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Aerial Technique & Performance (Level 3-6)
Wednesdays 6:45-8:00p (May 8 - June 27, 2012)
Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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Aerial Technique and Performance is the class for any student looking to improve the safety, efficiency and beauty of their aerial work. We'll focus on clean execution of core skills in the air, reviewing and nailing the fundamental vocabulary. Skills will be broken down and analyzed... and there'll be plenty of conditioning - on the floor and in the air - designed to increase your aerial abilities and develop great form. Throughout the session, we will also address performance enhancement. Amanda's got an eagle eye for details, so come prepared to work hard (and smart).
Available at Esh Aerial Arts (Cambridge, MA) and Aircraft Aerial Arts (Somerville, MA), as well as nationally and internationally, by arrangement. Amanda offers private and semi-private coaching in multiple circus and aerial dance apparatuses and skills, stretching, conditioning, injury prevention, act creation/choreography, aerial improvisation, and performance refinement. To schedule, Contact Amanda
Wednesday 5/23: Pilates-based Conditioning for Aerialists
5:30-6:30p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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This ground-based taster class introduces fundamental Pilates principles and exercises in combination with circus conditioning and stretching to increase power and stability in the upper and lower core, improve awareness and alignment in the head/neck/ shoulders, and balance the pull of aerial work on our bodies. Please bring a yoga mat, a towel, and a readiness to engage in mindful practice.
(Though this class will be low impact and challenging in a nuanced way, it is not recommended for students with herniated discs or osteopenia/osteoporosis. If you have any injuries and are unsure if they will present a problem in the class, or any general questions about this class, contact Amanda Goble. $20 registration, or $35 for any two May fitness classes, through Aircraft Aerial Arts.)
Wednesday 5/23: Total Body Fitness
8:15-9:15p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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This ground-based conditioning taster class will kick your butt with a combination of circuit training, conditioning, and stretching designed to increase your endurance, strength, coordination, and mobility. Bring a yoga mat, a towel, water... and be prepared to W-O-R-K!
(This class will involve some impact exercises, as well as significant use of both upper and lower body and will increase heart rate. This class is appropriate for students who are healthy and injury free. $20 registration, or $35 for any two May fitness classes, through Aircraft Aerial Arts.)
Saturday 5/26/12: Aerial Technique Exploration
5:30-7:30p @ Esh Aerial Arts, Cambridge, MA
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Aerial Technique Exploration is the workshop for any student looking to improve the efficiency and beauty of their aerial work. In this two hour taste test of technical aerial study, we'll focus on clean execution of core skills in the air, reviewing and nailing several key facets of the fundamental vocabulary. Skills will be broken down and analyzed, and there'll be plenty of conditioning — on the floor and in the air — designed to increase your aerial abilities and develop great form. Work will focus on aerial fabric and/or trapeze, depending on the desires and needs of workshop participants. Students of all levels are guaranteed to walk away with new insights that they can apply to their existing skill set *and* in their acquisition of new tricks. Amanda has an eagle eye for details, so come prepared to work hard (and smart). $50 registration, through Esh Aerial Arts.
Wednesday 5/30: Total Body Fitness
5:30-6:30p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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This ground-based conditioning taster class will kick your butt with a combination of circuit training, conditioning, and stretching designed to increase your endurance, strength, coordination, and mobility. Bring a yoga mat, a towel, water... and be prepared to W-O-R-K!
(This class will involve some impact exercises, as well as significant use of both upper and lower body and will increase heart rate. This class is appropriate for students who are healthy and injury free. $20 registration, or $35 for any two May fitness classes, through Aircraft Aerial Arts.)
Wednesday 5/30: Pilates-based Conditioning for Aerialists
8:15-9:15p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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This ground-based taster class introduces fundamental Pilates principles and exercises in combination with circus conditioning and stretching to increase power and stability in the upper and lower core, improve awareness and alignment in the head/neck/ shoulders, and balance the pull of aerial work on our bodies. Please bring a yoga mat, a towel, and a readiness to engage in mindful practice.
