May 2026

[Silks Stars Team]

Hip Key Beat to Slack Drop Wind Up Wheel Down as well and the Hip Key Pullover Twist to Wind Up Front Fold (mini rig). Share your questions, comments and work below!

[kseniya]

I am very excited to finally be able to do a monthly challenge! Will start my practice on Monday!
I love that this sequence has nice spinning opportunities! Also hipkeys are my weak skills so I am happy I will be forced to practice it:)

• This reply was modified 1 week, 2 days ago by kseniya.

[Silks Stars Team]

Hooray!! Glad to offer practice for those hip keys!

[robpippi]

Another wonderful sequence Is here 😍
I want to let you know that the demo is still the one from the April sequence! Thanks!

[Silks Stars Team]

Keeping us honest, Roberta!! HA!

[robpippi]

AHAHAH I desperately wanted to see the demo from Rachel <3

[soledad]

Hi! I don’t know if anyone has any suggestions, but when I twist my leg (like at 3:35 in Rachel’s video), I tend to twist my knee 🙁 Could this be due to a lack of hip mobility? Or is there something I could be aware of and practice? I did this same movement in a hammock class a few weeks ago and injured my right knee. I’m recovering and getting back to training, but seeing a similar movement in this sequence, even with the left leg, has made me a little afraid of doing it wrong again.
Thank you!

[Silks Stars Team]

Great question. Rachel may have some more details for this particular combo. As a general ‘rule’, you want the knee to move in alignment between the ankle and the hip. So your leg wants to move as a unit with muscles supporting the joints from the hip through the knee and down to the ankle.

[Jill.b.lovin.aerial]

I believe I am having the same difficulty as Soledad. I have flipped the combo to have the twisting on my right leg which is somewhat better. I am struggling to open up in to that beautiful split that Rachel does and while I know, NO ONE splits like Rachel, how can I come closer and then the twist up after the split isn’t happening for me. Is this a back flexibility thing? Thanks for the fun combo!

[Silks Stars Team]

Good question, and yes, Rachel has splits that go FOREVER!
Added to the Q&A.

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