360 Dive with Leg Wraps

Also known as:

Fallen Angel, Angel Drop, Salto, Forward Dive

Silks

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Level 2

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Drops & Dives
360 Dive Aerial Silks Intermediate Drops & Dives Video Tutorial
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360 Dive with Leg Wraps, also called Angel Drop or Salto, is often the first wrapped dive that we teach to our students, but that doesn’t mean that we teach it early. We have a lot of preparation and progressions that we put our students through because we want their drops to be controlled, safe, and to feel good on the body long term.

There are many similar drops to this one and also many different set-ups. Our set-up might look slightly different from some, but this video explains exactly why we teach it the way that we do.

Before we ever teach drops like this we teach students choreography and sequences in the wraps themselves, so that we’re not teaching how to wrap at the same time that we’re teaching how to drop. That’s because each piece is equally important for good technique. Our building blocks include inverted wrapped sequences like Double Crucifix Double Thigh Wrap Gazelle that make good preparatory skills for skills like this.

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Building Blocks & Prerequisites

Some of the most important aerial silks skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at 360 Dive with Leg Wraps.

Teaching Tools

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill 360 Dive with Leg Wraps and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.

Related Aerial Drills

These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the 360 Dive with Leg Wraps 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?".

Ground Drills for Aerialists

These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for 360 Dive with Leg Wraps. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.

Aerial Silks Variations

These are different variations of 360 Dive with Leg Wraps. 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 silks choreography.

Planning Ahead

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with 360 Dive with Leg Wraps. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.

Future Goals

These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in 360 Dive with Leg Wraps. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Sequences

Aerial Silks Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill 360 Dive with Leg Wraps. They are fun, creative, and challenge sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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