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A fun way I found into what we call “Straight ja

A fun way I found into what we call “Straight jacket” not sure what other people call this position. So many fun ways in.
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Still jamming to the same song . . . Can’t get enough.
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Sarah Bebe Holmes
@glasgowtheatreartscollective
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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
Level 2 Silks - July 2021
Level 1 Silk/Trapeze/Rope/Lyra November 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Link in the bio🦋

Congratulations to our Rope Fast Track Graduates!

Congratulations to our Rope Fast Track Graduates! Rope Fast track is an add-on course where we take the foundations of what we did in the Full Level 1 Silks Teacher Training, and hone in on some rope specific skills and course material.
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In addition to all the skills and drills, we had a super dork out zoom call, where we analyzed beat technique and dissected advanced rope sequences. It was so fun to be in a group of other rope-enthusiasts and get to really focus on what makes rope such a unique apparatus.
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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
• Level 2 Silks - July 2021
• Level 1 Silks | Rope | Lyra or Trapeze (choose 1) - November 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
• Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Link in the bio🦋

Does warming up every feel like a drag? Needs some

Does warming up every feel like a drag? Needs some new inspiration for warm ups? Try a creative movement prompt that doubles as a warm up exercise.
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As aerialists, our wrists & hands have very important jobs, a strong grip strength keeps us safe and in the air! Our hands are also extremely expressive. What are all the different ways that you can tell a story with your hands?
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Start by using intentional gripping with your apparatus. Then play with it and have fun!
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Can you retract the hand away from the apparatus, as if you just touched a hot stove?
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Can you twist the hands or twist the apparatus? overgrip or undergrip?
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Slide the hands
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Articulate the fingers
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Speed it up or slow it down
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Throw the apparatus?
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Anything goes!
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By the time your done with this little improvisation, your hands should be feeling ready to get up there in the air, engaged and expressive.

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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
• Level 2 Silks - July 2021
• Level 1 Silks | Rope | Lyra or Trapeze (choose 1) - November 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
• Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Link in the bio🦋

As an instructor, it's a good practice to phrase t

As an instructor, it's a good practice to phrase things in the positive. Cues like "engage your core - straighten your legs - send energy out the toes" etc... Basically, try to tell your students what you WANT them to do, more than you're telling them what NOT to do.
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That being said.... there are times when it can be super effective to demonstrate what not to do, or as we like to call it a "common error."
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For your viewing pleasure, (and hopefully educational too) here's a smattering of common errors for a straddle invert on silks. Any of these look familiar for yourself or your students?
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We have an EXTENSIVE invert section in our Level 1 Silks Teacher Training and we reference this video at the very end of the section. After we've looked at ALL the progressions / drills / and instruction on how to do a clean and strong invert. (Ps. our next Level 1 training is this November!! Join us!)
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Disclaimers:
1) When demonstrating common errors in a class setting, we suggest only highlighting ONE error at a time, to really focus on a technique point you are trying to address
2) Always follow up by demonstrating the CORRECT way, so that your student's aren't left with what NOT to do as the last thing they saw.
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We'd love to hear about your personal invert journeys...please share in the comments below, and tag a friend who you think should see this.
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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
• Level 2 Silks - July 2021
• Level 1 Silks | Rope | Lyra or Trapeze (choose 1) - November 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
• Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Link in the bio🦋

Congratulations to everyone who just completed our

Congratulations to everyone who just completed our Level 1 Remote Teacher Training Course. Swipe to see all the people who joined us from all over the world! - All over the United States, Canada, Scotland, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Dubai, Sweden, China and Singapore. This is our most multicultural training thus far!
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We are incredibly grateful for all the aerialists who shared part of their journey with us. And feel inspired to stay connected and continue to build a positive global community.
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We aren’t kidding when we say this is a jam packed training! We appreciate the dedication and hard work of the students over this past month. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to this amazing group, and to ALL our alumni. Your interest, questions, thoughts and creative improvisation are a huge source of inspiration for us.
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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
• Level 1 Rope Fast Track - June 2021
• Level 2 Silks - July 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
• Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Links in the bio🦋

Ever feel like you are in a loop? * * This flooria

Ever feel like you are in a loop?
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This floorial choreography dates back to circa 2010 when I first started looking into jump throughs on rope. As I was playing I thought back to this time in my life and suddenly had the thought that I knew more back then. Do you ever get that feeling? Sometimes I read back journal entries to myself from years ago and realize the lesson I JUST learned I actually learned a decade ago, I just forgot. Time is confusing. Our minds do not keep all our lessons in them, we have to keep relearning. Why? To keep us from being bored?
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As I watched this video back I played it in reverse and it somehow made more sense to me that way. Jumping through the loops again, backwards and none the wiser
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Sarah Bebe Holmes
Glasgow
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✨Upcoming REMOTE Teacher Trainings✨
• Level 1 Rope Fast Track - June 2021
• Level 2 Silks - July 2021
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✨E-Courses available ✨
Belay for Days Theory based self-directed course
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🏝Aerial Retreats⛵
• Catalina Aerial + Sail Retreat - Oct 10 - 16, 2021
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Mexico Aerial Escapades - January 15-22, 2022
🦋Link in the bio🦋

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