Aerial Ballet is 120min workshop & photography session dedicated to exploring performing aerial while wearing wearing pointe shoes,
This is an advanced workshop aimed at providing a safe space for people who have both aerial and pointe work experience to come and explore
how to combine both disciplines.
The workshop is designed primarily around aerial silks in pointe shoes and will explore mounting/dismounting, climbing, manipulating the silks and
looking at a variety of moves to experience how wearing pointe shoes alters the way in which you interact with the equipment, workshops can be adapted
and include hammock style chorography or other aerial equipment but please contact us prior to booking if your desired equipment is not silks.
While the aerial work will be adapted to the skill level of participants basic aerial skills such as climbing and inverting are assumed and required,
the main prerequisite is you must be currently actively be regularly training pointe work with a professional teacher, while we will include a ballet
style warm up including pointe warm up this is not a workshop that will teach pointe work techniques, all participants must have professionally fitted and
broken in shoes, we advise using a pair that is at about 3/4 life and highly advise sewing a heel loop for your ribbon to pass through if you do not already
use one prior to attending.
The workshop will start with a basic set of foot exercises flat and then in pointe shoes, together with a normal warm up, we will then explore mounting
and climbing moving on to looking at a variety of moves and poses, followed by a photo shoot utilising our range of custom dyed silks and will include
two images of your choice from a small selection of the ones taken together with the ability to purchase additional ones
Please note that aerial and pointe work are both high risk activities, therefore the combination of these greatly increases the risk of injury,
for this reason we limit the class to no more that 3 participants to keep the instructor ratio high and there will be rest periods during the workshop
while equipment / instructor time sharing while others are being spotted and during the photo shoot section.
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Our aim is to provide workshops to small groups of typically no more than 3 in order to maximise equipment time and provide a higher instructor interaction
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Our workshops are conducted at our purpose built studio with 3x6mtr 1x6.5mtr and 1x 8.5mtr rig points available, with sprung floor throughout and lots of
crash mats, fully rigged for rescue rigging points throughout, so dont worry if you get stuck together with spotting harness rigging if we need it
All set on the edge of the Fold Hill Hamlet in rural Lincolnshire, if you are looking for traveling PE22 8RG is the postcode to use
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| Key Information |
-A Workshop dedicated to exploring the combination of aerial and pointe work
-Aimed at competent to high level people
-All aerial equipment is supplied
-All students must attend with professionally fitted and broken in pointe shoes,
(please note that the satin of the shoe may be damaged during the workshop so we advise using 3/4 life shoes which are near the end of their working life,
but please no entirely dead shoes, also for your safety we may require you to sand or tape any sharp or snagy edges to prevent damage to fabric apparatus
-Low student numbers so higher instruction time
-Short Photo shoot including 2 images of your chioce from a small selection
-Friendly environment with lots of crash mats and all the usual amenities
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| Safety |
All participants will be required to complete a contact information and physical activity question prior to attending the workshop this will be sent in the week prior to attending
in order to ensure the information is accurate, we try to provide accurate descriptions of what the workshop will involve and what prerequisite skills are required,
class delivery will always be focused on safety and is lead by the ability people demonstrate on the day, while the theme of the workshop will be maintained this may impact
the scope and focus of the event so please help us to maximise your enjoyment by being honest about your ability levels and remember to treat the workshop as a learning event during which
you may not actually achieve the specific skill(s) being covered.
We provide a safe and encorgaing enviroment for people to devleop their skills and ask those attending to respect the other particiants. If you have any specific
questions or requirments just contact us at adam@ducks55aerial.co.uk
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| Bookings |
Bookings made less than 4weeks before the workshop date are charged at the full workshop price, for future workshops in more than a months time we offer a deposit system whereby
you can reserve your place on a workshop for a smaller deposit, with the balance to be paid on attendance, we understand that from time to time things happen and there maybe cases where
you may not be able to attend, if you notify us more than 48hrs in advanced we are happy to allow you to rebook one time onto a different time/date or equivalent value workshop,
In all other cases such as non attendance, then the deposit is forfeited and is non-refundable or transferable, but we are human too so please always talk to us if such a thing occurs
and we will see what we can do.
We provide a safe and encouraging environment for people to develop their skills and ask those attending to respect the other participants. If you have any specific questions or requirements just contact us at adam@ducks55aerial.co.uk
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