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This is a beautiful sequence. Thank you for this 🙂 I have 2 questions:
1) My rig height is 12 feet only (and I am a short person). And yet, I can safely do Legless Falling Angel (in the MTS program) and Falling Angel. I have done these repeatedly and find my rig height to be ok. Does this mean I can do the Falling Angel Arch with my rig environment too?
2) about the preparation part in Falling Angel Arch- After the inversion and leg crochet, can I do the X at the back 2x to ensure no slack during the 360 degree rotation?-
Hi Janice! Yes, absolutely if you can do a falling angel safety on your rig then you can do this version no problem (some people have mini rigs they are not rated -safe- for drops which is why we created the alternate version). Let me get back to you on your 2nd question, I want to make sure the position you described is safe to add an extra ‘X’ to, that might be a viable option but I need to confirm. Thanks! – Rachel
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https://www.silksstars.com/community/susi/media/860/ Hi all! I swear this time I thought I couldn’t do it 😅😅😅 I’m so happy that I managed to fo the video and figure out this entry! This entry was really a huge challenge for me, I was training alone and sometimes the silks opened crossed and I couldn’t understand why… that was the most frustrating and struggling experience! But finally, on the last day I could finally understand what I was doing wrong! And that’s why I’m so grateful for you Silks Stars. Until last minute I didn’t give up, sometimes I trust myself more then others, and why was down, I asked, why, why am I doing this. The answer came clear: because I love aerials and because I can! So I’ll work on.it until I’m exhausted! I’m happy, confident again! A million thanks to all of you for your sharing ❤ Keep strong, healthy and happy! 😍🥰😘🙏
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I love the climb in Rachel’s performance example! I’d tried to learn something similar for March silk stars but the spinning was no good for the split silks entry we had that month. This time though! Is there anywhere we can find hints on this climb?
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https://www.silksstars.com/community/janice/media/video/
S.O.S. There’s something wrong with how I am doing the twisty moves in the April challenge. Please see the video of my first training. There seems to be hardly no space between the 2 poles, thus I would cheat by moving away the Silk that’s blocking my way. Please tell me how I can correct this. Thanks!!!
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Hi Janice, you are rotating your left hip towards the right as you reach your left arm between the poles which is causing the poles to ‘close up.’ Keep your left hip back and your lower body back in order to create space to reach your left arm through. Rachel will go over this in more detail in the Q & A this month.
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Blooper reel….can’t figure out the second thread through sequence…brain misfiring..HAHA
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Here I am! Lovely combo this month! there are some difficulties anyway. No big problems in the first part, but I feel a bit stucked with the x high under the armpits and I always burn my foot (the one in the footlock). to pike during the drop is not easy, it took me several tries to grab the tails and now I have to learn how to stay in the back bend position… here’s a small collage so you can see where I have problems!
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Hi guys. We’ve been away and I don’t think I’ll get to this combo until later in the month. It’s still worth posting no matter where I’m at with it by month end huh?
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Hi! I finally managed to start working on this beautiful combo 😃. I need to explore more the drop since I tend to end up in an unsquared position and I am not yet able to figure out why. Any feedback to improve my sequence and/or artistry really appreciated. I finished the sequence with a little extra. We are still in lockdown here in The Netherlands but I will do my best to train a bit further on it next weeekend. Thanks a lot!
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This is looking really good Yvan! A few details: See if you can work on more fluidity in the arms; As you reach your left arm during the threads (in the footlock) try to give it a bit more ‘life’ and lightness in the fingers (the ‘Armography’ workshop will really help with this). Also, press your shoulders down in the Arabesque 🙂
For the drop: Your right leg was leading a little (after the pike) in this video causing things to get lopsided. Great work, hope to see more this month if you can manage. Stay safe! -
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First day training 🤗
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Halfway through April and posting early for feedback. Found the entry really challenging to understand but MAYBE I have it now? One of my discoveries is to not climb high as I need enough slack at the top to thread through. Being on a sort-of mini-rig where I can sometimes get away with doing things at the tippy top of the carabiners, this combo wasn’t one of them! Trying to figure out how to make use of all the extra fabric as well. Work in progress! https://www.silksstars.com/community/victorszeto/media/
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This is really nice Victor! Yes the entry is definitely more challenging closer to the rigging but you did really well here. The extra tail is making it more challenging because the spin is causing it to tangle up a little (can you use a shorter fabric? Otherwise perhaps a little less spin) keep working on even more expression through your arms and fingers particularly during the thread throughs. Great work!
