We first started teaching Ball Balance On Top on Aerial Hoop as a progression for getting into the skill Ball On Top. After seeing how valuable it was for a number of other skills and how much students enjoyed it just by itself, we decided to add it to our aerial arts curriculum and video library as its own skill. It can be stylized in many ways and it is a great way to teach students the concept of researching the edges of their control.
Ball Balance On Top is a very stable shape within reason, finding the edges of control can be valuable for moving into more advanced shapes. Have fun, but be careful if you go too far you can slip right off the side of the hoop.
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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 Ball Balance on Top.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Ball Balance on Top and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Ball Balance on Top 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 Ball Balance on Top. 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 Ball Balance on Top. 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.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Ball Balance on Top. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.
These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Ball Balance on Top. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Ball Balance on Top. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
