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WINTER/SPRING 2024 ADULT CLASS REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE!
PLEASE refer to our FAQ page for more information on PRICING, WHAT TO WEAR FOR CLASS, other POLICIES and STUDIO LOCATION
ALL SERIES purchases are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. THERE ARE NO MAKEUP CLASSES in the adult series programs.
We offer series discount pricing (1 free class per series) to give you as much flexibility as possible. We understand life happens and are a small company with limited resources. We offer as much to you, our dedicated students, as possible. Thank you for your support and understanding.
If paying for a full series is financially difficult for your family please email ChrisSpiteri@upswingaerialdance.org for assistance and payment plan options!
If your preferred class is full Email ChrisSpiteri@upswingaerialdance.org to get on the waitlist.
We ONLY offer DROP IN, SINGLE CLASS options to continuing students when space is available. Please Email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to confirm availability BEFORE paying using this option!
spring 2024 ADULT CLASSES
mIXED APPARATUS SERIES
May taught by Carrie Karlovic
MOnday 6-7:30 PM
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. There are NO PREREQUISITES for the ADULT MIXED APPARATUS class.
Students learn a range of beginner to intermediate vocabulary on aerial tissu, hammock, trapeze, hoop, rope and harness and more! They will explore a series of shapes, transitions and other movements to create a sequence of moves that can then be practiced in many creative ways. The focus of the class series will be on familiarizing students with a variety of apparatus, finding ways to dance in, on and around the apparatus and building strength, flexibility and creativity through aerial dance.
May 2024 SERIES OPEN NOW!
ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT!!!!!!!
ALL SERIES purchases are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. As a small business we just don’t have the financial flexibility to offer this to our clients. Thank you so much for supporting our small studio and for your understanding.
Announcing Series 3: May 6, 13, 20 (no class Memorial Weekend) Taught by Company dancer Carrie Karlovic
Summer classes announce in MAY!!!
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
Aerial TISSU FUNDAMENTALS (LEVEL 1)
taught by Chris Spiteri (January-February)
SATURDAY 12:30-1:50 PM
Students learn a range of vocabulary on aerial tissu, also known as aerial fabrics or silks. The focus of the class series will be on finding ways to dance in, on and around the aerial apparatus. In addition, we will be spending time strengthening basic technique and conditioning the strength and flexibility necessary to increase confidence and fluidity in the air.
Single classes for returning students only available for JANUARY if there is space. Please Email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to confirm availability BEFORE paying using this option:
$40/class
SPRING 2024 SERIES registration OPEN NOW!
ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT!!!!!!!
ALL SERIES purchases are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. As a small business we just don’t have the financial flexibility to offer this to our clients. Thank you so much for supporting our small studio and for your understanding.
Series 4: 05/04, 11, 18 (May)
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
Aerial TISSU Technique and CHOREOGRAPHY (LEVEL 2)
taught by Sam Malloy
SATURDAY 11:00 AM- 12:25PM
Students learn a range of intermediate vocabulary on aerial tissu, also known as aerial fabrics or silks. They will explore a series of shapes and transitions that build on their strong foundational techniques culminating into continuous sequences and continuing to build strength and flexibility. The focus of the class series will be on finding ways to dance in, on and around the aerial apparatus and integrate specific aerial skills in creative ways.
Students in this TECHNIQUE & CHOREOGRAPHY class should have a strong foundational understanding of aerial tissu, be able to climb the fabric (both French/Standard and Russian climbs), invert from the ground on split tissu (jumping is OK!), and hold hip keys on split tissu (using any entrance).
Single classes for returning students only available if there is space. Please Email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to confirm availability BEFORE paying using this option:
$40/class
MAy 2024 SERIES REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!
ONLY 4 SPACES LEFT!!!!!!!
ALL SERIES purchases are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. As a small business we just don’t have the financial flexibility to offer this to our clients. Thank you so much for supporting our small studio and for your understanding.
