Workshops
Lollipop lyra workshops (Ages 18+)
Instructor: Brittany Loren Ball
April 26, 2026 - Two Workshops!
Intro to Lollipop | April 26, 2026, 4:00-5:15pm
Aerial students will learn foundational skills on the lollipop lyra. Learn mounting, spinning and control, and other foundational positions. Prerequisite: One full session of aerial experience.
Intermediate Lollipop | April 26, 2026 5:30-6:45pm
This class will review a variety of entrances, skills below, in, and above the lyra. We will also focus on form and movement. Prerequisite: Inverting in the air from standing.
Lollipop Lyra Workshops: $45 each
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Back Walkover Workshop (Ages 16+)
Instructor: Morgan Sopko
May 3rd, 3:30pm-5:00pm
Ready to level up your backbends? This focused workshop is designed to help athletes safely and confidently learn (or refine) their back walkover technique. We’ll break the skill down step by step- building from strong handstand alignment and controlled backbend positions into smooth kickovers and full back walkovers.
This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to improve back flexibility, inversion control, and acrobatic flow. This class will include hands-on spotting and partner drills. Come ready to work hard, move mindfully, and leave one step closer to a clean, confident back walkover!
Prerequisites:
30-second supported handstand (against a wall)
30-second backbend hold
Back Walkover Workshop: $35
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Flying Pole WORKSHOP (Ages 18+)
Instructor: Amy Cadwallader
May 16th, 3:00pm-4:15pm
Take your aerial dance up a notch with spinning, swinging, flying pole! This workshop covers pole climbs, spins, inversions, poses, and a movement sequence combining these skills. Amy has practiced pole since 2011, and began teaching it in 2015. She fell in love with flying pole at first flight in 2019 and has performed with Resonant Bodies and the Ann Arbor Aviary since then. Come experience the flying pole magic for yourself at this Bird’s Eye View Circus workshop!
Flying pole is a single-point aerial apparatus, approximately 9'6" in height.
Prerequisite: aerial climb on any apparatus
Flying Pole Workshop: $45
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Nontraditional Partnering Workshop (Ages 18+)
Instructor: Amy Cadwallader
May 16th, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Dive into a blend of partner acro, ballet partnering, and contact improvising to create unique weight shares and lifts! We begin with a solo warmup and move into making contact with partners, sharing weight, and flying together. Nontraditional Partnering uses physics concepts like counterbalance and cantilever to structure interesting lifts. Participants need not have dance training, but some degree of body awareness is helpful. No prerequisites! Open to all interested. The range of athleticism in this movement form can vary widely, and we are able to adapt to whatever level each person has available.
This workshop is taught by Dance Uprising founder and Artistic Director Amy Cadwallader. Amy earned an MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan and currently performs with Dance Uprising and Terpsichore Collective. She has performed dance, pole, and aerial as a freelancer as well as with Resonant Bodies, the Ann Arbor Aviary, Detroit Circus, the Precipitants. When she isn’t teaching dance, choreographing, or performing, Amy can be found on adventures (or relaxing at home!) with her two kids, two dogs, and partner.
Nontraditional Partnering Workshop: $35
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Dance Party Workshop: Wedding Reception (Ages 18+)
Instructor: Leah Thompson
May 21st, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Get ready to join the dance floor this summer! In this one hour dance party, Leah will break down some of the most popular dances that you’ll see at wedding receptions! All levels welcome to slide, shuffle and wobble! Come dressed in something you can move in and clean, supportive shoes (as we are normally a no shoe space). Let’s party!
Dance Party: Wedding Reception Workshop: $10
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Beginner Stilt Walking
(Ages 8+)
Instructors: Morgan Sopko and Matt Miller
May 24th, 10:00am-11:30am
Walk tall and play big in this 1.5-hour stilting workshop! Learn balance, safety, and basic moves—no experience needed. We believe anyone can circus! Students 12 years old and under must bring an adult to stay and assist.
All equipment is provided: stilts, ties, and knee pads. Please wear a comfortable pair of clean, closed-toed shoes.
Stilting Workshop: $45
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Workshop participants can rent stilts for home practice and join us in two fun, community events:
Old West End Parade on June 6th, 2026
Pride Parade on August 15th, 2026
(Knee pads are not included in rentals)
Partner Acro
(Ages 18+)
Instructors: Morgan Sopko, Chloe Whiting Stevenson, Matt Miller
May date coming soon!
Combine the physical practice of yoga and acrobatics! Play with good alignment and momentum to let the “base” balance and move a partner “flyer” in different movements and shapes. Everyone has the opportunity to practice each part based on their own comfort and does not need a partner to sign up.
New students will learn the basics and experienced students will practice more challenging poses and transitions. It’s a low-stress, safe, and fun environment to improve fitness, balance, and communication. Students need to be comfortable getting up close and personal with another body. No experience required.
Partner Acro Workshop: $45 per person
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