Knee Lock

Silks

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Level 2

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Keys
Knee Lock Aerial Silks Intermediate Keys Video Tutorial

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Knee Lock is an interesting support that we first learned from Rebekah Leach. There are many ways into this skill and this video focuses on understanding how Knee Lock works by looking at it from the ground, and going over teaching tips for the two main entrances we teach our students.

The two main entrances we teach, in the order that we teach them, are entering from a Hip Key and entering from a Lock Off. This skill can be explored in relation to its related skill that we call Hip Key Fake Seat, where no lock is created.

This skill can be used during exits from a variety of Hip Key skills including CEO Seat (formerly called Secretary Seat) and others, and our intermediate level students often use Knee Lock in their choreography.

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Building Blocks & Prerequisites

Some of the most important aerial silks skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Knee Lock.

Teaching Tools

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Knee Lock and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.

Related Aerial Drills

These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Knee Lock to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".

Ground Drills for Aerialists

These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Knee Lock. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.

Aerial Silks Variations

These are different variations of Knee Lock. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial silks choreography.

Planning Ahead

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Knee Lock. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.

Future Goals

These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in Knee Lock. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Sequences

Aerial Silks Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Knee Lock. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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