Coffin and Faint are two distinct skills that we always teach together. They go together so nicely, we could never imagine doing one without the other. Clearly, this isn’t a requirement, but we think you will agree. If you’re going to teach one, you might as well teach the other. Students like the ease and drama of the two skills. We also use the skills to introduce the concept of active versus passive limbs.
We often use these skills as students’ first experience with elbow hang skills. It is a good way to satisfy students’ desire to try elbow hangs without also doing too much too soon for their elbow skin. We do warn students in advance that these skills will likely cause bruising on the inside of their elbow in case this is an issue with their outside of circus life.
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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 Coffin and Faint Combo.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Coffin and Faint Combo 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 Coffin and Faint Combo 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 Coffin and Faint Combo. 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 Coffin and Faint Combo. 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 Coffin and Faint Combo. 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 Coffin and Faint Combo. 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 Coffin and Faint Combo. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
