Aerial Acrobatics for children
How does the inherent tendency of children to climb and hang relate to aerial acrobatics?
In the first part of the lesson, we will focus on appropriate strengthening and alignments to prepare the body to play with gravity. With the fundamental principle of creative play in mind, we will move on to aerial objects where children will explore and discover new ways of strengthening and having fun.
Our main goal is to overcome the fear of inverted (and non-inverted) "aerial" positions and become familiar with them. We will learn the initial vocabulary of aerial acrobatic positions, gaining satisfaction and self-confidence through creative interaction with the world of 'aerial' acrobatics.
Marianna Kalpatsoglou
She was born in Athens. She has a degree in German language and Literature from the National Capodistrian University of Athens, in Social and Political Anthropology from the Panteion University of Athens as well as in Intercultural Education from the Freies Universität Berlin. Since 2007 she is a professor in Secondary Education.
She has participated in a competitive rhythmic gymnastics team and has attended classical-modern dance classes and seminars from many dancers and coaches.
Through her involvement with dance came love and curiosity for the circus. She got acquainted and involved with circus while in Berlin, at the Center For Performing Arts “Katakomben” and attended classes and seminars of aerial acrobatics by distinguished dancers in Greece and abroad (among others Alex Allan, Will Davis, Emiliano Ron, Sarah Bebe Holmes, Gabriel Tramullas, Tyrone Herlihy, Dream Frohe, Myrto Petroheilou, etc.).
She has participated as a performer of acrobatics and aerial acrobatic with silks and hoops in performances in Chania and Athens in various venues including Athens Festival, Technopoli, Badminton Theater, Olvio etc. She has been teaching aerial acrobatics since 2009.