Workshops
Sep 28
Acro
Roll like a pro
Roll Like a Pro
A fun introduction to tumbling, helping students build the foundations for safe and controlled rolling skills.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Forward rolls: to stand, straddle rolls, handstand forward roll
Backward rolls: to straddle, to stand, to front support
Shoulder stands and shoulder rolls
Teddy bear rolls
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Sep 28
Acro
Roll Lab
Roll Lab
A progression-based workshop for students looking to refine their tumbling and develop more dynamic, connected movement patterns.
Prerequisites: Forward roll to stand, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Handstand forward roll
Backward roll to handstand
Dive rolls
Shoulder stand, fish rolls
Teddy bear rolls, tornados
Preparatory front and back somersault drills
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Oct 19
Acro
Cartwheel Confidence
Cartwheel Confidence
This workshop breaks down the cartwheel into achievable steps and helps dancers develop strength, control, and confidence.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Cartwheels (left and right)
One-hand cartwheels
Cartwheels from one knee
Hurdle step techniques
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Oct 19
Acro
Aerial Lab
Focused on powerful cartwheel variations and aerial preparation, this workshop supports students working towards flight with precision and control.
Prerequisites: Cartwheel, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Needle kicks
Cartwheels from one knee
One-arm cartwheels
Flying cartwheels & aerials
Creative cartwheel variations
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Nov 09
Acro
Balancing act
A workshop designed to help students explore inverted and upright balances while developing body awareness and alignment.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Levers: straddle, pike, tuck
Headstands, handstands, forearm stands
One-leg balances (working towards Scorpion and Y balance)
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Nov 01
Acro
Balancing Lab
A deep dive into core control and alignment, this workshop helps students improve both static and dynamic balance - upright and upside down.
Prerequisites: Kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Levers: straddle, pike, planche
Handstand variations: pirouette, straddle/pike lift and lower, healy turn
Headstand: to handstand/froggy, from bridge
Forearm stand
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Nov 30
Acro
Backbend Bonanza
For dancers ready to push their back flexibility and bridge work further, this workshop offers a supportive space to explore more advanced bridge-based progressions.
Prerequisites: Able to push into a bridge independently
Skills we’ll work towards:
One-arm and one-leg bridges
Inside-out bridge
Drop back to bridge
Bridge recover
Bridge kick over
Handstand to bridge
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Nov 30
Acro
Walkover Lab
For dancers ready to connect their bridges and handstands, this workshop supports the development of strong, controlled walkovers and transitions.
Prerequisites: Bridge with one leg, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Back walkovers: to splits, one-hand, Valdez variations
Front walkovers: to splits, one hand
Front aerials: flying front walkover, front aerial
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Jan 18
Acro
Roll Like a Pro
A fun introduction to tumbling, helping students build the foundations for safe and controlled rolling skills.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Forward rolls: to stand, straddle rolls, handstand forward roll
Backward rolls: to straddle, to stand, to front support
Shoulder stands and shoulder rolls
Teddy bear rolls
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Jan 18
Acro
Tumbling Lab
This workshop bridges the gap between cartwheels and more advanced tumbling. Dancers will work on round off progressions and begin building the strength, shapes, and timing needed for back handspring development.
Prerequisites: Cartwheel on both legs
Skills we’ll work towards:
Round offs
Back handsprings
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Feb 08
Acro
Cartwheel Confidence
This workshop breaks down the cartwheel into achievable steps and helps dancers develop strength, control, and confidence.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Cartwheels (left and right)
One-hand cartwheels
Cartwheels from one knee
Hurdle step techniques
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Feb 08
Acro
Aerial Lab
Focused on powerful cartwheel variations and aerial preparation, this workshop supports students working towards flight with precision and control.
Prerequisites: Cartwheel, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Needle kicks
Cartwheels from one knee
One-arm cartwheels
Flying cartwheels & aerials
Creative cartwheel variations (leg hold, to valdez sit)
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Mar 01
Acro
Balancing Act
A workshop designed to help students explore inverted and upright balances while developing body awareness and alignment.
Prerequisites: None
Skills we’ll work towards:
Levers: straddle, pike, tuck
Headstands, handstands, forearm stands
One-leg balances (working towards Scorpion and Y balance)
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Mar 01
Acro
Balancing Lab
A deep dive into core control and alignment, this workshop helps students improve both static and dynamic balance - upright and upside down.
Prerequisites: Forward roll to stand, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Handstand forward roll
Backward roll to handstand
Dive rolls
Shoulder stand, fish rolls
Teddy bear rolls, tornados
Preparatory front and back somersault drills
Levers: straddle, pike, planche
Handstand variations: pirouette, straddle/pike lift and lower, healy turn
Headstand: to handstand/froggy, from bridge
Forearm stand
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Mar 15
Acro
Backbend Bonanza
Backbend Bonanza
For dancers ready to push their back flexibility and bridge work further, this workshop offers a supportive space to explore more advanced bridge-based progressions.
Prerequisites: Able to push into a bridge independently
Skills we’ll work towards:
One-arm and one-leg bridges
Inside-out bridge
Drop back to bridge
Bridge recover
Bridge kick over
Handstand to bridge
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
Mar 15
Acro
Walkover Lab
For dancers ready to connect their bridges and handstands, this workshop supports the development of strong, controlled walkovers and transitions.
Prerequisites: Bridge with one leg, kick to handstand
Skills we’ll work towards:
Back walkovers: to splits, one-hand, Valdez variations
Front walkovers: to splits, one hand
Front aerials: flying front walkover, front aerial
🎒 What to bring: Acro uniform, water bottle, and lots of energy!
