Common knowledge in aerial silks is that to get into hip key, you tilt to the side to get the fabric between your thighs. The more you tilt, the higher the tail goes, which is good, because then the tail will land on your back not your butt.
This is true, but it is not the most efficient way to get that tail where you want it. Tilting to the side is considerable energy expenditure and it can be replaced with a different technique.
Instead of tilting a bunch, try making a really big scissor with your legs, and pulling your legs WIDE out to the side after doing so. Inverting from this point helps and is ideal, but isn't necessary, as your wide legs have already moved the tail into place.
Check it out:
Again, the tilt will work, and a deeply exaggerated tilt can be a cool stylistic way into hip key. But there are many times in silks that our LEGS can really achieve what our torso is trying to do. I've seen this across many skills. Aerialists often UNDER-use their lower body and overly rely on the upper body to get things done. See another example of no-tilt hip key here:
So, try it out, mix it up, and add it to your repertoire!
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