into it and an alternate method here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?HipLock

here is a youtube video of the move

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Categorieship key knee pass dive:

from scissors hip key, grab the pole, lift the knee that's nearest the pole and hook that leg over the pole; adjust until your hips are level and your back is to the pole. this is butt-floss position. now you can either pick up the tail and hold it while you dive, or get ready to grab it as you swing by. let go of the pole to drop. you'll flip about 180 degrees, possibly grabbing the tail as you go by; turn into another hip key position to end.

links: here is a youtube video of this dive.

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Category: Dropscissors hip key climb:(needs photos)

from scissors hip key, walk hands up the fabric as high as you can, and grab. then twist hips to unlock the hip key, slide your crotch up the fabric, and rotate back into the hip key higher up. repeat.

uses/builds on: scissors hip key

links: this climb appears (on corde lisse) in this youtube video from 1:46 to about 2:10

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Category: Climbsticky crotch climb:

hang from your arms; straddle with the fabric tail between your legs. note: usually if you're inverting in straddle with the tail between your legs, you're making a mistake. this is one of the few moves where you should have the tail between your straddled legs as you invert instead of to one side of your body or the other.

invert and raise hips as much as you can; close legs around the fabric tail and key over to one side, clamping your legs on the tail as firmly as you can. this allegedly gives you a little bit of assistance in walking your hands up the pole.

then repeat.

bev sobelman says this climb came originally from terry crane.

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links"ramon" wrap

the ramon wrap is basically a half-hitch tied around your waist. instead of tucking the end into the loop, you hold onto it, and hold your body in ways that make the tail bear against the standing part, so it stays wrapped. (this is the direction you normally wouldn't want to put torque on an actual half-hitch, i think, because it would tend to pull it open.) in short, it's basically the fabric wrapped once around your waist and then pulled back against the pole. the tail initially passes on the opposite side of the pole from your head, then comes back around on the same side as your head.

there are a lot of ways of getting into this position, some of which are pretty complicated; so i prefer to think of them separately from the position itself, which is relatively simple.

links:

the seattle circus wiki seems to call this an s-lock, and describes the knee hook entry and abbreviated barrel roll here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?SsLockSetup

the seattle circus wiki also describes what sounds like a very similar position but with the tail initially passing on the same side of the pole as your head, here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?FigureEight calling it a figure eight.

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ramon knee hook entry:

this is the first setup we learned for the ramon wrap (s-lock, s wrap). it feels kind of long and fiddly to me; but it's also reliable and easy-- none of the steps really require great finesse. also it may be necessary for putting multiple body wraps on, for e.g. the triple dive.

start from same side knee hook. put a single thigh wrap on the opposite-side knee. then, switch knee hooks. this is mostly a balance move-- it turns out that if you key over strongly you can rest for a moment without a knee hooked at all; getting used to the feel of that lets you unhook one knee and then hook the other.

then, pass the tail over the unhooked leg (as shown in the photo at left). piking strongly and passing it over your foot as you hold your leg straight might be the simplest way to do this.

then, switch knee hooks again. hold the tail with the opposite-side hand, and you're in a ramon with your knee hooked.

uses/builds on: same side knee hook, opposite side knee hook

links: here is a youtube video of this set-up

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ramon barrel roll entry:

this is the conceptually simplest way of putting on the ramon wrap (s-lock, s wrap). hang from the fabric with both hands; swing your body in one complete circle around the fabric (so the tail wraps once around you) then smoothly straddle and invert and hook a knee, so the wrap stays. and you're done.

uses/builds on: same side knee hook or opposite side knee hook


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ramon abbreviated barrel roll

this is the most parsimonious ramon wrap (s-lock, s wrap) setup i know. if you blink you can miss someone doing it.

from basic stand or some other way of standing on the fabric, reach high with tango hand and then slip head and shoulders through to get the fabric in a crucifix across your back. now you're standing on the fabric and you also have a crucifix. the stand is important because the next step is an invert and unless you're hella strong you'll need both hands holding high for the invert; without the stand you'd need one low to hold the crucifix.

so bring your lower hand up so you're holding high with both hands, and invert and hook a knee over the fabric; just before you invert slip the leg that was on the bottom while you were standing under the tail of the fabric (as shown in the photo at left), so you catch the tail on top of both legs and the fabric completes a loop around your body. and you're done.

uses/builds on: basic stand,tango hand,crucifix,same side knee hook or opposite side knee hook


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