Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes

Silks

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Level 2

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Conditioning
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The Straddle Up Drills with Crucifix Supports are a great option for aerial silk students who are working towards achieving their bent arm straddle up. Adding a crucifix support with the silks either crossed or together behind the back gives an aerialist just a little bit of extra help, and it can also teach students to keep their arms hugged in tight to the sides of their body as they initiate the inversion. Our aerial silks tutorial video for aerial teachers covers two different variations of this drill, along with common mistakes to avoid.

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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 Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes.

Teaching Tools

Common Mistakes & Solutions

These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes 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 Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes 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 Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes. 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 Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes. 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.

Planning Ahead

Next Steps

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

Sequences

Aerial Silks Sequences, Transitions and Combinations

These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Straddle Up Drills with Crucifixes. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.

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