Basic Climb Through The Middle

Silks

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Level 1

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Climbs
Climb through the middle Aerial Silks Beginner Climbs Video Tutorial

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Basic Climb Through the Middle is variation of basic climb that lends itself to creation and choreography. We teach it in our beginner level classes after students have mastered their basic climbs and are comfortable with lock-offs and pull-ups. This climb has a twisty look and we often use it as a transition as well as a climb.

Beginners can be challenged by this climb at first but at an intermediate level students find that it leads to a lot of interesting transitions that they use in choreography. It can be used as a climb but it can also be used simply as a transtion, and when the fabrics fall away nicely the aerialist is free to move onto any skill that initates from the fabric tails being held apart.

Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Basic Climb Through The Middle. This in-depth video will explain how to properly train this skill. It also includes cross references to the most important Building Blocks, Common Mistakes, Related Drills, Ground Drills, Variations, Next Steps and Sequences.

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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 Basic Climb Through The Middle.

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 Basic Climb Through The Middle 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle. 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle. 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle. 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle. 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 Basic Climb Through The Middle. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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