Aerial Dancer Mount

Hoop
Level 1
Mounts & Dismounts

Dancing Mount, Foot Tag Mount

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Aerial Dancing Mount on Aerial Hoop is a very common mount to get onto a lyra from the floor and to transition from the bottom bar up to the top bar. Aerial Dancing mount may not be accessible to some normal body types.

This video includes several variations and floor drills specifically for this skill. Aerial dancing mount is a very asymmetric mount. Make sure to have students alternate sides as often as possible on both the mount and the dismount.

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Building Blocks & Prerequisites

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 Aerial Dancer Mount.

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Aerial Dancer Mount and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.

Related Aerial Drills

These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Aerial Dancer Mount 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?".

Ground Drills for Aerialists

These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Aerial Dancer Mount. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.

Aerial Hoop Variations

These are different variations of Aerial Dancer Mount. 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.

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Aerial Dancer Mount. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.

Future Goals

These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Aerial Dancer Mount. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Aerial Hoop Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Aerial Dancer Mount. They are fun, creative, and challenge sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.