The Hip Hop Entrance to Knee Hang on Aerial Hoop is a clever and slightly tricky advanced entrance to a knee hang on the top bar. While there are easier ways to get into a knee hang, this fresh approach is fun for experienced students.
The Hip Hop Entrance to Knee Hang can lead to a knee hang either behind or in front of the hoop, with the only difference being the arm work. These pathways can also be reversed, offering a unique way to transition from a knee hang on the top bar to a seated position on the bottom bar. Over the years, this skill has become an important gateway—it serves as a great conditioning drill for advanced movements and leads to other interesting skills.
The Hip Hop to Knee Hang skill is as much a mental challenge as a physical one. If the Hip Hop Inversion becomes too difficult, students can substitute it with a Hip Hop Arrow Slide. Be sure to check out the additional videos in the related drills and building block sections for more guidance.
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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 Hip Hop Entrance to Knee Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to 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 Hip Hop Entrance to Knee Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
