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Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hook is an important skill to drill in students once they’re strong and confident with their Straddle Up inversions. This skill is a key component of many intermediate level skills including Opposite Side Climb, Same Side Climb, Same Side Wrap and many inverted wrapped skills. We introduce this skill at the beginning of our intermediate level classes and often come back to it as a troubleshooting drill for more advanced students learning more challenging skills.
It is important that students have a strong straddle up with energy to spare to find success with this drill. Drilling great technique with knee hooks sets students up for success with all the amazing skills that come after!
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Some of the most important aerial silks skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks 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 Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks. 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 Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks. 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 silks choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.
These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Same Side and Opposite Side Knee Hooks. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
