A back balance on aerial hoop is often a love it or hate it type of skill. Some students are very much at peace in a back balance while other students might feel like they are dying on the inside. For some students finding their perfect back balance point is a one class experience and then some students need months of experimenting, adjusting and stabilizing to get it to feel comfortable. This video includes three different entrances, two different exits, some variations, and a spotting technique.
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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 Balance.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Back 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back 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 Back Balance. They are fun, creative, and challenge sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
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