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Hip Key Scissors is a conditioning drill and a technique drill on aerial sling. This drill teaches aerial students how to be actively lifted in their hip key, and it strengthens the core muscles to help them do that. Being able to lift actively up into a hip key and stay locked in at the same time is a really important action to master, because that is an element in a lot of transitions in and out of hip key and thigh hitch types of support of aerial sling. Our aerial sling teaching tutorial video covers the details that we focus on when we teach this drill to our students.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Hip Key Scissors. 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 Key Scissors.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Hip Key Scissors 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 Key Scissors 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 Key Scissors. 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 Key Scissors. 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 Key Scissors. 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 Key Scissors. 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 Key Scissors. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
