The Low and High Mermaid Calibration on Aerial Hoop is a leg calibration that gets students to focus on sliding their hips up high on the hoop and sliding the hips back down low all without using an extra hand touch. While this looks like it will be easy and obvious it can be quite difficult.
Our leg calibrations are designed to get students to steer and move the hoop with their legs rather than using their hands, so while a hand touch may be easier, we think moving between the two positions without using the second hand is more efficient and better technique. It also allows for smoother, more magical looking transitions when used within more challenging skills.
Low and high outside mermaid leg calibration can be frustrating because it looks like it should be so easy. Starting with smaller ranges of motion and building to larger ranges of motion is a great way to troubleshoot this leg calibration.
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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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Low and High Mermaid Calibration 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration. 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration. 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration. 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration. 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 Low and High Mermaid Calibration. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
