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Half Tick Tock is a small drop on aerial sling that builds on the very first drop that we teach to our aerial sling students. This droplet is easy to scale up or down, and it’s fun for students to explore as they learn the basics of tick tock style drops on aerial sling.
This aerial sling tutorial video covers our teaching tips for Tick Tock Drop. When we teach introductory drops like this on we’re really focused on building good habits in our students. If they keep going with aerial sling and they choose to progress into more advanced drops and dives, we want them to already have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Because of that we are fairly picky about some of the details of this movement, and our tutorial covers progressions and tips that we feel are important in mastering this move on aerial sling.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Half Tick Tock. This in-depth video will explain how to properly train this skill. It also includes cross references to the most important Building Blocks, Common Mistakes, Related Drills, Ground Drills, Variations, Next Steps and Sequences.
Some of the most important aerial sling skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Half Tick Tock.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Half Tick Tock and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial sling skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Half Tick Tock 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 Half Tick Tock. 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 Half Tick Tock. 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 sling choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial sling students after they’re comfortable with Half Tick Tock. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial sling skills.
These are some of the more advanced sling skills that build on the strength and control taught in Half Tick Tock. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial sling sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Half Tick Tock. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
