Dance Trapeze Classes
Join one of our trapeze classes and experience one of the most classic apparatuses in the aerial arts at Bloom Movement Artistry.
Learn dynamic poses, transitions, balances, and sequences while building strength, confidence, and creativity in the air. Whether you’re brand new to aerial or continuing your training, our trapeze classes offer a supportive environment for exploration and growth.
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Dance Trapeze Foundations
Begin or continue your journey with our Trapeze Foundations class, which focuses on developing the fundamental moves essential for layering and combining techniques to broaden your skill set. Regular attendance will enhance your strength, flexibility, and comprehension. In this class, we’ll cover basic concepts and forms, fortifying both our knowledge and bodies to safely explore more advanced layering techniques in future classes.
Prerequisites: NONE
Mixed-Level Trapeze
In this class, students will be given level-appropriate skills and creative exercises to promote development of sequencing and progression within skill acquisition. Each month will follow a different theme. While it is helpful to attend every week, it is not required.
Participation in this class requires a basic understanding of trapeze foundations. While this class is mixed level, students should have some trapeze experience.
Prerequisites: Understanding of sitting/standing on the bar, front Lion, mounting the trapeze (using your feet is fine), ability to confidently dismount from the trapeze.
Trapeze Layering
In this class, we’ll focus on learning to layer and sequence using our foundational moves. Participation in this class requires a firm understanding of trapeze foundations.
It’s recommended to join after completing Trapeze Foundations, but it’s NOT required if you have prior trapeze experience.
Prerequisites: Discussion with Foundations or Layering/Ology instructor required. This class will utilize some prerequisite concepts and skills, and we want to make sure you will be safe and successful with the content and difficulty level of the class.
Understanding and proficiency of basic trapeze skills: knee hangs(can be self spotted), ankle hang (can be self spotted), front lion, back lion, standing on the bar, man on the moon, straddle back balance, angel under the bar, mermaids (as a family).
Trapology
Now that you are comfortable with dance trapeze, take your skills to the next level by learning how to sequence and perfect your moves.
Prerequisites: Discussion with Foundations or Layering/Ology instructor required. This class will utilize some prerequisite concepts and skills, and we want to make sure you will be safe and successful with the content and difficulty level of the class.
Proficient in knee hangs, knee beats, ankle hang beats, and basic beats to plank, candle, pike, and straddle positions. Comfortable with inversions in the ropes and intermediate-level skills, including transitions and sequencing. Demonstrates a solid understanding of key aerial concepts such as press supports, shelving, blocking, balance, momentum, thread-throughs, and rolls.
