The Knee Hang Spiral Down on Aerial Hoop is a fun and smooth way to transition down from sitting or a knee hang on the top bar to sitting on the bottom bar. It is similar to the Mermaid Spiral Down variation found in the Mermaid: Standing tutorial, but many of our students find it more challenging due to the number of steps that are happening simultaneously.
It is important to remind students that the hoop can hit the student in the head as it moves around the body. We guide students through each step slowly to teach them how to track the hoop and stay clear as they transition down to sit on the bottom bar.
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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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Knee Hang: Spiral Down 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down. 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down. 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down. 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down. 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 Knee Hang: Spiral Down. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
