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Outside Seatbelt is a support where the live end of the fabric is in between the legs, and the tail is wrapped across the lap like the seatbelt. That seatbelt is on the leg side of the live end, and that’s why we call it an outside seatbelt. This support is important to understand because many skills that start in a Same Side Wrap will often end up here, but it’s also a useful support on its own.
There are many ways into an outside seatbelt, and this video explores entering it from the ground, from a straddle up with a knee hook, from a basic stand, and from a same side wrap. Once students are proficient with this support then there are a lot of ways to build on it including Seatbelt Pullover and Seatbelt Cartwheel, and those can be fun additions to put at the bottom of a Star Drop or anytime an aerialist ends up in an Outside Seatbelt.
This support can be introduced to less experienced students and played with from the ground, and more experienced students will make many connections that they can use in choreography since it’s common to often end up in this support when exploring inverted wraps on aerial silks.
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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 Outside Seatbelt.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Outside Seatbelt 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 Outside Seatbelt 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 Outside Seatbelt. 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 Outside Seatbelt. 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 Outside Seatbelt. 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 Outside Seatbelt. 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 Outside Seatbelt. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
