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Amazon is a skill that we teach at the end of our beginner level silks curriculum, after students have worked on a variety of other skills that move their bodies around the fabric such as Ole Grip Turnaround and Single Crucifix. This skill gets its name from the Trapeze skill Amazon, and in this version the support is created at the hips by pressing the hips forward and reaching the legs strongly back behind the body. Mastering this skill helps students move around the fabric more easefully if they’re not using a flamenco grip, and it also gives students more options for style when moving around the fabric using grip switches. It also prepares students for more advanced versions of Amazon that they might learn at a more advanced level.
This skill requires a really strong active arched body position, and uses skills like Front Balance to help students prep for it. Although many student fixate on the head position, it’s actually the very last part of the body to get set in the skill and the least important part of the active support.
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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 Amazon.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Amazon 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 Amazon 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 Amazon. 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 Amazon. 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 Amazon. 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 Amazon. 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 Amazon. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
