A Single Knee Hook in the Spanset on Aerial Hoop is a gateway to a lot of other skills. We always spend a lot of time exploring the basic shape before adding skills on top of it. All of the variations I explore in this demo have a hand or shoulder on the hoop. The hand or shoulder stabilizes the hoop which prevents it from rotating or tilting. We teach the hands-free Single Knee Hook in the Spanset variation after students have mastered the basic version.
We don’t specify exactly what shapes students should make when exploring this skill other than we want them to keep a strong single knee hook in the spanset. Some ideas to explore are the torso can be in front of the hoop or behind the hoop. The free leg can be in front of the hoop or behind the hoop. The supporting hand can be on the hoop or the spanset. The hoop can rotate underneath the knee hook so long as the knee stays deeply bent around the spanset. There are actually a ton of wonderful potential shapes to do all from this one knee support.
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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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Single Knee Hook in the Spanset Exploration 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration. 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration. 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration. 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration. 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 Hook in the Spanset Exploration. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
