It's Acro Time - 

 

Backstage Dance Company is excited to be offering 6 different Acro skills workshops each for 5 weeks this summer! Learn new tricks and improve old ones.  You choose what you want to perfect! Come once or as many clinics as you like!

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Take one, two or unlimited workshops! These classes are not just for acrobats. All dancers should come out to improve their flexibility and strengthen their bodies. These classes will help you with all other types of dance!!! Classes open to both BDC and non BDC students.​​

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Available for ages 4 and over * Please see pre requisites in class descriptions

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$85 per student / per 5 week workshop (Level 1-5)

$115 per student/ per 5 week workshop (Level 6)

$350 per student / UNLIMITED classes - Acro/Technique/Combos/Pop Up's

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*Single Class Drop In can be purchased online in the registration portal for $22 per student (Level 1-5) $30 (Level 6).

** Dancers attending our intensives on July 29th will not have Acro Clinics.

 

Summer Dance Acro Descriptions

 

Acro Level 1 (Ages 3-5) (June 24th/ July 15th/ July 22nd/ August 5th/ August 12th) 

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This class is for dancers just starting out in acro! We’ll work on forward rolls, backward rolls, donkey kicks and the basics of the cartwheel!

 

Acro Level 1 (Ages 6 +) (June 24th/ July 15th/ July 22nd/ August 5th/ August 12th)

This class is for dancers just starting out in acro! We’ll work on forward rolls, backward rolls, donkey kicks and the basics of the cartwheel!

 

Acro Level 2 (June 24th/ July 15th/ July 22nd/ August 5th/ August 12th) 

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This class is for dancers that have mastered the cartwheel and the handstand and are ready to learn variations of each skill. We will work on one arm cartwheels and building our handstand skills plus work towards mastering the round off.

 

Acro Level 3 (June 24th/ July 15th/ July 22nd/ August 5th/ August 12th) 

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This class is for dancers that are working towards the front and back walkover. In this class, we will still work on handstands and cartwheels (the foundation of acro) but will focus on the skills needed to master the front and back walk over-starting with the bridge kickover and moving on from there!

 

Acro Level 4 (June 25th/ July 16th/ July 23nd/ August 6th/ August 13th) 

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This class is for dancers that has mastered the following skills: cartwheel, round off, front and back walkover, handstand (with no assistance) and are ready to work on the back handspring and putting skills together. We will start working on building the foundation for the back handspring in the class.

 

Acro Level 5 (June 25th/ July 16th/ July 23nd/ August 6th/ August 13th) 

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This class is for the dancer that has mastered the following skills: cartwheel, round off, front and back walk over, handstand, and back handspring (with no assistance) and are ready to add variations to these skills, combine these skills together, and level up the skills they already have.

 

Acro Level 6 (Combo Class) (June 25th/ July 16th/ July 23nd/ August 6th/ August 13th) 

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This class is for the dancer wanting to learn acro partnering stunts plus combos. In this class we will work towards putting together combos and partnering stunts with acro skills throughout.