Best Exercises to Prepare for Aerial Dance or Pole Dance
by Monica
Saturday was my 7th week of aerial dance. I go once a week and I've learned the basics plus a few fun moves. The challenge now is learning how to combine moves and making it look smooth. I kind of stink at this right now but it's only my 7th class ever so I know I need a lot of practice before I can even get close to doing what my instructor does. She makes everything look effortless.
I know that my workouts in the last few weeks have helped me in a big way so if you've made your way here via my video or through a search or my article over at bellaonline here's what you need to do to prepare for any type of aerial dance class including silks, single point trapeze, static trapeze, pole dance, or spanish web.
Here's another video of my aerial dance adventures. This was footage of my 10th class. After this class I took a few weeks off and then took 6 more classes. I've learned so much since I started back in Jan.
The hardest thing about aerial dance on a trapeze is getting over your fears and dealing with pain, bruises, calluses, and soreness. Your body eventually adapts and the strength and skills come with practice (core training helps too).
I just finished my second round of classes and my favorite thing this time around was learning to run into inverted positions. My hands didn't like it too much but I loved it.
I'll be taking a month off but will be back in an intermediate class end of summer. I will have more footage of the more advanced stuff soon.
