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Straight Arm Straddle Up is a challenging aerial silks skill to master, and it’s one we work our students towards over time. This video covers progressions that we use, tips to make it work, mistakes to avoid, and additional challenges to add once students are ready.
A straight arm straddle up starts in a hollow body hang, and ends in a straddle up with the spine stacked as vertical as possible. To get there requires a strong deep core engagement, smart hips and glutes, and strong stable shoulders in the overhead position.
Straight Arm Straddle Ups unlock many more advanced aerial skills, and achieving them requires building core and shoulder strength and stability over time.
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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 Straight Arm Straddle Up.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Straight Arm Straddle Up 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up. 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up. 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up. 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up. 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 Straight Arm Straddle Up. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
