An Outside Thigh Lock Gazelle on Aerial Hoop used to only exist in our curriculum as an alternate exit from a Trapped Lever Splits which we usually call Uncomfortable Sweater. It was only years later that we ever played with going directly into an Outside Thigh Lock Gazelle. It now exists as its own skill with two different entrances.
We don’t have a strong preference for which entrance to teach first. There are a lot of good reasons to teach the direct entrance first even though it may be considered more complicated, but we still often first introduce it as an alternate exit from the Trapped Lever Splits because that is what we are most familiar with.
Students with a good sense of hoop control and manipulation will likely succeed at the skill faster than students who rely more on strength or flexibility to get into 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside. 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside. 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside. 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside. 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 Thigh Lock Gazelle: Outside. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
