Varecrigh on the top bar on Aerial Hoop is one of our students’ favorite skills to add in choreography. It is dramatic and stable which makes for great photo and video moments. We love how it teaches students to find support by actively pressing their body into the hoop to create friction and it also builds a lot of upper body strength.
There are several progressions, entrances, and exits we use for Varecrigh. This tutorial will cover all of these. Varecrigh can be challenging for students to learn, and over the years students keep coming up with new mistakes. Check out the common mistakes sections to see a good number of the more common mistakes.
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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 Varecrigh: Top Bar.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Varecrigh: Top Bar 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar. 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar. 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar. 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar. 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 Varecrigh: Top Bar. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
