Mission Impossible

Also known as:

Skydiver, Airplane, Mexican Ginger

Silks

Level 2

Drops & Dives

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Mission Impossible, also known as Airplane or Skydiver, is an aerial silks move that our students love! It’s really fun and dramatic, but also fairly easy to set up.

There are many different ways to enter and exit this skill, and different ways to stylize it throughout, and our video tutorial covers important basics to get you started. This is a move that’s dramatic when done slowly as we demonstrate in this video, but we still consider it a dive because it requires commiting to the motion and if a student doesn’t stick the pose it can happen quickly.

Like any drop, it’s really important to take the time to dive into how and why it works, and this video dives into the supports of this move as well as the key physical actions needed to make it successful.

Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Mission Impossible. 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 Mission Impossible.

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Mission Impossible 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 Mission Impossible 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 Mission Impossible. 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 Mission Impossible. 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.

Next Steps

These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Mission Impossible. 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 Mission Impossible. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.

Aerial Silks Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Mission Impossible. They are fun, creative, and challenge sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.