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Windshield Wipers is a great drill for anyone starting to learn meathooks on aerial silks, or any skills that require a similar body position. We teach this drill to students who already have strong and confident straddle ups with good consistent shoulder and core engagement, which is why we’ve put it in Level 3.
This is a drill that can be started small with tiny movements and eventually made larger with bigger movements as strength and movement understanding progress.
This drill might look like it’s the legs moving but in reality, the movement is initiated by sidebending in a smart way. This drill culminates in a straddle meathook, and training this is helpful for skills including various entries into S wrap for Star Drops and Wheeldowns.
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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 Windshield Wipers.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Windshield Wipers 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 Windshield Wipers 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 Windshield Wipers. 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 Windshield Wipers. 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 Windshield Wipers. 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 Windshield Wipers. 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 Windshield Wipers. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