Series 1: 01/06, 20, 27, 02/03, 10, 17, 24
Series 4: 05/04, 11, 18 (May)
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN the 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
Upswing company class
Wednesdays 6-8PM
2024 Company class is open January 3, 2024 ONLY! All other 2024 Company classes are closed to the public and are for just Company members due to our current rehearsal schedule.
Take class side by side with UpSwing Company members. Our professional company class is not for beginners. It is open to students who have previously taken a year of UpSwing aerial classes or have previous aerial experience. Warm-up consists of stretching and conditioning then class moves into dance and aerial combinations, improvisations and Company choreography.
*Please note that this company schedule is subject to change! If you are interested in attending open company class during the 2024 Season, call the UpSwing office at 510.587.0770 or email Director Cherie Carson at cherie@upswingaerialdance.org for more information.
Please find more information about UpSwing company performances HERE.
SPECIAL: INTRO TO AeRIal Tissu
TBA
SATURDAY 12:30-1:50 PM
No experience necessary! This intro is for those who have never tried Aerial tissu but have dreamed about it. Learn basic aerial skills in this one hour workshop lead by Chris Spiteri. The workshop offers a beginner the basics in the art form. It's a great way to improve core and upper body strength, flexibility, confidence, overcome fear and understand the creative self. And it's SO MUCH FUN! Strongly suggest pre-registration.
see WORKSHOPS for more opportunities
PLEASE NOTE: If you are new to UpSwing Aerial Dance Class you need to fill out the release form linked below BEFORE taking class
Release Form HERE
WORKSTUDY PROGRAM for Adult Aerial classes
workstudy program is on hold at this time
UpSwing Aerial Dance Company strives to keep the aerial dance community up in the air by structuring our prices and offering various opportunities to experience that wonderful up and out, spin and swinging dance in the air that we are known for.
We offer a variety of affordable options to participate while meeting the needs of our program to support an experienced teaching staff, expand our class offerings and provide work study and scholarships to the community.
Due to the pandemic, we currently are not offering the work study programs. These programs are for those students interested in a longer study. For more information, or to get on the mailing list, please email Chris Spiteri at ChrisSpiteri@upswingaerialdance.org
For our adult aerial dance classes on Mondays and Saturdays, we offer several payment structures. We want you to choose the structure that works comfortably for your budget.
Pay on line with PAYPAL via links for the classes above. We now can accept Venmo @upswingdance please put class in memo section.
Adult Student comments...
5.0 star YELP rating 3/13/2016
"I've been attending adult classes at Upswing for a couple of years now, and the classes are one of the things I most look forward to every week. I started classes here because I wanted to try something new; amazingly, I still feel like I'm trying something new every class I attend. Ashley and Cherie are marvelous teachers. I've found their classes to be well balanced between teaching skills on the one hand, and encouraging creativity on the other hand - both on and off the apparatus! Something that sets these classes apart is the focus on dance and on making fluid transitions. It's hard work, but the benefits are tangible - I think I'm stronger now than I've ever been. If I could give six stars to Upswing, I would :)" - Katie S.
5.0 star YELP rating 11/14/2010
"Studio 12 flys rocks! I found Studio 12 online after seeing an aerial dance performance in San Francisco. Cherie and her crew are fantastic instructors- as committed to the process of learning how to fly as much as the act, itself. The girls program, which I usually see a few minutes of at the tail-end of class, looks like a blast. Women empowering women! :-) The small classes and top-notch facilities make for a very safe, intimate flying experience. Check it out!" - Julie M.
ON-LINE ZOOM CLASSES DURING 2020 Pandemic
I am staying safe and strong with online workouts with Upswing! I never would have thought you could get so much out of floor workouts, but it seems that every week, I'm finding some new muscle that I wasn't working out before. Every Wednesday and Friday, Jo and Helium are helping me use my body in new and different ways, showing me my weak spots and strengthening them. I'm in better shape than I was before the pandemic! - Beth Z (Covid -19 Pandemic of 2020)