Arrow on Aerial Hoop is an important transitional shape. It can be used as a dramatic performative shape especially when done with a spin, but most of the time it will be used as a shape between two other skills. We like to have our students spend time building strength and stability in this shape, so we have made it its own skill in our curriculum. Once students are super strong and stable in an arrow then transition through the shape will look effortless and magical.
Arrow works just as well on the top bar as the bottom bar. The most direct entrance will be from an aerial dancing mount or a splits under the bar. Arrow may seem like an unnecessary skill for more advanced aerialists, but it is often an exciting and challenging skill for beginners, especially maintaining balance without looking up at the body. Because arrow has asymmetric legs, make sure students are training it on both sides.
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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 Arrow.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Arrow 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 Arrow 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 Arrow. 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 Arrow. 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 Arrow. 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 Arrow. 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 Arrow. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
