Seattle Acro Weekend! February 17-19th 2017
Each workshop is $40/person.
Pre-registration required for all workshops, so we can accurately plan our base to flyer ratio! If you need a partner, let us know!
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Workshops:
Dance Acro!
Friday, February 17, 2017 — 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Dance Fremont — 4015 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103
Come join us to learn how to flip, flop, fly, and spin with us. You’ll learn choreagraphed sequences leading to a complete flow that you can add to your own standing acrobatics or dance practice.
This is an all-levels class that anyone can join! No partner required — come solo or with a partner.
Fundamentals of Standing Acro!
Saturday, February 18, 2017 — 10:30a – 12:00p
Versatile Arts — 7601 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
New to standing acrobatics? Want to learn how to safely get up, fly high, and get back onto your own two feet, safely? Come join us as we walk you through the fundamentals of standing acrobatics, which include communication, spotting, safe ways of entering and exiting poses, and fundamental poses that you can apply to the rest of your standing practice.
This is a great way to review fundamentals if you already have a standing acro practice. It’s an all-levels class that anyone can join! No partner required — We’ll put you in a group with other flyers, bases, and spotters for the class. If you have a preferred partner, please let us know!
Intermediate Standing Acro!
Saturday, February 18, 2017 — 1:00 pm – 3:00pm
Versatile Arts — 7601 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Ready to take your high bird and two high even higher? Join us for unique counter balances, high poses, and neat transitions that will help link multiple standing acro poses.
This class requires some experience with standing acrobatics to attend. Please be comfortable with two-high and high bird, and have some experience with high-side star, as either a base of flyer. If you took the fundamentals class, you are welcome to join the intermediate standing acro class as well! No partner required — We’ll put you in a group with other flyers, bases, and spotters for the class. If you have a preferred partner, please let us know!
Standing H2H!
Sunday, February 19, 2017 — 12:00p – 2:00p
Versatile Arts — 7601 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
Get your iPhone camera ready!! You’ll be posting awesome H2H pictures on Instagram in no time! 😉 Standing H2H is possibly one of the most thrilling, versatile, and challenging poses in modern-day partner acrobatics. It requires a lot of time, experience, balance, communication, strength, and humility. Come join us to learn the fundamentals of standing H2H, including safe entrances and exits, spotting techniques, and progressions that can be worked on the ground.
This class is a partner-preferred. Please sign up with a partner. If you don’t have a partner, please contact us and we’ll connect you with someone in the community. This class requires the following pre-requisites between the partnership:
* L-base low H2H (elbows on the ground) for 15 seconds, steady
* Stable two-high with arm support for 1 minute
* Stable standing F2H (not-extended) for 30 seconds.