Silks

n. (Horseracing) distinctive bright colored silk clothes worn by a jockey

n. fibers produced by silkworms; thread or fabric made from silk fibers; garment of silk; gown worn by a King's or Queen's Counsel; King's or Queen's Counsel (British); hairlike fibers that cover an ear of corn

For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). Aerial Silks (also known aerial tissue/tissu, aerial silk, ribbon, aerial fabric, aerial ballet in silk, aerial contortion or aerial curtain or even Contorsion au de Silk) is a circus art where a performer or performers hang and perform acrobatics while suspended by a special fabric. The performer/acrobat climbs the suspended fabric usually 20-35 feet high. Performers use no safety lines and rely only on their training and skill to ensure safety. Most tricks on silks are impossible to spot using safety lines. There are too many tricks that involve dynamic drops and wrapping around the body to use a spot line; it becomes more of a liability than anything else and carries a serious risk of hanging. The performer/acrobat uses the fabric to: wrap, suspend, fall, swing, and spiral their body into and out of various positions. Aerial routines are a display of athleticism and flexiblity, and exciting entertainment. Tissu silks may be used as a form of aerial straps, and men (rarely women) use them to fly through the air, striking poses and figures while flying.
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Noun
1. the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
(hypernym) garment

Noun
1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
2. fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting
(hypernym) animal fiber, animal fibre

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