Partner Acro (Ages 18+)
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.
September 21st, 2:30-4:30pm- Intermediate Level
9/21: Is an intermediate-level workshop. We will be working on standing material, including two-high. Prerequisites: Base and/or fly Half High and T-lift comfortably
Partner Acro Workshops: $45 for a single workshop
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Teachers: Morgan Sopko, Chloe Whiting Stevenson, Matt Miller
Nontraditional Partnering
Friday, October 17th, 6:30-8:30pm
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 dancers. The range of athleticism in this movement form can vary widely, and we are able to adapt to whatever level each person has available.
Nontraditional Partnering (Ages 18+)
Date: Friday, October 17th, 6:30-8:30pm
Pricing: $25 scholarship price / $40 regular price
Meet the Instructor: Amy Cadwallader
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.