Workshops

Intermediate Duo Trapeze

With Duo Rose

This workshop is for those with a more developed background in Duo Trapeze or aerial partnering or for advanced soloists with more developed body control. This workshop is for students capable of at least a couple of static pullovers and can wield more body control and strength. We will be introducing the basics and technique behind dynamic elements and developing longer sequences. Basing from legs, rotation sequences and dynamic mounts will also be explored.

Intro to Duo Hoop

With Lindsay Letharia & Jody Poth

Discover the fun and connection of duo hoop in this beginner-friendly workshop! We’ll explore basic mirroring, synchronized and efficient mounts, and a short sequence designed to build trust and flow with a partner. Some trapeze or lyra experience is helpful, but this workshop is accessible to anyone approved for Aerial 1A/Lyra 1A.

Brought to you by Space Oddity, AKA Jody Poth & Lindsay Letharia, who have worked together as duo partners since 2023. Explore their work at www.spaceodditysea.com

Continuing Duo Hoop

With Jody Poth & Lindsay Letharia

Take your duo hoop skills to the next level in this dynamic workshop designed for those approved for Lyra 2A & beyond. We’ll dive into more complex sequences, faster spinning, dynamic mounts, weight-sharing shapes, and counterbalancing techniques that go beyond simple mirroring. Build trust, strength, and creativity while exploring the exciting possibilities of shared movement in the air.

Brought to you by Space Oddity, AKA Jody Poth & Lindsay Letharia, who have worked together as duo partners since 2023. Explore their work at www.spaceodditysea.com

Duo Sampler

With Jody Poth & Lindsay Letharia

Explore the world of unconventional aerial partnering in our Duo Sampler Workshop! This workshop features two unique apparatuses—double sling and cube.

What the heck is double sling? It’s two slings on a spreader plate like with straps! We will utilize orbit to create enough tension and space to allow two aerialists to spin and move both separately and together. A comfortable spin tolerance is required.

Cube – it’s like if you taped 6 lyras together, and they were square! Familiarity with any bar apparatus will be helpful.

We’ll explore a short sequence and playful one-off skills on each apparatus.
Open to Level 2a Lyra, Aerial 2a, & Sling 2 students.

Brought to you by Space Oddity, AKA Jody Poth & Lindsay Letharia, who have worked together as duo partners since 2023. Explore their work at www.spaceodditysea.com

Creative Movement and Intro to Dynamics on Trapeze

With Sara Sparrow

In this workshop, trapeze students with some experience will begin to explore the world of dynamic movement and transition, including various beats, rolls, and simple releases.  We will also learn a segment of choreography that features compelling direction-changing movements, to get students thinking in new, creative ways about movement on and around the bar.  Most movements will work with both static and single-point equipment.  This workshop is best suited to students who can straddle up to and pullover the bar with a beat, have a solid front balance, and are familiar with basic static trapeze vocabulary.

About the instructor:
Sara Sparrow came to contemporary circus through a background as a gymnast, an actor and performer in musical theater, visual artist, and as a classically-trained singer and musician.  In her 20-year performance career, she has been a multi-disciplinary aerialist, an acrobat, foot juggler, carpet-spinner, chair stacker, parasol-twirler, musician, singer, dancer, showgirl, clown, actress, and chicken. She is the creator of Cirque de Crochet.  Sara has been coaching circus since 2007, and is the founder of Sparrow Studios school for aerial arts in Olympia, WA.  Noteworthy engagements include Teatro ZinZanni, TEDx, Teatro Circo Price (Madrid/Bilbao), Friedrichsbau Variete (Stuttgart).