Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot

Silks

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Level 2

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Keys
Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot Aerial Silks Intermediate Keys Video Tutorial

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Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot is a great drill for students who are working on their Windmill Hip Keys. Achieving a strong Windmill Hip Key in the air is the ultimate goal, and learning different ways train the strength and pathway is important to keep students progressing and learning.

Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot teaches scissoring to enter a windmill hip key, and getting the hips high to get the tail across the back. Practicing this skill with intention helps with Windmill Hip Keys, and it’s a good drill for mixed level classes because it can easily be tailored up or down.

Because this beginner level skill leads to so many fundamental but more advanced skills we can get pretty detailed with our instruction. Our goal is to build strong habits at the beginning so students can progress easily as they continue.

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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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot.

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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot. 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot. 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot. 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot. 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 Climb to Windmill Hip Key in the Knot. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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