June 23rd
Charlotte, NC
Private lessons at Bloom Movement Artistry
Email: bloommovementartistry@gmail.com
June 24th
Asheville, NC
Workshops at Empyrean Arts
2:45-4:15pm
Hanging and Pulling: stop talking about scapula
As aerialists, hanging and pulling is at the core of what we do. While we’ve hopefully all learned that “back and down” is less than helpful, what do you say instead and how are the scapula supposed to move?
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- A functional approach to hanging and pulling by exploring what is supporting you when you hang and what happens when you pull.
- What to watch out for in your students, drills to help them (and us) find a more optimal hanging position
- What cues may help or hinder shoulder blade movement and control
While this workshop will focus on teaching strategies for coaches, it is open to anyone who wants to learn more about this key component to training!
4:30-6pm
Sequencing on Sling
If you’re interested in exploring little rabbit holes and puzzle-y pathways on sling, this is the workshop for you! We’ll look at a variety of nontraditional transitions and sequencing choices and allow students the option to choose their own adventures. Rather than being choreography-focused, this workshop is designed to equip students with the sequencing concepts they need to develop their own choreography and transitions in their future practice.
This workshop is taught on sling. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the sling.
June 25th
11:45am-1:15pm
Sequencing on Dance Trapeze
Having the bar of a dance trapeze to create space gives you a whole different set of options to explore while combining moves and transitioning between them. We’ll use that solid, heavy base to find sequences that capitalize on the extra real estate for movement, rolling, and transitioning. Rather than being choreography-focused, this workshop is designed to equip students with the sequencing concepts they need to develop their own choreography and transitions in their future practice.
This workshop is taught on dance trapeze. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the trapeze.
1:30-3pm
Beat Basics
Explore the basics of building a powerful, effective, and efficient beat from start to finish. We’ll talk about the importance of a student’s connection to the apparatus, how to build awareness of that at all points during the beat, and to use that connection and awareness to develop power and control. The focus will be on forward/backward beats, but we will also touch on bell beat patterning and how the same principles of connection and momentum work in both beat types. Students will gain a thorough understanding of basic beat structure, preparing the body for beats, and progressions for skills such as beat to pullover.
This workshop is taught on sling and trapeze. Students must be at an advanced beginning level or higher (actively working on aerial skills and looking for refinement on technique).
To sign up, create your account at empyreanarts.org, and you should be able to purchase the workshops from your student account.
Email: empyreanartsnc@gmail.com
June 30th
St. Louis, MI
Workshops at Bumbershoot Aerial Arts
6-7:30pm
Hanging and Pulling: stop talking about scapula
As aerialists, hanging and pulling is at the core of what we do. While we’ve hopefully all learned that “back and down” is less than helpful, what do you say instead and how are the scapula supposed to move?
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- A functional approach to hanging and pulling by exploring what is supporting you when you hang and what happens when you pull.
- What to watch out for in your students, drills to help them (and us) find a more optimal hanging position
- What cues may help or hinder shoulder blade movement and control
While this workshop will focus on teaching strategies for coaches, it is open to anyone who wants to learn more about this key component to training!
7:30-9pm
Sequencing on Sling
If you’re interested in exploring little rabbit holes and puzzle-y pathways on sling, this is the workshop for you! We’ll look at a variety of nontraditional transitions and sequencing choices and allow students the option to choose their own adventures. Rather than being choreography-focused, this workshop is designed to equip students with the sequencing concepts they need to develop their own choreography and transitions in their future practice.
This workshop is taught on sling. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the sling.
Create an account and sign up here!
July 1st
Workshops at St. Louis Aerial Collective
11am-1pm
Rolling Over/Shelf Theory
Learn the mechanics of rolling on an apparatus, finding your “shelves,” and using them to move with ease. We’ll explore transitions from sitting to hips and back again, and how these basic pathways can be used to transition into skills like hip keys and back balances. Students will come away with a solid understanding of efficient movement patterns for rolling skills and the tools to incorporate those skills into their own practice. If you enjoy twisty and windy movement, or if you WANT to enjoy it but struggle to make it feel good, this workshop will help you twist and wind with ease and grace.
All students with a comfortable, active aerial practice are welcome.
1:30pm-3:30pm
Sequencing on Dance Trapeze
Having the bar of a dance trapeze to create space gives you a whole different set of options to explore while combining moves and transitioning between them. We’ll use that solid, heavy base to find sequences that capitalize on the extra real estate for movement, rolling, and transitioning. Rather than being choreography-focused, this workshop is designed to equip students with the sequencing concepts they need to develop their own choreography and transitions in their future practice.
This workshop is taught on dance trapeze. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the trapeze.
Find more information and sign up here!
July 8-9th
Minneapolis, MN
Workshops at Stomping Ground Studio
July 8th
12:30-2pm
Beat Basics
Explore the basics of building a powerful, effective, and efficient beat from start to finish. We’ll talk about the importance of a student’s connection to the apparatus, how to build awareness of that at all points during the beat, and to use that connection and awareness to develop power and control. The focus will be on forward/backward beats, but we will also touch on bell beat patterning and how the same principles of connection and momentum work in both beat types. Students will gain a thorough understanding of basic beat structure, preparing the body for beats, and progressions for skills such as beat to pullover.
This workshop is taught on sling and trapeze. Students must be at an advanced beginning level or higher (actively working on aerial skills and looking for refinement on technique).
2:15-3:45pm
Sequencing on Dance Trapeze
Having the bar of a dance trapeze to create space gives you a whole different set of options to explore while combining moves and transitioning between them. We’ll use that solid, heavy base to find sequences that capitalize on the extra real estate for movement, rolling, and transitioning. Rather than being choreography-focused, this workshop is designed to equip students with the sequencing concepts they need to develop their own choreography and transitions in their future practice.
This workshop is taught on dance trapeze. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the trapeze.
July 9th
10:30am-12pm
Rolling Up/Rolling Down
Get into the details of leg roll-ups and roll-downs, the nuances of their pathways, and where they can lead in this technique-focused workshop. Analyze where your body is in relation to your apparatus and how your leg rolls change based on that positioning. Students in this workshop will learn how to build toward moves like one-arm, one-leg roll-ups and how various roll-ups and roll-downs can transition to many different skill options.
This workshop is taught on sling, but its concepts are also relevant to other apparatus. All students with a comfortable, active aerial practice are welcome.
12:15pm-1:45pm
All About Armbreakers
The armbreaker is a skill that’s applicable on many different apparatus and can be an interesting transition point into and out of a wide variety of skills. In this workshop, we’ll look at the basic armbreaker pathway, the theory behind the move, and how to use it for mounts, dynamic skills, and poses or shapes. We’ll also learn about what’s happening in the shoulder joint during the position and how to warm up for safely achieving the required range of motion.
This workshop is designed to be taught on sling and dance trapeze but could be limited to just one of those. All students must have comfort pulling over multiple times from the ground and comfort inverting in the air from standing on the apparatus.
More info and sign up here!
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