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Intro to Hula-Hooping w/ Katie Sunshine

☀️Date: Sunday, July 12th

☀️Time: 2:30-3:30pm

⭐️Description:

Join the amazing Katie Sunshine in this foundational workshop designed specifically for absolute beginners or those who may have some experience but are basically new to hooping.

This one-time session introduces the basic mechanics of waist hooping and essential off-body manipulation. Students will learn how hoop size, posture, and core pacing affect the physics of the hoop. The class covers fundamental techniques for keeping the hoop spinning, recovering a dropping hoop, and transitioning the hoop into the hands for basic tricks.

No prior experience is necessary. Please bring a hoop if you own one, and ACA will have hoops to borrow. Wear comfortable, form-fitting clothing to prevent the hoop from catching on loose fabric!

Aerial Dynamics w/ Femme Fénix — FULL WEEKEND PACKAGE

Date: Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26

Time: All weekend! See below for schedule of workshops

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking. She has taught at numerous studios all over the US, and her classes focus on dynamic form and technique, helping students develop a high standard of creative and acrobatic movement, as well as developing critical body maintenance skills to keep both professional and recreational aerialists in peak form.

Ready to dive head first into a full weekend of aerial dynamics? This weekend package is exactly what you’re looking for! Here’s what included in the full weekend package:

• Beats Fundamentals (Sling/Trapeze) -> 7/24, 5 – 6:30pm
• Drama Queen Trapeze -> 7/24, 6:45 – 8:15pm
• Flyby Flex (Aerial Dynamics Mobility) -> 7/25, 9:30 – 10:30am
• Trapeze Trickery -> 7/25, 10:45am – 12:15pm
• The Swing of Sling -> 7/25, 1:15 -2:45pm
• Power Hungry Trapeze -> 7/26, 2:15 – 3:45pm
• Fierce Flow Sling -> 7/26, 4 – 5:30pm

Student Requirements

1. An intermediate level on any aerial apparatus, generally at least 1 year of experience is appropriate.
2. Stirrup tights for sling (which can be worn under dance shorts or regular leggings) or stirrup leggings. Socks or extra long leggings may be worn instead; the purpose is to cover the arches of the feet.
3. Long-sleeved shirt, ideally in a very smooth fabric (no mesh sleeves!)
4. Be sure your midriff is not exposed
5. No mesh, sequins, rhinestones, studs, zippers, buttons, or clasps on any clothing
6. Signed waiver

Beats Fundamentals (Sling/Trapeze) – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Friday, July 24

Time: 5 – 6:30pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

Learn the fundamentals of beats for trapeze and the sling/hammock. Students are recommended to be at an intermediate level on one or both of these apparatuses.

Drama Queen Trapeze – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Friday, July 24

Time: 6:45 – 8:15pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

Take your trapeze skills to the next level and learn to move with confidence on a trapeze that spins, orbits and swings! This workshop will focus on bar manipulations, fast spin skills, as well as orbiting and swinging. Enhance your trapeze skills with flair and flourish!

Prerequisites: Students must be able to pull over from standing on the floor with trapeze at head height and have strong single-knee and one-arm hangs.

Trapeze Trickery – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Saturday, July 25

Time: 10:45am – 12:15pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

Augment your technique on trapeze by learning the core concepts behind dynamic movement and fundamental drills designed to increase power and efficiency. We’ll tackle key skills for generating powerful swings and exciting circles.

Prerequisites: Students must have a single-arm hang on each side and be comfortable hanging from knees and ankles.

The Swing of Sling – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Saturday, July 25

Time: 1:15 – 2:45pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

Learn the techniques for executing smooth, effortless beats and explosive tricks. Want consecutive elbow circles but don’t have them yet? Afraid to drop into ankle hang? Dive into the core of dynamic movement under a master technician’s eye and push your dynamic sequencing skills to the next level.

Prerequisites: students must be able to invert into the sling from standing on the ground with the bottom of the sling hanging at head height. A familiarity with beats will be helpful, but is not required.

Fierce Flow Sling – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Sunday, July 26

Time: 4 – 5:30pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

For those students already familiar with beats and ankle drops, take this workshop to push your dynamic sequencing skills to the next level. Learn more complex beat styles, understand rolling versus twisting, and how to link multiple dynamic skills into smooth, continuous, acrobatic movement. All power, no plop!

Prerequisites: Students must be able to invert into the sling from standing on the ground with the bottom of the sling hanging at head height. A strong familiarity with both beats and rolling will be helpful

Power Hungry Trapeze – Aerial Dynamics Weekend

Date: Sunday, July 26

Time: 2:15 – 3:45pm

Description:

Camille Swift, a.k.a. Femme Fénix, is a Chicago-based circus artist with 15+ years of experience. Her primary disciplines are static trapeze, dance trapeze and aerial sling, and she is known for creating acts that are highly skilled yet imaginative, expressive and visually striking.

In this workshop we hone in on advanced dynamic trapeze tricks and sequences! We’ll cover the notorious helix family of tricks, release moves and daring drops.

Prerequisites: This is for the intermediate to advanced student, fully capable of pulling over out of a beat and comfortable with knee beats and ankle hangs.