Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key

Silks

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Level 2

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Keys
Opposite Side Wrap Exit Climb to Hip Key 2025 Aerial Silks Video Tutorial Intermediate Inverted Wrapped Skill Fabric Online Class

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The Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key combo is the first exit that we teach our aerial silk students from an Opposite Side Wrap. This clever aerial silks combo helps students make the connection between Opposite Side Wraps, sometimes also called Z Wraps, and Hip Keys. This transition also helps drill strong Windmill Hip Key technique, but in a sneaky way.

This combo typically feels very familiar to our students, because before we teach this in our aerial silks classes we typically have already taught our students prerequisite skills that are similar both in and out of the fabric knot. This combo is also a big part of the assessment that we typically use to progress students into more advanced levels on aerial silks. That’s because it requires good technique and also good understanding of the wraps in order to succeed. We teach this in our intermediate level aerial silks classes and consider it important to master before moving up to advanced.

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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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key.

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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key. 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key. 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key. 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key. 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 Opposite Side Wrap Exit: Climb to Hip Key. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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