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Hollow Body Hang can be more challenging than it looks. Hanging with a strong tight body from straight arms is a foundation for more advanced skills like straight arm straddle ups and any sort of beat, but at earlier levels it’s important to be aware of what the shoulders and the core are doing and how to connect the body strongly as it hangs in the air.
We only teach this skill after students are strong and comfortable in their shoulder shrugs, and our progressions start low to the ground and give students the control to take only as much weight into their arms as they’re ready for. Keeping the shoulders healthy is so important and finding the core connection with the arms overhead so elusive to some that it’s a good idea to revisit challenging basics like this often as students progress.
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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 Hollow Body Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body 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 Hollow Body Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
