Bird’s Nest on Aerial Hoop is one of those skills that always gets an applause from the audience, even though it is a beginner skill. There’s something about it that’s just so exciting. We also use Bird’s Nest as an alternate exit from Back Balance skills on lyra which makes it a valuable skill to add to a student’s vocabulary. Bird’s nest is a fun shape that has a lot of wow factor and our student’s love learning it.
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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 Bird's Nest.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Bird's Nest 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 Bird's Nest 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 Bird's Nest. 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 Bird's Nest. 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 Bird's Nest. 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 Bird's Nest. 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 Bird's Nest. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
