25th anniversary Aerial Dance Festival 2023
July 30 – August 11, 2023
Boulder, Colorado
Early Bird Discount Package Registration OPEN NOW through 3/28!
To sign up for classes, after you have purchased your ADF package, please email office@frequentflyers.org with your class and immersion choices. See the full schedule below.
NOTE: Registration is only open for Early Bird Packages until March 28th. After that date a la carte purchasing is enabled. Classes will fill, so take advantage of these savings and get your spot first.
EARLY BIRD PACKAGES – Save on classes! ** Only until March 28th. First come – first served. Packages include:
- one ADF 2023 T-shirt
- one ticket to the ADF Showcase Performance (Aug. 4, Aug. 5 or Aug. 6: Fri. & Sat. 8 pm; Sat. & Sun. 2 pm). ($28)
- Week A packages also include one ticket to Intimate Encounters (Monday, July 31, 8:00 pm). ($12)
WEEK A Pricing:
- Bronze Package*: One Immersion + One 90-minute class: $560.50
- Silver Package*: One Immersion + Two 90-minute classes: $707.61
- Gold Package*: One Immersion + Three 90-minute classes: $846.00
WEEK B Pricing:
- Bronze Package*: One Immersion + One 90-minute class: $549.10
- Silver Package*: One Immersion + Two 90-minute classes: $696.51
- Gold Package*: One Immersion + Three 90-minute classes: $835.20
*Please Note: Purchasing a Week B package for Bungee Dance, will incur an additional charge of $10.00 to accommodate the extra price for equipment. Selecting a Package that includes Bungee Immersion constitutes an agreement to incur the additional charge. This charge will be assessed AFTER you purchase and check out for the base Package price.
** All package classes must be taken in the same week—in other words, you cannot take an Immersion in Week A and a 90-minute class in Week B.
After March 28: No discounts, only a la carte registration for both Immersions and 90-minute Classes (if space is available). So, don’t wait!
ADF 2023 Immersion & Class Schedule
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE | IMMERSION AND CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
WEEK A: July 31 – August 4, 2023
IMMERSIONS: Meet everyday from 9 am – noon, Monday-Friday.
- Trapeze Witchcraft with Jenn Bruyer
- Fabric Sequencing 101: A Guide to Aerial Act Creation with Veronica Blair
- Co-sensing: Relationality in Aerial Practices and Performances (Fabric) with Danielle Garrison
90-MINUTE CLASSES: Meet everyday Monday-Friday.
1:00 – 2:30 PM
- Dynamic Sling Theory and Skills with Anastasia Timina
- Rope and Harness: Tethered Dancing (All Levels) with Valerie Morris
- Lyra Authentic Movement with Gena DuBose
- Fundamentals of Contortion with Janelle Peters
3:00 – 4:30 PM
- Aerial Choreography with Jayne Bernasconi
- Traveling Rings (All Levels) with Sam Tribble
- Lyra Sequencing with Gena DuBose
5:30 – 7:00 PM
- Depth and Texture: Movement quality and musicality: Inroads to act development with Janelle Peters
- Int/Adv Cyr Wheel with Sam Tribble
WEEK B: August 7 – August 11, 2023
IMMERSIONS: Meet everyday from 9 am – noon, Monday-Friday.
- Bungee Dance & Build – All Levels with Danielle Hendricks
- Fabric Theory with Anastasia Timina
- Lyra Authentic Exploration with Gena DuBose
90-MINUTE CLASSES: Meet everyday Monday-Friday.
1:00 – 2:30 PM
- The Aesthetics & History of Low-Flying Trapeze with Jayne Bernasconi
- Int/Adv Cyr Wheel with Sam Tribble
- Straddle Up! The Breakdown with Veronica Blair
3:00 – 4:30 PM
- Twisted Trapeze with Jenn Bruyer
- Beginning Cyr Wheel with Sam Tribble
- Depth and Texture: Movement quality and musicality: Inroads to act development with Janelle Peters
5:30 – 7:00 PM
- Sling Theory with Jenn Bruyer
- Roll-Up Clinic: Aerial Straps with Veronica Blair
- Low Suspending: Alchemizing Pressure and Pleasure on Fabric with Danielle Garrison
- Fundamentals of Contortion with Janelle Peters
ADF 2023 Class & Registration Information
Locations
Week A and Week B classes, workshops, opening reception, and Intimate Encounters: Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Studios: 3022 E. Sterling Circle, #150, Boulder, CO 80301. “FFP 1” or “FFP 2”.
Week A and B classes and the Performance Showcase: Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theatre: 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. “Dairy Gordon”.
Housing Information
Frequent Flyers® Productions does not provide student housing. For additional information about other accommodations, visit the Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau.
You may also visit the ADF 2023 Students, Performers, & Participants Facebook Group to network with other festival participants also looking for housing options.
Transportation Information
Students should not schedule back-to-back classes between the Dairy and the Aerial Dance Studio, unless the student has a car/ ride / bike. It is not walking distance. Boulder is bike-friendly and has a public bus system but isn’t quick to and from the Dairy to FFP on the bus.
Registration & Payment Instructions
Participants must be at least 12 years of age. An online liability waiver, photo release, and insurance form must be signed by each participant 18 or over, or by a legal guardian or parent if the student is under 18.
***Students will be placed on the waiting list if a class is full at the time of registration.
Students must register for the full week-long class as material is contiguous. All Classes are ONE-WEEK and meet Monday – Friday.
To sign up for classes, after you have purchased your ADF package, please email office@frequentflyers.org with your class and immersion choices. You can see the full ADF schedule on our website.
After March 28th a la carte registration process:
IMPORTANT: For credit card payment and online registration: You will set up an “account” for Frequent Flyers payments at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ASP/adm/home.asp?studioid=12867.
Please review the refund policy carefully.
Refund Policy
Switching classes after registering is not permitted, except by requesting a refund (if the date allows) and re-purchasing the new class at full price. Please read prerequisites and class descriptions carefully.
- 100% of the payment minus a $20 processing fee, is refundable through May 27, 2023.
- From May 28 through July 7, 50% of the payment, minus a $20 processing fee, is refundable.
- After July 7th there will be NO REFUNDS.
If you pay by check or money order, your refund will be made after the Festival finishes.
