A Mill Circle is one of the first momentum skills that we teach on aerial hoop. Getting a mill circle is often a highlight for many aerial hoop students. A mill circle happens really quickly with a lot of different actions and pathways happening at the same time. Because there is so much happening at once, we often teach mill circles in layers.
The first layers are the bigger, broader concepts and then we focus on the details later. We also break down the skill into blocks to give students more accessible chunks of material to focus on.
Make sure to check out the related drill section below for drills on each of these blocks. By far the most valuable tool we have found to help teach Mill Circles and especially the final heal drive at the end is the Momentumless Mill Circle.
Mill circle is a project that can take a long time to figure out and even a longer time to master. Be patient with yourself and your students, it is a lot for them to do all at once and it is a lot for a teacher to observe all at once.
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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 Mill Circle.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Mill Circle 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 Mill Circle 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 Mill Circle. 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 Mill Circle. 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 Mill Circle. 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 Mill Circle. 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 Mill Circle. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
