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Footlock into Hip Key is a staple of our beginning intermediate level aerial silks curriculum because it’s accessible to students who are still working towards achieving their straddle ups and it builds strength to help students develop toward a strong windmill hip key in the air.
This entrance requires either a Dancer Footlock or a Half Footlock, and it also makes a great prep before students start working on Opposite Side Climb to Hip Key. When used in choreography it’s a unique, surprising, and satisfying way to get into a hip key in the air. This video shows the details to focus on to make this skill successful in the moment and useful in the long term.
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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 Footlock into Hip Key.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Footlock into Hip Key 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 Footlock into Hip Key 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 Footlock into Hip Key. 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 Footlock into Hip Key. 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 Footlock into Hip Key. 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 Footlock into Hip Key. 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 Footlock into Hip Key. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
