A Hula Spin on Aerial Hoop is an interesting way to explore spinning on the hoop. This technique is fascinating because it is only temporary. Once the effort stops, the spin stops too. What’s even more fun is using this technique to slow down, stop, or even change the direction of a regular spin, but again once the effort stops, the original state returns.
For the most part, this type of spinning falls into the ornamental spinning category. Ornamental spinning is how we refer to a spin that isn’t fast enough to change the physics or feel of a skill. We call that type of spinning functional spinning. Hula Spin is intriguing because we can create a really fast spin without touching the floor. But it isn’t functional, because the moment we stop driving the spin, it instantly returns to the slower speed.
Students who don’t like spinning often feel much more comfortable experimenting with a Hula Spin because they are in complete control of the speed and duration of the spin. If they want the spin to stop, all they need to do is stop.
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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 Hula Spin.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Hula Spin 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 Hula Spin 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 Hula Spin. 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 Hula Spin. 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 Hula Spin. 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 Hula Spin. 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 Hula Spin. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
