Crucifix

From Silkworms

crucifix:

('round the back hold)

fabric passes under one shoulder and across the small of the back, supporting performer's weight. upper hand may be free as long as the fabric is trapped under the shoulder; lower hand holds tight, keeping fabric slightly in front and to the side of hip.

this is a very useful intermediate or end position (style the legs for a more interesting look), and a lot of other poses use the crucifix support (fabric under the small of the back, and trapped under a shoulder).

links: the seattle circus wiki seems to call this position fake flag, described here: http://www.byz.org/cgi-bin/SeattleCircusWiki?FakeFlag
n.b. that wiki uses the term "crucifix" to refer to a more specific position that i would probably call a "standing neck hold crucifix"

rebekah leach, in her beginning aerial fabric instruction manual, calls this position "'round the back hold"