PLEASE NOTE: This is a mixed level class targeting students who have taken Beginner Silks at least once and those working at the Intermediate Silks level. If this will be your first time taking Beginner Silks, please register for a straight Beginner Silks or Beginner Fabric class (without the “2” in the class name)
Beginner Silks: Beginner Aerial Silks is the next step in a students journey after Intro to Aerials if they decide to join the Aerial Silks stream of curriculum. Students will learn to tie footlocks, climb the silks, and begin to work on unsupported inverts and hipkeys as appropriate. Students will transfer some of their hammock poses to the footlock, while expanding their vocabulary substantially to include skills on double skills footlocks, single silks footlocks, inverted skills, and some fun extras! The idea of fabric theory is introduced and students will learn body flags and many variations. All students are unique and progress at their own pace, generally students should expect to spend 4-8 months minimum in the Beginner Silks level.
Intermediate Silks: Intermediate Aerial Silks represents an important transition point in a student's fabric journey. Students will begin to transition away from footlock based skills and develop their strength in knee hook and hipkey positions. Moving up and building on the skills and strength built in Beginner Silks, students in Intermediate Silks will work on moving skills up into the air, training their aerial inversions, learning more intricate wraps, and begin to work on introductory drops. Student’s fabric theory knowledge will expand greatly as they learn new wraps from the knee hook and hipkey positions as well as some completely novel positions. All students are unique and progress at their own pace, generally students should expect to spend a minimum of 4-8 months in the Intermediate Silks level, often longer.
Please note, there will be apparatus sharing in this class.
What to Expect:
In the Intro to Pole level of our Pole Dancing curriculum, you will
begin each lesson with a warm up and some fun floor work designed
to make for great dance and transition elements in your pole
routines, but also to build your strength for the pole work. You'll
then spend the rest of each class learning the foundations of
movement on and around the pole, starting from walking around the
pole, and progressing to introductory strength and spin moves on a
static pole. You'll finish off most classes by “dancing it out”
where your instructor will lead you through some freestyle dance or
basic choreography on the pole, followed by a short cooldown and
stretch.
Students entering Advanced Bar are expected to be able to Straddle Invert on the side bar, perform Ball Inversions in the Hoop, execute clean Pullovers (straight legs not required), Front Balance, and comfortably hold a Half Hip Hold (Halfsie). Advanced Aerial Hoop is focused on single tab work and interacting with the spanset, rolls, dynamic moves/transitions, as well as advanced strength foundations (meathook, balances, heel and toe hangs, c-shaping,etc.). C-Shaping is introduced at the Advanced level and training will continue through Masters.
To work on Masters level movements, students should be familiar with and have successfully completed the majority of the Advanced curriculum. Masters Bar Students will work on increasingly difficult poses with more complicated transitions on single tab hoop, double tab hoop, trapeze, and any other apparatus that the instructor deems acceptable. This class will feature the latest, greatest, trendiest moves and will approach flips and release moves. Enrollment in this class is by instructor invitation only. This is not meant to be exclusionary but is a safety precaution, as the moves in this class should be attempted by only very experienced, strong bar students. If you are new to our studio and think you might belong in this class, please contact the studio to arrange an assessment.
Please note, there will be apparatus sharing in this class.
Students entering Advanced Aerial Silks are expected to be familiar with wrapping from Knee Hooks and Hip Keys, Double and Triple Foot Wraps, more complex climbs, as well the wraps for foundational drops. Students should be working on strong drop form and control in their drops. Advanced Silks will introduce students to more difficult drops, including multi-plane drops and slack drops. There is an emphasis on the introduction of c-shaping and utilizing that strength in drops, wheel downs, and other movements.
To work on Masters level movements, students should be familiar with and have successfully completed the majority of the Advanced curriculum. The Masters level includes more complex fabric theory, increasingly difficult strength skills, stacked drops, and backwards dives.
This is a split level class. Students will progress through the curriculum at their own pace and will be presented with material appropriate for their individual level and progression.
Please note, there will be apparatus sharing in this class.