Back Arabesque with the hoop touching the outer thigh on Aerial Hoop is a very similar shape to a Back Arabesque with the hoop touching the inner thigh. The Outer Thigh Version is often much easier to get into, but we often don’t teach it until later.
Since we often teach Back Arabesque on the Inner Thigh first and the footwork for the inner thigh version confuses so many students, we have found that when it comes time for students to learn the much easier Outer Thigh version they overthink everything and confuse themselves. We warn our students this skill is much easier than they think it is.
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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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh. 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh. 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh. 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh. 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 Back Arabesque: Outer Thigh. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
