Aerial Master Class
The DITA Master Class is for those who want a year-long course that covers everything they will need to be an elite stage aerialist. Class size is limited to 6 people to allow for very individualized training. You will not find a course like this offered anywhere else in the world.
This is an advanced mentoring and coaching program for professional performers and serious students who want to reach beyond their current abilities. This program will ultimately will help you to develop your own personal brand of performance overcome the challenges and find your point of difference in the industry.
The course is designed for those who are seeking to enhance their performances through a more intense interpretation of the apparatus and continue to evolve and improve their capabilities. The coaching focuses on reaching inside the performer to release their emotional core and ensure it is released to an audience by full expression of a story rather than an act.
- Building on your unique strengths so they become your own “signature”.
- Intense mentoring, focused on your personal development objectives.
- Understand the differences between an athlete’s and an artist’s mindset.
- The varying approaches for circus and non circus event performance.
- The foundation to build your career through a greater understanding of skills, technique, presentation and creativity within the professional environment.
- This is a one year program.
- Each session is for 2 hours.
- There will be 104 hours tuition throughout the year.
- Some experience of one or more of gymnastics, dance, theatre, aerial and other athletic forms or performance.
- Completion of the 3 day workshop prior to enrolment in the Master Class.
- Complete the online questions and/ or
seek consultation.
DITA – Training and Choreography
Now accepting applications for 2012 Master Class. Enrollment is very limited so please contact us now.
PRICE
This is a year-long course billed monthly at $235. Make your deposit below.
*No refunds given unless DITA is unable to provide service. An additional studio fee is payable by each student for every session.
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Master Class Course Outline
Themes
- alternate styles
- classical styles
- burlesque and erotica
- modern and disco
- performance presentation
Semester 1 January – March
- 13 sessions – 26 hours (13 hours solo/ 13 hours group)
- 4 hours fitness program (assessed individually for each student)
- strength
- flexibility
- skills
- 11 hours static trapeze
- balance (3 hours)
- above, below and on the bar (3.5 hours)
- turning on the bar (3.5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 11 hours dance trapeze
- difference between static and dance trapeze (3 hours)
- connection between floor and trapeze (3.5 hours)
- above, below and on the bar (3.5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- each session based on the above
Semester 1 Themes
- alternate styles
- classical styles
- movement through emotion
Semester 2 April – June
- 13 sessions – 26 hours (12 hours group/ 7 hours solo / 7 hours duo)
- 11 hours static trapeze
- skills using the ropes on static trapeze (3 hours)
- beats and swing (3.5 hours)
- moving upside down in space (3.5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 11 hours dance trapeze
- moving upside down in space (3 hours)
- everything about spinning (3.5 hours)
- spinning and skills combined (3.5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 4 hours rope/bungee/pole/hammock
- climbing skills (1 hour)
- drops (1 hour)
- moving in space (1 hour)
- using flexibility (1 hour)
- each session based on the above
Semester 2 Themes
- burlesque and erotica
- introduction to duo performance
- creating a routine
Semester 3 July – September
- 13 sessions – 26 hours (13 hours solo/ 13 hours duo)
- 11 hours aerial ring
- above, below and on the ring (3 hours)
- connection between floor and ring (3.5 hours)
- moving upside down in space (3.5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- everything about spinning
- the rope above the ring
- 11 hours tissu
- climbing skills (5 hours)
- drops (5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 4 hours rope/bungee/pole/hammock
- climbing skills (1 hour)
- drops (1 hour)
- moving in space (1 hour)
- using flexibility (1 hour)
- each session based on the above
Semester 3 Themes
- modern and disco
- partnership and connection
- create a routine by yourself
Semester 4 October – December
- 13 sessions – 26 hours (5 hours group/ 17 hours solo)
- 11 hours aerial ring
- everything about spinning (5 hours)
- the rope above the ring (5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 11 hours tissu
- moving in space (5 hours)
- using flexibility (5 hours)
- discussion and theory (1 hour)
- 4 hours rope/bungee/pole/hammock
- climbing skills (1 hour)
- drops (1 hour)
- moving in space (1 hour)
- using flexibility (1 hour)
- each session based on the above
Semester 4 Themes
- performance presentation
Conclusion
- you will be able to create a highly skilled routine on all equipment
- you will be able to design highly creative routines based on your movement and emotion
- you will have a solo or duo professional act or;
- you will have developed professional skills that could lead to employment
Additional for professional performers
- connection with the audience
- learning about the performance industry
- learning about different types of performance employment
- understanding your performance venue
- risk management/ insurance
- agents and self promotion