Up Over Down on Aerial Hoop is a fantastic drill for improving asymmetric pulling strength. There are so many skills on hoop that require pulling with both arms, but also pulling more through one arm than the other.
This is a more difficult version of seated pull ups and students should be having some success at seated pull ups before they start working on Up Over Downs. Just like seated pull ups, this drill can be done with the body lifted as high as possible or with the butt very light on the hoop.
This drill often gets a chorus of groans from students, but the asymmetric strength is an important part of many intermediate and advanced skills and well worth the effort.
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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 Up Over Down.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Up Over Down 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 Up Over Down 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 Up Over Down. 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 Up Over Down. 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 Up Over Down. 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 Up Over Down. 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 Up Over Down. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
