Beginner Adult Aerial Hammock Series

5-week series, beginning Sunday 28th April
5:45-7pm

​The aerial hammock is a fun and supportive introduction into the aerial arts world. Learn basic static and dynamic moves and postures, experience inverting in a safe environment, and get creative with linking moves and finding flow.
 
This class series, for anyone 16 or over, will build upon a syllabus, and is a great way to experience aerial and prepare for weekly classes on a multitude of apparatus. 
 
In this class you will build strength, grace, flexibility, agility and co-ordination. We also never fail to generate a few laughs at The Aerial Lab, and our series are a wonderful way to build community with a set of consistent faces each week in the studio!
 
This series class is non-refundable! If you want to know if aerial is right for you, please sign up for an introductory class first, for just $5 :)
Just $100!
(a 5-class pack is usually $110)

Dance Master Class with Toria Painter

Saturday April 27th, 2-4pm
$15 only!

This dance workshop with Toria will delve deep into floor technique and offer strength training that will help the dancer find ease moving in and out of the ground.
 
Pre-requisites for workshop: a desire to find smoothness and flow in your transitions from floor to standing and back.
 
Toria Painter, a Nevada County native, has trained in modern, ballet, contemporary, improvisation, jazz, hip-hop, and tap. Toria received her B.F.A. in Dance from California State University, Long Beach.

To learn more about Toria, visit her website

Circus Class and Jam

MONTHLY! Next Jam is Saturday May 4th
Class 6-7pm, Jam 7-9pm


​Partner Acro 6-7pm // DJ Set by Jesse Churchill for Circus Flow Jam 7-9

Welcome Circus Folks to the Monthly Circus Flow Jam. An opportunity to gather, share skills and connect to your flow practice. The event will have rotating teachers offering a variety of circus skills: Hooping, Partner Acro, Poi, staff and juggling. This is a community building event for all skill levels. Come one come all! Hoops and Poi provided!

Class and Jam: $15
Jam Only: $10

Aerial Workshops with Lena Alani of Paper Doll Militia

Saturday May 11th 2019

Lena Alani is a contemporary interdisciplinary circus performer, aerialist and coach, based in Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Russia, country of the most talented dancers and performers, she could not help herself developing deep love and passion for movement, dance and physical theatre, which has influenced her style in the air, powerful and dynamic, yet soft, fluid and graceful. Her professional aerial career began with the Liquid Sky Performance Company, where she performed various acts in the company’s shows and entertainment events all over the Southeast. Her creativity and artistry earned her a part in an aerial theatre ensemble piece “Crossroads”, choreographed by Rain Anya of Paper Doll Militia, which sparked love for aerial theatre. Since then she has been closely involved with the company, working on creative projects and full aerial theatre productions. Additionally, Lena is a highly motivated and passionate aerial arts instructor and she loves sharing knowledge with her students. She has received teacher training from Paper Doll Militia, Sky Gym and UpFlying Yoga. As a coach she is fully focused on safety and step by step progressions.
Rope Thrills, 1-2:30pm
We will be having a blast, exploring rope pathways and transitions. Unlimited fun! Focusing on sideways pathways on rope that involve hipkeys, s-wraps and star drops and connecting it with momentum that makes everything look so wonderful and effortless. 
*Pre-reqs: Ability to invert off the ground and in the air. Solid straight and bent elbow hangs. Ability to stay in the air for up to 2 min at a time. Understanding of basic wraps like hip-key and thigh hitch. Intermediate level.

Split Tissue Lab, 3-4:30pm
In this exciting silks workshop we will be exploring infinite world of split tissue, including brainy sequences, interesting transitions and even drops. In the end we will combine it all together and weave it into a dance.
Pre-reqs: Ability to invert off the ground and in the air. Solid straight and bent elbow hangs. Ability to stay in the air for up to 2 min at a time. Have a solid hip key. Beg/Int levels. Advanced students are welcome as well.

Hammock Dancetravaganza, 5-6:30pm
Hammock is such a wonderful apparatus that teaches us how to really dance in the air.  The fluidity is what makes your routine look effortless, and that is what we are going to be concentrating on in this workshop. We will be working on combining technique, creativity, execution, and learning fun innovative moves and combos on a sling, as well as weaving them together with fluid transitions. You will be guided through every new move step by step. Then we shall spice things up by adding your own creativity.
Pre-reqs: Hammock experience is suggested but not required, comfortable being upside down and off the ground. Beg/Int levels. Advanced students are welcome as well.

1 Workshop: $60
2 Workshops: $100
3 Workshops: $140
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be made 48 hours before the start of workshops, and we will fully refund your workshop fee.
No refunds are given if the cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the start time of the workshop (except in the case of proven emergencies - severe weather alerts/closed roads, doctors note, obituaries etc...)