Knee Hang Beats on Aerial Hoop are exciting, powerful, and fun. They create a very different type of movement. They’re also great for conditioning, adding a touch of cardio, and training other momentum skills.
We always start our students slowly with Knee Hang Beats. Most recreational students aren’t used to moving this much while upside down. Training too much too soon can cause dizziness, headaches, and even trigger migraines. So we keep the sessions short and constantly check in on how students are feeling.
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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 Beats: Knee Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Beats: Knee Hang 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 Beats: Knee Hang 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 Beats: Knee Hang. 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 Beats: Knee Hang. 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 Beats: Knee Hang. 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 Beats: Knee Hang. 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 Beats: Knee Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
