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Back Arabesque is a super basic move on aerial sling, but it’s also a skill that has the potential to set great habits in new aerialists. When we teach aerial sling to our students, we often use this simple skill as a warm-up for more complex standing skills on sling. Our aerial sling tutorial video covers different variations of Back Arabesque that we teach, as well as key tips to make it useful as a prep for more advanced skills on sling.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Back Arabesque. This in-depth video will explain how to properly train this skill. It also includes cross references to the most important Building Blocks, Common Mistakes, Related Drills, Ground Drills, Variations, Next Steps and Sequences.
Some of the most important aerial sling skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Back Arabesque.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Back Arabesque and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial sling skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Back Arabesque 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 Back Arabesque. 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 Back Arabesque. 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 sling choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial sling students after they’re comfortable with Back Arabesque. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial sling skills.
These are some of the more advanced sling skills that build on the strength and control taught in Back Arabesque. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial sling sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Back Arabesque. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
