Sleeper on Aerial Hoop is sometimes overlooked as a fun and exciting skill. While this skill is usually a beginner skill, it can definitely be modified to be more advanced and it has a lot of potential to be stylized and added to choreography. As teachers we like using Sleeper to remind more advanced students that beginner skills are still worth training and exploring because they are still awesome.
This tutorial will cover a number of entrances and minor variations. The Building Blocks section includes skills for the different entrances and variations, so some building blocks refer to specific entrances or variations and they all aren’t necessary before introducing Sleeper.
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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 Sleeper Basics.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Sleeper Basics 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 Sleeper Basics 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 Sleeper Basics. 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 Sleeper Basics. 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 Sleeper Basics. 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 Sleeper Basics. 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 Sleeper Basics. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
