Behind the Back: Back catches on sling - Anastasia Timina
Behind the Back: Back catches on sling - Anastasia Timina
SLING - Intermediate to Advanced
Saturday 12p-130p (TH)
In this workshop we will cover technique, drills, progressions, conditioning, and practicing back catches! We will also learn and practice a few different drops that end in backcatches and classically, the back-dive to behind the back catch. This is a sling specific workshop but the mechanics can translate to other apparatus such as silks and rope.
Prerequisites: This is a dynamic sling workshop, so some familiarity with drops or beats on sling is recommended.
Anastasia has been training aerial since 2011 and has been performing since 2013. Anastasia enjoys all forms of aerial including rope, silks, sling, trapeze, invented apparatus, and sometimes lyra. She approaches teaching skills through the incremental progressions of a martial artist, informed by kinesthetics and anatomy. Her coaching has been described as approachable, encouraging, and quirky with emphasis on proper technique and anatomical safety. She completed the Aerial Teacher Training Program in January of 2016 and since has been working as a coach to help others discover the joy of aerial and their potential to fly. She enables her students to hone their abilities, achieve their individual goals, and find their own artistic voices. In her free time, Anastasia can be found drawing, making costumes, and cuddling with her cats.