My height is limited, so I was wondering if I could tie the cartwheel at the end of a single star drop. I reviewed both videos and it seems like both the single and double star ends with a leg and belly wrap. Ideas?

Yup it’s possible, you hold on to the tail and thread through your free leg (the only without the thigh wrap) , and keep tension on the tail as your salto.

I, too, am a bit worried about rig height. What is the lowest height you recommend trying this safely from? (I guess both aerialist starting height in silks, and rig height). Thanks!

Same question here! Would love to have a walkthrough about variation for low height, can’t wait to have the replay ready (I don’t think I can be attending live as it will be 2am my time, LOL).

I can’t figure out how to “sign up” for the first Q/A to get the password. It says click the green button but there is no green button. Opened it in crowdcast, thinking I register there as I’ve done that before, and it requires the password. help!

Ignore! It was in an email. I’m signed up for a lot of aerial/circus things at once so am getting lost in all the emails!

Tips needed for 2 issues: 1. my lower leg wrap seems really tight after bringing the right leg through for the s-wrap and takes longer to drop it off than I’d like (longer than I can hold, truth be told 🤨); am I wrapping too tight? or maybe losing height with my arms? 2. How to smoothly separate the silks for each hand just before the drop? Thanks!

Great!

Spent a few sessions on this, nothing very fancy added but I did really enjoy working on this ! Hoping I get some stars for this haha

Still thinking of redoing (maybe) …. but here it is !

Sept challenge – Shirley

Yes I will! Waiting for replay due to time difference :p heh

I plan to work on this some more, and try to line up with my music a bit better, but this is a fun combo! 🙂

September Challenge – Kaity

Hi. My ceiling height is only 12ft. So my Silks are probably just 11ft. So I can only do Single Star. Here’s a video. It actually took time for me to learn the cartwheel. It’s still not perfect… needs more practice.

Janice- Sept challenge

Hi, I’m having trouble with doing the salto multiple times. It cinches really tightly around the crotch area after the first cartwheel and hurts so bad. Any advice would be amazing. Mahalo!

Hi guys, is there a link to learn continuous cart wheel only? I can’t find it. Thanks!

Hi there. I just deleted my first video of my September challenge in order to upload a new improved video but it says I have exceeded video uploads for September….Maybe I should try to upload version 2 here?

All good! I just had to leave the page and indeed give it a few minutes! Lol. New video is up. Thank you!

septembersilkstars2.mov

I’m pretty happy with how this went today 🙂 Hoping for more good weather to try again, but I’m happy with it so far if I don’t have the chance!

Kittie- September Silk Stars

Hi! Fantastic videos! I just started preparing the challenge. Still working on some technical details:
1. I am a bit injured in my back and I am experiencing some pain when the s-wrap is not low on my hip bone. So I decided to place it manually. Is that OK? (u can see the action in my video here: https://www.silksstars.com/community/yvanlp/media/
Did it work? 🧐).
2. In the continuous cartwheel, sometimes my genitals get on the way. I read above that pelvis extension throughout the movement and lower wrapping of the leg in the double star preparation helps with the pressure on the thigh. That’s not so much my issue but I will try that tomorrow again. Maybe you have some extra tips? Brett?
Thanks a lot in advance!
Yvan

https://www.silksstars.com/community/susi/media/66/
Hi! Oh well finally I got the time to practice and decided to join you all and be more active in this forum. I really don’t know how to share my video here, I just add it to my profile and tried to copy the link…. yeah, I know, I need a techno course to… help… 🙂

HALP!🙇‍♀️
I have trouble completing a full rotation with drops that are dependent on “heel drive” despite the rotational motion being the same as a salto, which I have no trouble with. I haven’t been able to land completely upright without my hands grabbing for the pole after the single star. Some things (also mentioned in Brett and Rachel’s videos) that I found that help are: 1) Reaching as high up as possible to initiate the drop in a more upright position, 2) Wrapping the thigh really high, 3) (Attempting to) heel drive. Does anyone have any more advice for me? 🙏 Thanks in advance!
The no bueno rotation

hi! First time I do a single star in six months, I added the cartwheel and I thought it was easier, I must work on it! I also worked on s wrap entry (never did that nor double star), I think I’m not ready yet for double star, but today I’ve put my first brick.
Super tired after a pole lesson,this is the best I could do today. I know I have to work on inversions, single star arrival (why my feet are so up in the air?) and cartwheel arrival… everything ahah
Laura- monthly challenge september

Any hints for microbending? I notice that I’m often microbending as I invert mid-s-wrap. It’s that inversion transition that is tricky for me. Thanks.

September

Well, the usual self-criticism regarding bent legs etc, but I was super happy to do the double star for the first time today. I met my teacher at her rig, which is higher than what we have in the studio. She cheered me on and distracted me from the wind gusts—sorry, no cool music or really any musicality! Oh, and I’m wearing the awesome jumpsuit I won, from Aerialetics!

Hi I just uploaded a video yesterday. Just making sure you got it. I may submit another depending on our weather 😊

Is this where we upload our challenge videos? If so, here is mine(I think!). I was wary of the height, so I c-shaped the double star down. I was also very happy to work on my c-shaping for this this month!

Thank you for the tips and advice on the cartwheel. I was able to do it continuously without any pain! I tried several different things, but what helped me the most was to hold the silk taught by my side after the Double star. Really enjoyed practicing this one.

Cheers!
-J

Will we have access to the monthly video tutorials after the monthly challenge is over to keep working on the skills in our own time?? I love this entry to s-wrap and have not seen it anywhere else. I would like to continue working on perfecting it.

Here is my video for Septe,ber challenge. Unfortunately I dont have the height to do a double star and I know my aerial inverts suck ;D but I really love drops, they give me butterlies. I will def try the double star as soon as I get my garden rig (next year, winter is coming now in Germany :(( )
September Challenge Lena

https://www.silksstars.com/community/wookiemk/media/

Here’s my September challenge video. Thanks for this fun opportunity!