![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a duet on rope and harness suspended from a single point. SUPPORT UPSWING! MAKE YOUR DONATION HERE!Ĭreated in 2021, “Pressure” first premiered in Open Air Aerial Festival on Vashon Island, WA. Creative expression and safety are the two core values in our classes and performances. Our mission is to inspire and share our love of original, aerial dance, and show that the idea of aerial dance can be extended to reveal human imagination, our relationships with one another, and one’s inner self. UpSwing Aerial Dance Company classes and workshops offer a rare blend of creativity, aerial technique, improvisation, time, and space to motivate the artist within. We currently have 6 performing dancers/aerialists in the Company. We specialize in merging dance with rope and harness, low flying trapeze (Motivity Trapeze), aerial slings, bungees, tissu, and other flying apparatuses. Director Cherie Carson uses her unique style to blend movement and encourage improvisation and collaboration among her dancers and students. Since 2005, UpSwing Aerial Dance Company has been a Berkeley destination for dancers and aerialists to lift their artistry and skills to new heights. Listed in 2019 Oct issue of Diablo Magazine as one of five events not to miss. UpSwing classes are featured in “Your 2019 Workout Horoscope: The Best New Exercises to Try in the Bay Area.” Upswing Aerial Classes on of the "Top 5 exclusive classes to take This Summer 2015". It’s a great place to practice, hang out, meet new people from near and afar as well as discover inspiration and new moves! If you come to this workshop you entry to the social is FREE! Visit our webpage for full details."Best Way to Learn How to Fly" SF Weekly's 'Best of the Bay of 2006' Reading Swing Jam is our monthly social dance at the Community Hall at Watlington House (accessed via South Street), where we play DJed swing music and dance the night away. CLASS SCHEDULEġ:50pm – 2:00pm Welcome & Teacher IntroductionsĨ:00pm – 12:00am Reading Swing Jam Social EVENING SOCIAL Not suitable for absolute beginner swing dancers. This workshop will be are suitable for improvers to those intermediate/advanced swing dancers. This workshop will be held at Watlington House Community Hall (accessed via South Street), the home of Reading Swing Jam.Īddress: 44 Watlington Street, RG1 4 Reading, England WORKSHOP LEVEL * Click here to book: Tickets on sale 10am Sunday 15th December * WORKSHOP VENUE Workshop tickets are £25 per person and include cake and refreshments + free entry to our Reading Swing Jam social in the evening! For notifications on updates please join our Facebook event. TICKETS & BOOKINGĭue to the nature of this workshop tickets are only available in lead/follow pairs. Final stretch and warm down, and recap videos. Each couple will build a mini jam featuring their favourite air step. We will work on one more air step, and mostly consolidate what we’ve learnt. We will work on some more complex air steps to add to our repertoire – don’t worry, all still very beginner friendly! Class 3: Building It Up! We will get warmed up, work on some jumping technique and some simple air steps. WORKSHOP CONTENT Class 1: Getting Started! They are excited to come and work with the Reading dancers and help everyone take to the skies! They have taught many aerials workshops and taster classes and have put together routines for students and peers featuring some of their favourites. They have attended many aerials workshops themselves over the years, some of the formative training being with the Harlem Hot Shots at Herrang Dance Camp. Michaela and Rupert have been dancing together since 2011, and started learning and practicing air steps that same year. Aerials are an iconic part of Lindy Hop and this three hour workshop is the perfect introduction! YOUR TEACHERS Learn to fly this February with special guest teachers Michaela Delmonte & Rupert Sanford-Scutt from London. Coming Up Next! Aerials with Michaela & Rupert They bring with them a wealth of new content, perspectives, style and ideas that help layer and enrich your dancing. Just as dancing with different partners is important for a swing dancers’ development so is learning from different teachers.
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