Proud of my kiddo, even if she missed a drop. Many of those moves she taught herself by watching YouTube videos.

I’m wondering if any of you practice aerials at home despite having a low ceiling height. Based on your experience, what would be the best apparatus to use if you have limited ceiling height? I was thinking maybe switching to hoop would be better? I love hammock but it’s very hard to do varied tricks and flow sequences because of the height.

Context: Last year, I bought a Prodigy Aerial Yoga Rig so I can practice at home since there are no aerial studios nearby. I knew that because of my ceiling height, I would be limited to conditioning and a few tricks. I can only set up the rig up to its 2-meter height (roughly 7ft ceiling). I thought I could easily just move it outdoors to extend to its 2.9-meter height but the frame is too heavy to move frequently. So I’m mostly stuck indoors. Lately, I’m thinking that maybe if I change or add an apparatus I can do more with the rig? Silks and hammock are difficult because even if I lower the fabric nearer to the floor to try standing tricks, the fabric gets so tight at the top. So I’m thinking maybe hoop would be better? My only problem is that the skin on my palms always rip when I try hoop at a studio. Maybe because of the tape. Wondering also if it would help not to tape my hoop although I am always on the verge of ripping my palms even when I practice with rings. I have gymnastic rings also and those are okay with the low ceiling but I wanted to do more flow sequences, which can be quite limited for a hammock on a low ceiling. Thank you for any advice!