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Hi! I have just has a chance to try this months challenge. I know I have to make it clenear for the submission. Any feedback welcome!
Take care
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https://www.silksstars.com/community/susi/media/ Hi team! I was happy when finally could get that entry a litke smoother but the drop it’s not so nice…so I really hope I can find the time to try it again! Also need to clean that transition to arabesque, from where I’m feeling a bit tight it’s hard for me to twist my hips without a litle bending on the knee to get the cross in the proper place… maybe some lack of hip mobility? Wish you all a safe and happy training!
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Happy 1 day delayed World Circus Day!
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Hello everyone,
My April Challenge is much better than before but I still have a major problem when I drop to catch the tails : I’m bouncing 🤪
It’s not pretty and it hurts! And after that I can’t do the arch properly 😑
Do you have any tips? 😅
Thx in advance 🙏🏻😬
Aude
https://www.silksstars.com/community/audasilk/media/-
Hi Auda! This is looking good. For the drop, you are pausing a little too long when grabbing the tails, try to move through this a bit faster and drive your heels over your head to help with the rotation. Try to leave your toro back (rather then bringing it up) to help achieve the arch position. Good work!
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Yes Rachel does demonstrate this sequence with the strands on her shoulders, this helps to separate the tails and makes it easier to get the first leg wrap for the Falling angel nice and high. If you prefer to take out the shoulder wraps that is fine just try to separate the strands and wrap the legs cleanly
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I was hoping to have a better video to post by now, but I’ve had some back issues for the last week or so. This was my last training session before it started bothering me. It’s beginning to feel much better, thankfully! I’ll be submitting a better one before the end of the month, and excited for our extra choreography challenge “Act Up”, which feels like a birthday present in a way haha (I’ll be 30 on the 27th)! Any feedback appreciated as always 🙂
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Actually have an April in Progress video this month!I finally got the thread through pieces to where I’m mostly happy with it (always room for improvement) and now just shifting my focus to actually reaching for the tails instead of for the poles as I drop through. One of the main things that seemed to be getting in my way was my pandemic ponytail getting caught in the crossback, but once I got that out of the way things went much smoother. Thanks for a super fun combo!
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Hi guys! I’m having problems with the drop! Lately everytime I grab the silks after the drop, legs don’t go down together, one goes down faster and my drop finishes sideways… why?????? Also I have to close my legs a lot before dropping, in order to grab the silks 😓
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I managed to work through this one. Needs a bit of work still but hopefully when I’m back on tour I will be able to train much more often
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My message from yesterday did not get any feedback so I removed it and recopied it here:
I finally managed another training today…
https://www.silksstars.com/community/yvanlp/media/
I am not feeling at my best… I am having several pains in my body and consequently not being able to bend very deep in any direction. I guess not being able to do big movmements helps me focus in more subtle aspects of the choreo. I am seeing the physio again today and if all works fine in principle I am training again today so any last minute feedback appreciated 🙆🏻♂️❤️.
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Fantastic feedback! I was not even aware that the 2nd thread could be done with one hand. Thanks a lot! I managed to squeeze some last minute efforts and this is my final submission for this month:
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Very busy this month but I always squeezed in some time to play! Could have used another week to fine tune it! https://www.silksstars.com/community/rbatignani/media/
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Finally got to this lovely combo – just in time! My computer says I uploaded at 11.16pm PDT 30 April – hopefully you caught that I was on that side of midnight. It was fun – I didn’t quite have the same time for personalising it however that bit is becoming more natural thanks to doing this every month. https://www.silksstars.com/community/caro/media/
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