(Though this class will be low impact and challenging in a nuanced way, it is not recommended for students with herniated discs or osteopenia/osteoporosis. If you have any injuries and are unsure if they will present a problem in the class, or any general questions about this class, contact Amanda Goble. $20 registration, or $35 for any two May fitness classes, through Aircraft Aerial Arts.)
Saturday 6/2: Essential Trapeze Vocabulary & Technique
12:30-2:30p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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Whether you have been doing trapeze for two weeks or two years, the fundamental vocabulary and technique must be fully mastered for optimal trapeze ease. These are the building blocks of all trapeze work. No matter how long your list of skills is, mastery of the basics gives you the ability to create clean, confident, and effortless movement in the air. A sample taste of the power of clean technique, we'll break down the most basic of trapeze skills and discover the many details and nuances that Òmake or breakÓ trapeze work. All students are guaranteed to walk away with details that will assist them in their current and future skills. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to get changed and settled, and bring a pen and a notebook to class.
(Pre-requisites: Students will need very basic familiarity with trapeze work and must have the strength to be able to get into a pike under the bar, hang from knees, and sit and stand without physical assistance. $55 registration, through Aircraft.)
Saturday 6/2: Essential Vertical Vocabulary & Technique
3:00-5:00p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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Whether you have been doing fabric/rope for two weeks or two years, the fundamental vocabulary and technique must be fully mastered for optimal vertical ease. These are the building blocks of all fabric and rope work. No matter how long your list of skills is, mastery of the basics givesAmanda Workshop Descriptions for May & Early June, 2012
you the ability to create clean, confident, and effortless movement on the air. A sample taste of the power of clean technique, we'll break down the most basic of vertical skills and discover the many details and nuances that Òmake or breakÓ the work. All students are guaranteed to walk away with details that will assist them in their current and future skills. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to get changed and settled, and bring a pen and a notebook to class.
(Pre-requisites: Students will need very basic familiarity with fabric or rope work and must have the strength to be able to stand in a footlock and perform basic climbing without physical assistance. The strength to invert into and hold a straddle - starting with feet on the ground - is recommended. $55 registration, through Aircraft.)
Sunday 6/3: Re*Form School for Aerial Acts
12:00-2:30p @ Aircraft Aerial Arts, Somerville MA
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Bring your acts to the most supportive (and fun) reform school in existence!
In this group collaborative workshop, we'll begin to analyze aerial pieces - from sequences to fully set acts. We'll move acts towards completion, clean them up, and make them more vibrant and meaningful. As a group, and individually, we'll look at sequencing, form, character, pacing... and we'll leave with ideas for growth, improvement, and change. Come prepared with an open heart and mind and a willingness to both explore your work and contribute thoughts to others. Your Re*Form school founder and director, Amanda Goble, has a firm and clear, yet supportive and encouraging, coaching style.
Partner and group acts are welcome and encouraged, but each student may only focus on one act within the three hours (if you have a solo and a duo, please choose one). Following a quick, but thorough, warm-up, class will be structured to allow for individual and group work and discussion and will be paced to allow for physical breaks. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to get changed and settled, and bring a pen and a notebook to class.
At time of registration, please let Aircraft or Amanda know what apparatus you will need, if you are in a solo or a duo/group (and who your partner is, if a duo/group), and how long your act or sequence is, approximately.
(Pre-requisites: Students will need to be able to perform their sequences and sections multiple times, throughout the course of the workshop. Students must have safely mastered tricks/skills in their sequences, without instruction or physical assistance. Students unsure if they have met the prerequisites are encouraged to contact Amanda. $65 per person, through Aircraft.)
Amanda Goble is available for aerial and movement workshops and residencies nationwide, and beyond. Please visit the contact page if you would like arrange a workshop in your area.
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