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Shoulder Hang is an aerial sling foundation that most students learn early in their first class. We let our beginner aerial sling students know that in a Shoulder Hang they’re going to hold themselves in the air with their shoulders. Shoulder Hang can help prep students for strong lock offs, and of course it’s an important foundation for so many skills on aerial sling. The key is to roll the shoulders back and press them into the fabric, to lift the chest and prevent the fabric from sliding into the armpits. This tutorial video covers key tips and common mistakes to watch out for with beginners.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Shoulder Hang. 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 Shoulder Hang.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Shoulder Hang 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 Shoulder Hang 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 Shoulder Hang. 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 Shoulder Hang. 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 Shoulder Hang. 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 Shoulder Hang. 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 Shoulder Hang. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
