Other Info
What do I wear?
About Aerial Fabric benefits.
Hoop
Bungee Trapeze
Class life at Dardanos
Doubles fabric
What do I wear?
Ladies
Unitard, leotard and tights, leggings or capri length yoga pants and a top that can be tucked in. If your top is sleeveless, bring a top that covers your armpits. More advanced levels need the backs of knees covered.
For hoop wear leg warmers, ankle braces or ace bandages to help protect your ankles.
Gents
Yoga pants or capri length sweatpants, a top that can be tucked in and covers your armpits. More advanced levels need the backs of your knees covered.
For hoop wear leg warmers, ankle braces or ace bandages to help protect your ankles.
Dance Belts are recommended
What Not to Wear
Shorts, anything that exposes the midriff, low-cut tops, anything that restricts range of motion (i.e. jeans, or anything non-stretchy). Jewelry should be removed, especially rings.
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Aerial Fabric
Strength and flexibility. All classes start with strength conditioning and awareness of the muscles used for fabric skills.
Wraps and poses. Basic wraps and poses are taught then combined with dance moves from the floor to the fabric and back. Choreography is developed in collaboration with the students.
Practice. Combinations of poses and basic routine are learned and perfected.
Advanced. More complex wraps and drops are learned and mastered. Each student is coached to develop their own choreography.
Performance. We coach performance skills and preparation for audiences of thousands.
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Hoop
Equipment. The hoop can be hung high or low, depending on choreography needs. If the hoop is hung lower the student can add swinging and spinning moves along with poses.
Moves and poses. Basic moves and poses are taught then combined with dance moves from the floor to the hoop and back. Choreography is developed in collaboration with the students.
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Bungee Trapeze
Equipment. The bungee harness and bungees are tuned to the individual performer depending on their weight and size. Straps are fixed webbing loops suspended from the ceiling.
Height. Bungee can be used low to the ground as an adagio element with training in flipping and awareness of the body in the air.
Trapeze bar. Bungee trapeze can use a trapeze bar which requires training in spinning moves and bouncing.
Choreography. Basic moves, flips, drops, and poses are taught and then combined with dance moves from the floor to the bungee and back. Choreography is developed in collaboration with the students.
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Class life at Dardanos
Dardano's School of Gymnastics. We have trained with and learned from contortionists, burlesque dancers, belly dancers, fire spinners, hand balancing duos, and jugglers. We are always surprised at who will join us! We share our knowledge of the aerial skills so it makes for fun evenings on Sunday and Wednesday nights.
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Doubles Fabric
We have done some doubles fabric performances. We continue to work on this act and expect to offer it again soon.
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