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Join us in beautiful Boulder, CO – July 28-August 9, 2019
July 28: Opening Reception
July 29: Intimate Encounters
July 29-August 2: Week A Classes
August 2, 3, 4: Showcase Performance
August 5-9: Week B Classes
Come celebrate the 21st annual gathering of aerialists from around the globe to beautiful Boulder, Colorado. Skill building, idea sharing, inspiring, mind blowing gathering.
The faculty / artists have tremendous depth of knowledge in their craft.
Join the movement. Find your tribe.
The Aerial Dance Festival (ADF) is an opportunity for people from all walks of life to experience the joy of dancing in the air, for beginners through advanced aerial dancers. This 2-week immersion provides classes, lectures/demonstrations, informal discussions, networking, and performances.
“At ADF passionate people from around the world come to share and learn at the highest levels of our craft. As a teacher I’ve never had a better experience and as a student I treasured every class. Put it on your calendar, you’ll never take it off.” – Teo Spencer
Navigate ADF 2019 with ease using our iOS Application or Ebook guide!
Find helpful hints, class and workshop schedules, performances and tickets, maps, artist bios, and more.
iOS Application:
ADF 2019 Application Privacy Policy: The Aerial Dance Festival application does not collect or store any Personal Identification Information (PII) or location information.
Ebook:
Download Google Play Books
Open App > Menu > Settings > Enable PDF uploading
Open play books app to view file
Special offer from the Boulder Inn
Discounted Rates for Aerial Dance Festival attendees:
$174 for a room with one king bed
$179 for a room with two queen beds
Available dates: Saturday, July 27 – Saturday, August 10.
Click here to book. Or call 800-233-8469 – reference code Frequent Flyers.
**Must book at least 30 days in advance to secure discount rates.
Glenn P. Davis Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to one student for the Aerial Dance Festival 2019. It will cover up to $1,100 in class tuition during the two weeks, July 29 to August 9, 2019.
The application deadline has passed for ADF 2019.
“We are proud to support the Festival and are so grateful for this opportunity to honor Glenn’s memory. We know that he is ‘forever soaring’ and would be thrilled by the success and excellence of the festival as we are.”
– The Davis Family
ADF 2019 Faculty Artists
Fabric: Fresh Skills & Ideas
Dynamic Sling
Dance Trapeze: My Favorite Partner
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Rope Beats Beginning for Intermediate Students
Rope Facility with Abandon
Rope Loop
Collaboration & Company Building Workshop
Intermediate/Advanced Rigging
Rock Exotica Butterfly Lift Workshop
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Lyra: Up Down All Around
Fabric & Trapeze: Partnering in the Air
Preparing Your Body / Recovering
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Fabric Partnering
Locations
Week A and Week B classes, workshops, opening reception, Intimate Encounters, and closing party:
Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Studios: 3022 E. Sterling Circle, #150, Boulder, CO 80301 – “FFP ADS 1” or “FFP ADS 2”
Week A only classes and Performance Showcase:
Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theatre: 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, CO 80302 – “Dairy Arts Center – Gordon”
Week B only classes:
University of Colorado, Boulder campus, Theatre & Dance Building – “CU 150” (ground level) and “CU 350” (3rd floor)
Housing Information
Frequent Flyers® Aerial Dance does not provide student housing. For additional information about other accommodations, call the Boulder Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-444-0447 or 303-442-1044.
Connect to other Festival attendees in the ADF 2019 Participant Facebook Group.
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.
Earn continuing education credit
Earn credit from University of Colorado, Boulder at ADF. Contact Nancy Smith for more info – nesmith@frequentflyers.org.
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