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Retractions is a drill we teach to help connect students to their back muscles. We use these as a warm-up skill to get students in touch with the muscles on their back that will help them pull themselves up. Retractions are also a great warm-up for an arched body position.
Retractions can also help students tap into their shoulder rotation, and since the arms are out in front of the body instead of overhead it is an easier range of motion than typical Shoulder Shrugs. We teach both Shoulder Shrugs and Retractions and often have students practice both as part of their on apparatus aerial shoulder warm-up.
This drill can be further refined with a Retractions to Plank variation that we have linked later on the page.
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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 Retractions.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Retractions 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 Retractions 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 Retractions. 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 Retractions. 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 Retractions. 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 Retractions. 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 Retractions. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
