Crossed leg balance is a type of skill that we call an unusual balance. Unusual balance skills are teaching tools that help students get more comfortable with transitions that connect skills on the hoop. The shapes are often very common, what is unusual is stopping and balancing in these shapes. Being able to balance in these positions will make any transitions through the shapes much easier.
Once a student is comfortable with cross leg balance, then any skills that require transition through this crossed leg shape will feel much easier to do.
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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 Crossed Leg Balance.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Crossed Leg Balance 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 Crossed Leg Balance 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 Crossed Leg Balance. 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 Crossed Leg Balance. 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 Crossed Leg Balance. 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 Crossed Leg Balance. 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 Crossed Leg Balance. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
