Intro Static Trapeze

 

Intro static trapeze is open to any beginner student—no experience necessary. Students will begin hanging by their hands from the bar, learn to hang from their knees, and sit and stand on the bar. In addition to these skills, students will learn basic poses such as angle, candlestick, mermaid, gazelle, star, and straddle back-balance. All classes are tailored to each student; no one is expected to do tricks that involve being upside down or from standing on the bar unless they are comfortable. The height of the trapeze can also be adjusted to each student’s comfort level; classes will typically start with the bar at eye level.

 

Intro prerequisites:

• No experience necessary​

Level 1

 

Level 1 is for students who have some familiarity with static trapeze or other aerial apparatuses. In these classes, students will polish how they transition from sitting to standing on the bar and begin learning fundamental skills such as knee beats, pullover front balance, back balance, thread-throughs, catcher's lock, and progressions towards single knee hang and ankle hang.

 

Level 1 prerequisites:

• Has some experience with static trapeze or other aerial apparatuses​

Level 2

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Level 2 is for students ready to focus on strength and stamina. Students will learn more complex poses, primarily utilizing skills above the bar and in the ropes. Additionally, they will begin progressing towards hip circles, mill circles, and unassisted single knee and ankle hangs.

 

Level 2 prerequisites:

• Can invert without instructor assistance (jumping or using feet to get onto the bar is fine)

• Transition from sitting to standing on the bar without reminders from a coach

• Confident with beginner poses such as mermaid, gazelle, star, straddle back balance

• Comfortable with pullover front balance (assistance is okay)

• Has begun the progressions towards single knee hangs and ankle hangs

Level 3

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Level 3 is geared towards students familiar with skills in the ropes. The class will learn skills such as handstands, cross-back straddles, and crochet spins. Students will also begin progressing toward more difficult skills on the bar, such as hip circles, mill circles, heel hangs, toe hangs, and elbow hangs.

 

Level 3 prerequisites:

• Comfortable inverting in the ropes into a tuck, straddle, or pike

• Confident with knee beats and long beats

• Familiar with back balance, single knee hangs, and ankle hangs (it is okay to not be 100% unassisted yet)