The Lyra Riddle is less of a skill and more of a brain game. Because this is a riddle, we are going to present this tutorial a little differently, to give you the chance to solve it, before we reveal the answer. This is also how we present the riddle to our students.
Here is the riddle. How do you transition directly from this seated shape with one leg on top to the exact same shape but with the other leg on top? There are two limitations or rules. One, you are not allowed to swing a leg through the hoop. Two, you can pick any starting grip, but once you pick it, you cannot change your grip again until you have finished.
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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 Lyra Riddle.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Lyra Riddle 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 Lyra Riddle 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 Lyra Riddle. 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 Lyra Riddle. 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 Lyra Riddle. 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 Lyra Riddle. 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 Lyra Riddle. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
