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Double Knee Hang is a magical skill on aerial silks, but it can be notoriously tricky, especially for students who are used to doing knee hangs on a horizontal apparatus like trapeze or aerial hoop. There are many ways to display the Double Knee Hang on aerial silks, and it also makes for an interesting place to transition from and create unique combos. Our aerial silks teaching tutorial video for Double Knee Hang covers the key progressions and tips we use when we teach this to our aerial silk students. This aerial silks tutorial video includes two slightly different entry pathways, and one interesting wrapped variation that makes going hands free easier in the Double Knee Hang on silks.
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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 Double Knee Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Double Knee Hang and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Double Knee Hang 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 Double Knee Hang. 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 Double Knee Hang. 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.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Double Knee Hang. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.
These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in Double Knee Hang. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Double Knee Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
