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Double Knee Mount to sit on the fabric knot builds core strength and it’s a fun transition for beginners. We teach this in our beginner level classes when students need to get up to seated on a knot that might be slightly too high to step up into.
This skill builds core strength to help students with tuck ups by building leg lifting and inversion strength. Because it’s got a few interesting stopping points along the way, we also frequently include it in sequences. This is a skill we teach early on and as students progress through beginner level they will revisit it often as part of conditioning sets as well as a simple practical way to get up to seated on a fabric knot.
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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 Double Knee Mount.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Double Knee Mount 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 Double Knee Mount 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 Double Knee Mount. 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 Double Knee Mount. 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 Double Knee Mount. 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 Double Knee Mount. 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 Double Knee Mount. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
