Back Lion Droplet is a very brief and quick droplet down to an Angel on Aerial Hoop. Even though this droplet is a relatively small drop, it still has the potential to be very jarring on the body and neck. We use a number of progressions to start students with a two handed walk down version and eventually work students up to a one handed version.
The goal of the progressions is to make sure students always have choices to progress at their own speed and to build up the strength and awareness to keep the head and neck stable and protected from whiplash. The earlier progressions of this skill have a shorter stopping distance which means the skill may feel hard on the body and may look a little less graceful than other skills. The final, one armed version has a longer stopping distance and when done properly will feel less jarring and look more graceful.
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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 Lion Droplet.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Back Lion Droplet 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 Lion Droplet 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 Lion Droplet. 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 Lion Droplet. 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 Lion Droplet. 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 Lion Droplet. 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 Lion Droplet. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
