Partner Acrobatics & Acro Yoga

Acro includes acro yoga, high standing acrobatics like hand to hand, adagio, acrobalance, or acro dance, banquine, cheer-style stunting and basket tossing, and partner Thai therapeutics. Classes range from beginner to advanced! Workshops range from one to four hours in length, depending on number of students and ability level.

Standing Partner Acro

Adagio & Acro Yoga

Intro to Hand to Hand (H2H)

Students will learn hand to hand and reverse hand to hand grips for both base and flyer, two-high entrance for standing hand to hand, L-base hand to hand practice, tempo for flyer and base, spotting, exiting, and tips for balance.

Prerequisites: flyers should be able to hold a handstand (against the wall or with spot) for a minimum of 30 seconds; bases should be able to bench press minimum of 50 kg or 110 lbs.

Foot to Hand

Starting out for standing stunting? As a pre-curser to hand to hand and a good way to learn high acro, focus on L-basing and standing partner foot to hand, second basing and spotting techniques, as well as the different entrances into foot to hand and reverse foot to hand. Students will also learn varying grips and standing posture for flyers.

Beginner: intro to foot to hand L-basing, pistons L-basing, learning extension foot to hand, intro to standing foot to hand

Intermediate: standing foot to hand, entrances into standing foot to hand such as two high step in and post up, intro to reverse foot to hand

Advanced: standing foot to hand, toss to foot to hand, walk into reverse foot to hand, toss to reverse foot to hand, and post up. Focusing on tosses in and out.

L-Basing & Acro Yoga

For student feeling comfortable swinging around their vertical aerial apparatus! Learn how to use swings to harness momentum for advanced and dynamic movement.

Students will learn how to swing, spot, and safely land for practicing release moves, including free back and front saltos (rope), neck hang pirouettes, suspension beats, dislocks and free dislocks (silks), half inlock or front pike salto (silks), and pirouettes (rope) and elbow pirouettes (silks).

Prerequisites: students should be comfortable with long arm (straight arm) inversions and be familiar with dynamic swings.

Note: due to the nature of swinging, pulley systems over dead rigging is recommended.

Open Drops (Silks & Rope)

Ready to take drops to the next level? Open drops are great because they don't require getting in and out of wraps, which allows for fluidity of movement. Students will start with progressions, learning how to control wrapped drops by going slow and stopping in various position. From here, students will learn entrances into unwrapped drops and add-ons, such as cartwheels, front/back salto carthweels, moses/terry twist, porn star saltos, half inlock or front pike salto (silks), handstand drop (silks), and the difference between dynamic and static unwrapped drops. Great for students who want to take their practice to the next level!

Prerequisites: students should have a comfortable propeller/windmill/ wheel down/helicopter.

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Standing Acro

Standing acro is great for students who love standing acrobatics but don't focus solely on hand to hand yet. Standing acro can be done either in pairs or groups. Standing acro can include some pre-hand to hand variations as well as hand to hand.

Beginner: students should be comfortable with two highs and moves include cathedral and high L-sit

Intermediate: learning tosses, working in and out of hand to hand, varying entrances into side star

Advanced: working in and out of hand to hand such as toss up to bridge (foot to hand and hand to hand) to extension to hand to hand

Prerequisites: students should be comfortable getting in and out of two highs, foot to hand, and hand to hand for advanced workshops.

Dance Trapeze

Aerial dance trapeze has the trapeze from one point (versus two) and includes sequences for both spin and static focusing on dance and performance.

Beginner: for students learning basics of trapeze, such as entrances, inversions, and sequences such as mermaid and amazon.

Intermediate: for students who are working on intermediate poses such as toe hang, basic drops while spinning, as well as rolls including belly rolls and elbow rolls.

Advanced: for students who are working on advanced spinning and flares, moves such as meat hook and side planche (reverse meat hook), and connecting dynamic movements.

Static Trapeze

Static trapeze uses a double point trapeze that is best used for dynamic movement and swinging.

Beginner: for students learning basics of trapeze, such as entrances and inversions, as well as learning swinging and basic drops.

Intermediate: for students who are working on drops such as cut catches, drop to ankles, and penny (hox) drop, as well as rolls including belly rolls and elbow rolls.

Advanced: for students who are working on connecting advanced dynamic movement, such as pullover to straddle drop, penny (hox) drop half twist, and twist to ankles.

Hammock

Aerial hammock (cocoon) is a single loop silk similar to aerial silks. Hammock is great for students who are interested in learning silks but have a harder time working on the traditional two fabrics, or who want the ease of a loop at the end like a hoop and without so much additional fabric.

Beginner: for students learning crochet and inversions and front salto wrapped drops.

Intermediate: for students comfortable with hip keys and unwrapped saltos and knee and ankle hangs.

Advanced: For students who are comfortable spinning, connecting dynamics moves includes flares, and more dynamic drops.

Straps & Loops

Straps and loops allow for both dynamic movements and flexible sequencing. Although beginner classes are available, it is recommended students already have experience with aerials and have a long arm (straight arm) invert.

Beginner: for students learning swings, beats, and spinning, as well as combinations where the straps can be "looped" to create two separate loops.

Intermediate: for students who are working on spinning combinations and flares, meathook, side planche (reverse meathook), and drops to ankles through splits.

Advanced: dynamic movement while spinning including dislocks, inlocks, butterfly, roll ups, crusifix roll ups, side planch (reverse meathook), and progressions toward switches.

Duo Trapeze

Duo trapeze is great for students who want an introduction to working in aerial doubles that require a base/porter and a flyer, usually of mixed sizes.

