Single Arm Shoulder Rotations

Hoop
Level 2
Conditioning

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The Single Arm Shoulder Rotation Drill on Aerial Hoop is one that we teach to our intermediate and advanced students as they work on skills like skin the cat, back flags, and other skills that require shoulder mobility in various directions. The key to this drill is understanding how to share weight effectively and how to feel and use gravity to your advantage as you move through space.

This drill moves back and forth from external shoulder rotation to internal shoulder rotation. The shoulder is relatively fixed in space and so the rest of the body does a lot of the movement. There is always weight in the feet, but there is a lot of weight sharing with the arm as it rotates and the body moves through the full range of motion.

Body proportions will have an impact on the pathway, so students will have to experiment to find what works best with their own proportions. The following instructions are a good place to start.

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Building Blocks & Prerequisites

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 Arm Shoulder Rotations.

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Single Arm Shoulder Rotations and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.

Related Aerial Drills

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 Arm Shoulder Rotations 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?".

Ground Drills for Aerialists

These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Single Arm Shoulder Rotations. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.

Aerial Hoop Variations

These are different variations of Single Arm Shoulder Rotations. 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.

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Single Arm Shoulder Rotations. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.

Future Goals

These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Single Arm Shoulder Rotations. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Aerial Hoop Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Single Arm Shoulder Rotations. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.