Single Knee Hang on the Side of the Hoop is one of our favorite skills to perform, demo, and teach. It has a gravity defying look, almost like the skill shouldn’t work. Most students who are first learning the skill are worried there won’t be enough support and they will slip out of the skill, but then the reality is when they are in the skill the experience is there is too much friction and support and all they want to do is get out of the skill.
The primary support in this skill is the knee hook, and there can be a lot of skin burn type friction on the leg. We have two variations of the skill, one with a bent leg thigh shelf and one in a gazelle shape with a little bit of hip support. We always teach the thigh shelf variation first, because the thigh shelf is a great self spotting support and exiting down to the thigh is a great way to exit the skill quickly.
The thigh shelf variation has two options. It can be entered with an additional arm support or no arm support. We almost always teach the arm support version first.
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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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop. 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop. 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop. 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop. 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 Single Knee Hang: Side of the Hoop. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