Beginner: for students learning the basics of porting and flying, poses, entrances, and exits. Poses include splits and sleeping beauty, in addition to learning how to tempo.

Intermediate: for students learning intermediate sequences that require porters to be in position for more than two minutes at a time. Sequences include hangle dangle, shin to shin, and ankle hangs.

Advanced: for students who are working dynamic and release moves that include drop to hands, pop and swing to ankles, dislocks, and cut catches. Porters primarily work in catcher's position.

Prerequisites: students do not require experience on trapeze but should be familiar working with aerials and at height. All students should be able to invert easily.

Note: learning how to port can be painful and it is recommended new students wear multiple layers of pants to help protect against the bar and ropes.

Aerial Duos

Aerial duos is great for students who have mastered the basics of aerials and are keen to work with a partner. Same size pairings are particular good for aerial hoop and aerial straps.

Sequences include spinning, flexibility, moving between partner and apparatus, and focusing on ways to dance together. Students will learn the basics of of how to base/port and fly.

Prerequisites: students must be familiar with aerials with have a comfortable invert. Students should also have the endurance to stay in the air for up to three minutes.

Dislocks (Silks & Straps)

Dislocks?! Not quite sure about this skill? Take a full workshop to breakdown all the progressions and key movement patterns that make this skill happen. When done correctly, dislocks do not strain or stretch the shoulders. A common misconception is that flexible shoulders are required - not true! Starting from the ground working on the body angle and shoulder rotation, as well as swings and shoulder strength, we progress slowly to allow students to adjust to the movement pattern in order to complete the full skill. Advanced students can progress to multiple dislocks and free dislocks (no hand locks - silks only).

Prerequisites: students should have a comfortable long arm (straight arm) inversion and be familiar with swings and beats.

Slack Drops (Silks & Rope)

Love the simplicity of slack drops? Slack drops are an easy and awesome way to wow the audience and fly through the air! Learn new and fun ways to get in and out of slack drops making them short or long. Slack drops include various catchers, crochet, stag, and crucifix drops!

Prerequisites: ability to invert, familiarity with various lock positions such as hip and catchers lock, and comfortable working at height.

Dynamic Beats & Swings (Silks & Rope)

Ready to take your verticals to the next level? This workshop teaches the four basic swings for dynamics and how to harness the momentum to go into advanced and dynamic movement. Students will learn different shoulder positions and grips that work best for starting and finishing dynamic movements in addition to learning exercises that will help prepare students for advanced dynamic movements. This class will primarily be focusing on long arm.

Prerequisites: students should be familiar with either rope or silks, have a strong grip, and be able to invert easily in a long arm (straight arm) position.

Note: due to the nature of swinging, pulley systems over dead rigging is recommended.

10/20/30/40 Ways to Belay (Silks)

Be the master of the belay! Learn 40+ ways to get into belay and belay variations such as single, double, or triple loop belay, as well as waist, neck, and leg hang variations and different belay poses, plus different types of exits to make your sequences performance worthy! This class includes information on the basic belay wraps and how and why belays work.

Note: number of belay entrances will depend on ability level and amount of time.

Prerequisites: students must be able to invert.

Dislocks (Silks & Straps)

Prerequisites: students should have a comfortable long arm (straight arm) inversion and be familiar with swings and beats.

Splits and Splits (Hoop, Silks, Rope, Trapeze)

Everybody loves splits! Make the audience wow with so many ways to split! Learn various entrances and exits to classics!

Silks: basic splits from foot locks, thigh splits, and stellar split, to bow and arrow variations, belay, and more!

Hoop: learn so many ways to split on the hoop, from side split, feed through split, and Russian split, to splits using the top of the hoop and the ropes!

Trapeze: splits high and splits low, splits standing, and splits upside down! Learn different ways to wrap in the rope to find splits, such as back split, angel split, and standing split!

Rope: learn more challenging unwrapped splits that require good grip and flexibility, as well as how to take these splits into swings!

Prerequisites: students should be familiar with the apparatus of their choice and have their front splits or be close to a front split position.

Add On - Working with Double Star (Silks)

Love the feeling of flying through double star? Learn how to add on! From back saltos and front saltos, to beehive, pullovers, sits, and more, add on top of your double star for longer and more exciting drops! Students will learn wraps to add on as well as how to control drops that move from different body positions.

Prerequisites: familiarity with double star and minimum ceiling height of six meters or 20 feet.

Specialty Aerial Apparatuses

Specialty apparatuses include:

Aerial cube

Aerial pole (flying pole)

Spanish web

Hair hanging

And other apparatuses custom made such as spirals, anchors, rings (small hoops), and more!

Aerial Yoga

For Aerial Yoga - see Yoga Classes

Intro to Spinning (Hoop, Trapeze, Silks, Straps)

This workshop is great for students who want an introduction into intense spinning as well as learn how to control the spin. Students will learn how to "read the spin" to find the most efficient ways to move and harness the spin's power.

Hoop and trapeze: students will learn pivot spinning from high, side, low. and stag, flares, flares to meat hook, and wide spinning away from the center.

Silks: students will learn how to spin using the fabric as well as positions that allow for tighter spinning movement.

Prerequisites: students should be able to invert easily.

Note: motion sickness does happen! Try not to eat too much before class!

Getting Performance Ready!

Are you thinking of performing or getting ready to perform? Performance training is very different from classroom training and putting together an act or performance takes a lot of time and effort to showcase your skills, but also to represent a theme, character, abstract concept, or showcase musicality. Learn how to feed choreography together in ways that allow a showcase of amazing skills yet allow time to rest and breathe, while most importantly including small touches that make performances memorable.