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SPRING 2024 YOUTH 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 youth 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 cherie@upswingaerialdance.org for assistance and payment plan options!
If your preferred class is full Email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to get on the waitlist.
SPRING 2024 YOUTH CLASSES
Girls who fly (GWF) Level 1 & 2
taught by Helium Valentine
After school aerial classes for girls ages 9-13. Hanging, spinning, climbing, and dancing on tissu, hoop, hammock, and rope and harness. These classes focus on fun, skill development, social interaction, large movement activities and presentation. Music...dance...games and imagination. No experience required for Level 1 class ages 9-12. Some experience and/or instructor approval required for Level 2 ages 11-13.
WINTER/SPRING 2024 SERIES
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.
If your preferred class is listed as FULL please email ChrisSpiteri@upswingaerialdance.org to join the waitlist!
GWF LEVEL 1 (AGES 9-12)
Wednesdays 3:30-4:25 PM
FULL!!
No Experience Required!
Series 3: 05/01, 08, 15, 22, 29
COMBO SERIES 1+2+3: Multi series discount!
*There is a $30 late fee if not registered the week before the series begins*
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
GWF LEVEL 2 (AGES 11-13)
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 PM
no new students at this time!!
For students with some aerial experience ONLY. Students may advance to the level 2 class after being in the level 1 class for AT LEAST one series AND/OR with prior instructor approval.
Series 3: 05/01, 08, 15, 22, 29
COMBO SERIES 1+2+3: Multi series discount!
*There is a $30 late fee if not registered the week before the series begins*
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
FALL Teens Who Fly (TWF) TECHNIQUE Level
taught by Sam Malloy
Discover newfound strength, confidence and friends! This mixed apparatus class for TEENS ONLY (ages 13-17) will provide accessible yet challenging instruction in a warm and encouraging environment. Monday class is for intermediate and advanced students with at least 1 year of aerial experience. Prerequisites for this class include 2 basic climbs, foot lock in the air, hip key, inversions in the air and the endurance to do 5 moves in a sequence without coming down. Tuesday classes are for Beginner TEENS who have just moved up from our Girls who Fly program, have less than 1 year of experience, or do not meet all of the prerequisites for the Monday class. All technique classes will focus on the development of technical skills, artistry and strength on silks, hammock, rope, hoop, trapeze, rope and harness and on the ground. Each class will include a warmup, strength building exercises, new sequences or skills on an apparatus, guided activities to develop artistic creativity, and a cool down. Teens also receive mentoring from Chris Spiteri and UpSwing Director, Cherie Carson, and on occasions guest teachers. No experience required for Level 1 (beg/int) class. Some experience and/or instructor approval required for Level 2 (int/adv).
We recommend our advanced dancers take both Monday (technique) and Thursday (choreography) but you can choose to only take one.
FALL 2024 SERIES announcement in July
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.
If your preferred class is listed as FULL please email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to join the waitlist!
FALL TWF LEVEL 1 (BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE) announcement in July
TUESDAY 4:15-5:45PM
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
FALL TWF LEVEL 2 (Intermediate/Advanced) announcement in july
Monday 4:15-5:45PM
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
Teens Who Fly (TWF) CHOREOGRAPHY
students MUST GET COACH APPROVAL TO join the thursday class!!!
Come build your confidence, creativity and showmanship with friends in this TEENS ONLY (ages 13-17) choreography class! Thursdays are an intermediate to advanced level class that will provide an encouraging environment for group and solo act creation, exploring the intersection of aerial circus arts and dance for our more advanced students. Both classes will focus on the development of artistic expression, character building, act creation and musicality. Each class will include a warmup, skills review, guided movement activities to develop unique choreography and a cool down. These classes will culminate in a spectacular group performance at the end of the session AND perform during National Dance week (spring session only). We recommend taking both Monday (advanced/intermediate technique) and Thursday (choreography) but you can choose to only take one of these classes.
WINTER/SPRING 2024 Series
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.
If your preferred class is listed as FULL please email cherie@upswingaerialdance.org to join the waitlist!
FALL TWF INtERMEDIATE/ADVANCED choreo announcement in july
THURSDAY 4:15-5:45PM
ALL STUDENTS MUST SIGN A 2024 RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEIR FIRST CLASS OF THE YEAR!!
Release Form HERE
Parent Comments...
"UpSwing is so fantastic that my words cannot adequately express how wonderful the experience has been for my daughter. She started in 6th grade and has been part of the Teens who Fly group all through Middle and High School. The group and teachers have been very nourishing for her artistically and in her personal development. I feel she is much more confident and better at expressing herself. Since starting she has become far more comfortable in her own skin which is a problem that many females of any age, especially teenagers, struggle with. I fully recommend UpSwing to any prospective participants. Thank-you!" - Susan Godes
"UpSwing Aerial Dance provides a very special creative community for teens and our daughter couldn’t be happier here. Kirstin manages to mentor in a way that allows the girls freedom to discover new ways to express themselves – on the ground, in the air and with each other. She has an amazing talent to connect with each member of the class as an individual - making them feel truly seen, accepted and appreciated. There is a warm camaraderie always present in the class and our daughter always leaves energized and inspired. It took us quite a while to find a class such as Teens Who Fly and we are so glad we did. Kudos to Upswing and Kirsten! Thank you so much." - Marielle C.
5.0 star rating 4/15/2014
"My two kids attended a free aerial dance class with a friend around eight years ago.They enjoyed swinging on the trapeze and joined Girls Who Fly which then evolved into Teens Who Fly. In the years they have participated in aerial dance they have fun and have learned a lot about dance from the different teachers they have had. Performing has given them confidence, poise and discipline. Thanks." - Catharine T.
5.0 star rating 4/16/2014
"Both my girls have come up through the ranks with Girls Who Fly and Teens Who Fly and summer camps with Cherie. Sometimes they'd step away for a time, but they always came back of their own volition. The caliber of teachers through the years has been consistently excellent, and the performance experience has been a lovely bonus for both kids. There's a lot of heart in this program - I highly recommend it!" - Sara S.
Highlights of Teens Who Fly performances
Every other Year: Teens Who Fly perform their own choreography in their own show. Began in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 ... video excerpts above from 2016
March 2017: TEENS WHO FLY "POP UP" PERFORMANCE
UpSwing's Teens Who Fly performed as part of Luna Dance Institute's Silver Jubilee at the renowned David Brower Center, Berkeley. Seniors Moriah Godes and Najma Aronow and junior Nava Schwieg danced in 2 original aerial pieces during the "pop up" performances between 8-10 PM.
Nov. 2009: Teens Who Fly performed at Cirque du Survivor, a benefit for the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation at Ft Mason Center, San Francisco