Open Angel on Aerial Hoop is very similar to Angel, except in an Open Angel the same hand and knee stay on the hoop. We teach two variations of this skill. Inside Open Angel uses an inside knee hook and Outside Open Angel uses an outside knee hook.
Both variations of Open Angel are fairly simple, but we have found that students often struggle with differentiating between an Open Angel and a regular Angel, especially when switching sides. Often students should be doing a regular Angel, but they accidentally go to an Open Angel or vice versa.
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Some of the most important aerial hoop skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Open Angel.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Open Angel and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Open Angel to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".
These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Open Angel. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.
These are different variations of Open Angel. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial hoop choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Open Angel. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.
These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Open Angel. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Open Angel. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
