A Shoulder Stand on Aerial Hoop is a marvelous and eye-catching skill. We consider this to be a double shoulder stand because both shoulders are resting on the hoop compared to single shoulder stand skills. Despite its appearance a Double Shoulder Stand is fairly accessible to experienced beginners. When approached with good progressions the most challenging aspect of the skill is simply getting into and out of the knee hang starting position on the top bar.
This tutorial includes keeping the hands on and taking them off as well as several leg variations. There are also more variations included in the variation section below. Some of these variations are much more challenging and we don’t consider them beginner friendly until they have mastered the easier variations.
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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 Shoulder Stand: Double.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Shoulder Stand: Double 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 Shoulder Stand: Double 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 Shoulder Stand: Double. 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 Shoulder Stand: Double. 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 Shoulder Stand: Double. 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 Shoulder Stand: Double. 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 Shoulder Stand: Double. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
