Hollow Body hang on Aerial Hoop can be more challenging than it looks. Hanging with a strong tight body from straight arms is the foundation for more advanced skills like straight arm inversions and beats, but earlier on it’s important to be aware of what the shoulders and the core are doing and how to connect the body strongly as it hangs in the air.
Hollow Body Hangs can be done from the side bar, from the top bar and from the spanset. While the different positions will use slightly different grips the rest of the form and body connections will be the same. It is best if there is room for the body to hang in a straight line, but hollow body hangs can be done with bent knees. This tutorial will cover all of these variations.
A hollow body hang refers to a specific form and shape and there are a lot of ways students can compensate. Sometimes students may only need to be reminded of the specific form, but usually the best way to correct these mistakes is with floor drills, and a good dose of patience and consistency.
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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 Hollow Body Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
