Contemporary Movement class with Laura Chiaramonte MFA
Every Friday starting
October 1st
3:30pm-5pm
$5 to $10 suggested donation
Want to dance, develop strength, and stamina, while discovering your creative self? For only a $5 class donation, check out the new Contemporary Movement class at Urban Lotus starting October 1st. Realizing that the body is a source of knowledge that informs kinesthetic awareness, the studio is a place to discover these creative possibilities, by developing ones consciousness,
imagination, and creativity. Come join us to dance, have fun and be free!
From Laying Down To Standing up!
October 1st & 2nd 1:30 pm to 6:30pm
The Dutch Acrobatics Festival is an annual event that draws some of the most talented acrobats from Europe and abroad for 4 days of classes, performances and community fun . This talented community of teachers and practitioners facilitates a safe environment for everyone to explore amazing feats with the support of skillful spotting and instruction.
This weekend program models after the festival, and will empower students to explore beyond leading edge of their acrobatics practice with the skillful guidance of the teacher. We will warm-up with strength training for core, arms and shoulders as well as flexibility training, and review basic acrobatic elements to lay the foundation for the next level. We will put all the basic elements together into higher level partner acrobatics, such as washing machines, sequences from lying down to standing and vice versa, Icarian techniques (throwing and catching), hand-to-hand balancing and definitely a decent number of handstands on various bodyparts.
To just name a few of the benefits you might experience: increase in confidence, improved communication, better handstands, more trust & a great deal of fun with acrobatics. You will also get to learn some Dutch along the way! Students are welcome to come with a partner or alone.
Prerequisites: 1-year Acrobatics / AcroYoga experience, free headstand 1 min, handstand against the wall 30 sec, base or fly star (candlestick on feet) and shoulderstand on hands.
About the Instructor: Niko Douwes has been teaching and training with acrobats in Nijmegen, Munich, Räterschen, Edinburgh, Reijkavik, Cork, Miami and Brussells for many years. He has worked professionally with Circus Capriolie, the Malleballe Circus, the ABC Circus and Los Gardineiros, and has been performing on the street and in theaters with juggling and acrobalance. Niko is always ready to share, perform, play and learn more circus skills anywhere on the planet.
**Class size is limited to 20 people**
Cost: $75 by Sep 15, $90 thereafter
Please contact us at ChicagoAcroYoga@att.net to register.