*****ABOUT SCOTT COOPER*****
Scott Cooper is an acrobat who has been practicing and teaching since 2011. He has studied Acroyoga, Dutch style acrobatics, circus performance, sports-acrobatics, dance lifts, cheer-leading, etc.. Scott blends principles from all of these styles in order to create maximum versatility in partner movement. For 2 years, he trained and performed with AcroSanct under the tutelage of Master Chinese Acrobat Lu-Yi. He was a performer on the 2017 tour of the Broadway musical, Pippin – facilitated by Seven Fingers. He now travels all over the world to teach and perform.
IG: @acrospherics
FB: fb.com/scott.j.cooper & fb.com/scottcooperacro
Weekend Schedule:
Session 1: Elevated Fundamentals (SATURDAY MORNING)
Building strong foundational elements results in greater success when reaching for new heights. This class will prepare your bodies for the weekend by focusing on the development of proper technique. Grips, positioning and placement for a number of postures will be explored and fine-tuned. This is beneficial for every level of practitioner from those just learning star to partners working dynamic hand to hand movements.
Prerequisites:
Understanding of L-basing fundamentals (shoulder-stand, star, side-star, etc.)
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Session 2: Perpetual Motion (SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
For those who have solid foundations in both poses and transitions in AcroYoga, this session will focus on truly defying gravity by ensuring that we can continuously move through space without touching the ground. We will begin by breaking down flows that continually revolve through certain sets of postures. Once understood, you will be introduced to a number of new washing machines and transitions, while adding focus on developing clean transitions and centrifugal force.
Prerequisites:
Comfort with L-basing fundamentals (shoulder-stand, star, side-star, etc.)
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Session 1
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Session 3: Standing on Hands / Handstands on Hands (SUNDAY MORNING)
The ability to gracefully stand, walk and spin on another human’s hands requires a vast amount of technique, calibration and practice. We will provide you with the proper progressions and sequencing to allow you the freedom of dancing on hands.
Alignment and connection are essential for hand to hand. We will break down these concepts and educate you on how to use them to fight gravity. For those of you with higher level practices, we will give you additional challenges and add movement to your practice.
Prerequisites:
F2H: Strong L-basing fundamentals and some experience with Foot to Hand
H2H: 10 second L-base F2H & 10 Second Handstand on Wall (Flyers only)
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Sessions 1&2
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Session 4: Dance Lifts (SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
The understanding of how to efficiently move a flyer in and out of the air is vital when beginning to consider performances. This session will focus on incorporating fluidity of movement on the ground and how to seamlessly move flyers both on and off of the ground, and for flyers to understand body awareness not just in the skill itself, but for transitions and how to assist in timing control.
Prerequisites:
Strong L-basing fundamentals (shoulder-stand, star, side-star, etc.) & Some experience with standing acro
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Sessions 1-4
Level: Begintermediate
Pricing:
Individual session-$35
Weekend – $125
Pre-Reg – $100