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Achieving a strong straddle up in the air is a long term project for most adult aerialists on any apparatus. It can be very challenging to achieve, but the rewards are that so many aerial skills become easier and many aerial sling skills become possible once that straddle up has been mastered.
In our aerial sling curriculum we start our students working towards their straddle ups right away, but we take our time and we only teach skills that come from a straddle up much later in our aerial sling curriculum.
This aerial sling tutorial video includes a lot of information, progressions, and drills that we use to progress our students from a back straddle in the bottom of the sling to a straddle up in the air above the bottom of the sling. Specific drills included are Back Straddle to Lock Off, Back Straddle to Straddle Up, Seated to Straddle Up, Seated on One Thigh to Straddle Up, Straddle Up From Standing with the sling in front of, behind, and beside the body, and Straddle Up from standing on the sling and from Box Pose.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Straddle Up Progressions. 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 Straddle Up Progressions.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial sling skill Straddle Up Progressions 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 Straddle Up Progressions 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 Straddle Up Progressions. 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 Straddle Up Progressions. 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 Straddle Up Progressions. 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 Straddle Up Progressions. 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 Straddle Up Progressions. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
