Knee hang on the top bar of an Aerial Hoop is nearly identical to doing it from the bottom bar. The only real difference is getting up to and down from the top bar. Students will need to be very comfortable with mounts and dismounts for the top bar before working on knee hang. Also, a knee hang from the bottom bar is typically a prerequisite before training it on the top bar.
Knee hang on the top of the hoop is a gateway skill to a lot of other great skills. It can certainly be done as its own stand alone skill, but most often it is a position that we transition through on our way to other skills.
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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 Knee Hang: Top Bar.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Knee Hang: Top Bar 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar. 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar. 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar. 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar. 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 Knee Hang: Top Bar. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
