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Half Back Straddle is a drill we use in our beginner and intermediate level aerial silk classes for building core strength and control. It’s easy to scale up or down depending on the student’s comfort level with the skill.
For new students we encourage them to hold it and stay strong with the cues we give in this video, and for more experienced students we give them options to make it more challenging like finding different leg shapes and working balance.
This is a good drill for teachers to have in their back pocket because if a new student has trouble inverting on a knot, setting the knot lower can help. And at the same time, setting the knot lower and working on holding the halfway position can be a way to challenge a beginner student who is already comfortable in back straddle.
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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 Half Back Straddle.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Half Back Straddle 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 Half Back Straddle 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 Half Back Straddle. 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 Half Back Straddle. 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 Half Back Straddle. 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 Half Back Straddle. 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 Half Back Straddle. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
