![]() You use the benefits of gravity to work your muscles and joints in an entirely different way than you ever would on the ground. Mastery And Why Is It Important You’ll see that many prerequisites ask for “mastery” of particular skills.Aerial yoga is a specific style of yoga that involves hanging in a hammock or sling suspended from the ceiling. We use the prerequisites listed below as a quick guide to what you’ll need in the next level, but your teacher always has the final say on when you advance. Students are welcome to move back to a previous level after taking a break, recovering from injury or illness, or just to refresh fundamental skills in a less advanced class. Everyone moves at their own pace, and progress isn’t always linear. ![]() It can be easy to see a list of levels as a ladder to climb as quickly as possible, but we encourage students to let go of expectations about how long it will take them to graduate from a level. Our main notable exception is Straps, which is a more demanding apparatus that has requisite strength requirements to start due to its steep learning curve and its intense demands on the body. For most apparatuses, Beginner classes have no prerequisites and are open to those with no experience. Series classes are split out into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. In each 5-week or 10-week series, your teacher will work with you through a selection of skills, drills, and transitions from that level’s curriculum. These core concepts develop from one level to the next. Each class is designed around a number of core concepts, listed as “Goals” in the table below. Single pole inversions (straddle/frog) from the groundĭevelop and apply understanding of inside knee hook family and its accompanying movementsĬlasses at Sky Candy are all about progressions. Single footlocks in the air (figure 8 and aerial dance) Work on more advanced conditioning drills for skills such toe hangs, heel hangs, single knee hang, one arm hang, meathooks, and skin the cat Master aerial inversions and develop skills in the ropes Introduce relational theory (how skills transitions between each other) Introduce more dynamic movements including rolls/rotations, slides, and small dropsīuild strength in short arm positions, inversions, balances, and skills with one point of contactīegin to sequence skills together and build endurance Transition into and out of hip drape (via rotation)Īble to safely get onto a high bar without assistanceīeginner Up/Down: Tuck or straddle onto bar, rock n’ roll to sit, perch to stand, stand on demi-pointe, return perch, straddle/trashcan exit, straddle outĬontinue work on beats, learn new pathways and learn to use beats for dynamic skills and transitions ![]() Learn skills with more complex entry and exit options, including belayĪble to invert without assistance through a pullover and a tuck or a straddle ![]() Introduce beats and build long arm inversion strength Work on more advanced conditioning drills for skills such straight leg fankick hipkey, one arm hang, flags, meathooks, and skin the cat Introduce C shaping, including specific work on back balance skills Learn rotational movements around a fixed point, including windmill, BBQ/legocopter, J-flip, etcĭevelop endurance for executing multiple inversions in the air and sequencing familiar skills ![]() Learn closed wrap drops & dives that move through space forwards, backwards, sideways, and downĭevelop and apply understanding of S & U wrap theory and its accompanying movementsĭevelop and apply understanding of outside knee hook family and its accompanying movements Split pole (tuck & straddle/frog) and single pole inversions (straddle/frog) from the groundĬlear understanding of same side and opposite side knee hooks Single and double footlocks in the air (figure 8 and aerial dance) Russian and standard climbs - able to climb 16 ft. 10 second long and short arm hang with hollow body ![]()
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