The quick honest answer is this: An aerial takes longer than most dancers and parents expect-BUT for a good reason. An aerial is not just a “no hand cartwheel,” It’s a plyometric skill that demands joint stability and coordination between power production and precise timing. Junior dancers between ages 8-13, are still learning neuromuscular adaptations needed to safely stick a high-velocity, single leg landing. 1. Joint Stabilization comes before BIG Tricks. Even as an adul

I came across a post of a dancer with her hind knee flexed against the wall in her split. They were also using a band to pull that same flexed knee down. This front split drill, forces the hip into extreme hip extension on that hind leg with the pelvis being driven anteriorly excessively. Problem #1 : When the pelvis tips forward, naturally the femoral head shifts forward in the socket. If pushed excessively, this really stresses the hip capsule long-term wise,it could also h