Thank you for attending ADF 2022. We miss you already. Check out the ADF Gallery for photos, and stay tuned for information about ADF 2023!
Aerial Dance Festival 2022 Faculty Artists
Click on an artist’s photo to learn more about what they are teaching at the festival this year! Faculty Artist Bios
3-Hour Immersions
Week A (Aug 1-5): 9 AM – 12 PM daily
- Act Creation Lab (Fabric/Rope) – Intermediate – Shannon McKenna
- Lyra: Spanset & Top-Bar Theory and Lion Workshop – Intermediate – Sofia Rodriguez
- Bungee Dance & Build – All Levels – Danielle Hendricks
Week B (Aug 8-12): 9 AM – 12 PM daily
- Suspension, Support, and Loft: An Aerial Rope Immersion – Terry Crane
- Dynamic Dance Trapeze – Intermediate / Advanced – Megan Cattau – SOLD OUT
- Rope and Harness: Tethered Dancing – All Levels – Valerie Morris
90-Minute Classes
Week A (Aug 1-5):
1-2:30 pm
- Invented Apparatus – Nancy Smith
- Beginning Straps – Shannon McKenna
- Lyra Sequencing – Gena DuBose
3-4:30 pm
- Split Fabric Drops & Theory – Anastasia Timina
- Rope Rolling Up – Terry Crane
- Lyra: Authentic Movement – Gena DuBose
5:30-7 pm
- Dynamic Sling Theory & Skills – Anastasia Timina
- Rope: Facility with Abandon – Terry Crane
Week B (Aug 8-12):
1-2:30 pm
- Dynamic Sling Theory & Skills – Anastasia Timina
- Fabric Quarantine-Ography – Shannon McKenna
- Lyra: Authentic Movement – Gena DuBose
3-4:30 pm
- Ground-to-Air Choreography Workshop – Nancy Smith
- Straps Conditioning Practicum – Shannon McKenna
- Lyra Sequencing – Gena DuBose
5:30-7 pm
- Living in the Upside Down – Handstands – Cosmo Dudley
- Intro to Fabric Theory – Shannon McKenna
- Flexibility – Sofia Rodriguez
Workshops at ADF 2022
All workshops at Frequent Flyers® Studio – 7:30-9 PM.
Workshops open to the general public.
Week A:
Tuesday 8/2: Setting Your Gig Pay Rates with Ileigh Reynolds / Circus Boss
Wednesday 8/3: Nurture Yourself with Thai Massage, Self-Massage & Breathing: Upper Body with Yuki Tsuji
Thursday 8/4: Networking & Marketing for Performance Work with Ileigh Reynolds / Circus Boss
Week B:
Tuesday 8/9: Finding Your Niche with Gena DuBose
Wednesday 8/10: Ground Yourself with Thai massage, Self-Massage & Breathing: Lower Body + Neck/Face/Head with Yuki Tsuji
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 only classes and Performance Showcase: Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theatre: 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302. “Dairy Gordon”.
Week B only classes: University of Colorado, Boulder campus, Theatre & Dance Building. “CU 150” aka Charlotte York Irey Theatre (ground level).
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 2022 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 CU and the Aerial Dance Studio, unless the student has a car/ride. Boulder is bike-friendly and has a public bus system.
College Credit
The University of Colorado Boulder offers ADF students continuing education credit for ADF classes. Please call the FFP office for more information: 303-245-8272.
Registration & Fee 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.
A la carte registration process:
A one–time $20.00 registration fee is required for each student to cover administrative overhead.
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.
Instructions: First, pay the $20 registration fee (non-refundable), then check out and log out. Then you log back in and add your classes to your shopping cart and you will be able to make your purchase.
Please review the refund policy carefully.
Refund Policy
The $20 registration fee is not refundable.
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 pre-requisites and class descriptions carefully.
- 100% of the payment (minus the $20 registration fee) is refundable through May 27, 2022.
- From May 28 through July 7, 50% of the payment (minus the $20 registration 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