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Opposite Side Salto, also sometimes called 360 Dive or Closed Dive, is a fun, secure, and very versatile forward dive on aerial silks. There are many ways to get into this skill, many ways to style it, and many exit options as well. Our tutorial video covers teaching progressions for this aerial silks dive, including two different entrances into the set-up, two different exits out of the dive, a drill for body position and engagement, and different variations of the dive to explore.
We teach this dive to our intermediate level aerial silk students, and explore variations of it as they gain experience from there.
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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 Opposite Side Salto.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Opposite Side Salto 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 Opposite Side Salto 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 Opposite Side Salto. 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 Opposite Side Salto. 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 Opposite Side Salto. 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 Opposite Side Salto. 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 Opposite Side Salto. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
