Double Ankle Hang on Aerial Hoop is one of a handful of ankle hang skills that we do on a hoop. This video tutorial covers the mot common entrance and exit plus a slight variation for more efficient aerial hoop choreography.
It is relatively simple and direct to set up, but many people find this skill to be a little more uncomfortable on the skin of the feet than other ankle hang skills. We encourage our students to work on it slowly over time to develop the foot tolerance for the skill. Regardless, Double Ankle Hang is definitely an exciting and dramatic skill.
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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 Double Ankle Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Double Ankle Hang 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 Double Ankle Hang 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 Ankle Hang. 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 Ankle Hang. 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 Double Ankle Hang. 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 Double Ankle Hang. 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 Double Ankle Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
