Interfusion Festival X (IFX)

This workshop will emphasize flow in Thai massage, as you lift, move, and sink, letting gravity and breath guide your movements while you drop into the physical connection between giver and receiver. Students will embody both roles. Note that there will be more bodily connection in this sequence, and while Thai massage can feel intimate, it is not sexual. Bring a massage partner, or find one in class that you feel comfortable with. 

🌶️ 🌶️ Medium: The workshop invites sensuality, moving touch, cuddles, or extended close physical contact with others, but does NOT invite sexuality or nudity.

Do you wanna keep your friends safe?? Do you wanna toss higher and more confidently?? Do YOU want to BE THE SAFETY?!? Well then THIS IS THE CLASS FOR YOU!! In this spotting workshop we will go through the foundations of what makes spotting so effective and allows our entire practice to exist!! From tumbling to tossing we will go through it all and keep everyone safe while doing it!! Even though this is an ALL LEVELS offering you can expect to do challenging moves and big skills where spotting is NEEDED!!
 
Level: All (but we will do big skills still!!)
Pre-reqs: Open mind, keen eyes, fast hands and a willingness to work in groups!!

🌶️ 🌶️ Medium: The workshop invites sensuality, moving touch, cuddles, or extended close physical contact with others, but does NOT invite sexuality or nudity.

Spice it up, soar, and spin your way in class, on the dance floor, and onto your socials. This is an exhilarating acro dance workshop for dancers of all levels with challenging yet accessible skills. Led by experienced instructors and performers, participants will master the art of dance lifts with grace and flair. This will be the kind of stuff you’ll want to post on Instagram and whatever social media you have. The skills will be visual and broken down so that you can learn them in a safe and effective manner. With instruction on basing, flying, and spotting, attendees will be able to explore synchronized lifts and acrobatic sequences with confidence. This workshop opens the door to captivating choreography, empowering dancers to elevate their performances with lifted artistry. And yeah, you’ll want to post what you learned and show off a little. 

🌶️ 🌶️ Medium: The workshop invites sensuality, moving touch, cuddles, or extended close physical contact with others, but does NOT invite sexuality or nudity

APPLY HERE FOR THIS ADD-ON INTENSIVE

Day 1 - Precision Icarian
The first day we will focus on cleaning up Icarian skills to make them precise and tempo-able. Expect to refine skills you have done before - working towards mastery of these skills. We will also incorporate some unique pops and drills you may not have worked on before! This lesson will build towards linking skills together for seamless icarian flows.

Prereqs: Straight throws in bird and throne

Day 2 - Whip Mastery
We will work towards building whip technique for more dynamic skills. We have specific techniques that we have learned from teachers all over the world as well as developed through our own training that we love to share. This lesson will give you a deeper understanding of these skills and all of the building blocks needed for progressing toward more dynamic whip pops. We will touch on nervous system regulation, dynamic spotting, and how to keep these skills safe.

Prereqs: Comfort in bird, throne, reverse bird, and reverse throne. Some experience attempting whips is helpful.

Day 3 - Jump Start your Whip Pops
Whether you’ve done a handful of whip pops, or you’re still working towards your first one, this class will have content for you. We will have a short recap of the first two lessons leading into dynamic entries in and out of whips. Multiple levels of content will be offered and students can work at their own pace. Our goal is to offer a clear and safe pathway - it is most important to us for our students to learn when they are ready for the next progression, and when they need to continue repping out certain drills.

Prereqs: Comfort with whips, and basic icarian transitions such as bird to throne. Doing the first two workshops covers these prereqs.

APPLY HERE FOR THIS ADD-ON INTENSIVE - Registration for this add-on requires meeting prerequisites and completing an application process. In order to participate, it is necessary to have a full pass for the Festival. After submitting your application and responding to the check-out questions in full, your request will be assessed by the Interfusion Team. If additional information is required, such as a video of your skills, it will be communicated to you by email. If you do not meet the qualifications for the intensive this year, you will receive a full refund of the intensive ticket. APPLY HERE FOR THIS ADD-ON INTENSIVE

🌶️ 🌶️ Medium: The workshop invites sensuality, moving touch, cuddles, or extended close physical contact with others, but does NOT invite sexuality or nudity.

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