WEEK A: July 28 – August 1, 2025
Lyra: Dive into Sequencing & Dynamics Technique (Intermediate/Advanced)
9am-12pm. Week A. FFP Studio 1.
Ages: 13+. $380.
Prerequisites: Comfortable with inverts from dead hang (no jumping). Hold an L or hanging pike. Good aerial stamina. Understanding of foundational skills (front/back balance, knee hangs). Openness to be bad at something new.
Aerial Hoop/Lyra is a versatile apparatus, it lends itself to choreography, spinning, dynamics, and creativity. In this immersive crash course, we will work on all the elements that make up a well-rounded hoop artist. The class will begin with a comprehensive warm-up both on the ground and in the air to reinforce the foundational poses and skills on the apparatus. After the warm-up we will explore dynamics and the progressions of momentum-based skills. The class will then go into transitions and combine skills into seamless sequences. Finally, we will work on spinning, from generating fast spins to finding your center in the spin. Ultimately the goal of this immersive course is to provide a safe and supportive space for students to enrich all aspects of their aerial hoop knowledge.
WEEK B: August 4 – August 8, 2025
Split Fabric: Transitions & Tangles (Intermediate/Advanced)
1:00-2:30 PM. Week B. FFP Studio 2.
Ages 13+. $190.
Prerequisites: Comfortable with inversions (bent or straight arm). Comfortable with basic aerial silks skills (S-wrap, hip key, foot lock)
In this workshop, we’ll explore transitions from familiar poses. Splits and shapes are staples in many aerial acts, and the sequences to and from these shapes are just as important! We will chain together poses and tricks with unique transitions.
Lyra: Smooth Maneuvers (Intermediate/Advanced)
5:30-7:00pm. Week B. FFP Studio 1.
Ages 13+. $190.
Prerequisites: Comfortable with inverts from dead hang (no jumping). Hold an L or hanging pike. Good aerial stamina. Understanding of foundational skills (front/back balance, knee hangs). Openness to be bad at something new.
The focus of this class will be to introduce and improve transitions.Transitions are necessary for building any sequence. Smooth transitions can help elevate all your aerial poses and sequences. We will work on mounts, rolls, climbs, and just about any other way you can move in and around the hoop. Students can expect to learn versatile transitions to add to their existing practice.
Since discovering aerial arts in 2015, Artoor has been honing and fine-tuning his technique and presence in the air. He became dedicated to fully immersing himself in his training, learning as much as he could from a multitude of coaches across the country. Although having an all-around foundation across the traditional aerial disciplines, Artoor’s focus is his work on the Aerial Hoop. As a Coach, Artoor is excited to share his depth of knowledge of aerial technique. His mission is to help his students understand the apparatus as an extension of their bodies and not just a piece of equipment. He has spent his time carefully understanding finesse and style in addition to possessing a solid technical foundation. His students can expect to better understand how their bodies move off the ground.
