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We discovered this aerial sling move by taking a skill that’s popular on aerial rope and translating it to the sling. On rope, the Hip Hop Climb is challenging, but on sling, we discovered a way to do it that can be very supported which makes it much more accessible. And because on sling we actually melt down into the support underneath us instead of climbing up like we do on rope, we named it the Hip Hop Melt.
This dynamic aerial sling move can also be done slowly. Our aerial sling tutorial video for the Hip Hop Melt covers teaching progressions, variations, and common mistakes to avoid with your aerial sling students.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Hip Hop Melt. 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 Hip Hop Melt.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Hip Hop Melt 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 Hip Hop Melt 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 Hip Hop Melt. 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 Hip Hop Melt. 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 Hip Hop Melt. 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 Hip Hop Melt. 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 Hip Hop Melt. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
