Aerial Sling & Lyra Retreat
Skills, Sequences, Technique
At Casa Chango in Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Instructor: Kari Jay Hunter
May 11-18, 2024
BIPOC Scholarship Available. Apply here by Feb 15.
Spend a WEEK in PARADISE with new friends, the beach, delicious, fresh, local food, and learn loads of new Aerial Skills!
This immersive week is for aerial students who want to explore various applications and styles of sling & lyra work. We will cover: skills, transitions, choreography, theory, creativity, movement quality, various set ups and heights to work at as well as specific aerial technique, conditioning, mobility and flexibility work for this apparatus.
This Aerial Sling & Lyra Retreat will have 2 daily classes – morning classes will be a soft and juicy warm up with gyrokinesis and flexibility flow followed by sling & lyra technique and skill building. Afternoon classes expand on the work with a focus on creative exercises to personalize movement quality and flow. A special cloud swing workshop will also be included.
The rest of our time can be spent eating amazing, healthy food, swimming in the warm ocean, reading in hammocks, and breathing the tropical air. There will be time to explore local markets and beaches as well as the local night life.
Intermediate Level
This Aerial Sling & Lyra Retreat is appropriate for any aerial student with a strong beginner to high intermediate level on any apparatus. If you are intermediate on one apparatus, but beginner on the other, you will be fine on this retreat.
Prerequisites for Aerial Sling & Lyra Retreat:
- Intermediate or above level on any aerial apparatus
- Bent arm hold (T-Rex arms) for 10 seconds
- Hold hollow body for 1 minute
- Pull over from standing on the floor with the sling at face height
- Inversions from off the floor
Daily Schedule Sample: Everything is optional!
- 8-9:30 am: Coffee, Tea and Breakfast
- 10am-12:30pm: Warm up, Flexibility, Aerial Sling Skills & Technique
- 1pm: Lunch
- 2-5pm: Pool-time, siesta, relaxing
- 3:30pm: Afternoon Treat
- 5-6:30pm: Creative exercises on sling
- 7pm Dinner
- 8-10pm Evening activities
We’ll take you to our favorite beach for swimming, surfing, snorkeling, and releasing baby turtles into the sea.
Space is limited, so sign up now!
Your Teacher: Kari Jay Hunter
Drawing from a background in dance, gymnastics, theater, and music, Kari has been training, performing and coaching circus arts since 2001. Her coaching credits include the Circus Guild, Versatile Arts, Emerald City Trapeze, Le Cirque Centre, the Circus Center (San Francisco), New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts (SANCA) where she served as lead aerial coach for the Professional Preparatory Program, and most recently, The Circus Project, where she served as Education Manager, youth training company manager,and rigging coordinator in addition to coaching. Deemed an “aerialist par excellence” by the Seattle Times, Kari has graced the stage in over 30 major U.S. cities and internationally with the Seattle Opera, Pallazo Variete, Freidrichsbau Variete (Germany), Festival Burlesco (Portugal), and Teatro Zinzanni (Seattle and San Francisco), among many others regionally. Kari is delighted to share her knowledge and joy with new circus communities and audiences!
Retreat Pricing (in USD):
| Room | Early Bird Price until March 10, 2024 | Full Price |
| Shared Dorm (gender mixed) | $2000 | $2300 |
| Shared Private Room (2 friends sharing a room) 1 king size bed or 2 individual beds | $2200 | $2500 |
| Private Room with Shared Bathroom | $2500 | $2800 |
| Private Room with Private Bathroom | $2800 | $3100 |
| Private Room with Private Bathroom and Air Conditioning | $3100 | $3400 |
Full tuition is due by April 1, 2024.
Rates refer to cost of one person’s tuition.
Couples must sign up together.
Rates refer to cost of one person’s tuition.
Couples/SO’s are welcome at an additional price.
What’s included:
- Ground transportation to/from the Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) to our accommodations*
- Arrive on May 11. Depart on May 18.
- Accommodations for the duration of the retreat
- Daily meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert & snacks
- 2 Daily classes (4-6 hours total/day)
- Aerial photoshoot
- Evening activities
- Trips to local beaches, baby turtle release, and night market
- 24 hour use of Swimming Pool, Jacuzzi, and Community Spaces
- High Speed Starlink Wifi Internet
- Evening Jacuzzi soaks
Sweet Retreats has encouraged me to be a better version of myself both physically in the circus arts and also personally in my interactions with friends and the community. The instructors at Sweet Retreats are not only world class performers, they are also some of the most caring, beautiful, and authentic individuals. I’m so fortunate to have discovered this paradise of athletic endeavors, delicious food, unending laughter, and all within the gorgeous surrounding.
Liz Marotte, Oakland, CA
Questions? Email us at SweetRetreatsMexico@gmail.com.
Links for more information:
- Accommodations – room descriptions
- Meals and Food*
- How to get here. Info and advice on booking your travel to Puerto Escondido.**
- Weather in Puerto Escondido
- Testimonials
- Excursions
Discounts
- Sign up early to get the Early Bird Discount
- Sign up with a friend and get a $100 referral discount. (You get $100 discount for each person you refer to any of our focused retreats. No limits!)
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