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This time next week we'll be preparing the fabulous space at ACCA, ready to open the doors for Dissecting Aerial 2025!  And just for you, our email friends, we're offering 20% off tickets using code DA25. If you've somehow missed all the buzz, here's why you should join us: 📆 2 amazing days of presentations, talks & practical sessions (12-13 April) 🤸‍♀️ Content particularly relevant to aerial, but applicable across all movement genres 🌎 Live streamed globally - join us in-person, or online from your home / studio 🎤 Incredible line-up of world-class aerial artists, researchers and medical & sports science practitioners 🤗 It's such an important and relevant event for our industry - do support! 🤝 Maintain connections in-person and virtually, locally and globally ❤️ Celebrate what unites us: our diversity and our mutual passions for aerial practice Get your tickets here - use code DA25 for 20% off >> And read on for more info! Dissecting Aerial 2025 - 12th-13th April From accessibility and mental health through to hair suspension and chest binding, we're thrilled to be bringing a line-up of relevant and fascinating topics to this year's symposium. Lots of these topics were requested by you, so don't miss the chance to hear from these world-class experts! Here's the full line-up for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April: DAY 1: The ‘feltness’ of circus training & coaching: reflections & practical applications in flexibility & contortion - Dr Carolyn Ailsa Watt Concussion in the aerial arts - Dr Matilde Sassani Safeguarding questions for working in the Arts - Charlotte Vincent Pelvic floor health for aerialists - Brooke Winder Using physics to improve aerials (Part 1 - static) - Jacques Palardy-Dion Debunking Hair Suspension Myths: Rethinking Our Approach to Hair Hang - Nicole Malbeuf DAY 2: Flying through pregnancy - ante & post-natal training for aerialists - Kate Edwards Creating aerial performance with access - Tilly Lee Kronnick, Jonny Leitch Creative audio description in movement practices - Karina Jones, Kate Lawrence Chest binding in circus - Izzy Kessnor Using physics to improve aerials (Part 2 - swinging) - Jacques Palardy-Dion Active physical & mental health recovery practices for aerial artists - Janelle Peters How To Join Us Only 9 DAYS until we fling open the doors to #DA2025! 🎉 Here's everything you need to know to join us in-person or via live streaming:  📌 Location: Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton 📆 Dates: Sat 12th + Sun 13th April 2024 🎟️ Tickets: In-person, online individual + online studio hub tickets available 🎬 PLUS all ticket holders will have access to the recordings which will be available from Tues 15th April - Fri 9th May (you'll be able to buy access to the recordings afterwards if you miss it). 🌟🌟 Special Offer: 20% off tickets using code DA25 🌟🌟 Full info & tickets here >> That's all for now - we hope to see you next week!! Keep posted on DA2025 and all our other events on Instagram or Facebook 🤸‍♂️ Lindsey & the team at Gravity and Levity ❤️

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Community Spotlights Festivals, Shows & Workshops in April Photo Courtesy of CubaCaribe Festival CubaCaribe Festival!  The 19th Annual CubaCaribe Festival will consist of three nights of performance at ODC Theater, an honoring of Bobi Cespedes, Master Afro-Cuban folkloric dance classes, a screening of short films and more! March 28th - April 4th, 2025 Learn More CubaCaribe Founder Ramon Ramos Alayos is an alum of Zaccho's Black Futures fellowship program! Megan Lowe Dances Presents: Just a Shadow  Just a Shadow is back by audience demand and adapted to ODC Theater! Seven powerful artists gather to share their unique strengths in contemporary dance, site-specific dance, turf dance, contact improvisation, vertical dance, and live music, uniting us in a shared journey toward solace and healing. April 4th - 6th, 2025   ODC Theater Learn More Megan Lowe & Roel Seeber were a featured duet during the SF Aerial Arts Festival 2024! Photo by RJ Muna Two Opportunities to Groove w/ Zaccho's Saharla Vetsch! Photo by @kanecandrade "Release the Cheeks" Workshop Hosted by WILDFIYA as part of The Wiggle Room Series Friday, April 11th @6pm, $10-$40 at La Peña in Berkeley Come shake off the stress and weight of the week in a judgement free zone where movement gets you out of your head and into your body!  Be ready to shake out your stress with joy and laughter in the company of other Black and brown womxn. Reconnect your mind to your hips through stretches, movements, and grooves, before we shake it all out on the floor! Register "Beat by Beat" Rhythm & Groove Master Class Hosted by Zaccho Dance Theatre & PUSH Dance Company Saturday, April 26th @2pm, FREE at The Sanctuary in SF Saharla takes the concept of “groove” from instinct to intention. While most of us passively listen to the rhythms of our daily lives, you'll learn to investigate auditory impulses by tapping into mind/body/environment connections.  Tune into your internal metronome to explore rhythm and movement with newfound depth and creativity!  Register Bay Area Dance Week Kickoff! ~ Calling All Youth ~ Photo by James Watkins, Courtesy of Bopsidy Bay Area Dance Week is holding a Kickoff event with opportunities for students and schools to participate! Rhythm & Motion will lead One Dance, a routine for all participants to perform together. Schools/students can learn and attend in person to dance with community! This is a FREE event, all are welcome! KICKOFF: April 25th @12pm, Union Square | BADW: April 25 - May 4, 2025 Learn More Journey of the Black Fox by Terrence Paschal Journey of the Black Fox is a work-in-progress dance performance in which Paschal reflects on his transformative journey toward self-acceptance. Following the showing, the audience is invited to participate in a guided movement exercise and engage in a discussion about identity, acceptance, and removing our masks. April 26, 2025 @ 3:00 pm-5:30 pm Zaccho Studio, FREE Learn More Terrence Paschal is a Zaccho's Black Futures Fellows 2025! Photo by Alexa "LexMex" Treviño Rent Zaccho Studio Rehearsals | Performances | Workshops | Events  Studio Rental Info Zaccho Celebrates 45 Years of Artistic Excellence Award-winning Artmaking | Strengthening Community Bonds 35 years of Transformative Youth Arts Programming Photo by Austin Forbord | Artist, Veronica Blair Your tax-deductible donation provides critical access and resources to young people, artists, and our community. Thank You for Contributing Today!

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