Aerial Drills for Gymnasts & Dancers
Basic Aerial Drills that help the athlete understand the body movements of the Aerial (no handed cartwheel).
Coach Heather
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(967)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
The student will learn by watching a live demonstration via the instructor. Student will perform step by step progressions of the movement of the step hurdle lunge and executing proper form in a gymnastics aerial drills. The instructor will then monitor each student perform the movement (correcting as needed) answering and asking questions to the student to ensure body movements are understood. Class time is structured with a warm-up and then drills to execute the skill properly. The topics that will be covered in class: *Needle Kicks (the second leg in the lunge needs to be fast and aggressive in order to get off the ground in an aerial) *Lunge (the aerial begins & ends in a lunge) *Arm placement and chest placement *Cartwheel review with starting lunge and ending lunge *Fast Cartwheel picking your hands up before your feet land *One handed cartwheel with inside & outside hand *Step Hurdle Lunge *forward stroke arms with step hurdle *Fly away cartwheel *Fly away cartwheel with one hand
Learning Goals
Students will learn the drills for the aerial in gymnastics with proper body shapes.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Must have Cartwheel. Risk of injury if students are not performing skills correctly. Parental guidance and assistance may be needed. Please make sure proper safety precautions are taken. For example, make sure student is not performing skills next to furniture and has proper matting required for class.
This is a risky class because the student does not have a coach at home to work with them on proper form and technique and the potential for injury exists. Parent supervision(adult present during the class) and skills may need to be modified according to skill level, skill, and strength of each student.
Supply List
Supply List: *Step up Stool *Yoga mat, gymnastics mat or 4-8 bed pillows *Pillows or couch pillows 2-3 *Dining room chair *One sock or scrunchie to put around ankle Please have gymnast in proper gymnastics attire. Girls: Leotard, gymnastics shorts, or leggings Boys: T-shirt and basketball shorts or sweatpants Hair pulled back and no jewelry.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
4.9
967reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
California Teaching Certificate
I've been coaching gymnastics and dance for 14 years. I'm a current owner/operator of a gymnastics business located in Southern California. I'm certified through USA Gymnastics and Acrobatic Arts and I've learned from many different coaches and instructors throughout my years of coaching. I truly love to see the gymnast improve with unique progressions. Watching students achieve skills and be excited about accomplishing a body movement is amazing to watch!Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$16
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 535 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-10 learners per class
