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We're getting straight down to the good stuff this new year - we have a ton of activity for you this January and there are still spaces to join us. We'd love to see you! Read on festive survivor, read on...

Aerial Teacher Training

13-18 January 2019

There are a few spaces remaining on the teacher training courses we have running this month with Serenity Forchion Smith:

Foundation level teacher training in aerial fabric, 13-14 January
Intermediate level teacher training in aerial fabric, 15-16 January
Foundation Level in Lyra AKA hoop, 17-18 January

"Just want to say the course was absolutely amazing and I will be highly recommending to anyone in aerial not just for teacher training but for personal development as well."

AND because we're feeling generous, if you enrol on any of the teacher training courses, you get a delightful 20% discount on Dissecting Aerial tickets!

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Dissecting Aerial 2019

19-20 January @ T he Point

The second edition of our healthier aerial practice symposium, Dissecting Aerial is coming at you this month, with a strong focus on Accessible Aerial on day 2. Check our socials for announcements of all the speakers, including:

Amelia Cavallo, blind theatre practitioner, professional aerialist and PhD candidiate at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, talking about 'the trouble with access'
Ana Prada, aerial & somatic practitioner, creator of Vayu aerial yoga, talking about ‘Hanging with Awareness’
Katy Chambers, Senior Dance Specialist Physio at Trinity Laban Health and Dance Science Lecturer, delivering a practical presentation about ‘Hypermobility and its implications for aerialists’.

                                Snap up the remaining spaces at Dissecting Aerial 
                            

EADF 2019 Timetable

We are very excited to be announcing the timetable for our celebratory 10^th edition of the European Aerial Dance Festival at Dissecting Aerial symposium. Keep your eyes peeled! 👀

Also, don't forget our lovely sponsors Firetoys are still offering customers a whopping 10% discount on purchases when you quote the code ‘10for10’. AND each time someone uses the ‘10for10’ code, Firetoys donates 10% of the sale to the European Aerial Dance Festival so we can keep subsidising our world-class festival for you all! Woop!

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VDF 5 - Alternative Perspectives

20-25 January 2019 @ The Point

As you know, VDF were awarded ACE funding alongside their Creative Europe funding to support a 5th gathering investigating ‘Alternative Perspectives and Accessible Aerial’. G&L are excited to be hosting this event, which will focus on working with D/deaf and disabled artists. Watch our socials for updates on what we get up to.

In The Jungle...

February 2019

G&L’s AD Lindsey Butcher will be investing in her own professional development for the whole of February continuing her Vayu Aerial Yoga studies with Maestra Ana Prada and beginning her gyrokinesis pre-training journey. We'll be shutting up shop during this time, so updates on this adventure will be on social media in March. 'Til then!

Dont forget:

If you run events, training or opportunities for aerial artists, let us know - we're keen to promote all the fantastic opportunities with our international networks to make amazing opportunities available to everyone. Equally, if you're looking for events, training or opportunities, take a look at the listings!